Koru Squads Finalised
The final squads for the 2009 Koru Tour to the Australia Junior Country Cup in Albury, New South Wales, from January 7-18 have been confirmed.
In total, 110 players from around the country will take part in the eight-day tournament as part of New Zealand’s development squads, the Korus and Keas.
Under-18 Boys
Aled Jones (Palmerston North), Benjamin Fraser (North Harbour), Benjamin Mackay (Otago), Christopher Hood (South Canterbury), Damon Cleverley (Otago), Gabriel Wills (Rotorua), Ihaka Steel (Thames Valley), Josef Horomia (Waikato), Joseph Webb (Wellington), Luke Corkery (Hawke’s Bay), Mark Overdevest (Waikato), Michael Clarke (Palmerston North), Nick Davies (Wellington), Oliver Smith (Otago), Ravi Mani (Hawke’s Bay), Te Ra Hodges-Tai (Waikato), Shaquille Hohipa-Wilson (Gisborne), Alfonso Horomia (Waikato), Ryan Funnell (Palmerston North), Te Aro Pairama-Lewington (Wellington)
Under-18 Girls
Pamela Purdie (Rotorua), Josephine Stockill (Hawke’s Bay), Hana Tapiata (Rotorua), Freya Newton (Palmerston North), Grace Love (Canterbury), Hannah Wong (North Canterbury) Zoanne Cadzow (Otago), Dallas Frederikson (South Canterbury), Elizabeth Hayman (North Canterbury), Brittney Vermunt (Hawke’s Bay)
Under-16 Boys
Logan Botica (Massey), Timothy Apisai (Counties Manukau), Matthew Lacey (North Harbour), Aramis Dennan (North Harbour), Joshua Young (Counties Manukau), Aaron Keppler (Waikato), Brynn McKenzie (Waikato), Adam Whybro (North Harbour), Izael Ellis (Waikato), Thomas Vodanovich (Wellington), Andrew Weston (Wellington), Jordan Letoa (Kapiti), Michael Gibson (Wellington), Terrence Lewis Jr (Wellington), Mitchell Drummond (Nelson), Taylar Davidson (Nelson), Lawson Morris-Whyte (North Canterbury), Jordan Duggan (Canterbury), Jordan de Winter (North Canterbury), Tyler Lapham (Otago)
Under-16 Girls
Lee Brill (North Harbour), Te Oramae Solomon (Massey), Isabella Lawrence (Waitakere), Keziah Lewis (Waitakere), Morgan Roberts (Waitakere), Rikki-Lee Denham (Waikato), Amiria Koopu (Waikato), Chelsea McQueen (Western Bay of Plenty), Monique Hornby (New Plymouth), Stacee Sturm (Hutt Valley), Sarah Walsh (New Plymouth), Emma Mayo (Wellington), Jaime Campbell (Marlborough), Alexandra Svoboda (North Canterbury), Holly Lloyd (Canterbury), Breana Jones (Buller), Hana Wilkinson (Nelson), Shevaun Collier (Nelson), Marnie Block (North Canterbury), Lucy Heenan (Southland)
Under-14 Boys
Jaylen Gerrand (Hibiscus Coast), Keanu Singsam (Counties Manukau), Joseph Kang (Auckland), Luuk Witteveen (North Harbour), Deon Mau’u (Massey), Jayden Bezzant (Western Bay of Plenty), Te Whati Kihi (Rotorua), Whetu Simmons (Waikato), Tarawa Rangi (Western Bay of Plenty), Matthew Bird (Hawke’s Bay), Barkhad Mohamed (Wellington), Benedict Lantin (Wellington), Ezrym Ellis (Waikato), Izayah Mauriohooho-Le’afa (Hutt Valley), Brandon Gleaves (Canterbury), Laughlan Campion (Nelson), Darnell-James Shadrock (Canterbury), Malcolm Elderton (South Canterbury), Liam Mulvihill (Central Otago), Isaac Mullin (Otago)
Under-14 Girls
Ree’unne Pinono (Waitakere City), Keretina Hakaraia (Waitakere City), Breeze Leonard (Counties Manukau), Leylanni Cameron-Tana (Whangarei), Petra Dye-Hutchinson (North Harbour), Annabelle Jenkins (North Harbour), Tarryn Davey (Te Aroha), Maia Wati-Cooper (Waikato), Laken Wairau (Canterbury), Bianca Nukunuku (North Harbour), Kendal Hastie (Canterbury), Pene Bishop-Paenga (Porirua), Gayle Broughton (Hawera), Bronya McMenamin (Gisborne), Shevanna Sullivan (Hawke’s Bay), Rata Ngatai (Buller), Gabriela Edmondson (Canterbury), Gracie Roberts (Nelson), Terina Wanoa (Canterbury), Georgia Buist-Young (Otago)
