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Squads confirmed for World School Sevens tournament

One New Zealand Warriors players will swap rugby league for rugby union when they line up in this weekend's World School Sevens tournament at the Pakuranga Rugby Club in Auckland.

It's the second sevens experience for the under-18 boys but a first for the club fielding a girls' team.

The boys feature in the opening match of the tournament on the main field when they take on the Asian Dragons at 9.02am on Saturday.

The opening match for the girls is against British Columbia Canada at 10.02am. 

Both squads have now been confirmed.

WORLD SCHOOLS SEVENS

ONE NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS | GIRLS UNDER-18s

Tatiana Finau (Pt Chevalier Pirates)
Fa’asua Tuiaki (Mt Albert Lions)
Danny-Elle Fesolai (Glenora Bears)
Claudia Finau (Mt Albert Lions)
Mataele Vaea (Mt Albert Lions)
Seriah PalePale (Mangere East Hawks)
Dorothy Brunt (Mt Albert Lions)
Ava-Lee Jericevich (Pt Chevalier Pirates)
Danii Mafoe (Mt Albert Lions)
Monica Samita (Pt Chevalier Pirates)
Wainouna Kaleopo (Pt Chevalier Pirates)
Tianne Fesolai (Glenora Bears)
Paris Pickering (Pt Chevalier Pirates) 
Summer Vangilder (Akarana Falcons)

Standby players:
Emacyn Ieremia (Mt Albert Lions)
Briarn Fortes (Pt Chevalier Pirates)

Staff:
Head coach | Tutu Tairea (Pt Chevalier Pirates)
Assistant coach | Cale Baker (Pt Chevalier Pirates)
Assistant coach | Tino Ape (Richmond Rovers)
Trainer | Bronson Harden (Pt Chevalier Pirates)
Manager | Xavier Clayton (Bay Roskill Vikings)

Draw
Saturday
Game 1 | v BC Canada, 10.02am, Field #3
Game 2 | v NZ Schools, 1.22pm, Field #1
Game 3 | Playoff for Top 8 
Sunday
Playoffs

ONE NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS | BOYS UNDER-18s

Augustino Filipo (De La Salle College) captain
Te Waaka Popata-Henare (Mt Albert Grammar School)
Noah Jensen (Westlake Boys' High School)
Antonio AJ Ulugia (Aorere College)
Junior Christian Sikuvea (De La Salle College)
Haami Loza (De La Salle College)
Gabriel Shepherd (De La Salle College)
Jackson Stewart (St Thomas of Canterbury College)
Amalani Taiala (St Kentigern College)
Eddie Ieremia (De La Salle College)
Vitaliano Roache (St Peter's College)
Lucky Kali (St Paul's College)
Raphael Sio (Kelston Boys' High School)
Compton Purcell (St Paul's College)

Staff:
Head coach | Brent Semmons
Assistant coaches | Amasio Valence and Grant Pocklington
Team physio | Roman Blackman
Trainer | Jordan Papa
Manager | Athens Henare

Draw
Saturday
Game 1 | v Asian Dragons, 9.02am, Field #1
Game 2 | v Australian Cavaliers, 12.22pm, Field #2
Game 3: vs TBC
Sunday
Playoffs

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