One New Zealand Warriors utility Te Maire Martin has been called into the New Zealand Kiwis for the first time in three years.
The versatile 30-year-old Martin and Sydney Roosters utility Zach Dockar-Clay have been brought into the Kiwi squad for the rest of the Pacific Championships after Dolphins hooker Jeremy Marshall and Cronulla Sutherland Sharks winger Ronald Mulitalo were ruled out with injuries suffered in Sunday’s series-opening 24-18 win over Toa Sāmoa at Go Media Stadium.
Returning for his third Test and first since the 2022 Rugby League World Cup, Marshall (Kiwi #830) picked up a thumb injury early in the contest but played on gamely until halftime when he was replaced by Phoenix Crossland.
Mulitalo (Kiwi #824), playing his ninth Test, was forced off the field with a knee injury six minutes from fulltime in the epic contest.
Martin (Kiwi #802) was in the New Zealand squad for the 2022 home Test against Tonga but didn’t play; the last of his four Tests was against England in Denver in 2018.
With 110 NRL games to his name, Martin can fill the halves, hooker, centres and loose forward as he did at various stages for the Warriors this year.
Dockar-Clay (30), who is yet to make his Test debut, played for New Zealand A against Tonga A at Eden Park in 2023.
The hooker-halfback has made 36 NRL appearances for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs and Sydney Roosters since 2022, having his busiest season in 2025 with 16 outings, all but one off the bench. He has also clocked up 125 New South Wales Cup games for seven different clubs since 2015.
Like Martin he has represented the Māori All Stars while he and Martin were in the halves when the Junior Kiwis beat the Junior Kangaroos 15-14.
Martin and Dockar-Clay will join the Kiwis in camp on Monday when they reassemble ahead of the November 2 showdown with Tonga at Eden Park.
