New Zealand national rugby league team

New Zealand

Team information
Nickname	Kiwis
Governing body	NZRL
Region	Asia-Pacific
Head coach	Michael Maguire
Captain	James Fisher-Harris
Most caps	Ruben Wiki (55)
Top try-scorer	Manu Vatuvei (22)[1]
Top point-scorer	Shaun Johnson (219)
IRL ranking	1st
Uniforms
First colours Second colours
Team results
First international
Wales 9–8 New Zealand  (Aberdare, Wales; 1 January 1908)
Biggest win
Tonga 0–74 New Zealand  (Auckland, New Zealand; 1999) Leeds Rhinos 0–74 New Zealand  (Leeds, England; 8 October 2022)  New Zealand 84–10 Cook Islands  (Reading, England; 2000)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand 0–58 Australia  (Wellington, New Zealand; 14 October 2007)
World Cup
Appearances	16 (first time in 1954)
Best result	Champions (2008)

The New Zealand national rugby league team (Māori: tīma rīki motu Aotearoa), nicknamed the Kiwis, represents New Zealand in international rugby league.

Players

Current roster

The New Zealand national team squad selected for the 2023 Pacific Championships.^[2]
Statistics in the table are drawn from the website, Rugby League Project and include the Final on 4 November 2023.
The Kiwis used the same 17 players for all three matches in the tournament, with Naufahu Whyte an unused 18th player in each match. Danny Levi, Wiremu Greig, and Keano Kini were not used, although they did play for New Zealand A against Tonga A on 21 October 2023.

J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	Kiwis						Club	NRL		Other Reps
				Dbt	M	T	G	F	P		CM	TM
1	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	28	Fullback	2019	10	2	0	0	8	New Zealand Warriors	67	97	1 3
2	Ronaldo Mulitalo	23	Wing	2022	8	7	0	0	28	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	87	87	1
3	Matthew Timoko	23	Centre	2023	3	1	0	0	4	Canberra Raiders	62	62
4	Joseph Manu	27	Centre, Fullback	2018	17	6	0	0	24	Sydney Roosters	158	158	1
5	Jamayne Isaako	27	Wing	2018	8	5	25	1	71	Dolphins (NRL)	24	112	1
6	Dylan Brown	23	Five-eighth	2022	8	2	2	0	12	Parramatta Eels	99	99
7	Jahrome Hughes	29	Halfback	2019	10	6	0	0	24	Melbourne Storm	125	127	2
8	James Fisher-Harris	27	Prop	2016	15	2	0	0	8	Penrith Panthers	180	180	5 8
9	Kieran Foran	33	Hooker	2009	31	1	6	0	16	Gold Coast Titans	20	282	2
10	Moses Leota	28	Prop	2022	6	0	0	0	0	Penrith Panthers	149	149	1
11	Isaiah Papali'i	25	Second-row	2018	10	2	1	0	10	Wests Tigers	23	139	1
12	Briton Nikora	25	Second-row	2019	13	4	0	0	16	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	111	111	5
13	Joseph Tapine	29	Prop	2016	19	2	0	0	8	Canberra Raiders	169	189	5
14	Fa'amanu Brown	28	Hooker	2023	3	1	0	0	4	Newcastle Knights	2	56	8
15	Nelson Asofa-Solomona	27	Prop, Second-row	2017	15	3	0	0	12	Melbourne Storm	184	184
16	Griffin Neame	22	Prop, Second-row	2023	3	1	0	0	4	North Queensland Cowboys	43	43
17	Leo Thompson	23	Prop	2023	3	0	0	0	0	Newcastle Knights	41	41	2
18	Naufahu Whyte	21	Lock	—	0	0	0	0	0	Sydney Roosters	12	12
19	Danny Levi	27	Hooker	2017	4	0	0	0	0	Canberra Raiders	4	116	1 5
20	Wiremu Greig	23	Prop	—	0	0	0	0	0	Parramatta Eels	20	20	1
21	Keano Kini	19	Wing	—	0	0	0	0	0	Gold Coast Titans	6	6

Notes

• Seven members of the squad had previously played for Samoa.
• Nine members of the squad had previously played for the Māori All Stars.
• Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad had previously played for Cook Islands.
• Kieran Foran had previously played for the NRL All Stars.

References

1. New Zealand Rugby League Playing Records NZRL.co.nz
2. "Kiwis Includes Seven New Faces for Pacific Championships". NZRL. 4 Oct 2023. Retrieved 4 Oct 2023.