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Wellington development team named for 2015

The Wellington Rugby development team was named over the weekend, following the final round of the Wellington Festival of Rugby.

Coaches Matt Lee, Riki Flutey and Kas Lealamanua had their work cut out for them selecting a final squad to tackle this year’s development season, with a high calibre of Wellington club players all showing their worth over the past three weeks.

The team start their representative season this Saturday against Hawke’s Bay in Palmerston North.

They will then play three matches at Porirua Park against the Wellington Samoans, Manawatu and Hawke’s Bay.

They then meet Tasman in Picton on October 4, and the Canterbury Colts at Westpac Stadium on October 10, as a curtain raiser to the Wellington Lions’ ITM Cup fixture against Manawatu.

The Wellington Rugby Development Team is;

Forwards / Apanui Heemi (Upper Hutt Rams), Finnbarr Kerr-Newell, Joe Beech, Augustine Escalona, Teariki Ben-Nicholas (OBU), Gerrard Faitotoa (Norths), Whetu Henry, Hunter Prescott (Ories), Valentine Meachem, Nemani Waka, Isaac O’Connor (Marist St Pats), Mateaki Kafatolu (Petone), Sam Gardner (Wellington).

Backs / Luke Campbell (OBU), Sheridan Rangihuna (HOBM), Fa’atonu Fili, Isaia Petelo (Marist St Pats), Randal Bishop (Tawa), Mike Lealavaa, Tau Mamea (Wainuiomata), Vili Dakunimata (Johnsonville), Belgium Tuatagaloa (Petone), Paddy Hughes (Wellington), Afa Fa’atau (Ories), Jordan Simpson-Hefft (Upper Hutt Rams).

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