 Jones, 30, regains the New Zealand captaincy |
Catalans Dragons captain Stacey Jones will lead New Zealand against Great Britain at St Helens on Tuesday. The 30-year-old scrum-half has regained the captaincy in the absence of Ruben Wiki and Nigel Vagana, who led the Kiwis in the Anzac Test last month.
Coach Brian McClennan will give debuts to Canterbury stand-off Ben Roberts and Wigan second rower Harrison Hansen.
Leeds' uncapped back row Willie Poching is likely to be 18th man after receiving a late call-up.
St Helens winger Francis Meli (knee) and prop Jason Cayless (back) both pulled out after being injured in the win over Salford.
New Zealand squad: B Roberts (Canterbury), C Toopi (New Zealand Warriors), A Lauitiiti (Leeds), R Paul (Huddersfield), D Solomona (Wakefield), H Fa'afili (Warrington), M Betham (Wakefield), S Hape (Bradford), H Hansen (Wigan), I Paleaasaesina (Wigan), L Vainikolo (Bradford), M Tony (Hull), S Jones (Catalans, capt), D Kidwell (Melbourne), V Anderson (St Helens), A Chan (Catalans), W Talau (St Helens), W Poching (Leeds).
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