Wellington Rugby Name 2022 Centurions Squad

As the representative season rapidly approaches, Wellington Centurions Head Coach Kent Harris has named his 30-man squad for the upcoming campaign.  

The squad is made up of players who have been part of the Lions pre-season, alongside some of the more consistently performing players in the club scene, helping bring experience to what is mostly a young group. 

This year, the Centurions will compete in seven fixtures across seven weeks. Their first game will take place on August 6th against Wairarapa Bush Heartland in Masterton, before heading to Whanganui and Napier. The campaign will conclude with a clash again Tasman B in Wellington on Saturday, 17 September. 

Harris is joined in the coaching staff by Ryan Piper as Assistant Coach. Other management includes Manager Andrew Robinson and Team Trainer, Anton Jacques. 

The squad is as follows: 

Forwards: 
Meinrad Fitisemanu, Marist St Pats 
Josh Southall, Petone 
Ben Aumua-Peseta, Tawa 
Hugo Plummer, Tawa 
Ezekiel Fiso, Petone 
Akira Ieremia, Tawa 
Jordan Gillies, Hutt Old Boys Marist 
Lipa Saveatama, Tawa 
Penieli Poasa, Oriental Rongotai 
George Jacobs, Poneke 
Nonu Tuia, Hutt Old Boys Marist 
William Rua, Hutt Old Boys Marist 
Jimmy Hewitt, Poneke 
Joyner Gaulofa, Tawa 
James Coburn, Wellington 
Millennium Leota, Paremata-Plimmerton 
Mika Alaifatu, Hutt Old Boys Marist 

Backs: 
Kyle Preston, Old Boys University 
Callum Harkin, Old Boys University 
Isi Saumaki, Tawa 
Brandyn Laursen, Hutt Old Boys Marist 
El-Nino Peniamina, Poneke 
Pena Va’a, Oriental-Rongotai 
Zane Ainslie, Hutt Old Boys Marist  
Cam Ferreira, Petone 
Albert Polu, Hutt Old Boys Marist 
Joe Faleafaga, Paremata-Plimmerton 
Ethan Webster-Nonu, Oriental Rongotai 
Lester Maulolo, Petone 
Logan Love, Marist St Pats  

Team Fixtures for 2022: 
Sat 6 Aug v Wairarapa Bush Heartland in Masterton 
Sat 13 Aug v Whanganui Heartland in Whanganui 
Sat 20 Aug v Hawkes Bay Saracens in Napier 
Sat 27 Aug v Taranaki Trojans in Wellington 
Sat 3 September v Manawatu Evergreens in Palmerston North 
Sat 10 September v Hawkes Bay Saracens in Wellington 
Sat 17 September v Tasman B in Wellington 

The Wellington Centurions Team management for 2022 is the following: 
Team Manager = Andrew Robinson 
Head Coach = Kent Harris 
Assistant Coach = Ryan Piper 
Assistant Coach = TBC 
Team Trainer = Anton Jacques 
Team Physio = TBC 
Team Video Analyst = TBC