Central Districts teams' named

The Central Districts Selectors have chosen the following teams to play in the tournaments/matches as indicated: Central Districts A v Northern Districts at Cambridge 27/29 December: Joseph Hill (Manawatu), Eric Austin (Wanganui), Jamie How (Manawatu), David Fulton (Captain-Manawatu), John Ogilvie (Nelson), Matthew Broadmore (Taranaki), Greg Loveridge (Horowhenua Kapiti), Haydn Morgan (Horowhenua Kapiti), Martyn Sigley(Hawke's Bay), Emmett Craik (Manawatu), Brent Hefford (Marlborough), Taraia Robin (Hawke's Bay).

Unavailable through injury: Lance Hamilton, Tim Anderson.

Coach: Mark Greatbatch

Central Districts under-19 - national tournament Auckland 9/18 January:Kent Jordan (Taranaki), Greg Hay (Nelson), Hamish Cunliffe ( Marlborough), Ross Taylor (Wairarapa), James deTerte (Hawke's Bay), Greg Todd (Capt - Wairarapa), Tim Weston (Taranaki), David Good (Taranaki), Aaron Pairama (Horowhenua Kapiti), Taraia Robin (Hawke's Bay), Robbie Schaw (Hawke's Bay), Kris Howes (Nelson).

Greg Todd will play the first match only on 9/11 January. A player will be named later to replace Todd. Hamish Cunliffe will captain the team when Todd leaves.

Coach: Richard Hayward

Central Districts under-17 team for the national tournament at Napier from 27 December/5 January:

Scott Baldwin (Wanganui), Geoff Barnett (Marlborough), Callum Bruce (Hawke's Bay), Craig Clare (Manawatu), Greg Hay (Nelson), Craig Langton (Nelson), Gareth Root (Marlborough), Jesse Ryder (Hawke's Bay), Robbie Schaw (Hawke's Bay), Richard Sherlock ( Nelson), Daniel Swindells (Hawke's Bay), Ross Taylor (Capt - Wairarapa).

Coach: Warren Marr

Central Districts under-15 teams for the regional tournament at Petone from 14/19 January:

Green: Daniel Bolstad (Taranaki), Sam Cameron (Horowhenua Kapiti), Jarred Cunningham (Manawatu), Blake Downes (Horowhenua Kapiti), Thomas Elliot (Horowhenua Kapiti), Ryan Fleming (Taranaki), Torben Freer (Hawke's Bay), Steven Harris (Hawke's Bay), Garry Hodge (Manawatu), Matthew Leicester (Hawke's Bay), Ben McLennan (Hawke's Bay), Scott Sampson (Hawke's Bay).

Coach: Nigel Brooke

Gold: Nick Adams (Hawke's Bay), Henry Cameron (Wairarapa ), Jarred Dons (Manawatu), Tom Gillespie (Manawatu), Jesse Halford (Manawatu), Sam Lawrence (Hawke's Bay), Jeremy Manning (Marlborough, Scott McLean (Nelson), David Meiring (Manawatu), Nick Phelps (Hawke's Bay), Matthew Short (Manawatu), Stephen Treleaven (Manawatu).

Coach: Ed Gilhooly.

Central Districts Primary Boys' teams - Regional tournament Palmerston North 8/12 January:

Green: Hamish Ballagh (Nelson), Michael Carroll (Hawke's Bay), Michael Coman (Nelson), David Hughes (Taranaki), Ioane Ioane (Hawke's Bay), Chad Law (Horowhenua Kapiti), Sam Lewis (Nelson), Matthew Mullany (Hawke's Bay), Thomas Primrose (Hawke's Bay), Seth Rance (Wairarapa), Joe Wheeler (Marlborough), Duan White (Manawatu).

Coach: Jamie Watkins.

Gold: Scott Davidson (Taranaki), Michael Denton (Horowhenua Kapiti), Bryce Grant (Manawatu), Blair Hantz (Marlborough), Michael Hobbs (Wanganui), Matt L'Huillier (Nelson), William Lyons (Hawke's Bay), Michael Morris-Jenkins (Manawatu), Daniel Norman (Manawatu), Hadleigh Parkes (Wanganui), Kurt Richards (Hawke's Bay), Tim Richardson (Wanganui).

Coach: David Calkin.