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Five Canberra Raiders players have been named in the New Zealand Kiwis' Rugby League World Cup wider squad.
Corey Harawira-Naera, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Jordan Rapana, Bailey Simonsson and Joe Tapine have all been named in the 38-man squad in the lead up to the Rugby League World Cup.
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Despite the absence of international football over the last two years, 2022 shapes to be a busy year on the international calendar, with New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) working towards a June Pacific Test and Trans-Tasman clash before the postponed World Cup kicks off in October 2022 in England.
NZRL has also named a ‘notable Kiwi players’ list which includes young Raiders players Sebastian Kris, Matt Timoko and Sione Moala.
Nicoll-Klokstad, Harawira-Naera and Tapine were all part of the Kiwis squad that last played at the end of the 2019 season against the Kangaroos and Great Britain.
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Simonsson was part of the Kiwis Rugby League World Cup 9s squad in 2019, while Rapana last played for the Kiwis in 2018.