Otago Head Coach Tom Donnelly has named his side to play against Counties Manukau in the first round of the BunningsWarehouse NPC this Saturday 6 August, 2:05pm at Navigation Homes Stadium in Pukekohe.

There are two players who will be making either their debut this weekend: Oliver Haig (Otago & First Class Debut) and Kemara Hauiti-Parapara (Otago Debut).

James Lentjes will lead as Captain for this match.

1. ABRAHAM POLE
2. RICKY JACKSON
3. JERMAINE AINSLEY
4. FABIAN HOLLAND
5. WILL TUCKER
6. OLIVER HAIG* – Otago & First Class Debut
7. SEAN WITHY
8. JAMES LENTJES ©
9. KEMARA HAUITI-PARAPARA* - Otago Debut
10.  JOSH IOANE
11.  JONA NAREKI
12.  THOMAS UMAGA-JENSEN
13.  JOSH TIMU
14.  VILIMONI KOROI
15.  SAM GILBERT

16. HENRY BELL

17. JOSH HOHNECK

18. SAULA MA’U

19. JOSHUA HILL

20. SAM FISCHLI

21. JAMES ARSCOTT

22. CAMERON MILLAR

23. FREEDOM VAHAAKOLO

*Debut

Players unavailable for selection due to injury: Nathan Hastie

Just a reminder that the ORFU are implementing the ticketing initiative again this year called ‘For the Love of Club’ that aims to return money directly to Clubs and Referees within the Otago province through allocating funds from every ticket sold online to an Otago NPC/FPC home game. People who purchase online either an Otago Rugby Season Membership or a Match Day ticket will be able to nominate which of Otago’s 33 Clubs or Otago Rugby Referees Association (ORRA) they wish to support. For more information please check out the ORFU website www.orfu.co.nz or the Otago Rugby Facebook page.

For any further comments, please contact Richard Kinley, CEO, Otago Rugby Football Union, 021 229 9809.

2022 COACHING STAFF

Head Coach:                                     Tom Donnelly

Assistant Coaches:                         Ryan Bambry, Riki Flutey, Jamie Mackintosh & Ben Smith

S & C Coaches:                                 Ian Blake & Ed Lea

Physio:                                            Thomas Wardhaugh

Manager:                                           Simon Wallace

Assistant Manager:                         Hayden Finch

Doctor:                                            Andrew Haren

Nutritionist:                                    Hanna Zouggari

Player Development Manager:    Amanda Slade

Performance Analyst:                    Spencer Byers

Article added: Friday 05 August 2022