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The Junior Kiwis side represents New Zealand in the sport of rugby league. They are commonly known as the Junior Kiwis, after the native bird of that name.

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Since 2010, they are an under-20s side, with players selected from the NRL, Intrust Super Cup, Intrust Super Premiership, Jersey Flegg Cup and Hastings Deering Colts. They are administered by the New Zealand Rugby League.[1]

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History

Prior to 2010, the Junior Kiwis consisted of the best New Zealand players aged 18 years or younger and would represent the country against the likes of the Australian Schoolboys, the New South Wales Under 18 side and the England Under 18 side, sometimes as curtain raisers to the senior Kiwi games. Players such as Adam Blair, Thomas Leuluai, Issac Luke, Simon Mannering, Jerome Ropati, Manu Vatuvei and Sonny Bill Williams represented the Junior Kiwis early in their careers and went on to play at the senior level for New Zealand.[2][3]

In 2010, with the advent of the National Youth Competition, the Junior Kiwis was switched to an under 20s team and played in a two Test series against the Junior Kangaroos.[4] From 2011 to 2018, the Junior Kiwis faced the Junior Kangaroos at the end of each season in a one-off Test match, usually as a curtain raiser to a senior level Australia-New Zealand Test match. In 2019, the side faced the Australian Schoolboys. The side reverted to an under-19 side for the fixture.

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2010 series

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1st Test

Played as a curtain raiser to the New Zealand-England Four Nations match.

23 October 2010
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2nd Test

Played as a curtain raiser to the New Zealand-Papua New Guinea Four Nations match.

30 October 2010
More information 36 – 20 ...
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2011 match

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Played as a curtain raiser to the Australia-New Zealand pre-Four Nations tournament match. Both coaches agreed to allow an 18th man be used during the match.

16 October 2011
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2012 match

Played as a curtain raiser to the Australia-New Zealand end of year Test match.

13 October 2012
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2013 match

13 October 2012
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2014 match

18 October 2014
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2015 match

Played as a curtain raiser to the Papua New Guinea-Fiji Melanesian Cup match and the Samoa-Tonga Polynesian Cup match.

2 May 2015
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2016 match

Played as a curtain raiser to the Papua New Guinea-Fiji Melanesian Cup match and the Samoa-Tonga Polynesian Cup match.

7 May 2016
More information 34 – 20 ...
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2017 match

Played as a curtain raiser to the 2017 Anzac Test.

6 May 2017
More information 46 – 22 ...
GIO Stadium, Canberra, Australia
Referee: Phil Henderson
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2018 match

Played as a curtain raiser to the Australia-New Zealand end of year Test match.

13 October 2018
More information 24 – 40 ...
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee: Chris McMillan
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2019 match

Played as a curtain raiser to the 2019 Queensland Cup Grand Final.

29 September 2019
More information Australian Schoolboys, 36 – 20 ...
Dolphin Stadium, Redcliffe, Australia
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
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