TWO Wolves players have been named in the New Zealand squad for their match with Great Britain at Knowsley Road on June 27.
Winger Henry Fa'afili and second rower Logan Swann are part of Brian McClennan's 22-man preliminary squad, which will be reduced to 18 a week before the game in St Helens.
The Kiwis have gone for a largely British-based squad for a Test match that could see Fa'afili and Swann face club teammates Martin Gleeson and Paul Wood, who are in Great Britain's squad along with Wolves target Adrian Morley.
Fa'afili lined up for New Zealand at full back in their win against England at the Halliwell Jones Stadium but neither he or Swann featured in the Tri-Nations and they have not represented their country in a Test match since joining Wolves.
Swann made his last appearance for the Kiwis in the 2004 Tri-Nations, while Fa'afili last appeared for his country in a Test in 2003.
New Zealand squad: V Anderson (St Helens), J Cayless (St Helens), A Chan (Catalans), G Eastwood (Brisbane), H Fa'afili (Warrington), H Hansen (Wigan), S Hape (Bradford), S Jones (Catalans), D Kidwell (Melbourne), A Lauitiiti (Leeds), F Meli (St Helens), F Moi Moi (Parramatta), I Palea'aesina (Wigan), R Paul (Huddersfield), B Roberts (Canterbury), D Solomona (Wakefield), I Soliola (Sydney), L Swann (Warrington), W Talau (St Helens), M Tony (Hull), C Toopi (New Zealand Warriors), L Vainikolo (Bradford).
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