State Wellington Firebirds coach Vaughn Johnson has named the following 18 players to form the Winter Training squad to prepare for the coming season. The squad will begin training on July 31. The players are…

Jeetan Patel (Eastern Suburbs)
Scott Golder (Eastern Suburbs)
Paul Hitchcock (Eastern Suburbs)
Jason Wells (Eastern Suburbs)
Mark Jefferson (Hutt Districts)
Chris Nevin (Hutt Districts)
Selwyn Blackmore (Hutt Districts)
Ashley Turner (Hutt Districts)
Mayu Pasupati (Onslow)
Matthew Bell (Stokes Valley)
Grant Donaldson (Stokes Valley)
Matthew Walker (Stokes Valley)
Andrew Penn (Stokes Valley)
Glyn Howell (Stokes Valley)
Shane Battock (Stokes Valley)
Graeme Murray (University)
Robert Kennedy (Upper Hutt)
James Franklin (Wellington Collegians)

Players not considered in this initial squad as they are not currently residing in Wellington, include Richard Jones, Mark Gillespie, Iain O'Brien, Rhys Morgan, and Regan West.

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