1. Paea Fa’anunu (Auckland)
2. Quentin MacDonald (Tasman)
3. Ben Afeaki (North Harbour)
4. Chris Smith (North Harbour, captain)
5. Sam Whitelock (Canterbury)
6. Mathew Luamanu (Wellington)
7. Luke Braid (Bay of Plenty)
8. Nasi Manu (Canterbury)
9. Aaron Smith (Manawatu)
10. Daniel Kirkpatrick (Wellington)
11. Sean Maitland (Canterbury)
12. Ryan Crotty (Canterbury)
13. Kade Poki (Tasman)
14. Zac Guildford (Hawke’s Bay)
15. Trent Renata (Waikato)
 
Reserves
16. Ash Dixon (Hawke’s Bay)
17. Toby Smith (Waikato)
18. Josh Townsend (Otago)
19. Peter Saili (Auckland)
20. Grayson Hart (Auckland)
21. Jackson Willison (Waikato)
22. Andre Taylor (Manawatu)
 
 
New Zealand advanced to the semifinal after beating Tonga 48–9, Ireland 65–10 and Argentina 60–0 in pool play while Wales beat Italy, Japan and France to progress. Hilton-Jones said it was important that the team remained focused.
 
“At this stage of the competition the team has achieved good results. However as we move into semifinal mode we need to ensure that we take all aspects of our game to another level.”
 
SKY Sport will televise the semifinal live on the Rugby Channel from 6.00am. TVNZ will broadcast a highlights package at 12.20am on Friday 20 June and again at 1.30pm on Sunday 22 June.

Meanwhile, Michael Harris has returned to New Zealand after suffering a knee injury in the team’s IRB Junior World Championship match against Tonga in Wales. Harris received extensive medical care last week but the injury did not respond to treatment. The North Harbour first five-eighth has been replaced by Manawatu’s Kurt Baker.

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