The New Zealand Rugby League says Adam Blair and Issac Luke will share the captaincy of the national team on its three-test tour of England starting this month.
New Zealand coach Stephen Kearney on Thursday named the pair as replacements for regular skipper Simon Mannering, who was ruled out of the tour with a stomach complaint earlier this week.
Kearney's 23-man squad includes six newcomers in utility backs Jordan Kahu and Tuimoala Lolohea, winger Curtis Rona, hooker Kodi Nikorima, and forwards Isaac Liu and Sio Siua Taukeiaho.
As well as Mannering, the New Zealanders are without halves duo Shaun Johnson and Kieran Foran, and injured utility back Thomas Leuluai.
New Zealand will play England in Hull on Nov. 1, London on Nov. 8 and Wigan on Nov. 15.
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Squad: Adam Blair (co-captain), Issac Luke (co-captain), Gerard Beale, Jesse Bromwich, Lewis Brown, Alex Glenn, Tohu Harris, Peta Hiku, Jordan Kahu, Shaun Kenny-Dowell, Isaac Liu, Tuimoala Lolohea, Ben Matulino, Sam Moa, Jason Nightingale, Kodi Nikorima, Kevin Proctor, Curtis Rona, Sio Siua Taukeiaho, Jason Taumalolo, Martin Taupau, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Dean Whare.
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