PLAYER TO WATCH
NAITOA AH KUOI [WELLINGTON COLLEGE]
Back for his fourth year in the team and filling nicely into his 1.94m frame, Ah Kuoi will stand out in more ways than one. Selected in the Barbarians set-up last October, the 110kg lock, who can also cover six and eight, is a dominant aerial practitioner in no small part due to an AFL background – a New Zealand rep no less.
Mobility and handling ability are therefore a given and with growing still to come, the multi-talented Ah Kuoi will be a handful. Named Player of the Tournament at the 2015 Hurricanes Under 16 tournament, the gifted sportsman who has also represented New Zealand at water polo has plenty more to come.