Elite triallists named
The following athletes have been invited to attend an Elite trial at Lake Karapiro from 25 February - 2 March 2017.
Important information for those selected can be found on the attachment below.
| Men | |
| Alex Kennedy | Waikato RPC, Te Awamutu RC |
| Anthony Allen | Waikato RPC, Waikato RC |
| Brook Robertson | Central RPC, Nelson RC |
| Cameron Crampton | Southern RPC, Timaru RC |
| Cameron Webster | Auckland RPC, North Shore RC |
| Chris Harris | Central RPC, Aramoho Wanganui RC |
| Drikus Conradie | Waikato RPC, Waikato RC |
| Finn Howard | Auckland RPC, North Shore RC |
| Giacomo Thomas | Auckland RPC, Hawkes Bay RC |
| Isaac Grainger | Auckland RPC, Auckland RC |
| James Hunter | Central RPC, Wellington RC |
| James Lassche | Southern RPC, Avon RC |
| James McAnallen | Central RPC, Petone RC |
| Joe Wright | Central RPC, Wellington RPC |
| John Storey | Southern RPC, Avon RC |
| Josh Earl | Waikato RPC, Waikato RC |
| Karl Manson | Central RPC, Blenheim RC |
| Lewis Hollows | Auckland RPC, West End RC |
| Michael Brake | Auckland RPC, North Shore RC |
| Nathan Flannery | Southern RPC, Union Christchurch RC |
| Patrick McInnes | Waikato RPC, Hawkes Bay RC |
| Robbie Manson | Central RPC, Wairau RC |
| Shaun Kirkham | Waikato RPC, Waikato RC |
| Stephen Jones | Auckland RPC, West End RC |
| Tom Jenkins | Waikato RPC, Hawkes Bay RC |
| Tom Murray | Central RPC, Blenheim RC |
| Lightweight Men | |
| Adam Ling | Waikato RPC, Tauranga RC |
| Harrison Somerville | Central RPC, Blenheim RC |
| Matthew Dunham | Waikato RPC, Cambridge RC |
| Toby Cunliffe-Steel | Waikato RPC, Waikato RC |
| Coxswains | |
| Caleb Shepherd | Waikato RPC, Waikato RC |
| Francie Turner | Southern RPC, Canterbury RC |
| Sam Bosworth | Southern RPC, Avon RC |
| Women | |
| Ashley Rowe | Auckland RPC, North Shore RC |
| Beth Ross | Central RPC, Petone RC |
| Brooke Donoghue | Waikato RPC, Waikato RC |
| Emma Dyke | Southern RPC, Timaru RC |
| Georgia Perry | Waikato RPC, Cambridge RC |
| Grace Prendergast | Southern RPC, Avon RC |
| Hannah Osborne | Waikato RPC, Te Awamutu RC |
| Holly Fletcher | Southern RPC, Avon RC |
| Jackie Gowler | Central RPC, Aramoho Wanganui RC |
| Kayla Pratt | Auckland RPC, Auckland RC |
| Kelsey Bevan | Auckland RPC, Counties-Manukau RC |
| Kelsi Walters | Auckland RPC, Auckland Grammar RC |
| Kerri Gowler | Central RPC, Aramoho Wanganui RC |
| Kirstyn Goodger | Central RPC, Wairau RC |
| Kristen Froude | Southern RPC, Waihopai RC |
| Lucy Spoors | Southern RPC, Canterbury RPC |
| Olivia Loe | Southern RPC, Avon RC |
| Rebecca Scown | Central RPC, Union Wanganui |
| Ruby Tew | Central RPC, Star BC |
| Lightweight Women | |
| Courtney Rennie | Waikato RPC, Tauranga RC |
| Jackie Kiddle | Central RPC, Star BC |
| Lucy Jonas | Auckland RPC, Auckland RC |
| Zoe McBride | Central RPC, Nelson RC |
| Coxswains | |
| Caleb Shepherd | Waikato RPC, Waikato RC |
| Francie Turner | Southern RPC, Canterbury RC |
| Sam Bosworth | Southern RPC, Avon RC |