Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson has been added to the Kiwis’ wider squad for the Rugby League World Cup.
The New Zealand Rugby League selectors have added 10 names to their squad for next month’s tournament in England, to increase it to 34 players, but this will be trimmed back to 24 before the team depart for the UK on September 30.
Those players who’ll appear in the NRL Grand Final on October 2, will head over the following week.
For the 32-year-old Johnson, who missed out on selection for the midyear test against Tonga, it keeps alive his hopes of playing in a third World Cup.
Johnson didn’t have the best of seasons for the Warriors, but did improve over the final third of the campaign, when the team were able to spend more time in New Zealand, allowing Johnson to be closer to his family.
