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Up to 20 members of the Hurricanes and Poua squads are set to be on representative duty this weekend across four national teams.

First up is the Under 20s, who take on Georgia (under 20s) in their second pool game of the World Cup at 4 am Saturday (NZT)

Stanley Solomon has been named in the starting 15, with Mosese Bason & Will Cole named in the reserves.

Semenoff Stadium in Whangārei then hosts the double header, with both the Black Ferns and Māori All Blacks in action. 

Featuring in the Black Ferns vs Black Ferns VX trial are match are Layla Sae and Wing Ayesha Leti-I'iga (Black Ferns), with Sam Taylor, Iritana Hohaia,  Elinor-Plum King, and Keira Su'a Smith all called into the Black Ferns XV team. 

The Black Ferns will take on Australia at Sky Stadium on the 12th of July.

The second game in the double header sees the Maori All Blacks against Scotland, with five Hurricanes players featuring: Bailyn Sullivan and Isaia Walker-Leawere starting with Pouri Rakete-Stones, Jacob Devery and Caleb Delany named in the reserves.

The last fixture (7.05 pm) features the All Blacks, with Du’Plessis Kirifi set to make his debut against France.

He joins Hurricanes teammates Billy Proctor, Cam Roigard, and Pasilio Tosi in the All Blacks team, all of whom return to the national side after featuring last year.

Billy Proctor also makes his second start at centre, alongside Jordie Barrett, who will be rejoining the Hurricanes next season.

Representative fixtures, Saturday 5 July

4.00 AM New Zealand U20 vs Georgia U20

1.05 PM Black Ferns v Black Ferns XV trial match

3.35 PM Māori All Blacks vs Scotland

7.05 pm All Blacks vs France