October 23, 2025

Utility players Te Maire Martin and Zach Dockar-Clay have been brought into the New Zealand Kiwis’ squad for the rest of the Pacific Championships campaign.

They replace Dolphins hooker Jeremy Marshall-King (thumb) and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks winger Ronaldo Mulitalo (knee) who have both been ruled out after leaving the field with injuries in Sunday’s series-opening 24-18 win over Toa Sāmoa at Go Media Stadium.

Returning for his third Test and first since the 2022 Rugby League World Cup, Marshall-King (Kiwi #830) picked up his injury early in the contest but played on gamely until halftime when he was replaced by Phoenix Crossland.

Mulitalo (Kiwi #824), playing his ninth Test, was forced off the field six minutes from fulltime in the epic contest.

Versatile One New Zealand Warriors veteran Martin (Kiwi #802) played the last of his four Tests against England in Denver in 2018. The 30-year-old, with 110 NRL games to his name, can fill the halves, hooker, centres and loose forward as he did at various stages for the Warriors this year.

Hooker-halfback Dockar-Clay (30), yet to make his Test debut, has made 36 NRL appearances for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Sydney Roosters since 2022 while he has clocked up 125 New South Wales Cup games for seven different clubs since 2015.

Like Martin he has represented the Māori All Stars while he and Martin were in the halves when the Junior Kiwis beat the Junior Kangaroos 15-14 in 2014.
Martin and Dockar-Clay will join the Kiwis in camp on Monday when they reassemble ahead of the November 2 showdown with Tonga at Eden Park.