Four rookies in Kiwis Four Nations squad

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Four new faces including teenage winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak have made the Kiwis squad to contest rugby league's Four Nations tournament.

Watene-Zelezniak, 19, impressed enough in 10 appearances for Penrith to earn a spot in coach Stephen Kearney's 24-man squad for the tournament also involving Australia, England and Samoa starting this month.

The other uncapped players are North Queensland second rower Jason Taumalolo, Cronulla utility Sosaia Feki and Warriors prop Suaia Matagi.

Matagi's selection is dependent on an eligibility transfer from Samoa.

Penrith utility Lewis Brown returns to the squad for the first time since 2011.

It won't be powerhouse Taumalolo's first experience with the Kiwis. He was a non-playing member of the 2012 Anzac Test against Australia before he represented Tonga at last year's World Cup.

Feki and Matagi get their chances with the late withdrawals of Sydney Roosters players winger Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.

A New Zealand Rugby League release said both had suffered "burnout from a long season".

Three other players named in the New Zealand train-on squad also weren't considered because of injury. They are Warriors pair Konrad Hurrell and Ben Matulino and Panthers prop Sam McKendry.

The Kiwis open their campaign against Australia in Brisbane on October 25.

The NZ Kiwis squad for the 2014 Four Nations tournament

Gerard Beale (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Adam Blair (Wests Tigers)

Jesse Bromwich (Melbourne Storm)

Lewis Brown (Penrith Panthers)

Greg Eastwood (Canterbury Bulldogs)

Sosaia Feki (Cronulla Sharks)

Kieran Foran (Manly Sea Eagles)

Tohu Harris (Melbourne Storm)

Siliva Havili (Vodafone Warriors)

Peta Hiku (Manly Sea Eagles)

Shaun Johnson (Vodafone Warriors)