Smith in New Zealand Squad - Ipswich Town News
Town defender Tommy Smith has been named in the New Zealand squad for internationals later this month and in June. The 22-year-old has previously won nine full caps for the nation where he lived between the ages of eight and 16.
The All Whites play friendlies against Honduras (May 23rd) and El Salvador (May 26th) in Texas before they travel to the Solomon Islands for the Oceania Nations Cup, the first stage of qualifying for the World Cup in 2014. The New Zealanders take on Fiji (June 2nd), Papua New Guinea (June 4th) and the hosts (June 6th).
Later in the summer, Smith is also expected to be in the New Zealand U23 squad — the Oly Whites - who play Belarus, Brazil and Egypt at the Olympics.
New Zealand: Jake Gleeson (Portland Timbers), Glen Moss (Wellington Phoenix), Mark Paston (Wellington Phoenix), Michael Boxall (Vancouver Whitecaps), Tony Lochhead (Wellington Phoenix), Ryan Nelsen (captain, Tottenham Hotspur), Winston Reid (West Ham), Ben Sigmund (Wellington Phoenix), Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town), Ivan Vicelich (Auckland City), Leo Bertos (Wellington Phoenix), Jeremy Brockie (Wellington Phoenix), Aaron Clapham (Canterbury United), Cameron Howieson (Burnley), Dan Keat (Los Angeles Galaxy), Michael McGlinchey (Central Coast Mariners), Tim Payne (Blackburn Rovers), Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory), Kosta Barbarouses (Alania Vladikavkaz), Rory Fallon (Aberdeen), Chris Killen (Chongqing), Shane Smeltz (Perth Glory), Chris Wood (West Bromwich Albion).
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