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Brendan Jones says an unexpected ticket around the world has given him a golfing spark again as he prepares to tee off at the International Series in Singapore on Thursday.
The Royal Canberra member wound back the clock earlier this year to win the New Zealand Open and gain entry to tournaments that weren't on his radar.
In the past few months he has been to England, Scotland, Japan, Korea, back to Japan and now Singapore as he chases more success in the twilight of his career.
New Zealand's loss is expected to be the Canberra Raiders' reward.
Sebastian Kris would've been part of the Kiwis' Pacific Championships with coach Michael Maguire expecting the Test series to count towards the outside back's suspension.
Kris wasn't named as part of Maguire's squad on Wednesday because of his five-game ban - but the Kiwis mentor revealed he definitely would've been.
Danny Levi's set to play his first game for the New Zealand Kiwis since 2017 after the Canberra Raiders hooker was a shock selection in the Pacific Championships squad.
Levi and Fa'amanu Brown were the hooking options in Kiwis coach Michael Maguire's squad announced on Wednesday with Sydney Roosters rake Brandon Smith unavailable due to injury.
The last time the Raiders No.9 played for New Zealand was in 2017, having represented Samoa at last year's World Cup.