RNZ reports nine players have been retained from the squad that was beaten by Fiji and Samoa during the Pacific Nations Cup in June.
Head coach Toutai Kefu said he much bigger pool of players to select from this time around.
"We didn't have access to the players we wanted for that PNC so, bar maybe three or four, it was always going to be if we got access to our best players or close to our best they would play in November," he said.
