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Findlay Curtis isn't the only Kilmarnock player with a chance of playing at the World Cup finals this year.
While the on loan Rangers forward has been called up to the Scotland squad for the first time, team mate George Stanger has ambitions to represent New Zealand at the finals.
The 25-year-old, whose father played rugby for Scotland, qualifies for the All Whites through his mother.
Stanger was called up to the full international squad for the first time last autumn but has yet to make his debut.
The "Killie Kiwi" was sidelined with injury from December until the start of March but returned last weekend in the 1-0 over Premiership leaders Hearts.
Darren Bazeley though has left Stanger out of his squad for the challenge matches against Finland and Chile.
"After the game I got a text from the New Zealand manager right away to congratulate me being back on the team and on a good result," Stanger said.
"I've had quite regular dialogue with him about things.
"He phoned me last week to let me know that I wouldn't be in the squad for the coming couple of matches due to my lack of minutes."
But Stanger, who joined Killie in the summer from local rivals Ayr United, says he can force his way back into international reckoning with good performances in Killie's battle to avoid relegation.
"The only way I'm going to get myself involved is to be doing well here and to help Killie stay up this season," he said.
"With the World Cup in mind my main focus is here, because that's the only thing that's going to help me get to that is performing here and doing well here.
"It would be an amazing experience to be involved in that, it's something as a player I've always dreamed of but my full focus on helping Kilmarnock stay up this season."
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While the on loan Rangers forward has been called up to the Scotland squad for the first time, team mate George Stanger has ambitions to represent New Zealand at the finals.
The 25-year-old, whose father played rugby for Scotland, qualifies for the All Whites through his mother.
Stanger was called up to the full international squad for the first time last autumn but has yet to make his debut.
The "Killie Kiwi" was sidelined with injury from December until the start of March but returned last weekend in the 1-0 over Premiership leaders Hearts.
Darren Bazeley though has left Stanger out of his squad for the challenge matches against Finland and Chile.
"After the game I got a text from the New Zealand manager right away to congratulate me being back on the team and on a good result," Stanger said.
"I've had quite regular dialogue with him about things.
"He phoned me last week to let me know that I wouldn't be in the squad for the coming couple of matches due to my lack of minutes."
But Stanger, who joined Killie in the summer from local rivals Ayr United, says he can force his way back into international reckoning with good performances in Killie's battle to avoid relegation.
"The only way I'm going to get myself involved is to be doing well here and to help Killie stay up this season," he said.
"With the World Cup in mind my main focus is here, because that's the only thing that's going to help me get to that is performing here and doing well here.
"It would be an amazing experience to be involved in that, it's something as a player I've always dreamed of but my full focus on helping Kilmarnock stay up this season."
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