Benji Marshall is out of the Kiwis squad for the World Cup but Adam Blair, Sam McKendry, and Tim Simona are among those who have been named in the first Kiwis train-on squad.

Five clubs are represented, with eight players coming from the Warriors - including the Kiwis captain Simon Mannering - and three from the Panthers.

Experienced: Benji Marshall has played 27 tests for New Zealand. Credit:Getty Images

The squad was chosen from the eight clubs that won't feature in the NRL play-offs this year, being the Titans, Panthers, Warriors, Broncos, Raiders, Dragons, Tigers and Eels.

The national selectors - Richie Barnett, Ivan Cleary, Stephen Kearney and Tawera Nikau - along with the convenor of selectors Tony Iro, will add to the squad in the coming weeks as teams are eliminated from the NRL finals.