Note first round of games with Malaysian tourney is scheduled for 20th March.
Preceding A League round finishes 17th March, Nix verus WSW in Wellington. So yes unlikely the 5 or so Kiwi Nix players would have been available to start for game 1.
Still a NZF fudge up, re scheduling Handy Prem semis.
When is the last time the national side has played only 1 match in a year, as now seems likely? aka Ireland in November