Kiwi coach Stephen Kearney, captain Benji Marshall and seven other former internationals will run the first KooGa Junior Elite Roots Camp for 40 selected Sydney-based New Zealand-eligible players tomorrow.

Joining Kearney and Marshall for the one-day camp at Parramatta Stadium will be 2008 World Cup-winning captain Nathan Cayless and two other former skippers in world record-holding Ruben Wiki and Roy Asotasi plus Tony Kemp, Tawera Nikau, David Kidwell and Mark Horo.

Organised by New Zealand Rugby League football manager Kemp and high performance manager Wiki, the KooGa Junior Elite Roots Camp Twenty10 has been set up to help young players of the future identify with their New Zealand heritage.

"What we're trying to do is to capture Kiwi hearts," said Kemp.

"In some cases these players were born in New Zealand but have been raised in Australia while others were born in Australia but have New Zealand heritage. Some of the invited players have played NYC football, others are playing in junior grades.

"We want them to be really aware of their Kiwi roots and we want them to know that New Zealand has a big interest in them."

Kearney said the aim of the day was to offer the young players "a glimpse into the world of our elite kiwi players".

The camp, beginning at 10.00am, starts with the topic: "Our identity - who are we and what do we represent?"

The other former players will all contribute as well with modern-day internationals Marshall, Asotasi and Cayless talking about what it means to wear the Kiwi jersey while Marshall and Cayless will also relate their experiences of growing up in Australia.