Julian Savea has had to switch position after the Wellington Lions were struck by injury and forced to make a late change.
Wellington Lions coach Leo Crowley has named his first squad of the season ahead of his side's opening Bunnings NPC match against Northland. With two current All Blacks in the side, including halfback TJ Perenara, Crowley will be eying a victorious opening.
Wellington Lions head coach, Leo Crowley, has made a handful of changes to his side ahead of their clash against Manawatu at Sky Stadium, including a positional switch for former All Black wing Julian Savea.
Despite an almost 230-cap deficit in professional rugby matches, 21-year-old halfback Xavier Roe narrowly had the better of his opposite TJ Perenara in Saturday's Mitre 10 Cup clash between Waikato and Wellington.
Running out in a Mitre 10 Cup for Waikato while wearing the captain's armband has been a long time coming for Luke Jacobson.
Brad Weber and Liam Coltman are third-in-line for the All Blacks in their respective positions and both took to the field in Thursday night's Mitre 10 clash between Hawke's Bay and Otago.
A new mini-series set to air on New Zealand television this month documents the life and tragic passing of the great Jonah Lomu.
In 2013, Brad Weber was dropped from the Otago squad for an up-and-coming teenager. Two years later, he became an All Black. In the four years since, he's struggled to get a look back into test rugby, but that's changed in 2019.
It can't be refuted that he hasn't left his mark on the game, and the dazzling memories of three key moments will forever act as reminders of the amazing career of Israel Dagg.
Time to sift through almost 500 players who made appearances in the Mitre 10 Cup to come up with 23 that could play an invitational game.