Auckland Rugby League

And we're just talking about the talent that's going around.

So for you to win that as the Auckland Rugby League player of the year, Rothfield Trophy, crikey, that must have been pretty special for you as

well.

Yes, it was.

how did that come about? It was me coaching.

Yeah.

The Auckland Rugby League asked me would I take one of the under 15s.

Oh,

While the New Zealand, uh, and Australian teams of course are strong contenders, there are also teams like England, Samoa, Tonga, which will pose huge challenges.

So joining me now is Chief Growth Officer for Auckland Rugby League, former Kiwis and Tonga captain, the legendary Dwayne Mann.

Uh, Dwayne, kia ora to you.

Welcome to the program.

A, a, a really cool thing of course is, uh, is that there will be, there will be games hosted in orthodox Christchurch.

There, um, a men's and a women's game hosted in, in Christchurch, which hopefully will boost the game down there.

And while I know that you are the chief growth officer for Auckland Rugby League, maybe this is, um, you know, laying the foundations for a Christchurch based NRL team.

What do you think?