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    Brad Shields will captain the Wellington Lions in their NPC title defence

    Brad Shields will captain the Wellington Lions in their NPC title defence


    The veteran loose forward - and Hurricanes co-captain - succeeds new All Black Du'Plessis Kirifi who led the team for six seasons, including two titles.

    Shields says it's an honour to lead his hometown union.



    Wellington open their season hosting Canterbury at Porirua Park on Saturday afternoon.

    Elsewhere, Cullen Grace has been appointed Canterbury captain and former All Blacks halfback Finlay Christie will skipper Tasman.

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     31 Jul: Lewis Clareburt has made tonight's final of the 200-metre medley at the swimming world championships in Singapore after a semi-final in which Leon Marchand broke the world record - Erika Fairweather finished sixth in the 200-metres freestyle
     30 Jul: A non playing sabbatical next year looms as a fait accompli for All Blacks captain Scott Barrett
     30 Jul: The back-and-forth continues in the wake of the controversial end to the British and Irish Lions series-sealing win over the Wallabies in Melbourne
     30 Jul: Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua is welcoming an increase in international tests, with five more games scheduled for the end of the year
     30 Jul: The All Blacks' ongoing bid to wrench Richie Mo'unga home from Japan appears to have hit another impasse
     29 Jul: All Black Anton Leinert-Brown is recovering from a shoulder injury and will miss Waikato's NPC season-opener against Auckland at Eden Park on Thursday
     29 Jul: World Rugby insist they've listened to concerns from players as part of their revised global sevens series for 2026
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