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  •   Home > News > National > Lower South Island

    After playing a full season for South Canterbury in Heartland rugby, former All Blacks hooker Hika Elliot has been named on the Wellington bench for Saturday's NPC final against Bay of Plenty in the Capital

    After playing a full season for South Canterbury in Heartland rugby, former All Blacks hooker Hika Elliot has been named on the Wellington bench for Saturday's NPC final against Bay of Plenty in the Capital


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    It will be the sixth province the 38-year-old has played for.

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