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Just a week after the Kiwis triumph over Australia in the Four Nations final, a bid for a second New Zealand NRL team based in Wellington has been officially launched.
With the Kiwis now consistently challenging the Kangaroos for international domination after winning the 2005 Tri-Nations, 2008 World Cup and 2010 and 2014 Four Nations tournaments, a consortium of Australian and New Zealand investors believe the time is right for a second team to join the NRL.
They also point to the 17.3 per cent of all NRL players (72) who come from New Zealand, the success of the Auckland Nines tourmanet and the Warriors winning three of the last five grand finalis in the under 20s National Youth Competition and being runner up in 2013.