January 27, 2015
Knights strengthen Wellington link
Wellington youngsters are being offered the chance to become a Knight …… but it means a shift across the Tasman.
Representatives of the Newcastle Knights are holding a session at Weltec’s Petone campus tomorrow evening, followed by a rugby league training clinic at the Petone Recreation Ground on Thursday morning.
The visit is in association with Te Runanga o Taranaki Whanui’s Tamaiti Whangai programme.
Former Knights and Kiwis player David Lomax says they will talk about player development and the benefits of combining high level sporting performance with education.
He says a number of prominent Wellington players have ended up at the Knights, starting with its first NRL captain Sam Stewart, who started his career with Wellington club the Randwick Kingfishers.
"They’re a really strong rugby league community in Newcastle. I remember when I used to play there it would be 20,000-plus at every game. Coming back to Wellington they do the same thing. Sure they are going to try to create pathways for young people and look at the elite kids and take them away but they also have a sense of community as well which is why they are coming over to talk about education and they are inviting not just the elite kids but all other kids as well so I'm looking forward to it," Mr Lomax says.
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