Former Whangarei Boys High School First XV captain Allan Craig will play his first Super Rugby Pacific match in the city on Friday evening when Moana Pasifika host the Queensland Reds.
Craig, now 21, spent his teenage years in Northland, where he went on to captain the Whangarei Boys High First XV.
The youngster, who has also played for Northland in New Zealand’s National Provincial Competition (NPC), will play “in front of my home crowd” this week when Moana Pasifika host a fixture at Semenoff Stadium. Craig will run out in the No. 5 jersey.
“Being born and raised there, playing for the Tanis (Taniwha) was a huge goal growing up…
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