After the steady flow of upsets in the opening round it will be fascinating to see if the underdogs have as much bite in Round Two of the Air New Zealand Cup. FULL STORY >>
Wellington escaped Albany's North Harbour Stadium with a 30-27 Air New Zealand Cup win over a gallant North Harbour side that was robbed of victory with just 90 seconds of the match remaining on Thursday.
The news that two of this year's Air New Zealand Cup sides would be removed from the top division at the end of the year has been met with a positive response in New Zealand, by and large, but those with the axe hanging over them are understandably a little more jumpy.
Wellington will be hoping to maintain their top spot on the Air New Zealand Cup standings with another win when they face hosts North Harbour as the tournament enters week two on the back of some surprising - perhaps even shocking - results.
Piri Weepu is hoping a positive attitude and some good old-fashioned hard work will be enough to earn him some game time for New Zealand in South Africa.
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