Taranaki locked away the Log o' Wood for another week while discover a potential new star against Poverty Bay this afternoon with Kiniviliame Naholo making a massive impact early in today's Ranfurly Shield contest.
Naholo, younger brother of All Black Waisake, made his debut for Taranaki's senior side today in Tikorangi and managed to score the team's third try in just the seventh minute of the contest.
The 19-year-old received a wide skip pass on Poverty Bay's 22m and looked to score in the corner but with a sweeping defence coming his way, was made to work for the try.
Meli and Kini are quickly making a name for themselves in Taranaki premier club level with their impressive start in 2018. (Source: Other)
After fending off the first defender, Naholo powered past three more before a fifth was too late to bring him down at the try line.
Taranaki went on to comfortably win the match, keeping the Ranfurly Shield with a 78-0 win to start their season.
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