Latest updates and news from the Manawatu Turbos
The Turbos have been forced into a reshuffled backline for their Mitre 10 Cup Championship semifinal against Bay of Plenty in Rotorua on Friday night.
A hamstring strain has left Ngani...
The Turbos have made three changes to the starting side for their must-win clash with Counties Manukau on Saturday at Central Energy Trust Arena.
The Turbos head into the final round of...
The Manawatu Rugby Union have locked up their future in the form of six of the region’s best young talents.
Josiah Maraku, Stewart Cruden, Drew Wild, Tyler Laubuscher, Tekamaka Kamaka...
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The Palmerston North Boys High School bulldozer returned to rugby in 2016 following a stint with the Warriors in the NRL. An immensely strong Ball Carrier, Ngani played alongside Jason Emery at High School in what was one of the more formidable school boy pairings seen in recent times. He cracked the All Blacks in 2017.
The damaging ball-carrier returns home for the 2018 season. After coming through the grades in Manawatu, Thompson set off for Canterbury 2013. His consistent performances for the red and blacks saw him signed to the Crusaders in 2014. In 2016 he signed with the Highlanders where he has established himself as a mainstay of the southerners' backline. Thompson is brother of former Turbos first five-eighth Isaac Thompson.
The former Manawatu Under 19s representative headed off to Wanganui in 2016 and had a bumper year making the New Zealand Heartland XV and being named Heartland Player of the Year. In 2017 he returned to Manawatu and proved he is up to the task of Mitre 10 Cup rugby.
