Wellington's Leo the Lion smashed Hawke's Bay's Swoop the magpie during the 100-metre mascot dash at half time of the NPC final. Photo / Sky Sport
Wellington's Leo the Lion smashed Hawke's Bay's Swoop the magpie during the 100-metre mascot dash at half time of the NPC final. Photo / Sky Sport
The Wellington Rugby mascot has taken sweet revenge into its own hands putting in a massive no-arms tackle on Hawke’s Bay’s mascot.
The hit came during the infamous Bunnings NPC (National Provincial Championship) 100-metre mascot dash during half-time of the final of the competition today.
Taranaki edged outHawke’s Bay 22-19 in a tense battle today at New Plymouth’s Yarrow Stadium, thwarting the Magpies in terrific field position several times late in the contest to win the NPC final.
While most mascots had their eyes on the finish line during the halftime race, Wellington’s Leo the Lion had other ideas, scoping out Hawke’s Bay’s Swoop, the magpie mascot, from across the field.
Leo galloped across the pitch before putting a deliberate shoulder into Swoop, causing them both to fall to the ground.
Hawke's Bay celebrate after winning the Ranfurly Shield off Wellington. Photo / Photosport
There was much attention drawn in the days after Hawke’s Bay won the infamous shield, after it was reportedly dropped on a concrete kitchen floor and snapped in half during celebrations.
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) announced on Thursday it has concluded an investigation into the incident, confirming that the shield was accidentally dropped by a player onto an internal residential concrete floor.
it also said there was insufficient evidence arising from either the investigation or the independent testing to positively confirm the unknown substance on the shield.
