CET Arena Sunday, 11 August at 4:35 PM
The Turbos’ season kicks off with a home match against Hawke’s Bay at 4.35pm on Sunday August 11. The annual grudge match has some added spice given new Turbos coach Peter Russell will... | Read More
Latest updates and news from the Manawatu Turbos
The Manawatu Turbos are pleased to confirm that LawnMaster will return to the Turbos’ jersey in 2019.
LawnMaster along with parent company Steelfort, have been one of the Turbos’...
The Manawatu Turbos have signed prop Samu Tawake from Canterbury for the 2019 and 2020 Mitre 10 Cup seasons.
The 22-year-old Fijian prop is one of four players included in the latest...
The Manawatu Turbos are taking preseason Mitre 10 Cup rugby to Kimbolton.
Manawatu Rugby Union have confirmed the venues and dates for the Turbos’ four preseason matches in the lead-up...
Meet the team
Originally from Manawatu, Asi returned after his final year of high school. The mobile prop is devastating with ball in hand and an solid scrummager. Known by teammates as 'Panda'.
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.
Iose was a star at schoolboy level when he captained the New Zealand Secondary Schools' side, so it was no surprise when he was immediately signed to the Turbos. Iose's pace around the park and ability to break tackles made him one of the most elusive loose forwards in the game.
The young Otere Black came storming out of High School rugby with Tu Toa in 2013 to claim the Senior 1 highest point scorer for College Old Boys with a staggering 223 points from just 16 games. A composed and intelligent player, Otere won a Super Rugby contract with the Hurricanes in 2015, before moving to the Blues in 2018.
