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Joel Gould

Cowboy backs 20th team in Christchurch ahead of return

North Queensland prop Griffin Neame (l) can't wait to play the Warriors in Christchurch. (Mark Evans/AAP PHOTOS)

North Queensland man mountain Griffin Neame once travelled over the Southern Alps of New Zealand to pursue his rugby league career, which is why the clash in Christchurch against the Warriors means so much to him.

The 25-year-old New Zealand international was born in Greymouth and played his junior for Suburbs RLC. As he got older he would make the 240km, four-hour trek with his father along the Great Alpine Highway to play and train in Christchurch.

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