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A troubled New Zealand wildlife park says it has been forced to euthanise two of its elderly lions, with the fate of its remaining five lions unclear, after it ran into financial difficulties. The privately owned Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary in the northern city of Whangarei closed its doors on the weekend. In a post on Facebook on Tuesday, the sanctuary said its owner Bolton Equities had put the 32.5ha property up for sale in August and its seven lions, aged between 18 and 21 years old, would be euthanised following a difficult decision made by the property owner.

Jordan Fuller, Xavier Watts, and DeMarcco Hellams are competing for a starting job next to Jessie Bates, with Hellams having impressively inserted himself into the mix.

"Katie Taylor appeared on screen with a message for the squad."

Hugo Keenan will forever be known for scoring the try that secured the 2025 series win for the Lions, a remarkable moment in his career.

The Lions' biggest weakness heading into the season is their interior offensive line, especially after losing center Frank Ragnow to retirement and guard Kevin Zeitler to free agency.

You've just got to kind of bank what's happened in the past in that game one ... we've got to not necessarily start again, but we've got to build on what we've started and making sure that under pressure we deliver that in the 80 minutes on the weekend.

Eastern Suburbs, after a 2-1 win over Brisbane Roar's U21s, seeks to build on this as they face their defensive troubles this season, with only one win in six matches.

The Lions took a day off to watch Wests Tigers defeat South Sydney Rooster in the NRL, creating a buzz in the sporting community at Allianz Stadium.