Former New Zealand Rugby boss David Moffett is heading a second bid for a South Island NRL league team.

Moffett - who is also an ex-NRL chief executive - is leading the charge for the team, dubbed the Kea, to enter as the competition's 18th team.

He says he's 'excited' by the wide-reaching support for this venture.

"We've had a lot of support for the logo, and also for the jersey and for the story. So I'm really excited about it, actually." 

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