Eight Marist St Pats players have been named in the Wellington Lions Wider Training Squad for the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup season with kicks off against Manawatu on 20 August.
Members of the 2016 team Vincent Sakaria, Valentine Meachen, Ha'amea Ahio and Isaac O'Connor are joined by Andrew Wells, James Tuia, Billy Proctor and Michael Buckley in the training squad.