
Rugby: Strong start leads to good win for Heartland Hurricanes Under 20s
The Glen Osborne Cup was created for this inaugural fixture.
The Glen Osborne Cup was created for this inaugural fixture.
The weather's looking rough again for Saturday's game in Whanganui.
The international series takes place in Queensland from October 16-21.
There are many good-news stories out there that sadly do not see the light of day.
The Whanganui team faces Stop Out in the Central League promotion decider.
The regatta was last held in Whanganui in 2015.
Both teams scored four tries in the scrappy encounter
Capital teams get better of Whanganui
Collegiate scored three tries in the first half
The club begins its bid for ascension to Central League this Saturday.
'It's back to the drawing board and onto the next one.'
In girls' rugby, Whanganui High School's 1st XV took a championship double.
Big match composure was the deciding factor for the winning side.
Racing in Britain for the rest of Thursday and Friday would be suspended.
Kickoff is at 2.35pm at Cooks Gardens.
Former Black Fern Sosoli Talawadua provided vital leadership on the field.
Runners battled the elements as well as their competitors.
Lee Kara and Earl-Jay Pehi are ready to fight - possibly against each other.
Title defence off to a shaky start.
Whanganui now sits at the summit of the Heartland Championship table.
How the origins of the Round the Lake Relay stem from the Hyde Park Relays.
There's also a win for Collegiate's U15 Colts in the Manawatū competition.
The sides battled mud as well as each other at Cooks Gardens on Saturday.
Whanganui back took to the field in the last 50 seconds of Saturday's loss to the Pumas.
Alec McNab was fortunate to have two teams to support at the Commonwealth Games.
King Country will be hoping to regain the trophy that Whanganui won last year.
It was a sweep for the three Whanganui sides.
Collegiate beat St Peter's Cambridge in Taupō to win the Plate, 38-25
Coach Jason Hamlin is expecting very heavy conditions if the game even goes ahead.
Whanganui Development XV beat King Country Development team 39-19