Kurow Meridian Fun Day
Over 400 junior rugby players and nearly 600 supporters converged on Kurow for the annual Kurow Meridian Fun Day. The racecourse fields were the scene of fifty five games. The halves were shortened to twenty minutes each, as teams played either two or three games in the course of the morning.
The Kurow Meridian Fun Day has been held for a number of years, with the focus on celebrating junior rugby and Meridian’s relationship with North Otago Rugby and the Waitaki District.
The celebrity guest for 2010 was the currently recuperating All Black Andrew Hore. Andrew made himself available for signing autographs and for photo opportunities.
The Kurow Rugby Club Junior Advisory Board prepared a barbequed sausage for all the players, who also received a gift-bag from Meridian.
Valley ended Athletic Marist’s unbeaten run when it scored a come from behind 20-13 win at Weston on Saturday. Excelsior was too strong for Maheno winning 24-0 while at Kurow the home side trounced Athletic Marist Colts, 87-0.
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Courtesy of The Otago Daily Times
Ross Hay cradled one treasure in his arms but could not quite grasp the Ranfurly Shield last night.
Hay and young son Charlie had to be satisfied with looking at New Zealand rugby’s most famous trophy as they grabbed a quiet moment under the Rugby Park grandstand.
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North Otago first five-eighth Ben Patston gets the ball away during his team’s Ranfurly Shield Challenge against Southland at Rugby Park in Invercargill last night. Photo by NZPA.
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