It was a special rugby union occasion, a New Zealand representative team in a hard-out, skills and game-situation training session with a top-of-the-class east Auckland First XV. In the steady rain and mild temperatures of Tuesday afternoon, the New Zealand Under-85kg squad trained with the Botany...
They don't have to be under 85 for these games so some of them will be working hard when they get back home to get under 85 again. Talked to a couple of guys at the club last week who are playing in the grade. After weigh in everyone takes 10 min for a feed.
The Coastal and Fraser-Tech game was played in Te Kuiti and was a good watch. But even if Central are doing something similar and playing in Taupo, there is serious traveling to be done by a couple of clubs.