Amateur Wrestling Club

Edwin Read

The club is very appreciative of all the support over recent months with both the trail bike ride and golf day very well sup ported. Our first local tournament of the year was held in midMay and ran like a well-oiled machine. Our first-time wrestlers had a great experience and are continuing to build into the Tawa and Waikanae tournaments in June and July.

The competition team started their national tournaments with the North Island Champs held in Katikati on 25 June.

A shout out to the volunteers and businesses that supported the club at the recent fundraisers - if you get a chance, we rec ommend supporting them back - Davis Sawmill, Lake Ferry Hotel, Sargent Motorcycles, Scotty’s Meats, Stash, Dave’s Windscreens, Gazley Motors and Martinborough Transport.

Checkout Facebook and Instagram for more info on the club and to see regular snapshots of the action!

League masters come to Featherston

Ritchie Wards

On 17 June over 100 senior rugby league players and several hundred of their supporters flooded into Featherston for the wider Wellington Region Rugby League Masters games.

Although the weather was grey an awesome day was had by all. Featherston played hard and almost came away with a win. This was a true community event and a chance to showcase our town to the wider region.

The goal of Masters rugby league is to promote league for the over 35’s who no longer take part in serious competition. In Featherston we have players up to 75 years old taking part. We play in the spirit of having fun, promoting goodwill and sportsmanship. These games get people off the couch and get men to talk to other men, while reliving old glories and bringing people back to football clubs who have a wealth of experience and knowledge to pass on.

Our mayor spent the day with us and noted “Sport is truly alive in Featherston. It was such a pleasure to be around so many passionate people. Well done to all the volunteers at the SportsHub for pulling this together.”

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