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Sports take down Old Boys

Southland Stags stalwart Joe Walsh was welcomed to Te Awamutu Sports with a 26-15 debut win against Hamilton Old Boys on Good Friday. The former Blues prop has made the move to Sports after Melville…

Melville opts out

Melville has become the second Waikato premier rugby club to withdraw from the senior competition in recent years. But as Matamata, which opted out a couple of seasons ago has shown, there is a way…

Hopes high for Sports

The three Te Awamutu Sports rugby teams are ready for a big Waikato Club Rugby season. “The club is tracking well heading into the 2026 season,” director of rugby and former Manu Samoa sevens representative…

Wins for Pirongia, Ohaupo

It was a largely successful day for Waipā sides in the Waikato Club Rugby division 1A and 1B competitions on Saturday. The trio of clubs involved – Pirongia, Leamington and Ōhaupō – all played at…

BMX-cellent for Te Awamutu

Te Awamutu’s BMX club is celebrating hosting a highly successful national championships – and top placings for its own members. “The champs were a huge success from start to finish,” club president Rod Prescott said….

Magic round for Waipā

Leamington and Pirongia both recorded wins on Saturday as the Waikato Club Rugby division 1A season got underway at FMG Stadium Waikato. The magic round at the stadium saw five games across two days. Ōhaupō…

Now for rugby…

Leamington and Pirongia will kick off their Waikato Club Rugby division one seasons with a magic round at FMG Stadium Waikato this weekend. Ōhaupō starts the season with a bye week. It’s a dream start…

Waipa hosts lacrosse nationals

Te Awamutu will take centre stage in New Zealand lacrosse when the senior nationals tournament arrives at Te Awamutu Sports this weekend. Waipā athletes will be right in the thick. The tournament brings together the…

Fast Lane is a time saver

Lane Madsen vowed last year that he would return to the Waipā Fun Run to complete a trifecta – but illness nearly derailed the plan. The 26‑year‑old had sworn after winning his second title in…

Clarke’s passage to India

Kristian Clarke  made his friends and his family even more proud after making his Black Caps debut against India in Vadodara last month. Jesse Wood reports. Black Caps one day international player 224 Kristian made…

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