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Rata Korewha.
Sage Walters-Hansen and Stu Oldfield.
Patrick Abellera, right.
Paddy-Jo Atkins fends off college kids.
The annual ‘old boys’ game between past and present Rodney College rugby players took place earlier this month.
It was a close match, with a back and forth of tries scored by both sides, but ultimately the old boys prevailed, beating the college team 47-37. Perhaps the balance was tipped when Sage Walters-Hansen switched from the college side to the old boys. He succeeded in scoring two tries for each team.
The annual social match has been held for more than 20 years and is usually well attended by representative players from Wellsford and Northland who started at the college.
Injuries prevented Northland players Rene Ranger and Ross Wright from attending, but Paddy-Jo Atkins put on a Wellsford jersey.
Father and son duos on the field included Te Hiri and Dan Barlow as well Jesse and Ken Manuell. Rata
‘Doc’ Korewha played for Rodney College in the 1980s and still makes a point of returning to tackle the young bucks.
The youngest fellow on the field was Jackson Brierly, 15, who refereed the match.
