Junior rugby winds-up season

On Sunday August 26, Mahurangi Junior Rugby held their annual prize giving.

This was held at the club where there were rides and activities for the kids and parents alike. It was great to see all the family enjoying the club atmosphere and celebrating what was another awesome year of Junior Rugby.

The club had 22 teams made up of 280 kids register and play the season, slightly up from the 245 the previous year.

For the first year in many, the club was able to field two J1 teams. This is the top team for the junior club and is made up of Year 7 and 8 kids. Their last game of the draw was against each other and it was played under lights at the club on the last Thursday night of training. A true mate vs mate battle and a great send off for the Year 8 kids who will, hopefully, further their rugby journey at college next year.

A special thank you to our sponsors and our coaches, referees and managers. Along with the effort from our fabulous committee – without them we simply would not be able to keep the kids playing the game that we all love.

We do, however, need new people to get involved across the whole club. New people bring energy and fresh ideas and stop the club succumbing to volunteer fatigue.

The upcoming Mahurangi touch session will start on October 12. Even if you are not in a team, come along on a Thursday night for dinner and enjoy the club hospitality and find out first hand why Mahurangi is the best club to play for, at and against.

Contributed by Tammy Morris, Mahurangi Junior Rugby administrator