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The Otamatea Hawks rugby team is kicking off the 2022 preseason with two important games – memorial matches in remembrance of two young players who each died far too young in tragic circumstances.
The first is the Jordan Kemp Memorial Game, when the Hawks will take on Old Boys Marist RFC on Saturday, March 12 at the Kaiwaka Sports Association field, with an 11am kick off.
A week later, the Kodi Foster Memorial Game will see the Hawks play Waipu away at Caledonian Park for the Foster & McClure Family Shield, starting at 5pm on Saturday, March 19.
The matches are viewed by many in the team and wider community as the most important of the year and they always attract a good crowd.
Jordan Kemp died after suffering a head injury while playing for Otamatea in July 2014, when he was 17, while Kodi Foster was 19 when he died following a crash near Paparoa in November 2018.
