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The inaugural Mike Cooper Invitational J3 (U11) tournament will be played at the Mahurangi Rugby Club grounds on June 11.
A total of 15 teams have registered, from Whangarei to Auckland, and the tournament will be played in a round robin and finals format. Former Mahurangi College teacher and rugby coach, Mike Cooper, has been a long-time supporter of junior rugby at the club.
Meanwhile, the Mahurangi junior rugby programme is six weeks into its 15 week season.
There are 243 kids registered over 22 teams, which is on par with last year.
Junior rugby chairperson Patrick Sullivan says the club is lucky this year to have an extra Under 13 girls quick rip team.
“We also have quite a few girls scattered through our tackle grades and I am sure we will see a few Mahu girls as Black Ferns in the future,” Sullivan says.
“We also have 25 kids in our ‘Mahu 4s’ programme. This is just a club run programme for the under five kids to introduce then to rugby and have a bit of fun. It is run on a Thursday after school and is great for parents who have older kids training at the club already.”
Sullivan says although registrations have closed for this year, the club encourages any parents to come along to the club on a Saturday morning to see what the club is about and find out why Mahurangi is the best club to play for, at and against.
