Northern Wairoa Bulls under-5s player Phate Edwards (with ball) streaks down field with the support of her teammates behind her. Photo / Ngareka Bensemann
Northern Wairoa Bulls under-5s player Phate Edwards (with ball) streaks down field with the support of her teammates behind her. Photo / Ngareka Bensemann
Northland's future rugby league stars were on show in Dargaville on Saturday as the Takahiwai Warriors played the Northern Wairoa Bulls in the under-5 and under-9 grades.
Photographer Ngareka Bensemann captured the joy and determination of Northland's young athletes.
Takahiwai under-9s player Lennox Wilson (blue) tries to break through a tackle from Northern Wairoa's Peni Tu’utafaiva. Photo / Ngareka Bensemann
Tuilanga Tu'utafaiva, from Northern Wairoa's under-5s team, sprints towards the tryline with ball in hand. Photo / Ngareka Bensemann
Takahiwai's under-5s team stares down their opponents. Photo / Ngareka Bensemann