Two Wairarapa-Bush senior first division rugby matches will be played in Masterton on Saturday, both starting at the same time.
Marist will meet Eketahuna at Memorial Park while Pioneer will play East Coast at the Park Sportsground.
It is not the first time first division matches have clashed in Masterton but from a public perspective it would surely make more sense to either have one game as curtain-raiser as the other at the one venue or if they have to be played on seperate grounds for one game to kick off say, 90 minutes ahead of the other. That way would-be spectators could get to view both games.
Interestingly enough too if usual practice is followed there will be an admission charge for non- ticket holders for the Memorial Park match but not so for that played at the Park Sportsground
The draw for Saturday is:-
Senior firsts: Marist v Eketahuna, Memorial Park No.1 at 2.45 pm (T.Roseingrave; A.Stringer and G.Moorcock); Pioneer v East Coast, Park Sportsground at 2.45pm (R.Kelly, Taranaki; C.Jefferies and M.Brown); Greytown v Carterton, Greytown No.1 at 2.45pm (D.Goodin; S O'Gorman and A.Payne); Martinborough v Puketoi, Martinborough No.1 at 2.30pm (G.Reisima); Gladstone the bye.
Senior thirds: Masterton Red Star v Gladstone, Memorial Park No.1 at 1pm (G.Moorock); Marist v Eketahuna, Memorial Park No.2 at 1pm (E.Wallace); Pioneer v East Coast, Park Sportsground at 1pm (T.Lyford); Tuhirangi v Featherston, Pirinoa No.1 at 1pm (home team referee); Carterton the bye.
Colts: East Coast v Freyberg, Whareama at 1pm (G.Hall).
Women:Eketahuna v Pirates Napier, Eketahuna at 1pm (K.Lochhead).
Secondary schools.-First XV: Wairarapa v Collegiate, Wairarapa College at 12.30pm (C.Jefferies); Rathkeale v Hato Paora, Rathkeale at 12.30pm (A.Stringer).Premier four: Kuranui first XV v Wellington College, Greytown No.1 at 1pm (S O'Gorman); Under 15A: Wairarapa v PNBHS. Wairarapa College at 10am (B.Whale); Open grade: Wairarapa seconds v Chanel first XV, Wairarapa College at 11.15am (V.Peterson); Rathkeale seconds v Wairarapa thirds, Rathkeale at 11.15am (A.Payne), Rathkeale thirds the bye.Junior: Chanel v Wairarapa Blue, Chanel at 10am (C.Rossiter-Stead); Wairarapa Gold v Makoura, Wairarapa College at 10am (V.Peterson); Rathkeale v Kuranui, Rathkeale at 10am (E.Wallace).
The draw for midweek matches is:-
Tuesday: Wairarapa-Bush v Wellington XV, Memorial Park No.1 at 3pm (M.Best Mana; A.Stringer, C.Jefferies, T.Roseingrave and M.Brown); Chanel first XV v Kuranui first XV, Memorial Park No.1 at 1.30pm (M.Brown; D.Goodin and vE.Wallace).
Wednesday:Ministry of Yoiuyth sevens tourney at Memorial Park Nos 2 and 3, round robin matches starting at 9am and finals at 12 noon (M.Breown, A.Stringer, T.Roseingrave and G.Reisima).
Clash of times for club matches
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