Rugby
Nine Eketahuna players are in the reckoning for places in the Manawatu squad to contest the 2013 national interprovincial women's rugby competition.
In what is a clear recognition of the positive impact the club have made at interclub level this season, backs Rebecca Mahoney, Katrina Terry, Huia Paul and Laura Gavin and forwards Hera Edwards, Raylene Reiri, Emma Aldworth, Katie Turnbull and Kelly Hunt were selected for trials held at the weekend.
A good number of them should be celebrating when the team proper are announced by the end of this week.
For Black Fern Mahoney the NPC will be the highest level of rugby she will play this season. She has told the national selectors she is not available for international rugby this winter but that does not necessarily mean she won't be on hand when the World Cup is played in France next year.