United?s 12th grade team wins its league

Wairarapa United's 12th grade soccer team which won the promo grade in the Wellington junior premier league competition with a record of nine wins, two draws and two losses. Back row, from left: Rob Graham (assistant coach), Nikki Booth, Joel Farley, Paul Eastwood, Jamie Nootai, Troy Shaw, Patrick Meehan, Jonty Taia and Dean Taia (coach). Front row: Jason Van Zanten, Jackson Buchan, Kris Graham, Jadine Mills, Bo Drennan and Ben Ravenwood.
Their form was a major improvement on last year where they never managed to win a game although they were playing in a higher grade. Coach Taia put their success down to "hard training and dedication" and at one stage they went eight games without defeat, including five wins.