Rotorua's Roger Wallace has been inducted as a life member of the Bay of Plenty District Rugby League on the same day a $450,000 facility has been opened in the city.
The home of rugby league in Rotorua, Puketawhero Park, has received a big boost after a new building and grandstand were opened on Friday.
The new building features a conference room, kitchen, four changing rooms and a communal shower block. The covered grandstand, in front of the new building, can seat 196 people.
Wallace was on hand during the ceremony to receive his life membership and enjoy the grand opening.
He has worked with the Bay of Plenty District Rugby League for 40 years. He said the new facility was a real credit to Bay of Plenty rugby league and Jenny Nahu especially, who helped raise a lot of the funds.