VALUABLE COLLECTION: Farry McLeod (left), life member and past president of the Wairarapa-Bush Rugby Union, hands over pictures to Wairarapa archivist Gareth Winter. PICTURE / SUPPLIED Historical rugby photos donated to archive

A pictorial showcase of Wairarapa-Bush's rugby history is in safe keeping.Photographs dating back to to at least 1893 (some of the undated ones may even ... More

Members to have say on uniform dispute

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Where's Wally winners are truly the grate-est

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Final word on the whistle

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Lansdowne survive tricky track

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Foote puts hand up for NZ team

Masterton's Isaac Foote was a standout performer at the New Zealand age group swimming championships which ended in Christchurch over the weekend.Contesting the boys 16yrs section Foote demonstrated his versatility ... More

 
'Mature' Mouat races to podium

St Matthews Collegiate chaplain Lesley Mouat has become a force to be reckoned with in road cycling, just a year after first getting serious about the sport.Two third placings in ... More

 
Wairarapa-Bush squad head to Martinborough in tsunami alert

Evacuation skills weren't exactly on the agenda for the Wairarapa-Bush rugby training squad at their three-day camp at Whiterock Station, near Martinborough, last weekend but their alertness in that discipline ... More

 

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