Top club football gets underway around the country with opening games in the Northern, Central and Southern Leagues. In the Northern and WaiBOP regions, the Lotto NRFL men’s and women’s competitions start their winter seasons. The Wellington Phoenix men take … Read More
By Jack Sharp A local derby between Waikato neighbours Cambridge and Claudelands Rovers will get the new-look Lotto NRFL Southern Conference underway this weekend. The eight-club competition brings together two clubs from last season’s Lotto NRFL division two, and the … Read More
Claudelands Rovers have appointed experienced coach and referee Mark Ball as coach for their Lotto NRFL Southern Conference U-23s team. Ball (61) has coached senior and youth players at all levels in the Waikato for more than 25 years, and … Read More
Lotto NRFL Southern Conference side Te Awamutu have signed a group of young players from local rivals Cambridge. New coaches Anthony Meiklejohn and Joe Gifford — who moved to Te Awamutu from Cambridge — have been recruiting players from their … Read More
Claudelands Rovers’ U-23 coach Hayden Miller has resigned his role at the club to join the coaching staff at Waikato rivals Cambridge. Rovers’ head coach Paul Richardson announced Hayden was making the move, and wished him well. Richardson, who joined … Read More
Newly-promoted Hibiscus Coast and Ngaruawahia United will both travel for their opening games of the new-look Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship. Coast face a trip to Tauranga while Ngaruawahia will head to East Coast Bays. The competition, which replaces the Lotto … Read More
Claudelands Rovers will host open training sessions for players interested in playing for their 2023 men’s first team, reserves or WaiBOP Championship side. The sessions will be held from 6.30pm on Tuesday January 24 and Thursday January 26 at the … Read More
Work is underway at Cambridge FC’s John Kerkhof Park that will provide two new full-sized pitches next year. The Waipā District Council, who lease the grounds to the club, are filling in a drain that runs between the club’s senior … Read More
A new partnership between two clubs will lead to Rotorua having a stronger side in next year’s Lotto NRFL Southern Conference. Ngongotahā AFC and Lakes FC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, agreeing to collaborate for the benefit of Rotorua … Read More
Papamoa have appointed former All White Mark Cossey as their first-team coach for next season. Cossey (57), joins the Bay of Plenty club for its first season in the newly-established Lotto NRFL Southern Conference. He moves to Papamoa after leaving … Read More