By Jack Sharp Expect the unexpected in the early rounds of the Lotto NRFL Southern Conference. More than half the sides are getting used to new coaches and new signings, while one team — Ngongotaha Lakes — is a new … Read More
Football’s winter season kicked in with an opening weekend that saw the start of top senior competitions throughout the country. Here are the results, scorers and tables from the Northern, Central and Southern leagues, as well as the top men’s … Read More
Here are the results and scorers from Saturday’s football in the Northern, Central and Southern Leagues, the Lotto NRFL competitions and top leagues in the NRF and WaiBOP regions: Northern League Eastern Suburbs grabbed a stoppage-time winner by Kelvin Kalua … Read More
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