An experienced defender from South Korea’s K-League and a former Chatham Cup winner are among the new season signings for Lotto NRFL Championship side East Coast Bays. Leo (Taeho) Kim (33) can play as full back or central defender and … Read More
By Jack Sharp The revamped Lotto NRFL Championship — previously known as the first division — has had a proper shake-up over summer. Apart from the new name, there have been big changes in personnel in the dugouts. Waiheke United, … Read More
By Jack Sharp It’ll take a while before football folk stop calling this the Northern League second division. The Northern League tag went two years ago, when restructuring and rebranding created the Lotto NRFL second division. By the end of … 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
By Joan Grey The Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier League, the highest tier of women’s football across the Auckland and Waikato-Bay of Plenty regions, kicks off its 2023 season this Friday night (March 24). Eight teams will vie for the Women’s … Read More
By Joan Grey The new-look Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship gets underway with a couple of floodlit games kicking off the season on Friday (March 24). This season’s revamped eight-team Championship competition runs for 21 rounds across the wider Auckland and … Read More
National women’s champions Eastern Suburbs have announced six new signings, including two imports from Japan and three from local rivals Western Springs. The signings come as the LilyWhites prepare for the Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier League, which starts at the … Read More
A late change to the line-up of clubs has kept Oratia United in the Lotto NRFL Northern Conference, despite their relegation from last season’s second division. Oratia have survived the drop to the Lotto NRFL League One because Central United … Read More
Captain Seb Poelman wil return for his 24th season with Lotto NRFL Championship club Ellerslie. Poelman heads up a list of players who have re-signed for 2023, the club has announced. Main photo: Seb Poelman challenges Auckland City’s Dylan Manickum … 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