Here’s our round-up of Thursday’s floodlit action in Auckland, Hamilton and Christchurch as football fans made an early start to Easter. In the Northern League, Melville United won the Waikato derby with a last-minute goal from Erik Panzer giving them … Read More
By Jack Sharp The two leading clubs from last season — Waikato Unicol and Cambridge — have had hugely contrasting summers as they prepare for this year’s Lotto NRFL Southern Conference. Defending champions Unicol, who missed promotion to the Lotto … Read More
By Jack Sharp Experience and stability are likely keys to sorting out this year’s contenders for the Lotto NRFL Northern Conference title. The teams who finished in the top half of the competition last year have managed to keep their … Read More
By Jonno Ross First-round results suggest there could be a few bolters in this year’s Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship. Few followers of the competition were suggesting teams such as Onehunga Mangere United, Northern Rovers or Metro — yes, Metro — … Read More
There’s five days of football coming up over Easter with action in the men’s Northern, Central and Southern Leagues. In the north, fans get the chance to see two rounds of competition in the Northern League and the Lotto NRFL … Read More
A decision to include Auckland FC’s reserves in next year’s Northern League has disrupted previously-agreed regulations covering promotion and relegation for clubs in the regional pyramid. The knock-on effect of including the second-string side from Auckland’s A-League expansion club changes … Read More
By Joan Grey Eastern Suburbs, West Coast Rangers and Fencibles United sit at the head of the Lotto NRFL Women’s Premiership table after victories in the first round. Round two promises three separate gamedays this Easter weekend, with reigning champions … Read More
Football fans had plenty to follow over a weekend that saw big games decided in Egypt, Honiara and the upper North Island, where regional competitions kicked in. The All Whites lost in Cairo, but Auckland United will return from the … Read More
With so many players changing clubs over summer, we’ve compiled a list of all the squads from the opening round of games for the Northern League and the Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship. The Northern League started with a Friday night … Read More
The season’s started for the Northern region’s top men’s teams as opening rounds for the Northern League and Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship were completed. The women’s and men’s Ford Futsal Superleagues had the first day of the second National Series … Read More