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Opotiki News

By K. M. Connor

The annual Bay of Plenty primary schools' rugby footba11 tournament was held in Opotiki during the August school holidays.....a fixture which falls to the town only once every eight years.

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Opotiki primary school reps leaving the field after defeating Galatea 17 points to nil. Members of the team are: R. Harris (captain), M. Connor, B. Harvey, J. Crowley, M. Dennett, R. Toka, R. Windle, J. Gage, R. Allen, A. Johnson, D. Atkinson, S. Pirini, J. Rayner, T. Hoera, and W. Boynton.

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Listening intently to advice from coach John Gray are J. Gage, J. Walker, M. Dennett, and J. Crowley

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Mr J. Boynton, of Waimana, presenting the shield he donated in memory of his son to the Tauranga team's captain.

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Two Opotiki players in the Eastern Bay of Plenty team, A. Johnson (extreme left), and M. Connor (foreground), take their positions in the game against Western Bay of Plenty....won by Eastern.