Another bumper year for Rippa rugby tourney

Published date25 May 2023
Publication titleCentral Otago News
Tournament organiser Mike Dalgliesh said 55 teams — roughly 550 to 600 children — from years 3-8 took part in the event

Twelve schools from across the Dunstan zone area attended, coming from as far as Millers Flat and Ranfurly, Dalgliesh said.

Games were held on nine fields which were in constant use.

About 20 pupils from Dunstan High School volunteered as referees for the day, each refereeing about 10 games.

‘‘[They’re] fantastic. I can’t do it without them,’’ Dalgliesh said.

‘‘The high school kids are a great help. They just get in there and get stuck in.’’

‘‘I’ve got to thank ... all the teachers and school [for] getting their teams here and ... the managers of each of those teams,’’ he said.

‘‘That’s a big job looking after all the teams.’’

The competition had initially only been for years 5 and 6 only, but had ‘‘snowballed’’ in recent years, extending the age range of players...

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