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• Published date: 11 April 2024
• Publication title: Mountain Scene

At 12.30pm, the inaugural Battle of the Basin Golden Oldies fixture will kick off, featuring former players from past ‘battles’

It’s the brainchild of several ex-players including Wakatipu club president Brett Anderson and his Arrowtown counterpart Dan Eyles, with the idea being it’s the curtainraiser to the first annual Wakatipu v Arrowtown game which usually alternates between Arrowtown and Queenstown.

Anderson: ‘‘It will be pretty lighthearted for about the first five seconds until someone gets a shoulder on, and then you expect a few guys to remember what it used to be like.

‘‘I’m sure the first 20...