Colours keep momentum

• Published date: 19 April 2024
• Publication title: Sports Tab

Spare a thought for AU; when things are against you, it only gets worse. Highlander lock Mitch Dunshea was allocated in draft to Varsity and he needed game time last week, and Varsity had the bye, so he turned out for AU and played well. Varsity are playing AU this week, so Mitch will turn out against the Ponies — they can’t buy a trick! Taieri have lost three props in the first three games, and are in crisis mode. They flew one of last year’s props down from Auckland last week to cover! The word is this week they have convinced near-40-year-old Dean Collins to don the Premier Jersey — surely not? He has trotted round the last two weeks for their invincible 2nd grade side, but this is a step up! Here’s me thinking he’d joined the Kaik club and was on the committee, I’ve obviously got that wrong

The weekend

Went down to Murdoch from the Mornington last week, I’m struggling to work out how this is even possible. I’ve erased it from my memory and on to the ‘‘twins’’ Pod and Milly this weekend (two of my PODs judges), so the result is a 100% guaranteed. Kaik (13+)...