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My Hero … The dynasty continues. Hautapu won its seventh Waikato rugby premiership in 26 years at Memorial Park in Cambridge on Saturday before a packed crowd of passionate supporters. And they did it in…

Hautapu beat Hamilton Marist 41-33 to win its seventh Waikato Rugby Union grand final today and they did it by playing the sort of rugby fans have come to expect from this fast-paced team. After…

Ahead of Hautapu’s 11th appearance in a Waikato senior men’s club rugby final Mary Anne Gill caught up with two players already hard at work. Jason Thomasen and Nic Jeffcoat typify amateur club rugby at…

Stop Press – Friday July 7 Cambridge High School finished ninth out of 15 teams beating John McGlashan twice (2-1 each time), Christ’s College 3-1 and Palmerston North Boys 2-1. It was a very tough…

Save yourself the anguish in November, the Melbourne Cup winner will be Sharp ‘N’ Smart. Well, that’s the inside word from former Cambridge trainer Graeme Rogerson and part owner, Horsham Downs rally car driver Todd…

There was plenty of action at the Cambridge Netball Centre on Saturday where players put their bodies on the line and battled to keep their footing in slippery conditions.

Evan Cram loves rugby so much he’s spending what would be his summer holidays in Atlanta playing down under for Hautapu. The 17-year-old halfback made his debut for the Colts as a substitute in their…

Torrential rain in Tauranga during the week forced the transfer of racing on Saturday to the Cambridge synthetic track and locals made the most of the change in venue. With more rain forecast in the…

The presence of All Blacks coach Ian Foster at the Hautapu-Hamilton Old Boys premiership match at Memorial Park in Cambridge on Saturday might have added some extra spice to the game but he was there…

Andy Cruickshank had less than five hours’ notice on Saturday to set up a race meeting at Cambridge Jockey Club’s $13 million synthetic track. Weather and track conditions in Tauranga were appalling for the prestigious…