Laura Wiltshire Bill Hickman06:47, Jun 04 2021
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Devon Conway in full flight during the test match between England and New Zealand at Lord s.
Kia ora Wellington, Bill Hickman here with your live updates this morning.
Jervois Quay: Today’s the day we, the council, and just about every road sign around the region, have been warning you about. Jervois Quay has closed to fix a broken stormwater pipe. The work began at 7pm last night, and the six-lane road will stay shut until 6am on Tuesday. Council is urging people to rethink their travel plans, especially for Friday’s commute. Suggestions include travelling during off-peak hours, or taking the train. Contractors will be working round the clock to complete the work, which would normally take around six weeks, in five days.
First Person - As a mate, you're not supposed to keep your friends up all night fretting and turn up late for weddings - that is unless you're Devon Conway, Ben Strang writes.
If the Ben Werthmuller and Matene Ruawai road show keeps on trucking, don't rule out Old Boys-Marist from the Hankins Shield semifinals as they set out to run down Te Kawau.
COB, through their offloading, piled on five more tries to be 36-0 up and a cricket score beckoned in the second spell. One try was a beauty from a restart when Andre Taylor ran from his own line, Johnny Galloway crosskicked and Andrew McDougall scored 100 metres upfield. Instead, Freyberg won the second half 19-5 after they reconfigured their backline and rumbled on the oldest club player in Manawatū, 42-year-old lock Karl Stewart. COB began conceding penalties and injuries hit badly including serious ones to lock Jared Goodson (ribs) and wing Awatere Kiwara (knee).
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College Old Boys first five-eighth Stewart Cruden, right, tries to push off Freyberg fullback Beau Hourigan.
Captain Jamie Booth will be on the comeback trail after a knee injury marred his 2020 campaign. Recent Turbos such as wing-fullbacks Adam Boult and Ben Werthmuller and first-five Ben Wyness must play their way in via club rugby. Lively Varsity wing Korie Winters, back from playing for Edinburgh in the Pro 14, deserves a look. There s a glut of young halfbacks. Bryn Wilson took over when Jamie Booth was injured last season but three other challengers for the No 2 spot include Griffin Culver (Feilding) and plying the Kayne Hammington route are Wellington training squad and Petone halfback Logan Henry (Feilding Old Boys-Oroua) and College Old Boys Ben Stephens (formerly Marist-St Pat s).