Nesdale’s son Gary said Nesdale was a salt-of-the-earth type. “He didn t care whether you were the prime minister or the street sweeper, as long as you were a good bastard. “It didn t matter what you did, who you were or what your race, religion or colour was, it was good bastard or bad bastard.” Nesdale played for the Kimbolton club before the Ōroua sub-union became the Ōroua club. Ōroua’s golden era was in the 1960s, winning the Hankins Shield from 1963-66 and in 1968. At times there were six Nesdales in the team. In recent years he became the club’s kaumātua and would always chat to players.
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.
Johnny Galloway passes from the scrum. He had a strong game on his return from injury. They foraged voraciously at breakdowns in the second half even when Varsity commanded most of the ball and ground away with their hefty scrum. Varsity s backline had only wing Korie Winters lively on attack and their defence, badly missing injured midfielder Hamish Northcott, was breached too easily by Turbos Stewart Cruden, James Tofa and Andre Taylor to set up two early tries. COB s only failing was average line kicking. COB coach Bryan Matenga said when he heard there had been a falling out at Feilding, where Taylor had been coaching, he invited him back to his old club, as a player.