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Pirates-Old Boys dig deep to take home Galbraith Shield, as large crowd cheers on

Galbraith Shield final: Barbarians take on last year's beaten finalist, Pirates Old Boys

Nightmare training week as Southland Stags' halfback cupboard close to bare

Something special brewing at Surrey Park, Pirates-Old Boys crush Marist

Robyn Edie/Stuff Pirates-Old Boys player Cory Hoffman-Grey, left, eyeing up the Marist players about to tackle him during the Southland premier club rugby game at Surrey Park. But it was the way Pirates-Old Boys won on Saturday which would have sounded some alarm bells around the premier division. Marist had just come off a victory over Woodlands but by halftime against Pirates-Old Boys found itself trailing 19-3. It was extended to 26-3 early in the second half through second five-eighth Desmond Spooner’s second try of the day, before Marist finally started to halt the Pirates-Old Boys onslaught. The visitors scored two tries to Michael Moodie and Allan Gillies to bring it back to 26-15 and provide a glimmer of hope for the Marist faithful in attendance that a comeback victory was a possibility.

Heartland unions back Silver Lake deal

Photo: PHOTOSPORT All 12 of the country s minor provincial unions have come out in support of New Zealand Rugby s proposed deal with US company Silver Lake. The proposed $460 million deal would give Silver Lake a 15 percent stake in the game which is cause for concern for some top players, prompting them to write to New Zealand Rugby raising concerns. A mediator has been called in to try and resolve a stand off between NZ Rugby (NZR) and the Players Association (NZRPA). All 12 of the Heartland Provincial Unions came out in support of the deal in a statement today. We believe it is time for our views to be heard because rugby for all of our players and participants starts in our communities and Heartland Rugby is all about community rugby, Heartland group chair Bridget Belsham.