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Maraku, 21, spent a chunk of the Super Rugby season with the Blues and he said he learnt a lot with them. It showed when he returned for club games with Feilding, where he was a standout back. Manawatū, again sporting Linton Army jerseys, showed heart on defence this week and looked a lot more competitive. Maraku was happy with how they improved from a week ago, but still felt they could get better. “We’ve got quite a few work ons in that game where we could improve. Definitely more confidence going into next week.” He said they looked sharp on attack, but needed to improve their defence, while they also needed to hold on to the ball longer and build phases. ....
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. ....
Otherwise there was nothing between them in a game of kicking misfires and ruck penalties, aside from OBM gobbling more ball in the second half. They just couldn t breach the Te Kawau pickets other than Lee Thompson slotting two penalties to tie the game. OBM butchered an early try with the line open, but in the 33rd minute wing Max Harris broke cleverly to put wing Will Treder over. Te Kawau scored two tries, one after waves of crossfield attacks off a lineout. A Kameli Kuruyabaki intercept try took them to 17-11 against the grain, but OBM s toilers Jay Rolleston, Ben Crozier, Matene Ruawai and prop Anthony Guerin dug in. ....
George Teawaki, 14, in the centre, performs with the Kapinua dance group. He said there was a growing population of Pasifika people in the Horowhenua District, and understanding each other s culture was crucial to foster unity. “It’s for our non Pasifika families to engage and vice versa.” Peter Williams said the community was more unified that it was when the event first launched. “Then, people only took an interest when there were problems. Now we’re a big part of the community, there’s acceptance. DAVID UNWIN/Stuff “It’s good for our young people. They can integrate and experience everything.” ....