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It has been a full month for our rugby            live online for all those who are unable to
league clubs with NRL teams visiting our          attend and support their sides.
clubs and registrations rolling in.
                                                  A special thanks must go out to the official
The NRL Auckland Nines club visits were a         tournament sponsors Sportsafe, who
huge success. Well done to everyone               continue to be involved and excited about
involved in hosting such a great afternoon for    the Nines.
the NRL teams and our Auckland community.
                                                  The partnership between the Auckland
Congratulations to all our Auckland players,      Rugby League and Sportsafe has some
coaches, clubs and staff who received awards      fantastic synergies, with the company
at the NZRL Awards - well deserved. You can       dedicated to looking after kids in the
read more about the award recipients on the       community through ensuring gym and
pages which follow.                               school equipment is safe and working to its
                                                  fullest potential.
Very sad news to hear about the passing of
Mike Smith - a true Viking to the end. Mike’s     Thanks for reading,
passing is a massive loss for Bay Roskill and
the Rugby League community. The Auckland          John Ackland
Rugby League Board and especially the staff
would like to extend their condolences to the
Smith family at this sad time.

The Whitianga Sportsafe ARL Nines is on this
weekend February 26-27. Last year the
Papakura Sea Eagles defeated the Howick
Hornets 20-10 in the grand final. The Sea
Eagles are returning to defend their title
against some very strong sides.

It’s not all about the Auckland sides either,
with Ngaruawahia coming into the mix and
the Whitianga Boars playing the Tairua
Taniwhas in the curtain raiser ahead of the
grand final.

You can keep up to date with all the results,
news and photos by following us on
Facebook at facebook.com/akl.league or on
Twitter @Aucklandleague and #Nines.

Our website www.aucklandleague.co.nz will
also have a summary of each day’s action,
with full results and a link to watch the action

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