Bruce Pulman Park pulled out a cracker of a late Summer's day to herald the beginning of the 2013 National Masters Touch Championship.
Surprise-packets Waikato started strongly in the Over 30/35 Men's Grade, winning their three matches including a tight battle against the more fancied North Harbour.
Canterbury and North Harbour started strongest in the Over 30/35 Women's Grade and have set-up an interesting encounter on Day 2 at 10.50am.
The shadow of the mighty Auckland team has cast its usual shadow over the Over 40 Men's Grade but local boys Counties Manukau have also performed well, winning two and drawing with Otago.
The Over 50 Men's has so far been dominated by Counties Manukau; North Harbour are also in the hunt and the two played out an exciting 3-1 match to close off Day 1.
Click here to view photos from Day 1.
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Over 30/35 Mens Draw
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Sunday 24th February
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Field
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Time
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Round 1
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Canterbury
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8
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def
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2 |
Nth Harbour 35
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1
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1.00
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Otago
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8
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def
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4 |
Counties 35
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2
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1.00
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Waikato
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10
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def
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9 |
Nth Harbour
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3
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1.00
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Round 2
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Canterbury
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9
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def
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5 |
Counties 35
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4
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3.30
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Nth Harbour 35
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4
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def by
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11 |
Nth Harbour
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5
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3.30
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Otago
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7
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def by
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10 |
Waikato
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6
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3.30
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Round 3
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Canterbury
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4
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V
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5 |
Nth Harbour
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4
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6.00
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Counties 35
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1
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V
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7 |
Waikato
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5
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6.00
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Nth Harbour 35
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5
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V
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4 |
Otago
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6
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6.00
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Monday 25th Feb
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Round 4
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Canterbury
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V
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Waikato
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2
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10.00
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Nth Harbour
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V
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Otago
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3
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10.00
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Counties 35
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V
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Nth Harbour 35
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4
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10.00
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Round 5
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Canterbury
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V
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Otago
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1
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1.20
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Waikato
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V
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Nth Harbour 35
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2
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1.20
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Nth Harbour
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V
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Counties 35
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3
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1.20
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Over 30/35 Womens Draw
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Sunday 24th February
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Field
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Time
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Round 1
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Canterbury
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10
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def
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2 |
Nth Harbour 35
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4
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11.20
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Bay of Plenty
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12
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def
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1 |
Counties 35
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5
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11.20
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Bye
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V
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Wellington 35
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Manawatu
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1
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def by
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11 |
Nth Harbour
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6
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11.20
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Round 2
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Canterbury
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6
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def
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2 |
Counties 35
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6
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1.50
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Nth Harbour 35
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11
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def
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2 |
Wellington 35
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7
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1.50
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Bay of Plenty
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0
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def by
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4 |
Nth Harbour
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8
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1.50
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Bye
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V
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Manawatu
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Round 3
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Canterbury
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14
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def
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0 |
Wellington 35
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3
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4.20
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Counties 35
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0
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def by
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10 |
Nth Harbour
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4
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4.20
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Nth Harbour 35
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4
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def
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1 |
Manawatu
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5
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4.20
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Bay of Plenty
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V
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Bye
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Monday 25th February
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Round 4
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Canterbury
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V
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Nth Harbour
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10.50
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Sunday
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Wellington 35
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3
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V
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Manawatu
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5
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6.00
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Counties 35
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V
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Bye
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Nth Harbour 35
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V
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Bay of Plenty
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5
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10.50
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Round 5
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Canterbury
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V
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Manawatu
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7
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1.20
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Nth Harbour
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V
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Bye
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Wellington 35
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V
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Bay of Plenty
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5
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1.20
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Counties 35
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V
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Nth Harbour 35
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6
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1.20
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Round 6
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Canterbury
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V
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Bye
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Manawatu
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V
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Bay of Plenty
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1
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3.50
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Nth Harbour
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V
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Nth Harbour 35
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2
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3.50
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Wellington 35
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V
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Counties 35
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7
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3.50
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Over 40 Mens Draw
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Sunday 24th February
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Field
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Time
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Round 1
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Auckland
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7
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def
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1 |
otago
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1
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10.30
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Bay of Plenty
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7
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def
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2 |
Manawatu
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2
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10.30
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Bye
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V
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Wellington
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Counties
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5
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def
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3 |
Kapiti
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3
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10.30
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Round 2
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Auckland
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11
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def
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3 |
Manawatu
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6
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1.00
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otago
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6
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def
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3 |
Wellington
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7
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1.00
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Bay of Plenty
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4
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def
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3 |
Kapiti
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8
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1.00
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Bye
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V
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Counties
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Round 3
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Auckland
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6
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def
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2 |
Wellington
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1
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3.30
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Manawatu
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6
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def by
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7 |
Kapiti
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2
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3.30
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otago
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4
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draw
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4 |
Counties
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3
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3.30
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Bay of Plenty
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V
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Bye
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Monday
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Round 4
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Auckland
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V
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Kapiti
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7
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10.00
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Sunday
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Wellington
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V
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Counties
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7
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6.00
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Manawatu
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V
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Bye
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otago
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V
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Bay of Plenty
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8
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10.00
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Round 5
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Auckland
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V
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Counties
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1
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12.30
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Kapiti
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V
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Bye
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Wellington
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V
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Bay of Plenty
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2
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12.30
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Manawatu
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V
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otago
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3
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12.30
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Round 6
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Auckland
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V
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Bye
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Counties
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V
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Bay of Plenty
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6
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3.00
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Kapiti
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V
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otago
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7
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3.00
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Wellington
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V
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Manawatu
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8
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3.00
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Round 7
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Auckland
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V
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Bay of Plenty
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6
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5.30
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Bye
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V
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otago
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Counties
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V
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Manawatu
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7
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5.30
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Kapiti
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V
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Wellington
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8
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5.30
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Over 50 Mens Draw
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Sunday 24th February
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Round 1
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Counties
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V
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bye
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Canterbury
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4
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draw
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4 |
Wellington
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1
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12.10
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Auckland
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3
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def by
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8 |
Nth harbour
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2
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12.10
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Round 2
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Counties
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6
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def
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2 |
Wellington
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3
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2.40
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bye
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V
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Nth harbour
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Canterbury
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6
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def
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4 |
Auckland
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5
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2.40
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Round 3
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Counties
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3
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V
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1 |
Nth harbour
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8
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5.10
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Monday
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Wellington
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V
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Auckland
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8
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11.40
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bye
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V
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Canterbury
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Monday 25th Feb
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Round 4
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Counties
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V
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Auckland
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5
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2.10
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Nth harbour
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V
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Canterbury
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7
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2.10
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Wellington
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V
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bye
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Round 5
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Counties
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V
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Canterbury
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2
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4.40
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Auckland
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V
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bye
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Nth harbour
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V
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Wellington
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3
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4.40
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Last Modified on 25/02/2013 08:54