The first North Otago side has been named for the opening round of the 2024 Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship. North Otago will take on Horowhenua-Kapiti at Whitestone Contracting Stadium 2, with kickoff at 2:30pm and Free Entry thanks to McKeown Petroleum.
Starting XV:
Jake Greenslade
Ryusei Kato
Sione Tukala
Anthony Docherty
Fergus Read
Savenaca Rabaka
Mat Duff (cc)
Samuela Babiau
Jake Matthews
Greg Dyer
Mavaetangi Finau
Mataitini Feke
Hayden Todd
Seva Druma
Ben McCarthy
Reserves: 16. Cullen Johnstone 17. Bradley Harewood 18. Lisivani Tuifua 19. Ratu Logavatu 20. Cameron Rowland (cc) 21. Manulua Taiti 22. Tyron Davies 23. Chihiro Matsuyama
Management: Head Coach: Jason Forrest Director of Coaching: Barry Matthews Assistant Coach: Scott Barnes Manager: Marty McAtamney Logistics/Communications: Colleen Carroll Trainer: Scott Mayhew Physio: Mike Wheeler