Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 102: Donald Riesterer

Donald Riesterer played for four provinces, and Wellington was his final stop on his rugby playing tour around New Zealand. He later became Mayor of Bay of Plenty town Opotiki, wearing that town’s chains between 1989-2001. Donald John Riesterer was born on 9 November 1930 at Otahuhu in Auckland, but grew up in south Taranaki … Continue reading Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 102: Donald Riesterer