Above: Action from the Polo Ground, with the clubrooms as the backdrop. PHOTO: David Brownlie. Morning edition: Work commences tomorrow on a significant upgrade of Polo No.1 drainage and turf. A comprehensive drainage system is being installed then the field is being re-sown and with a state-of-the-art seeding system being used

Results and scoring (as received) HERE  Petone are still the 2022 Swindale Shield leaders, but they lost their first match of the season today, going down 28-21 to Poneke in their F.J. Tilyard Shield fixture on Poneke’s Old Timers’ Day. Poneke replacement loose forward Connor Strang (pictured below) scored a late try