![]() ![]() Bay of Plenty's own Steamie will also be present on both days. "We have organised a fantastic day of fun and skill-based activities and entertainment and the kids will love hanging out with the children's rugby mascot Rugger and the Ruggerbees and playing on the Ruggerland Bouncy Castle. Mr Curragh urged locals to bring their family and friends down to Baypark Stadium to have their photos taken with the trophies, test their rugby skills and enjoy a great community day. NZRU general manager of Community Rugby and Provincial Unions Brent Anderson says the Trophy Tour is the first of six initiatives the NZRU is undertaking this year, with the aim of leveraging the Rugby World Cup event to develop a strong and continuing legacy for grassroots rugby. ![]() The trophies going on tour include: The Bledisloe Cup, the Tri Nations Trophy, the Hillary Shield (competed for in matches against England), the IRB Women's Rugby World Cup and the IRB Junior World Championship Trophy - won for a third straight year by the New Zealand Under 20s last year. "We're delighted the Trophy Tour is coming to the Bay and that locals will be able to see the Bledisloe Cup, Tri Nations Trophy, Hillary Shield, Women's Rugby World Cup, and the Junior World Championship Trophy, all in one place," Mr Curragh said. "This is truly a unique opportunity for Bay of Plenty people to get this close to these amazing trophies that have been the prizes of so many gruelling battles on the field. Former Bay of Plenty Rugby Union chief executive Jeremy Curragh said the Trophy Tour was an exceptional opportunity for locals to get up close with some of rugby's greatest treasures. The New Zealand Rugby Trophy Tour will be at Baypark Stadium on Monday from 4pm. The New Zealand Rugby Union has emptied out the trophy cabinet and is taking five special rugby treasures on a nationwide tour that takes in 31 towns over five weeks. “It actually went missing years ago – and it turned up at a scrap merchants down in Nottingham.Rugby's most treasured spoils are coming to the Bay of Plenty as part of an extraordinary road show aimed at promoting the game in the rugby province. “The history of it is really quite interesting. “The trophy is the J Grayson Challenge Cup – it was first presented in 1904 and again in 1912,” he told the Chronicle. The heist of the gold, silver and silver gilt trophies was conducted while the site at the former Palace House Stables was closed due to the coronavirus outbreak and no-one was at the premises. The Edmunds Arms, on Worsbrough Road, was closed for more than a year after its owner – Samuel Smith’s Brewery – struggled to find a manager for the pub.ĭuring its lengthy closure, the pub fell victim to a break-in sometime during the second lockdown – which is when regular 76-year-old David Hudson suspects a more than 120-year-old trophy was stolen from inside.ĭavid, who has been a regular at the pub for more than 50 years and a trustee for the last ten, noticed the trophy was missing from its cabinet where it was displayed for more than 35 years when he revisited for the first time since its closure. ![]() AFTER celebrating the long-awaited reopening of their beloved local in recent weeks, regulars at a Worsbrough pub noticed a treasured piece of history had gone missing and have appealed for its whereabouts. ![]()
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