His standard of play affected the other players and helped them rise to the occasion and challenge a Hawke Cup game brings. The home side is attempting a first — successfully defending the Hawke Cup. The last time it won the Hawke Cup was in 2016, winning over Buller and then losing straight away to Hawkes Bay. North Otago had its first Hawke Cup challenge in the late 1960s, against Hawke’s Bay. Part of the criteria for a player to qualify to play for a Hawke Cup team is that they are educated three years or more in the district.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 25, 2021 15:31 UTC