Eight debutants have been included in Hautapu Sports Club’s Premier A squad for their Waikato season opener against Hamilton Marist.
The match, at Marist Park on Saturday, is the first round in the Waikato Premier competition, and the first step in Hautapu’s campaign to reach another Breweries Shield final.
The Development squad play Marist at 1pm, while the Hautapu U-21s travel to Te Awamutu for an all-Waipa match-up.
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Hautapu’s women’s team are the only side playing at Memorial Park at the weekend.
They kick off at 1pm against HOB Huskies.
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Fixtures and squads
Games to be played on Saturday April 5, 2025
Premier A
Hamilton Marist v Hautapu Sports
Marist Park, Hamilton, 2.45pm
1 Stan Paese (38)
2 Rico Mcquoid (*)
3 Levi Hazelton (16)
4 Tama Hodgson (*)
5 Ollie Shergold (8)
6 Henry Brown (9)
7 Mitch Jacobson (co-captain) (73)
8 Elijah Corbett (46)
9 Rui Farrant (30)
10 Dillon Martin (*)
11 Dean Christensen (3)
12 Jason Thomasen (135)
13 Michael Naitokani (*)
14 Quentin Hill (37)
15 Amos Faaola (26)
Impact
16 Archie Falconer (15)
17 Richie Magele (*)
18 Jacob Carmichael (2)
19 Mitch Hills (*)
20 Quintony Ngatai (co-captain) (51)
21 Callum Beckett (*)
22 Dallas Rata (*)
Games played in brackets, * denotes debut
Development
Hamilton Marist v Hautapu Sports
Marist Park, Hamilton, 1pm
1 Ronnie Cook
2 Nic Jeffcoat
3 Luke Hills
4 Mitch Hills
5 Jack Tuck
6 Pardeep Singh
7 Jack Nesdale (captain)
8 Jack Shaw
9 Finlay Burgess
10 Kees van der Hayden
11 Todd Silva
12 Ihaka Harper-Dent
13 Jesse Ravunacagi
14 Karlan Mosaati
15 Finn Jones
Impact
16 Whare Quinn
17 Archie Tonks
18 Ollie Ward
19 Kobe Stranks
20 Lachie Pickett
21 Harry Watanabe
22 Sam Vaert
U-21
Te Awamutu Sports v Hautapu Sports
Albert Park, Te Awamutu, 1pm
1 Declan Haiosi
2 Rory Blyth
3 Beau Wallis (captain)
4 Dalton Hunt
5 Max Fowler
6 Flynn Pierce
7 Harry Silish
8 Jack Mathis
9 Ben Brown
10 Ned Collins
11 Taine Moeke
12 Johanson Tamala
13 Marie Nepia
14 Lewis Imrie
15 Charlie Stewart
Impact
16 Ambrosio Reidel
17 Dahntie Lewis
18 Taine Williams
19 Kaleb Tapara
20 Harper Bourke
21 Quin Farrell
22 Morgan Baker
Premier Women
Hautapu Sports v HOB Huskies
Memorial Park, 1pm
1 Amy Hunter
2 Nikki Harpur
3 Leilani Dephoff
4 Dellaney Mahu
5 Greer Garland
6 Hilary Quinn
7 Keelah Bodle
8 Kaesha Nairn
9 Hannah Gordon
10 Hayley Church
11 Kesha Church
12 Merea Hyde
13 Riley O’Dwyer
14 Anna Gallaher
15 Melina Salale
Impact
16 Elliot de Nys-Farrell
17 Zanzi Falahati
18 Bostyn Brown
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