Senior rugby is underway for a new season with Hautapu Sports hosting two matches against Fraser Tech on opening day. Photographer Matt Gould was on the sideline to capture some of the action in the Waikato Premier match played on … Read More
Waikato Premier Division rugby gets underway on Saturday (April 23) when Hautapu hosts Fraser Tech at Memorial Park. The season opener pitches last year’s finalists in the competition with Hautapu looking for the chance to reverse last season’s decider, won … Read More
Former Hautapu senior A rugby player Chris Richter-Visser has died, aged 56. Talented at a number of sports, Richter-Visser played for Hautapu’s top team in 1990 and 1991, and remained a follower of the club after his retirement from playing. … Read More
Hautapu Sports Club’s Colts will start their rugby season on the road, playing Hamilton Old Boys. The season opener is scheduled for Saturday April 23. Their first home game will be on April 30 when the Colts host Te Awamutu … Read More
The 2022 draw for Waikato’s Premier A rugby season has been released — and it’s conjured up a juicy first-up fixture for Hautapu Sports! Hautapu will play Fraser Tech at home in a replay of last year’s competition grand final … Read More
Hautapu captain Hamilton Burr will make his debut for the Waikato Chiefs when they play Moana Pasifika in Auckland on Saturday night. He’s one of five players from Hautapu Sports Club in the Chiefs’ line-up to face their Super Rugby … Read More
The start of the 2022 senior and colts rugby season has been delayed till Saturday April 23 as a result of increasing cases of COVID in the Waikato. This follows a meeting of Waikato rugby clubs and confirmation of plans … Read More
Hautapu Sports have opened online registrations for those who want to play senior rugby in 2022. If you were registered in 2021, please check your email to re-register. If you have not received an email from Hautapu Sports please click … Read More
Hautapu Sports Club has lost one of its most loyal supporters with the death of Kelvin Smith (75). The father of veteran senior rugby player Billy Smith, Kelvin was an enthusiastic supporter of Hautapu’s Premier A and B rugby teams … Read More
In 1978, the Hautapu Rugby Football Club (as we were then) celebrated its 75th Jubilee. To mark the event, the club commissioned a written history of the club, retelling the story of our beginnings and the events that had a … Read More