Rovers Go Top

Zephyr Rovers Toppled leaders Whites today to go top of Division 1 for another week. "We obviously were a bit unsettled by their 20 - 3 score the week before and the fact they were the only unbeaten team" said Rovers Manager Steve Hall (pictured) "but the lads produced a much improved performance and we played pretty well today". Hall said the game was finally balanced in the first half with a slender 3 - 2 lead to Rovers at half time. "We started the second half pretty well and got out to a 5 - 2 lead before we started to look a bit stretched in the middle of the second half" said Hall "suddenly it was back at 5 - 5 with a few minutes to go and we had to go out and win it all over again". Hall said Nigel Burn slotted the winner and had a Ben White look about him in general play. "I think with Ben still struggling for fitness that Nigel certainly firmed up the defence" said Hall "and if we get Ben back and keep Nigel then we'll be cooking with gas".

Final: Rovers 6 Whites 5

Rovers Go Top

Zephyr Rovers Chairman George Nash was tonight celebrating the club going top of the table at an exclusive Napier retreat. "We didn't actually play but we went top by fronting up with the administration fee which automatically bags a team ten competition points" said Nash "and this moved us from nine to nineteen points to go top of the league". Nash celebrated with a few quiet chardonnays at an undisclosed vineyard and said even in his visions for the club, he hadn't expected to lead Division Three so early in the clubs history. "Steve Hall told me when I came on board it was the vision to be top team by 30 June 2030" said Nash "and since I arrived we've jumped four divisions and are still top of the league". Nash said modestly that others had done there bit to assist but 95% of the credit was his.