Waverley Rugby Club has a long standing tradition and reputation as one of the premier teams in the Annual Taki Toa Tournament. The Waverley team is currently training on Wednesdays @ Queens Park and on Saturdays @ Waverley Oval 2.

If you are a player of good ability and are interested in playing in this years team please contact Tivoli Endermann on 0414 665935 (Don’t be alarmed if you get his wife’s voicemail – leave a message, it is his phone) or email tivoli.endermann@gmail.com

2012 Taki Toa being Hosted by Rockdale Rugby Club – March 10th

The tournament will be held 10 March 2012.

For full details, check out Rockdale’s website.

http://rockdalerugby.ning.com/

We will attempt to update this page with details when we know them, but will generally just be relying on Rockdale for information.

Taki Toa Information

The Taki Toa tournament is an annual, invitation only, day-long Kiwi cultural festival which includes a netball tournament, food stalls, haka challenge and the event’s main attraction – the Taki Toa rugby tournament. There will also be a powhiri – a Maori welcoming ceremony – to open the festivities.

The Taki Toa tournament first started in 1983 with the help of a former Waverley Rugby Club player, Manu Sutherland, who helped create the format and ensured that the competition got off the ground. Manu’s father, Henare Sutherland, carved the distinctive and very impressive shield which stands over a metre high and requires two people to move it. Waverley are the current defending champions and have won over 14 titles over the years as well as being unbeaten from 1989 to 2004.

If you want to Sponsor Waverley Rugby Club in the Taki Toa, please contact Tivoli Endermann 0414 665935.