Wolves v Trojans in KO Cup final; junior rep tournaments cancelled

The annual senior Knockout Cup football final will be contested on Saturday by holders Central Wolves and Call Care Trojans.

Both sides scored comprehensive victories in last weekend’s semi-finals at Renwick.

Hat-tricks to Steve McCaa and Hamish Morrow helped Wolves down BV Masters 8-0 while Trojans defeated clubmates Hotspurs 4-0. The final will be played on Saturday at Athletic Park with a 2pm kick-off.

In the KO Shield semis Rangers Clubs of Marlborough downed Spartans 7-2 to set up a final clash with Rangers Masters who beat Central Privateers 2-1. Their final will be played at Athletic Park at 11am.

Rangers Development, 10-2 winners over Picton, and Central Buccaneers, who beat Redwood 7-0, will play the KO Bowl final at A&P Park, with a noon kick-off.

The KO Plate final, between defeated semifinalists BV Masters and Hotspurs, will be played at A&P Park, beginning at noon.

Tournaments canned

In other football news, it was announced today that the 2021 Tasman Club Reps Regional Tournaments have been cancelled.

Andrea Smith-Scott, general manager of Marlborough Football, and her Nelson counterpart, Val Smith, said all staff had met yesterday and made the difficult decision.

“We can only proceed with all the tournaments in level 1, so as we are still in level 2 when one of the tournaments is due to kick off on October 3, we have been left with no other option,” Andrea added.

“We look at all the Tasman Tournaments as one, so it comes down to whether or not we can run all the age groups within the alert level 2 guidelines, and the simple fact is we cannot.

“We are extremely disappointed for the players, and we reiterate that every avenue has been explored in our discussions.”