Photo: Getty ImagesThe North-South hockey rivalry will return to the turf this weekend as Hockey New Zealand gives its elite players some much need competition in an Olympic year. A three-match series for both the men and women will be played in Hamilton on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday. The trophy the men will be playing for is the Havilah Down Cup, named after a patron of the game. Photo: Getty ImagesMaister says William Havilah Down was a dominant figure in New Zealand hockey. There is also a North-South trophy for women that has been retrieved from the back of the New Zealand Hockey trophy cabinet, but because the women's game had a significantly lower profile 40 years ago, there is no engraving on it.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 15, 2021 23:13 UTC