Jed Lawrie (white hat) and the Hornby Panthers after winning the Pat Smith Trophy on Sunday. Lowrie reprises a clipboard partnership with former Keas mentor Andrew Auimatagi, whose try-scoring double while playing in the halves during Sunday's grand final was not enough to prevent Hornby winning 22-16 at Nga Puna Wai. "I'm excited about helping Andrew with the (Canterbury) Bulls after a year off," said Lowrie, who coached alongside Auimatagi at the Bulls for three seasons up to 2020. The Bulls struggled in the four-team NZRL premiership last year, losing heavily to the Akarana Falcons and Counties Manukau Stingrays. In other grand final day highlights, Marist Papanui edged the Northern Bulldogs 6-2 in a try-less premier reserve grand final.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 18, 2021 02:15 UTC