Leicester RutledgeThe Wrights Bush Rugby Club centenary celebrations were due to get under way at the clubrooms last night. In the early years, the club grounds moved around the district before settling at the current location behind the Wrights Bush Hall in 1968. More than 250 people have registered so far with former members coming from all over the country, and even some from overseas. Rutledge played 113 games for Southland before going on to coach and manage the side and is a Southland Rugby life member. The current senior team is an amalgamation of players from Wrights Bush and neighbour Central Pirates and plays under the Bush Pirates banner in Southland's division two competition.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 31, 2019 21:00 UTC