Timaru ball boy Flynn Smith will be running the sidelines at Alpine Energy Stadium this afternoon for the Crusaders and Highlanders. PHOTOS: ALEXIA JOHNSTONFlynn Smith (13) will swap the classroom for the rugby field when the Crusaders and Highlanders clash in Timaru this afternoon. The Year 8 Bluestone School pupil has scored himself a place on the sideline, retrieving wayward rugby balls and sending them back onto the field. He wanted to learn some new skills and see ‘‘how they do things like warm up’’. By Monday this week, 2000 tickets had been sold to today’s mid-season break game game, with more still available.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 05, 2017 21:47 UTC