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Posted February 10, 2017 02:49 · last edited February 10, 2017 03:17

Make sure you attend your local SS Premiership game this weekend to remember Steve.

There will be a minute's applause before every game and all teams will wear armbands.

I'm sure he'd like to be remembered by people attending games and supporting local football, as well as increased prostate awareness and people generally going out and living a healthy and happy life:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/89170084/do-...

"There will be no shortage of emotion on Sunday with the Dragons eager to put in a memorable performance to honour former All Whites great Steve Sumner, who died on Wednesday.

Canterbury and New Zealand football identity Sumner, who has a stand named after him at English Park, lost his battle with prostate cancer, aged 61.

Sumner was a patron of the Dragons and an ardent supporter, regularly attending home matches.

National league teams will wear blue armbands to recognise the tireless work Sumner did to raise prostate awareness and have a minute's applause before matches.

Gerdsen said Sumner was held in high regard by the team. Many of the players had a close relationship with him and frequently picked his astute football brain.

"I take my hat off. If he couldn't watch the game [live], he'd watch it on the television. He text me before, he text me after [games].

"We still have a letter in the dressing room from him. He was a very nice supporter of the Dragons, even in the latter stage of his illness."

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Big Pete 65 edited February 10, 2017 03:17

Make sure you attend your local SS Premiership game this weekend to remember Steve.

There will be a minute's applause before every game and all teams will wear armbands.

I'm sure he'd like to be remembered by people attending games and supporting local football:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/89170084/do-...

"There will be no shortage of emotion on Sunday with the Dragons eager to put in a memorable performance to honour former All Whites great Steve Sumner, who died on Wednesday.

Canterbury and New Zealand football identity Sumner, who has a stand named after him at English Park, lost his battle with prostate cancer, aged 61.

Sumner was a patron of the Dragons and an ardent supporter, regularly attending home matches.

National league teams will wear blue armbands to recognise the tireless work Sumner did to raise prostate awareness and have a minute's applause before matches.

Gerdsen said Sumner was held in high regard by the team. Many of the players had a close relationship with him and frequently picked his astute football brain.

"I take my hat off. If he couldn't watch the game [live], he'd watch it on the television. He text me before, he text me after [games].

"We still have a letter in the dressing room from him. He was a very nice supporter of the Dragons, even in the latter stage of his illness."