As I mentioned why would Woolston Tech want to join with Cashmere?
To increase the junior numbers in the club?
More headache's running Juniors than Seniors.
Cashmere and Halswell would be a better fit maybe.
Rumour has it, merger that has been passed in a quick chat between both parties has been between N and W.
They have been combined before in the Junior Premier grades.
May not happen until the later has the centennial year in 2013.
To increase the junior numbers in the club?
More headache's running Juniors than Seniors.
Cashmere and Halswell would be a better fit maybe.
Rumour has it, merger that has been passed in a quick chat between both parties has been between N and W.
They have been combined before in the Junior Premier grades.
May not happen until the later has the centennial year in 2013.
Both N and W are struggling financially and consequently players are a bit jumpy. W have been looking at the Westminster Sports setup run by the ChCh rugby club but the rugby don't want them at so they need to find somewhere else. To their credit both clubs have been very good at developing local young talent but are finding it increasingly difficult to compete with those that throw money at players. Both clubs have lost numbers in the past couple of seasons and are reliant on the goodwill of a few administrators who have been hard at it for a few years now.
Tech would like to join with Cashmere (possibly the most financial club in the city) to help drive their senior side (all those Dragons don't come cheap). Also sending a team to Napier for the U19's must be a $20k exercise as well? There aim is to win the Chatham Cup next year which would also involve a fair cost for travel particularly now the travelling starts a round earlier.