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Clockwise from left: Reeftonites Thor Manawatu, Brad Welch, Luke Barrow, Bradly Polglaze and Frank Lineham delight in the environment throughout the Black Clash at Hagley Oval.
Tradies, sparkies, miners and farmers. For Luke Barrow and his Reefton mates, a journey the city is a rarity, so they go quite big.
The 26-year-old and his good friends made the journey from the West Coast to see the now yearly T20 Black Clash match in Christchurch on Friday.
The rugby group secured in 2015’s clash and now both groups– Sir Graham Henry’s Team Rugby and Stephen Fleming’s Team Cricket– each have 2 wins under their belt entering into this year’s competitors at Hagley Oval.
The Black Clash has actually grown because it began in 2019. In 2022, tickets offered out and another million or two Kiwis enjoyed it survive on tv. This year it will likewise evaluate reside in Australia.
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When the Black Clash was very first mooted, some critics stated viewing a lot of retired cricketers take on a group of previous and present All Blacks might be a little cringe. Perhaps it is.
Barrow and the kids have actually made the journey for it prior to and here they are once again.
They took the young boy’s journey on the odd event to escape work, house and their other halves (stated with outright tongue in cheek, Barrow includes).
“We have not got clubs, simply nation clubs. We have an excellent old lare up here and there … I’m not much of a city young boy myself, however it’s excellent to get over here for a bit.
“We are all tradies, home builders sparkies, one operates in a mine. A common weekend for us is searching, fishing, tramping.”
The night life in Reefton isn’t all that interesting, so Christchurch offers them with the brilliant lights and more alternatives for the single men in the eight-man strong group, he states.
“We are constantly looking.”
Jokes aside, he wished to see Team Rugby win the match, however he held little hope.