Covid-19 has hamstrung many sports events in 2020, but New Zealand rugby's under 85 kilogram club cup isn't one of them.
The tournament, originally scheduled for April, kicks off this weekend, with clubs from North Harbour, Auckland, Counties Manukau, Waikato and Wellington locking horns for higher honours.
The Poneke club from Kilbirnie have entered a team and rugby reporter Joe Porter went along to their training to find out what makes the lightweight grade special and integral, to New Zealand rugby.
