Pointers powered by the Kirirua-Gills

IT is always a wholesome family affair when the Nichols Point Gold women’s team take to Sunraysia turfs each week brimming with Pukapuka pride as the Kirirua-Gills make up almost an entire starting XI. Captain Tania Kirirua-Gill leads a side stacked with relatives including daughters, nieces and sisters-in-law that all pull on the Pointers green […]

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