Holwell

Crews were called at 6.15am this morning after reports of a fire in a wooded outbuilding off the A600 Bedford Road next to Hillcrest Nursery – north of Hitchin and before the turning for Holwell. Five engines – from Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth ...

Northland bounced back when Holwell set marauding wing Fetu Vainikolo off on a run to the line, breaking four tackles before dotting down for a great individual try. But solid Taranaki defence kept Northland at bay for the rest of the game, and Spratt ...

Holwell, who had kicked a penalty goal between the two tries, converted both tries and Northland led 17-5. Winger Isa Nacewa, who took over the kicking from Ward, was successful with one of his first two shots at goal. Auckland, full of talent in their ...

They had three smart tries in the bank before halftime, with veteran first five-eighth David Holwell's skill and cunning having a leading hand in each. He first sneakily caught the Southland defence napping when running a close range tap penalty ...

Taranaki scored arguably the try of the game through Miah Nikora but there was little else for the sparse crowd to be enthused about until the dying stages as veteran first five-eighth David Holwell guided Northland home by passing his own milestone.

When David Holwell returned to New Zealand from Leinster last year he was prepared for a few NPC games for Northland and long hours on his parents' Whangarei farm. Super 14? Not for me, he vowed. In a few short months the veteran pivot, 31, was ...