Rugby and Rowing came together at Tauranga Sports Club to assist Otumoetai College fundraise for their 2017 Maadi Cup campaign.
A crowd of more than 200 crammed into the clubrooms to be entertained by referees Craig Joubert and Nigel Owens, the last two men to control Rugby World Cup finals in 2011 and 2015.
Both men have controlled more than 300 first class games and together more than 140 test matches, with many rugby pundits acknowledging Joubert and Owens as the best rugby match officials in the world game at present.
South African Joubert was interviewed by Bryce Lawrence and spoke about how the game had changed over the last decade, how technology and the media were impacting on the role of match officials and how Rio 2016 was a pinnacle of his long distinguished career.
He showed the audience through video footage just how dramatically the game has changed and shared numerous personal insights and stories
Welshman Owens was here last week to referee the All Blacks v Australia test and recounted numerous incidents from his record-breaking 75 test career.