Matua Parkinson in Fight for Life

Bay rugby star Matua Parkinson will take on rugby league's Wairangi Koopu in the Woodstock Reserve Fight For Life in Auckland on Saturday night.

The event, held at the Trusts Stadium, will see six rugby stars go head to head with six of their rugby league counterparts.

Parkinson has been training for the event for the past three weeks with local boxing trainer Hemi Niha. Proceeds from the event will go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation.