Northland finally has its own premier women's club rugby competition after five long years.
The competition, which had its first two games last night, features seven teams: Kaikohe, Dargaville, Hora Hora, Kamo Hawks (Kamo and Otamatea), City RFC, Old Boys Marist and Te Rarawa.
Along with the premier competition, under-15 and under-18 10s competition will be held on Mondays. It marks an incredible resurgence in Northland women's rugby which has provided a number of good results from Northland's women's sevens and touch teams over recent years.
"It'll be exciting once the ball gets kicked off," Northland Rugby women's rugby development manager Scott Collins said.
"There's a lot of experienced players who have come back now that there's something for them and hopefully it'll capture the imagination of others who want to play."