The Yarrows Taranaki Bulls took a break from rugby to help school pupils with a planting project recently.
Each year the Year 6 pupils from Central School complete a term four graduation project that gives back to their school. This year they had help from the 2023 Bunnings NPC champions to plant fruit trees.
The initiative was supported by Bunnings, the primary partner and naming rights sponsor of the Bunnings National Provincial Championship (NPC), Farah Palmer Cup (FPC), Bunnings Heartland Championships and Super Rugby Under 20s Championship.
After planting the trees the Bulls’ players taught the children some rugby skills and challenged the pupils to a sprint race.
Taranaki Bulls player Teihorangi Walden says he grew up in New Plymouth and would watch the Bulls play.