Father time may have slowed the turbine engines, but the competitive spirit was as fierce as ever in the golden oldies match at Cooks Gardens on Saturday.
Wanganui Bohemian met Masterton's Millhillians Golden Oldies as the curtain raiser to the Pink Batts Heartland Championship.
Players on both teams were willingto chuck the ball around - then stop for a short break to catch their breath.
The other curtain raiser between Wanganui Samoans and Whanganui Maori was cancelled when the Samoans withdrew late on Friday evening.
