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Magpies dedicating jersey to Hawke's Bay charity 8 Mar, 2021 01:25 AM 3 minutes to read The Magpies' charity jersey for the Canterbury game last year had a checked 'swanny' look in tribute to the region's rural community. Photo / File Having raised $16,813 for the East Coast Rural Support Trust with their 2020 charity jersey, the Hawke's Bay Magpies are looking for another cause to get behind with a one-off strip this year. Hawke's Bay Rugby Football Union Inc is welcoming applications this week for charities looking to have 2021's charity jersey dedicated to them. Last September the Magpies ...

Kerry Marshall/Getty Images Ash Dixon and Mark Ozich of Hawke's Bay celebrate after beating Northland in the Championship final at McLean Park in November. Hawke's Bay coach Mark Ozich grew up in a household where football was the dominant code, not rugby, owing to his Croatian heritage. And, by his own admission, Ozich was an average rugby player when he did develop an interest in the 15-man game in his high school years. There is no certainly ‘former All Black’ stamp on the 42-year-old's resume. Kerry Marshall/Getty Images Mark Ozich has a year left on his Hawke's Bay contract but if h...