Napier City Rovers Football Club is set to celebrate a half-century on the pitch with anniversary festivities this Easter weekend, including a Legends Match as a curtain raiser to the Thirsty Whale NCR’s first Central League home game of the season against Miramar Rangers.

A star-studded lineup of former Rovers icons from near and far will come together to face off in the Blue vs Red Legends Game at Bluewater Stadium on Easter Sunday, kick-off 12pm.

Legends line-ups:

Team Blue: Stan Clarke, Steve O’Donoghue, Perry Cotton, Chris Shakeshaft, Robbie Parker, Jamie Mason, Mark Harrison, Stu Wilson, Richard Gearey, Matt Hastings, Nick Matheson, Willy Stanger, Wayne Atkins, Cole Peverly, Adam Turner, Regan Cameron, Chris Greatholder. Manager: Mick Waitt.

Team Red: Lance Bauerfeind, Phil Purvis, Andy Rennie, Warren Gilbertson, Mark Paston, Scott Turner, Andrew Huxford, Chris McIvor, David Gearey, Andrew Abba, Rudi Bauerfeind, Ben Sigmund, Trevor Wattam, Danny Wilson, David Birnie, Kyle Baxter, Scott Dunn.

Manager: Roy Stanger.

Come along to Bluewater Stadium this Sunday and be part of the action.

Free entry to both games.