MEDIA RELEASE
9 June 2006
Kelt Capital Magpies roll up sleeves for the ultimate protection
When you’ve just earned a place in the premier division, you need all the help you can get and next Monday afternoon,
the Kelt Capital Magpies; Hawke’s Bay’s representative rugby team, will each receive a boost to their defence in the
form of a ‘shot’ in the arm, all in the name of protecting themselves against influenza.
Team manager David Stephenson says the team are rolling up their sleeves to receive the influenza vaccine to help
protect them from the ‘flu’.
“We need every team member to be at peak performance this winter. The guys have spent the last six months getting
themselves in top shape for the premier season. They are not willing to throw away the chance to battle it out this
season with some of the best teams in the country simply because they didn’t take every precaution they could to keep
themselves fighting fit,” he said.
Staff from City Medical will be joining the team at the Onekawa Aquatic Centre in Napier to vaccinate the team on
Monday.
Says David Stephenson “We are planning on being the best we can be this season. Being healthy is more than eating well
and exercising regularly – it’s also about being checked and taking the right health precautions.”
ENDS