On the walls of the East Coast Bays Rugby clubroom, amongst framed pictures of hallowed players who went on to become famous All Blacks, is a photo of another star:
Hollie Beattie.
She didn’t play rugby for long, but the nine-year-old made a lasting impact on others, mostly for her bravery, resilience and spunk. Hollie passed away last May from a rare, aggressive form of cancer called neuroblastoma.
Before her death, she made headlines when Kiwis generously donated more than $600,000 to send her to Spain, where a trial