Caledonia Gladiators historic win
“It really was like a fairy tale,” says Caledonia Gladiators manager Sean Skelly about the men’s team taking home their first trophy in 20 years.
Head coach Gareth Murray was just as thrilled, explaining: “It’s the best feeling we’ve had at the club since I’ve been here.” When Covid-19 hit, he recalls the then-owners telling him: “The club is struggling. Financially we don’t have much, we need to start all over.” But he adds it was all worth it when the club won their first trophy in two decades under a new name - the Caledonia Gladiators. This came just a year after the organisation was bought by new owners.“I've never felt emotion like that before. Never once, it was unbelievable,” Sean says.‘We see ourselves competing against Saturday night TV’