Rugby Park sits on King Street in Waiuku, Franklin, and holds a 4.6 rating from 20 Google reviews; visitors praise the rugby field and the sunsets, and one mentions the chips. A good park with a sports ground earns its keep in the details: decent drainage through winter, clear sightlines from the sideline and room for people who are only there to watch the light change. Regulars tend to time visits around the golden hour, when training nights and weekend matches give a ground its buzz and the low sun does the rest. Rugby pitches take a beating in the wet months, so the state of the turf can vary with the season — worth a look before planning a kickabout. Evenings are when small-town parks like this are at their best. For a kick of the ball or one of those Waiuku sunsets, it is an easy stop on King Street.