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Southern United player Joel Stevens (left) and Bay United midfielder Gavin Hoy tussle for possession at Logan Park, Dunedin, last night. Photo / ODT

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Robertson puts Southern Utd stalemate in perspective

8 Dec, 2019 12:55pm
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Hawke's Bay United team relieved to catch flight home via Auckland amid southern flooding.

It's a group hug time for the Auckland teenagers after they clinched a fourth consecutive New Zealand Women's Interprovincial golf tourney crown at Maraenui GC in Napier today. Photo / BW Media

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Auckland females emulate men in 2019 interprovincials

7 Dec, 2019 8:11pm
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Hawke's Bay/Poverty Bay outline challenges of keeping girls in golf in their teenage years

Ex-NZ heavyweight champion David Gerbault (left) with current undefeated NZ heavyweight champion Jamie Tagataese and four-time ex-NZ heavyweight champ

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Six current and ex-Kiwi champs on wrestling card

7 Dec, 2019 7:00am
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WWE style of live professional wrestling rolls into Napier City for the first time tonight

Manawatu/Whanganui No 3 seed Brydie Hodge shows the swing that got her past Auckland counterpart, Carmen Lim, 2 and 1 at Maraenui Golf Club in Napier today. Photo/Paul Taylor

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BOP sneak in with North Harbour at Interprovincials

6 Dec, 2019 5:30pm
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HBPB No 5 Fiona Ellis delighted to win first game to help side sneak into the playoffs.

Player/co-coach Bill Robertson (chrome dome, centre) says Hawke's Bay United are in a good confident space before jetting off to Dunedin tomorrow. Photo / Photosport

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Southern Utd censure will add zest to clash with Bay Utd

6 Dec, 2019 12:43pm
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New venue, artificial turf but Hawke's Bay United keen for result at Logan Park, Dunedin.

Visually impaired bowler Don Clark (left) and his director, Ray Zajonskowski, with the spoils after returning with the B3 category of the single men's crown in Hamilton. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Bay blind bowlers finding wicked chemistry on lawns

6 Dec, 2019 7:00am
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Bowls NZ invites physically disabled, visually impaired athletes on mat of inclusiveness.

Like Auckland, Manawatu/Whanganui No 1 seed Tara Raj, has yet to concede a game after six rounds but what mentality will the sides take tomorrow knowing they're already in the playoffs. Photo/BW Media

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Golf: North Harbour, Canterbury, BOP jostle for spots

5 Dec, 2019 10:38pm
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HBPB teenager Ellen Ball epitome of what teams out of playoffs berths hoping to achieve.

HBPB top seed Tessa McDonald is all smiles as she congratulates her Auckland counterpart, Vivian Lu (obscured), and official after giving her opponent a scare this morning. Photo / Paul Taylor

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Manaena wins, Field halves on win-less day for HBPB

4 Dec, 2019 7:08pm
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Manawatu-Whanganui, North Harbour and Canterbury join undefeated Aucklanders in Napier.

Max Williams (on orange bike) powers away with fellow Hastings rider Luke Shaw behind him in the green jersey but where is home-boy Isaac Schuurman? Photo/supplied

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Homeboy won't give them slip next time says Max Williams

4 Dec, 2019 2:29pm
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Kirsty McCallum, mother Carol and father Dave all competed at the Taupo Cycle Challenge.

Jeet Raval will be engaging more in such brainstorming sessions with New Zealand batting coach and former NZ opener Peter Fulton. Photo / Photosport

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Jeet Raval face of despair for those who live off crumbs

4 Dec, 2019 9:07am
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ESPN Cricinfo scribe George Dobell makes pertinent points about NZ wickets killing tests.

No 2 Janie Field (left) has a heart-to-heart discussion with top seed Tessa McDonald before Hawke's Bay/Poverty Bay went down 4-1 to Manawatu/Whanganui in their only game today. Photo / Anendra Singh

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HBPB regather as Auckland redefine boundaries in Napier

3 Dec, 2019 7:06pm
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No one mentioned them but Manawatu/Whanganui are darlings of NZ matchplay golf tournament.

Ollie Sapsford has been labelled an exciting prospect for the nationals, considering he hasn't played sevens for a while. Photo / File

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Hawke's Bay coaches taking stock for national sevens

2 Dec, 2019 5:40pm
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The Hawke's Bay Tuis bow out in final but also book berth at national sevens in Tauranga.

HBPB top seed Tessa McDonald takes a selfie of teammates (clockwise from left) Ellen Ball, Fiona Ellis, Janie Field, co-manager Trish McBride, Clare Choi and Martha Manaena. Photo / Ian Cooper

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Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay women ready to battle for national honours

2 Dec, 2019 12:36pm
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Hawke's Bay/Poverty Bay women aim to make most of familiar backyard at Maraenui Golf Club.

Lily Whites defender Michael Bilt can only watch as Bay United left wing back Jorge Akers watches his shot from an oblique angle on the way to beating keeper Danyon Drake. Photo / Ian Cooper

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Bay United turn on heat but Lily Whites refuse to wilt

1 Dec, 2019 6:50pm
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Ahingi Selemani, Stephen Hoyle score a brace each as points shared in NZ summer league.

Auckland players, with team officials, stay grounded despite a crushing 5-0 victory over Otago in the final at the Hastings Golf Club this afternoon. Photo/Ian Cooper

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Q School, retirement beckons champion Aucklanders

30 Nov, 2019 10:53pm
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In many respects, Auckland had played their final against Manawatu/Whanganui, not Otago.

Havelock North premier club batsman Jonathon Whitley plays a shot square of the wicket at Anderson Park in the village today. Photo / Ian Cooper

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Decision to bowl does justice to fresh Taradale wicket

30 Nov, 2019 7:56pm
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Opener Hamish Lewis carves up unbeaten century to spearhead CHB victory in Havelock North.

Richard Gillespie says the ability levels of the current Bay United squad surpasses any other he's been involved with in his illustrious career. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Goalkeeper akin to bomb expert says Richard Gillespie

30 Nov, 2019 12:09pm
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Character of lads and team culture impresses Hawke's Bay United mentor Richard Gillespie.

Coach Paul Unwin (left) and manager Lincoln Doull with Hereworth School first XI cricketers who added value to the National Primary School Cup finals a fortnight ago. Photo / John Davidson, www.bwmedia.co.nz

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Headmaster's winning-handshake edict finding traction

30 Nov, 2019 8:00am
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Hereworth School skirt beyond the boundary ropes of cricket domain to instil life values.

Lindisfarne College coach Colin Schaw and captain Harry Mowat with the troops before jetting off to Lincoln, near Christchurch, this morning for the annual tourney. Photo / Paul Taylor

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Lack of 50-over entree only concern for Lindisfarne boys

29 Nov, 2019 10:49am
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Month-long diet of T20 cricket will upset Lindisfarne cricketers' flow of gastric juices.

Speculation is rife in the media that axed Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur has struck a deal to mentor the Sri Lanka men's team amid a U-turn to coach the CD Stags domestically in T20. Photo / Photosport

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CD Stags lose Arthur's nous but add Ronchi to stable

28 Nov, 2019 4:26pm
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Greg Hay in for concussed Joshua Clarkson while Jayden Lennox in for spinner Ajaz Patel.

Russell Mitchell, of Maraenui Golf Club, has been around the amateur representative long enough to take a bee-sting swelling in his stride. Photo / File

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Russell Mitchell shrugs of bee sting to help HB prevail

28 Nov, 2019 4:09pm
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Auckland, North Harbour, Otago only teams remaining undefeated after round 5 in Hastings.

Hawke's Bay top seed Mako Thompson says it's imperative they win their remaining games but agrees some results may have to go their way if they are to make the playoffs. Photo / Paul Taylor

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Otago lapping it up at golf interprovincial but HB hang tough

27 Nov, 2019 7:44pm
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The pom poms are beginning to give way to the movers and shakers as Hastings heats up.

Former All Black Andrew Mehrtens' arguments that investing in Asia will somehow solve New Zealand's problems is too simplistic and somewhat flawed. Photo/NZME

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Andrew Mehrtens just a ravening wolf in sheep's clothing

27 Nov, 2019 12:03pm
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Andrew Mehrtens has New Zealand at heart but what about the rest of rugby catchment area?

It's the only pixelated pairing: Hawke's Bay No 5 seed Stuart Duff tees off as Northland's Alex Neely waits for his turn at the No 1 hole at Bridge Pa, Hastings, today. Photo / Paul Taylor

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Turbulence but HB golfers forecast promising day two

26 Nov, 2019 7:50pm
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No one will blame the pristine Hastings club if results won't go their way: Mako Thompson.

Doug Bailey, of Hastings, with the sixth-dan, black-belt Olivecrona ju jutsu accreditation he received a fortnight ago. Photo / Warren Buckland

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Sensei's sixth-dan status tribute to jiu jitsu branch

26 Nov, 2019 7:00am
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Hastings finance company manager Doug Bailey's finding nirvana in martial arts discipline.

Scratchie Jeff Tuoro religiously finds time to practice six days a week after punching out his card as greenkeeper at the Hastings Golf Club. Photo / Warren Buckland

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HB men to make most of interprovincials in backyard

25 Nov, 2019 4:44pm
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Hawke's Bay will eye an interprovincial playoffs berth when the dust settles on Saturday.

Exorcising a few demons is Hawke's Bay senior representative men's team winning the one-day Chapple Cup at Nelson Park, Napier, tonight. Photo / Paul Taylor

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Wiggins, Schaw provide stability on Hawke's Bay platform

24 Nov, 2019 7:54pm
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Hawke's Bay, Marlborough claim Chapple Cup and Cave Cup, respectively, in Napier, tonight.

Ahinga Selemani (left), with Joshua Signey, and Dylan Sacramento, found the equaliser for Hawke's Bay United against Canterbury United in Christchurch today. Photo/file

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Bay United had fleetingly flirted with three points

24 Nov, 2019 5:26pm
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Hawke's Bay United take stock after war of attrition on a sun-baked turf in Christchurch.

Hawke's Bay opener Ben Stoyanoff spearheads the bowling attack as Horowhenua-Kapiti batsman Chad Law tries to decipher if his teammate feels confident in stealing a single. Photo / Paul Taylor

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Kenworthy, Clark, Watson exemplify Bay batting depth

23 Nov, 2019 8:39pm
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Win or lose, the two finals in the Chapple Cup tournament in Napier should be a humdinger.

Hastings amateur Stuart Duff shows the cool-customer qualities that saw him nail a double whammy at the Asia-Pacific Seniors in Malaysia yesterday. Photo / Supplied

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Stuart Duff savours first overseas accolades in Malaysia

23 Nov, 2019 2:55pm
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From Malaysian triumphs to the tee mounds of Bridge Pa for Hastings amateur Stuart Duff.

Ollie Clinton harbours a desire to compete in the junior world championship in Cairo, Egypt, before entering the senior ranks of the Oceania Championship in Nauru next year. Photo/Warren Buckland

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HBHS pupil's shouldering weight of incremental gains

23 Nov, 2019 7:00am
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Ollie Clinton's focused on channelling his energy into finding weightlifting glory.

Hawke's Bay century maker Dominic Thompson makes it painfully obvious to Taranaki wicketkeeper Phil Baraclough he's in for a long day at the office during the Chappel Cup opener. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Bayley Wiggins, Dominic Thompson provide ideal platform

22 Nov, 2019 6:30pm
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Fans can be forgiven for thinking winners Hawke's Bay should go on to prevail on Sunday.

New Hawks coach Daniel Nelson, of Dublin, Ireland, who will be at the helm of the franchise team for the 2020 NBL season tipping off in April. Photo / Supplied

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Hawks banking on luck of the Irish for second NBL crown

22 Nov, 2019 5:00pm
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Irishman Daniel Nelson last man standing after rigorous Hawks' selection for new mentor.

Dominic Thompson feels honoured to lead the Bay senior men's representative cricket team. Photo / File

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Chapple Cup offers Bay men chance to exorcise demons

22 Nov, 2019 7:00am
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Seedings format gives way to drawing names for the first time in Chapple Cup tournament.

It's gold for Kirsten Birrell and her New Zealand B team who upstaged their fellow Kiwi and Australia counterparts during the Oceania Championship in Sydney this month. Photo / Warren Buckland

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Shooting: Hawke's Bay top gun, Kirsten Birrell, basks in golden glow

21 Nov, 2019 11:36am
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The world championship is high on the agenda of Hawke's Bay rifle shooter Kirsten Birrell.

Gary Pond (left) and Scott Briasco reminisce over the halcyon days of Central Districts Association Cricket at its headquarters in Napier. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Heinrich Malan came a tad late but Briasco isn't done yet

21 Nov, 2019 6:00am
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Retired CD CEO Blair Furlong is the common denominator for latest life members in Napier.

Scott Robertson's break dancing may strike a chord with NZ Rugby but is it enough to address any perceived sense of disconnect the brown boys may have with the ABs. Photo / Photosport

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Unappetising? Maybe but Fozz and Razor Show will go on

20 Nov, 2019 8:38am
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Coach race more about how much NZR is in touch with fans than a bullish sporting dynasty.

Matt Edmondson, showing his class against Whanganui, has become the first Hawke's Bay senior men's representative batsman to score a double century three times at that level. Photo / Lewis Gardner

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Two 100-scalp hauls add zest to historic double century

18 Nov, 2019 2:30pm
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Hawke's Bay senior men side make the most of points despite inclement weather in Whanganui

Ahinga Selamani (left), Josh Signey and Dylan Sacramento will be instrumental in how the Hawke's Bay United engine room functions this summer. Photo/Paul Taylor

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All the torque is about Bay United's Triple S action

31 Oct, 2019 7:00am
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Hawke's Bay United protagonists want spectators to be rocking at Park Island this summer.

Is South Africa halfback Faf de Klerk (centre) the hottest property in winning rugby matches? Get out of here. He's the prophet of doom and gloom. Photo / AP

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Faf de Klerks of world robbing rugby of its richness

29 Oct, 2019 10:37am
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Everyone loves a David and Goliath parody in sport but, please, no more now.

It's a cup of joy for the Tauranga City footballers after they claimed their maiden bragging rights at the annual under-19 tournament at Park Island, Napier, today. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Self-belief fuels Tauranga City to overcome Birkenhead

28 Oct, 2019 3:25pm
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The national age-group tourney is so popular organiser Graeme Sole had to turn away teams.

Napier Marist player Jack Finn towers over Otumoetai FC counterpart Luke Foster to show the edict of heads I win prevails during their satellite section match at Park Island today. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Bay sides battle but Aucklanders progress to playoffs

27 Oct, 2019 8:15pm
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Auckland teams stamp supremacy at premier under-19 national football tournament in Napier.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen congratulates man-of-the-match Maro Itoje who, I reckon, will make a superb England captain, if his performance last night was anything to go by. Photo / AP

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Almost man to man, England were better than All Blacks

26 Oct, 2019 11:52pm
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COMMENT: Steve Hansen and the AB still "AAA" but they'll need to make room for England.

Havelock North Will Fridd (left) beats Hawke's Bay-born Luis Toomey, of Miramar Rangers, to the ball in the 1-all stalemate during the Napier City Rovers U19 tournament today. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Havelock North set tone as flagship team in Napier

26 Oct, 2019 6:40pm
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With the Bay weather turning it on, teenagers had no excuses at the U19 football tourney.

Melika Samia (left), Raedeen Blake and Aliyah King will be gauging their worth at the three-day national October basketball camp in Auckland from today. Photo / Paul Taylor

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Talented HB trio aiming to boost CVs at national camp

26 Oct, 2019 7:00am
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Hawke's Bay schoolgirls embark on mission to boost experience at Auckland national camp.

NOBM skipper Nihal Shilar fists the air in jubilation after claiming the prized scalp of opening batsman Bradley Schmulian for 13 runs. Photo/Paul Taylor

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NOBM pip Havelock North, say they're not easy-beats

25 Oct, 2019 5:31pm
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No one was more excited than Napier Old Boys' Marist in premier men's club 50-over format.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has fronted media scrums with aplomb during news conferences at the Rugby World Cup in Japan but that may be tested after the semifinal. Photo/AP

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Will Erasmus, Gatland, Hansen, Jones lose composure?

25 Oct, 2019 1:06pm
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Accountability will be difficult to sidestep after Rugby World Cup semifinals in Japan.

The franchise view is had Zico Coronel (right) stayed another year with the Hawks it would have been more beneficial for both parties. Photo / Photosport

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Hawks role ideal for ANBL lieutenants says Keith Price

24 Oct, 2019 11:21am
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After employing a fan-pleasing, three-point philosophy, Zico Coronel is leaving the Bay.

PE teacher Leanne Wilson says it's nice to be recognised for the countless hours to help high schoolers realise their potential in sport. Photo/Warren Buckland

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PE teachers welcome gongs of priceless appreciation

24 Oct, 2019 7:00am
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Leanne Wilson's the epitome of the countless hours PE teachers put into moulding teenagers

Were the All Blacks foxing and ghosting with losses in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup as part of a PR exercise to boost the hype surrounding the marquee tournament? Photo/AP

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All Blacks are AAA 'in Standard & Poor's rating system'

23 Oct, 2019 11:59am
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A triple treat at the Rugby World Cup for All Blacks will only feed an elitist ideology.

Gemma Newland (centre) savours victory on the podium with runner-up Sophie Etheridge and third-placed Mary Cullen in the 40km women's grade race. Photo/supplied

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Tour of the Bay straggler goes on to become a champion

21 Oct, 2019 11:42am
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Annual Tour of the Bay cycling event lures countless riders from myriad ages and gender.

NTOB bowler Jesse Ryder puts one through to Havelock North batsman Harry Young as wicketkeeper Matt Edmondson anticipates a feather at Nelson Park, Napier, today. Photo/Ian Cooper

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Do as Bronson Meehan says, not does on batting crease

19 Oct, 2019 11:31pm
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The test tube is still frothing in the laboratory on the 40-over format in club cricket.

Christian Karatau and Emilee Adams are blissfully aware that if they make the spares, the strikes will take care of themselves. Photo / Paul Taylor

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Social media bully victim finds traction in tenpin bowls

19 Oct, 2019 7:00am
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Bling will be blissful but bowling to the best of their ability trumps public expectations

Referee Nigel Owens shows Argentina's Tomas Lavanini (right) a red card for a dangerous tackle against England. All red ones were justified, albeit some that got away. Photo / AP

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Rugby World Cup demands discipline or jet off home early

18 Oct, 2019 4:06pm
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No, refs don't get it right every time at the Rugby World Cup but then neither do players.

He had racked up 200 premier club games for Havelock North in 2009 but Jared Priest is still claiming scalps at 39. Photo / File

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Villagers, CHB, Texans warming up to 40-over format

17 Oct, 2019 2:38pm
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Hawke's Bay premier men's club cricketers coming to grips with inaugural 40-over format.

HB Blades members Sophi Lee with coach Baz Clark (left), Olly Styles, Tyler Kelly, Ethan Hedge and Sam Miller preparing for the NZ Central Open fencing tourney in a fortnight. Photo / Paul Taylor

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Tourney marks revival of fencing sport in Hawke's Bay

5 Oct, 2019 7:00am
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Hawke's Bay Blades inviting newcomers but don't worry about costs as all gear's supplied.

Central Hawke's Bay premier club men's cricket team celebrate winning the HBCA Twenty tourney last year. Photo/file

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Opportunity for young and restless to shine in Bay T20

3 Oct, 2019 9:00am
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Annual Hawke's Bay Cricket Association T20 tourney hopes to weather the 'storm' at weekend

Will Melody Belle, with jockey Opie Bosson and strapper Mette Mosebo, show the effects of travelling through the Taupo/Napier hills come the Livamol Classic? Photo/Ian Cooper

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Can't ignore Vernanme, Sentimental Miss, say pundits

3 Oct, 2019 7:00am
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Trip via Taupo-Napier hills takes its toll on horses but Melody Belle isn't just any horse

Hamuera Tainui (blue), of Christchurch, lands a punch flush on Ezra Wilson, of Wellington, on the way to a unanimous victory in Hastings today. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Opening bout at NZ Boxing champs leaves fighter bloodied but not beaten

2 Oct, 2019 6:45pm
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It was a blue-and-red split on the opening day of the age-group bouts at the nationals.

The Brave Blossoms celebrate their 19-12 victory as the wilting Irish clovers ponder their luck during the Rugby World Cup match at Ecopa Stadium in Shizuoka, Japan. Photo/Photosport

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Japan's the Silicon Valley capital of rugby discards

1 Oct, 2019 3:01pm
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The warm fuzzies are noted in creating a sporting global village but Japan's way off side.

Erik Blomberg (left) and Brendon Vesty are trying not to get too swept away in tide of euphoria the Kona Hawaii Ironman can cause in a fortnight. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Mother of all Ironman earns respect of Vesty, Blomberg

1 Oct, 2019 7:00am
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Just making Kona starting line-up is an accomplishment for Brendon Vesty, Erik Blomberg.

Ticking all the boxes is the Taradale CC premier men's team after winning the inaugural Lake Taupō CC Twenty20 tournament today. Photo / Supplied

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Taradale premier men help reignite cricket in Taupō

29 Sep, 2019 8:26pm
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Taupō tournament provides ideal preamble to annual premier men's Twenty20 comp in Napier.