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Boys’ High get plenty out of camp

RUGBYThey got a lot out of it. Gisborne Boys’ High School head coach Mark Jefferson wouldn’t have had his team anywhere other than Hamilton, at the first 15 development camp.“There was a lot of learning for the boys — a good environment to be...

Huge Super 8 game for GBHS first 15

High noon has arrived for the Gisborne Boys' High School first 15. Tomorrow at midday, a team that has come near yet seemed to be frustratingly far from victory in their Super 8 campaign will challenge five-time defending champions Hamilton Boys'...

Depleted Falcons swoop to victory

Falcons were a player short but managed to defeat the Pythons 10-5 in Brezz’n Darts Club’s winter league competition on Tuesday. Falcons’ Harley Ngarangione had two 180s, while teammates Sam Kirikino and Antonio Curtis both had 12 tons and tied...

Runaway win and arm wrestle on the cards

NETBALLTHE first of two nights of premier-grade netball action at the YMCA tomorrow night promises a potential runaway victory in one match and a close battle in the other, based on recent results. The Pak’nSave netball competition takes a break...

Local boxers all achieve top-three rankings

ALL seven Gisborne boxers who took part in the national boxing tournament had top-three finishes. The tournament was held at the Energy Event Centre in Rotorua. One female and six male boxers aged 11 to 17 contested seven different weight...

Waikanae closing in on the Mount’s heels at NZ Surf Life Saving Championships in Gisborne

WAIKANAE had a great run on Day 1 of the TSB New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships at Midway Beach and emerged as the club most likely to challenge defending champions Mt Maunganui. The Mount had accumulated the most points on the first of the...

Player welfare top priority

Concern for player welfare is a binding tie in rugby. And all present were concerned about a possible neck injury to Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates loosehead prop Jesse Sweeney at the weekend. The incident, which occurred in general play four minutes...

Fitting tribute to Joe and Letty

GOLFTHE spirits of the late Joe Crawford and Letty Poananga were felt throughout the reformed Mangatuna Masters open golf tournament at Tolaga Bay. And no doubt they were smiling. The fundraiser/memorial tournament was such a success that it could...

AROUND THE GREENS: CLUB BOWLS NEWS

The Graham Shield Mixed Graded Fours tournament was held in near-perfect playing conditions on Saturday at the Poverty Bay Bowling Club. Warm, sunny weather with a slight sea breeze greeted an enthusiastic group of 13 teams from Poverty Bay, Kahuti...

Ngatapa "blown off the park" by OBM

DEFENDING champions High School Old Boys sealed first spot in Poverty Bay club rugby’s premier division with an 85-0 thumping of Pirates at the Oval on Saturday. Two games away from the top-four playoffs, Woodbank HSOB have an 11-point lead over...

Basketball action set to thrill

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Six from six for OBR

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Bridge results

This week's Gisborne bridge club results are

Gisborne women dominant in interclub

IN the interclub bowls competitions completed at the weekend, Gisborne women won Division 1 and Kahutia, Division 2. Te Karaka won divisions 1 and 2 in the men’s comp. Te Karaka’s Division 1 men’s team won four of their six games. David File...

Batsmen rule the T30 roost

CRICKETWho’d be a bowler?Batsmen ruled the roost to the tune of 435 runs in 59.2 overs of the Bollywood Stars-versus-Auto Tyre Eagles T30 cricket clash at Nelson Park on Saturday morning. The Liam Spring-led Stars drummed up 235-4 batting first and...

Bridge club results

Gisborne Contract Bridge Club results

Super way to finish

Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 farewelled their home Rectory field for the season with a brilliant 28-5 Super 8 win against Tauranga Boys’ College on Saturday. In successfully defending the Kane Trophy, Boys’ High captain and openside...

Ugly shot a beauty for the bay

BRENT Colbert has played plenty of brilliant shots in his extensive golf career. The one that put Poverty Bay (1) into the final of the Oligoi Jug men’s interclub pennants last Sunday was not one of them. Not in the textbook sense, that is. The...