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Gisborne - East Coast draws

SoftballTAIRAWHITI senior softball, SATURDAY, Waikirikiri ParkSenior women —11am: D2, Uawa v Whatatutu. 1pm: D3, Scorpions v Rovers. 3pm: D2, Lytton Gems v GMC. Senior men —11am: D1, Gisborne Boys’ High School (1) v GMC. 1pm: D1, Spartans v...

New rugby path for Hurricane Gibson-Park

“I can’t wait to get over to Ireland, it’s a fantastic opportunity for not only me but for my partner Patti (Grogan) and our 15-month old daughter Isabella,” says Jamison Gibson-Park, who has signed a three-year contract with Irish...

Barnstorming start to premier competition

NETBALLGISBORNE’S premier grade netball competition got off to a barnstorming start at the YMCA last night when Gisborne Girls’ High School went within two goals of beating Waikohu. Claydens Waikohu won the game 51-50 after they had trailed...

Lions conqueror and former All Black captain Ron Elvidge dies, 96

THE oldest living All Black, and scorer of a legendary match-winning try, Ron Elvidge has died. The former All Blacks captain died in Auckland on Saturday, aged 96. Elvidge famously scored the match and series-winning try in the 6-3 third test triumph...

SPORTS DRAWS

NetballTHIS is Week 5 of Round 2 of Gisborne senior netball, and Week 7 of junior netball. All games are 4 x 10-minute quarters. All intermediate and secondary teams are to umpire their own games. Secondary A and B finals. Final games for all Year 5...

Malone, Gouldsbury champs

RAGLAN'S Navryn Malone and Natasha Gouldsbury of Levin surfed to victory at the 2017 Sticky Johnson Primary School Championships held at Gisborne over the weekend. The two surfers were joined by Mt Maunganui duo Tao Mouldey and Sophia Brock, who won...

Scoreboard

FootballEastern League men’s knockout trophies, division 1, Bailey Cup: Thistle Massive 2 Heavy Equipment Services United 3, Carpet Court Thistle Reserves 5 Gisborne Boys’ High School 2. Division 2, Chris Moore Cup: Riverina 3 Bohemians Social 2...

Around the greens

KAHUTIAA record field of 90 bowlers turned out for the annual Bunnings Life Members Optional Triples Tournament last Wednesday. This event started seven years ago when local bowls stalwart John Bunyan, a life member of the Gisborne Bowling Club, saw...

SHARKS HAVE TITLE IN THEIR SIGHTS

It is not over yet, but Wainui Sharks have football's Eastern League Division 1 title in their sights. They are four points clear of second-placed Thistle Massive with three games to play, but two of those are against Eastern League powerhouse teams...

Thistle take it to wire in Federation Cup contest

THEY lost 4-3 after extra time, but it only went that far because Port Hill drew level at 2-2 in the last minute of ordinary time, following two hotly contested corner decisions. A depleted Thistle team had been 2-0 up early in the second half but...

T for victory in inter-syndicate trophy clash

It’s about a shared passion. The TW Challenge Trophy, named after Gisborne Intermediate School’s T (Taruheru, Turanganui) and W (Waipaoa, Waimata) syndicates, is held in term one as a trial for the boys’ first 11 and in term four as a last...

Sports briefs

Rep honours to Hawke’s BayHawke's Bay proved too good for Poverty Bay-East Coast in their men’s interprovincial matchplay golf exchange in Gisborne over the weekend. The visitors beat PBEC 7-3 at Gisborne Park on Saturday, then won 6-4 at Poverty...

OBR win Doleman Cup

OBR ended Pirates' two-year reign as Doleman Cup champions with a seven wicket-win at Harry Barker Reserve today. Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates skipper Mitchell Turner won the toss and elected to bat first in the 35-overs final. The decision backfired...

Panel ranks Bay course No.32

GOLFPOVERTY Bay has been ranked the No. 32 golf course in the country on a points system set up by New Zealand Golf Magazine. Courses ranked 40 to 31 were this week released by the magazine, which compiled the results from 27 “rankers”, who...

DUELLING FAVOURITES

Waikohu and YMP to meet in final

In praise of good turf

A good turf pitch beats the best artificial. And there’s no better cricket ground for junior tournaments within Northern Districts than the Harry Barker Reserve, site on Wednesday of the nine-a-side T15 Colts league. The T15 games on Wednesday...