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Somerton and Ure meet again

Davie Ure had seen it dozens of times up close, but this time he was watching as opposing coach. The relaxed approach, instant control, drop of the shoulder and economy of movement . . . and next moment the ball would be swirling at the bottom of the...

Try-fest on the Coast

RUGBYCall it a good blow-out. Tokomaru Bay United beat Ruatoria City 43-38 in a 7 (TBU) v 6 (City) try-fest in Week 12 of East Coast club rugby at the weekend. Both teams have one win — with one game still to play — in the 16-match season, which...

Waikohu face tough task against in-form YMP side

NETBALLYMP should pose all sorts of problems for an out-of-sorts Waikohu when they meet in mid-week premier-grade netball at the YMCA tomorrow night.“In their recent outings YMP Sunshine Brewery have been playing as a team on attack and defence...

Ruatoria test ‘The Maunga’

RUGBYWhat a dishWeek 9 provided food for thought in the second round of East Coast club rugby heading towards Queen’s Birthday Weekend. Kath McLean Memorial Trophy holders Hikurangi came from 8-5 down to take the local derby from Ruatoria City 22-8...

Weekend results

RugbyPoverty Bay 27 Ngati Porou East Coast 19. FootballMen, Federation Cup: Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne United 2 Feilding United 1; Eskview United 5 Carpet Court Thistle Massive 0. Bailey Cup: Gisborne Boys’ High School (1) 1 Sunshine Brewery...

Dalziel duo making mark on ODE circuit

FORMER Campion College student Xavier Dalziel is making a name for himself on the motocross scene. And younger brother Turtz is climbing the rankings in one-day eventing (ODE), an equestrian combination of dressage, cross-country and showjumping...

Gisborne teams show their worth

Basketball's rise nationwide was never more evident than at Rotorua last week. The Tūranganui-a-Kiwa Poitūkohu crews that represented Te Tairāwhiti whānui at the Māori National Tournament from January 25 to 29 in the tourney's 10th year were...

Premier-grade Doleman Cup up for grabs

The first premier-grade club cricket prize of the season is up for grabs tomorrow. Carl Shaw's unbeaten Bollywood High School Old Boys outfit go into the 40-over Doleman Cup final with Coastal Concrete Old Boys Rugby as white-hot favourites. Jason...

Rugby pictures from the weekend

EAST met West in a Heartland Championship clash of the Coasts at Ruatoria’s Whakarua Park. Victory went the way of the southerners, 32-19, leaving Ngati Porou East Coast still looking for a first win in the 2017 competition. They are...

Paige Richter is a Burton Cup winner at 15

BOWLSTHE complete 109-year history of the Burton Cup may not be known, but those with the longest memories are convinced that Paige Richter, 15, is the youngest bowler to ever get their hands on the Burton Cup. The Richter/Bruno Lourie/Steve...

Tu Mana Toa receive best-represented club award at Taekwondo NZ tournament

Tu Mana Toa Combat Systems instructor Lexx Karauria had every reason to be proud of his students’ medal-winning performance at the Taekwondo NZ Central District Open Tournament. Tu Mana Toa’s 14-strong contingent, ranging in age from six to 13...

Tom Cairns new Bay coach

RUGBYFORMER Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 coach Tom Cairns has replaced Mana Otai as Poverty Bay Heartland rugby coach for next season. Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union chief executive Josh Willoughby said in a statement that Cairns was the...

Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association results,Irwin to compete in world cup

GISBORNE will be represented at the World Darts Federation World Cup in Kobe, Japan, next month. Tahuna Irwin leaves with the New Zealand team at the end of this month, and Lynmarie Edwards will go as a manager. Both are members of the Brezz’n...

Poverty Bay East Coast Golf Roudup

TahungaBEN Johnson etched his name into Tahunga folklore with a famous comeback as the men’s senior and intermediate club champions were crowned over the weekend. Johnson was 7-down after 18 holes in his intermediate matchplay final against...

Lessons all over the paddock as Coast lick their wounds

NGATI Porou East Coast got off to the worst possible start in the Heartland Championship on Saturday with a 60-15 thumping from LeaderBrand Poverty Bay in Ruatoria. It wasn’t just the scoreline or the nine-tries-to-three defeat that made it a day...

Three doubles on offer

Three teams will try to achieve the league-and-cup double for their division of football's Eastern League at Childers Road Reserve on Saturday. One of them, Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne United Premiers, could achieve a treble. Early this month...