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Nuhaka will have a battle on their hands with Tapuae

RUGBYNUHAKA have set the pace in Poverty Bay rugby’s Senior 1 competition but they might have a battle on their hands against Tapuae in tomorrow’s final. When the two teams played last month, Roseland Tavern Tapuae came out on top at the Nuhak...

Old hands on deck for Gisborne's HSOB

HIGH School Old Boys coach Jamie Hutana will have to call on “stalwarts of the club” as he prepares for the opening round of the Poverty Bay premier competition — the Tiny White Memorial Day — at Wairoa on Saturday.“We’ve got Siosiu...

Local players predominate

Apart from two loan players, Poverty Bay coaches Mana Otai and Dwayne Russell have gone for an all-local squad for Saturday’s first-round Heartland Championship rugby clash against Wairarapa Bush at Rugby Park. Former Tasman Makos tighthead prop...

Double gold for Oakley in Auckland

OAKLEY Brown-Terekia won two gold medals at the Auckland International Judo Championships. Gisborne Judo Club member Oakley won the junior boys’ over-45-kilogram division and the junior boys open. Competition was tough at the Auckland event, with...

Mates off field, rivals on it

Pirates skipper Dane Thompson and High School Old Boys co-captain Scott Tallott are good mates off the field. But their friendship will be put on hold tomorrow when they they clash in a 40-over Doleman Cup elimination semifinal to decide who will...

Golf Roundup

If you have a story, tournament to promote or results you wish to have printed, contact The Gisborne Herald at 869-0633 or email sports@gisborneherald. co. nTolaga BayShelley Robertson’s star shone brightest as plenty of sizzling scores were posted...

Kapene strikes MVP jackpot

JESSE Kapene has made no contest of the race for Poverty Bay premier division’s Most Valuable Player award. The Charteris Choppers Wairoa Athletic loose forward has an unassailable lead with two games remaining for the black and whites. Kapene, who...

Coach confident softball team will do well

TAIRAWHITI under-15 softball coach Ray Noble is confident the team can do well in the North Island u15 tournament, which starts in Gisborne tomorrow and finishes on Sunday.“The boys have put in a lot of good work over the past 10 weeks,” said...

Trophy goes to TKKM o Nga Uri a Maui

NETBALLSIXTEEN teams competed in an interschool netball tournament that ended in a final between Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Nga Uri a Maui and Manutuke School. Both of these teams went through their pool round-robin games unbeaten, and the final was...

Thames Valley give Coast reality check

NGATI Porou East Coast were given a reality check of just how tough this season’s Heartland Championship is going to be when they were thumped 64-14 by Thames Valley in Ruatoria on Saturday.“We took a belting but I’d rather it happen now and...

Trainer eyes hat-trick for Interislander Summer Festival

A HAT-trick is on the cards for Whanganui racehorse trainer Kevin Myers. He is the trainer of Scapolo, who has won the last two runnings of the Poverty Bay Cup at the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s annual races, and he plans to bring him here again this...

HEAT WAVE

SURFINGFirefighters started their national surfing championships yesterday in sizeable but messy conditions at The Pipe break at Midway BeachThere are 30 volunteer and permanent career staff — current and retired firefighters —in action over the...

Christie can expect big waves in first qualifying event

National champion Ricardo Christie and Billy Stairmand will fly the flag for the Kiwis in the men’s competition as they begin their hunt for a World Tour berth. Weather forcasts suggests Newcastle is set to be hit by decent swell as high as 3m just...

Bridge club prize-giving results

MONDAYOpening Night: Michelle England and Ann McCombe 1; Katrine Matthews and Hans van der Kuijl 2. Summer Pairs: Katrine Matthews and Hans van der Kuijl 1; Trish Corson and Bette Parker 2. Beetham Lifestyle Village Pairs: Vicki Taylor and Ann...

Seams of gold in memories

McGlashen name linked to Gis Int

Bridge results

MONDAY, June 20Sean Shivnan Pharmacy Open Championship 5 (Howell movement):Carolyn McMurray/Elizabeth Jackson 60.12;Trish Corson/Bette Parker 55.95;Delwyn Arthur/Vincelle Marvin 55.95. WEDNESDAY, June 22Craigs Investment Partners Championship...