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Message to idol All Black goes viral

A RUATORIA boy’s message to his favourite All Black has gone viral, with more than 100,000 views. Vanessa Ngarimu uploaded a video from their Ruatoria home of her son Kuratiwaka Ngarimu — Nehe Milner-Skudder’s No. 1 fan — wishing the winger...

Loffler to the rescue

IAN Loffler smashed 71 runs off 77 balls to propel Old Boys Rugby into the DJ Barry Cup final where they will take on High School Old Boys on Saturday. Loffler’s knock, which included 12 fours, anchored Bain Construction OBR’s 208-9 before they...

Arthur Wickes Trophy and Bill Osborne Taonga at stake

More is at stake tomorrow than ever before in an East Coast-West Coast clash. Popularly known as the Coasties versus the Coasters — the Sky Blues versus the Might of Red and White — the 2.30pm stoush at Enterprise Cars Whakarua Park in Ruatori...

Massive go top on the back of a plan

FOOTBALLTHISTLE Massive coach John Stirton paid United player-coach Stu Cranswick and midfielder Craig Christophers a genuine compliment at the weekend. Stirton made special plans to limit their influence on the match between the top two teams in...

Kiwi combos will take some beating: Mason

Seasoned Gisborne navigator Glenn Mason expects the Kiwis to be too strong for the internationals in the group A division of the 2016 UIM Jetsprint World Championship, starting at Meremere tomorrow. Which New Zealand combo will be standing on top of...

Girl power on waves

GISBORNE’S under-18 and u14 girls continued to dominate their opposition in the semifinals of the National Scholastic Surfing Championships today. Dayna Story and Abby Falwasser-Logan made the most of the near-perfect conditions during their heat...

Torrie and Mathers star for Campion

JAMES Torrie and Patrick Mathers were the stars of a Campion College side who caused the first upset of the Doleman Cup cricket competition when they beat Tamarind High School Old Boys in Round 1 at Harry Barker Reserve on Saturday. Co-captain Torrie...

Junior football draws

Gisborne junior football draws for SATURDAY are —First Kicks 4v4, 8.15am: Watson Park 2, Mangapapa Tornadoes v Bayleys Ngatapa Turtles; WP 4, Mangapapa Storm v Sonrise Wildcats; WP 6, St Mary's Stars v Makauri Dynamos; WP 3, Manutuke Tahi v...

Pleasing results at Tauranga event

FOURTEEN gymnasts from Gisborne Gymnastics Club took part in the ARGOS Junior Competition in Tauranga last weekend and returned with pleasing results. This was by far the biggest junior event for club gymnasts during the 2021 season — 322 female...

Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association results

Gisborne junior darts players came together at Brezz’n Darts Club last weekend for playoffs to determine the make-up of the junior and youth teams to represent Region 7 at the New Zealand Darts Council national championships in Whakatane in...

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OBR make Pirates pay

CRICKET by Wynsley WrigleyCRICKET teams don’t usually come back from 11-4 and that proved the case for Pirates as they slumped to a comprehensive six-wicket loss to OBR in Saturday’s feature DJ Barry Cup match. The Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates tail...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS180s: Kauri Leach (Cossy Shakers) 2, Liz Low (Cossy Downers), Glenn Higgins (2NZ Corys 6-Shooters), Craig Watson (2NZ Corys 6-Shooters), Nigel Higham (Roseland), Mike Jones (Roseland), Ngata Monika (2NZ McCann’ics).Best start...

Zoom and boom as speedway season starts with fireworks

THERE will be fireworks in the sky and on the track tomorrow night as Gisborne Speedway Club opens its season with a $10,000 fireworks display and a 21-race programme across seven classes. The Jukes Carriers Fireworks Extravaganza meeting was brought...

Bridge results

MONDAY, September 3 — Open Teams 1:Joy Marden, Yvonne Key, Bette Parker, Trish Corson 29.87 VPsBeverley Evans, David Johnstone, Jean Bennett, Robin Bennett 29.47 VPsDarryl Higgins, Vincelle Marvin, Jill Smith, Pamela Goss 26.73 VPsAnn McCombe...

United, Thistle share honours

Gisborne United and Gisborne Thistle went at it for 90 minutes, and in the end were happy with a 3-3 draw. United keep their one-point lead at the top of football’s Pacific Premiership and retain the Challenge Cup they’ve held for over a year...