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Basics key to success for Bay u-16s

THE little things make a difference. That’s what Poverty Bay under-16 rugby coach Tuki Sweeney took out of his side’s 26-7 loss to Manawatu at Wanganui Collegiate yesterday.“With the strong westerly wind, handling was a factor,” Sweeney...

Equestrian championship results

RESULTS from the Larsen Sawmilling Equestrian Championships held at Showgrounds Park over the weekend —SHOWJUMPINGOpen horse A2 1.20m, horses 7 years and under (sponsor Leaderbrand Produce): Olivia Newsom (Tauranga) Charmed Escudo msnz, 1; Olivi...

Still plenty at stake

On paper, Thistle’s game against Havelock North Wanderers at Childers Road Reserve tomorrow doesn’t count for much. Thankfully, football is not played on paper. Havelock have already clinched the Central Federation League title and Thistle are...

Indoor bowls news

Fourteen-year-old Gisborne Girls’ High School student Sian Williams played great bowls all day on her way to winning her first centre title, the Village Butchery Centre Closing Trios. While having a go at outdoor bowls in 2016, Williams found out...

Good turnout, great racing

KARTING by Rockin’ RobinA good crowd and a good turnout of karts made for some great racing on Sunday at Eastland Kart Club’s first points meeting of its eighth season. Racing was close in the Young Guns class. Vinzent MacGregor won two races and...

Big guns, heavy fire directed at students

NETBALLTHE high school teams were on the receiving end of some strong play from higher-ranked teams when Round 2 of the Pak’nSave netball premiership opened at the YMCA last night. Taste One High School Old Girls controlled their match against...

Character evident at the Oval

RUGBYThey showed character. Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates made reigning East Coast club champions Uawa work for their 27-5 win at the Oval on Saturday. Uawa led the Buccaneers 20-0 at the break. Loosehead prop Jesse Sweeney scored Pirates’ second-half...

Draws

HockeySenior Hockey, Men — Friday, 6pm: LOB Masters v GBHS (YMP A/Fruits).7.30pm: YMP B v THC (Masters/GBHS).Saturday, 12 midday: YMP A v LOB NZ Fruits (YMP B/THC).Women — Saturday, 1.45pm: YMP A v YMP B (Paikea/Green).3.30pm: JNL Paikea v GMC...

Goals galore in women’s games

THE women’s football league enjoyed great weather and great sportsmanship over the weekend. Gisborne Laundry Services Thistle celebrated a 10-0 victory over United. Thistle coach Blake Mulrooney said it was great to see a nice game in the morning...

A draw good enough

Gisborne Boys’ High School won the DJ Barry Cup on Saturday in a dramatic finale that had the crowd standing to applaud the players as they left the field. Seb Wilson played a hand he won’t forget — a heroic 87-ball innings of 14 not out...

Wiliams makes himself known in Coast to Coast

AT THE halfway stage of the two-day 243-kilometre Coast to Coast at Klondyke Corner yesterday, they must have said, “Who is George Williams?"The 31-year-old Gisborne farmer came out of the tough mountain run from the West Coast through the...

‘We didn’t front up’,Forwards fail to fire in heavy loss

IT’S back to the drawing board for LeaderBrand Poverty Bay coach Mana Otai after his side were given a lesson in wet-weather rugby by Horowhenua Kapiti in a Heartland Championship game here on Saturday. The 39-5 bonus-point win takes Horowhenua to...

Connected to Gisborne

GISBORNE connections feature in the New Zealand Sport and Recreation Award winners announced last night as part of the Sport New Zealand annual conference in Christchurch. A partnership between Softball New Zealand and the Poverty Bay Rugby Football...

Feed the bear

RUGBYHOW do you turn around a 30-point thumping in seven days and book a spot in Poverty Bay premier club rugby’s Lee Bros Shield final?That’s the question Enterprise Cars OBM have to find the answer to for their top-four elimination playoff...

Waikohu's win over Tapuae puts them at the top of the table

RUGBYWAIKOHU maintained their lead in Poverty Bay premier club rugby with a 77-3 rout of Tapuae in Wairoa on Saturday. The men from Te Karaka and Larsawn Ngatapa, who ended Enterprise Cars OBM’s unbeaten run 22-17 at the Oval, both have 20 points...

Cricket Association draw

Saturday, 2pm: Bollywood Stars High School Old Boys Presidents v Campion College, Harry Barker Reserve 1; Ngatapa v Gisborne Boys' High School Colts, HBR 2; Rawhiti Legal OBR second 11 v Coastal Ultrasound Horouta second 11, HBR 3. Wednesday...