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YMP and OBM go head-to-head in Lee Bros Shield showdown

RUGBYFIRE, intensity and rugby smarts — striking the right balance between passion and composure — might be how the Lee Bros Shield is won. The Poverty Bay club rugby premier-grade final between OBM and YMP at Rugby Park tomorrow promises to be...

Rowe out to make an impact with the ball

Talk about a point to prove: Jak Rowe hasn’t bowled since mid-December. But what a game for the Smash Palace Bail-Breakers captain to come back from . . . left-arm seamer Rowe took 1-29 off four overs in Poverty Bay’s nine-wicket annihilation of...

Boardroom Summer Slam surf a great beach day

“A GREAT day at the beach with the family” is the focus of The Boardroom Summer Slam surf competition tomorrow. It will be held at northern Makorori Beach and is open to “all kids of all surfing abilities”. Entry is free. A free surfing lesson...

‘This is where it all starts’

Games camps a pathway to OIympic dream

Battle of the Bays

Lucy May, Bays Bronze go down to the wire

Battle of the Bays proves winning formula

The Gisborne-staged Battle of the Bays intermediate schools challenge continues to thrive. Last Thursday, the beach challenge — organised by Gisborne Intermediate — had 150 students competing in teams of five.“It just keeps getting bigger,”...

Barry Cup staying put again

THREE years and counting. With their 26-19 win against Matakaoa yesterday, Barry Cup holders Uawa brought a four-game season to an end in front of 600 fans in Tolaga Bay. Uawa won the cup with a 22-20 win against Matakaoa on August 30, 2015, and...

Brotherhood the key for Skudder

RUGBYSHAYDE Skudder has probably played more than 100 rugby games for YMP but the hooker will formally bring up the milestone against Ngatapa tomorrow. It’s about brotherhood for the 27-year-old skipper — playing for each other. And...

Sports in brief

HarriersGisborne Harrier Club’s inaugural Pub Run is on SATURDAY. The race starts and finishes at Patutahi Tavern (150 Seddon Street, Patutahi).Competitors can walk or run; U12, 2 kilometres; U14/16, 3.4km; women/men, 7.2km. Adults, $5, children...

Gray breaks 19-second barrier

Shane Gray has broken the 19-second barrier for a lap of Eastland Kart Club's Aerodrome Road track. Gray, a Te Aroha-based member of the Eastland club, does most of his racing on Te Aroha Dirt Kart Club's track but he comes through to Gisborne for...

Fender-bender clash: Ngatapa, YMP set for titanic forward struggle

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Thomson aims to leave Canes on winning note

HURRICANES utility forward Blade Thomson has confirmed he will join the Scarlets at the end of the Investec Super Rugby season. Gisborne’s Thomson, 27, has been part of the Hurricanes club since 2013, making 40 appearances. That number would have...

Sharp racing on smooth surface

A surface like a billiard table made for fast racing at Gisborne Motorcycle Sports Club’s latest meeting at Makorori Beach. Ian Newman showed just how fast it was by doing a demonstration run on his Suzuki-powered GSXR 1000 ATV (all-terrain...

Tournament heat tests endurance

CROQUETGISBORNE croquet players had their endurance tested when they played back-to-back tournaments in temperatures that soared past 30 degrees at times over Auckland Anniversary Weekend. On the Sunday, Barry Memorial Croquet Club players took part...

Three in row against rivals

Victory over High School Old Boys by five wickets is like nectar to OBR. The Senior B club cricket competition leaders made it three wins in a row against their traditional rivals on Saturday. Two weeks out from the Hope Cup semifinals, unbeaten...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS from Tuesday180s: M Jukes (RSA); A Cashmore (2NZ Tao Spartans); A Taukamo-Pohio, F Waihape (2NZ Tao Vikings); J Griffiths, T Duncan (Sugar Men of Mayhem); P Stewart (Sugar & Spice).Highest start (180): A Taukamo-Pohio (2NZ Tao...