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Flag flies high for new tournament

BOWLSThe flag of Ireland was flying high for the 72 bowlers who decked themselves out in green for Kahutia Bowling Club’s Saint Patrick’s Day tournament, The Wearin’ of the Green. Bowlers came from Wairoa, Tolaga Bay, Poverty Bay, Gisborne and...

Heartland pair ready to take on NZ Barbarians

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Electrinet Park secures place in men's interclub pennants semifinals

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Ngati Porou East Coast finish eighth in Heartland Champs

It was a great way to bow out. Ngati Porou East Coast finished their Heartland Championship campaign with a 34-19 win against Wairarapa-Bush on Saturday. In a dominant performance, the Sky Blues outgunned the Bush by six tries to three in Masterton...

Waituhi celebrate second win on trot

HOCKEYWAITUHI celebrated for the second weekend in a row on Saturday with their second consecutive victory in their return season to the Poverty Bay women’s hockey competition. They did so in one of several thrilling matches across the weekend...

Trowell, Goldsbury win pairs on the Poverty Bay club's greens

Malcolm Trowell and Steve Goldsbury won the Bowls Gisborne-East Coast centre men's pairs held on the Poverty Bay club's greens. Gisborne club pair Trowell (skip) and Goldsbury beat Omarunui Bowling Club's Trevor Murtha (s) and Maurice Williams 20-9...

GOLF ROUNDUP

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Top-flight coaching on the way for refs

RUGBYRUGBY referees will get top-flight tuition in Gisborne this month. The session focuses on coaching referees and it will be the first time New Zealand Rugby has brought one of its regional referee development workshops to Poverty Bay. Former test...

Sports draws

CricketSenior C — Today, Nelson Park, 3.30pm: Primary 7/8 v Campion, Primary yr6/7 v GGHS, GBHS v Wairoa. Bye: Lytton. Intermediate HardbalL — SATURDAY, Nelson Park, 8.30am: Campion Gold v Gis Int Aces, GGHS X1 v Gis Int FireBirds, Ilminster v Gis...

GOLF ROUNDUP

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Gymnasts aiming for nationals

GISBORNE gymnasts Jade Swann and Sarai Gudgeon reached qualification scores for the national gymnastics championships when they competed at the Auckland Manukau champs at the weekend. The event drew 178 female gymnasts competing to achieve the scores...

Olympic first for GJC,Manuel named NZ’s sole judoka at Rio Games

DARCINA Manuel will become Gisborne Judo Club’s first Olympic Games representative after being named in the New Zealand team to compete in Rio.“She’s our first but won’t be our last,” says Gisborne and national women’s coach Kiki...

Up against cream of the crop

Bowls Gisborne-East Coast senior women's team met the cream of New Zealand bowling in the national intercentre final at the Browns Bay Bowling Club, Auckland, this month. In the singles, Dayvinia Mills struck three past or present Blackjacks in the...

Tautau wins top snooker title again

Wayne Tautau, Kasi Lelea and Te Rina Hawkins ruled the tables as the Cossie Club grade champions were decided. Tautau once again won the A-Grade title. He beat Phil Thompson Snr two frames to nil in the best-of-three-frames final. Thompson knocked out...

Bridge results

Robin Bennett, Glenys Evans 57.08 Raewynne Cook, Stephen Francks 55.00Delwyn Arthur, Trish Corson 53.75 Sally Knight, Caroline Taylor 52.50Linda White, Hans van der Kuijl 51.67 Helen Kerisome, Carolyn McMurray 51.25North/South East/WestTrish Corson...

‘Slick’ YMP take the points

YMP moved to the top of the premier netball points table on Saturday on the back of a slick team performance and victory over Waikohu at the YMCA. YMP Sunshine Brewery share the top spot with F45 High School Old Girls. The other match saw newly...