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HSOB's character to be put to prem test

WOODBANK HSOB coach Wayne Ensor says it is backs-to-the-wall time for his players as they prepare to take on Farmvets YMP at the Oval in premier club rugby tomorrow.“Injuries are starting to pile up, with some players out for a long time and...

Hikurangi ‘raring to go’ against Waiapu

IT WILL be a tough contest on Saturday when Waiapu play Hikurangi for the second time this season in Ngati Porou East Coast club rugby. The two last met in the first round and Hiku won 11-10 on the paddock but lost in the protest room. As a result...

All Black captains in bid to save the game

Rugby great Ian Kirkpatrick is one of eight former All Blacks who have banded together to “save” the game. He says the drive to play defensive rugby and the emphasis on body size is unappealing to both potential players and spectators.“The...

Waikohu out in front

A hundred games but no conversion for Burns

Gritty last effort from PB boys

Poverty Bay age group sports teams are noted for their ability to bounce back from a loss or tough week away. The Grant Walsh-coached, Jack Roberts-led Year 6s who played their last game at the Riverbend/Hawke's Bay cricket camp yesterday are made of...

Deferral opens the door

Walker Shield Twenty20 cricket competition leaders Bain Construction OBR have deferred both their double-header T20 games tomorrow, due to having four players in the Bay team to play Waikato Valley this weekend. That opens the door for their rivals...

The waka ama winners

THE expression says it all after Gisborne teenager Akayshia Williams’ (above) victory in the junior 19 women’s W1 500 metres final at the waka ama sprint nationals on Lake Karapiro. Williams, of the Mareikura club, won the J19 crown for the third...

WAIKOHU CHAMPIONS

Waikohu are back-to-back premier-grade champions after beating OBM 19-5 at Rugby Park. The two teams threw themselves at each other for the full 80 minutes before GT Shearing Waikohu came out deserving victors, lifting the Lee Bros Shield for the...

Lower-seeded teams perform well

NETBALLBOTH the lower-seeded teams in action in premier netball last night at the Gisborne YMCA gave a good account of themselves and pushed their opponents. There were only three goals in it at halftime in the game between Whangara Old Girls and...

GBHS teams to clash in Challenge Cup

The Challenge Cup took off last week. Now it’s set to explode. The Seb Wilson-led Blues and Royals go head to head with The Admiralty in this meeting of the two Gisborne Boys’ High School teams in Round 2. Although the Blues and Royals have...

Cup stays with OBM

‘We really had to grind out the win’

Rugby players show their grit clocking up the kilometres for their clubs

WHILE some Poverty Bay and Ngati Porou East Coast premier club teams have struggled to get players to training sessions and games this season, Larsawn Ngatapa lead the way when it comes to players travelling long distances to wear the green and...

Gordon drops to 39th after Stage 4

HORIZONTAL rain and strong winds made Stage 4 of the New Zealand Cycle Classic an ordeal for Gisborne’s Callum Gordon and most of the riders yesterday. Gordon was part of the main peloton that finished nearly 20 minutes behind the winner of the...

Gisborne competitors bring home medals

GISBORNE Gymnastics Club gymnasts returned from the Hastings club championships with a swag of medals. Lukas Ludwig continued his run of good form and won the Level 3 boys’ competition. He also won floor and pommel, and placed second on rings...

Poverty Bay - East Coast golf roundup

WaikohuLOCALS ruled as Waikohu officially opened its 2019 season on Saturday. Home-course duo Uma Chambers and Cheryl Te Rito won the Canadian mixed foursomes with 40 points, two ahead of Te Puia Springs pair Peter Harrison and Georgin...

Max points to Old Boys' Rugby

Old Boys' Rugby lead the DJ Barry Cup. The Nick Greeks-led OBR took a maximum competition points in the opening round over the weekend. They earned four points for their lead on first innings and six points for outright victory over Galaxy World...