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Gisborne Boys’ High first 15 off to Wellington

In 2006, the Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 played rugby at its best to beat Wellington College 32-7 here for the Hurricanes secondary schools’ title. A year later, with no provision in the rules for extra time, the teams drew 17-all here...

Horouta supreme,Top overall club again at sprint nationals

NUMBER one again. Gisborne’s Horouta Waka Hoe reaffirmed its status as the country’s top waka ama club at a record-breaking sprint nationals, which ended on Lake Karapiro on Saturday. Horouta finished well clear on overall points to retain the...

Barry Cup passion

RUGBYIt was fire and blood. The fire was the passion the Uawa and Ruatoria sub-unions showed for Game 1 of the 2018 Barry Cup season in front of 400 fans. The blood was that spilled by Uawa first five-eighth Chris Richardson, with a cut above his...

HIS HEART ON HIS SLEEVES

SURFINGWITH the Tino Rangatiratanga flag on one sleeve and the New Zealand flag on the other, Gisborne-Mahia surfer Ricardo Christie surged to victory in his opening heat of the Corona Bali Protected Pro in Bali yesterday. From the moment he produced...

Fearne’s visit helps coaches and players

BASKETBALLStraight between the eyes — that’s the way 2015 Australian National Basketball League Coach of the Year Aaron Fearne gave players what they needed to know to get better. Fearne was in Gisborne last weekend as part of a two-week tour in...

Scoreboard

RugbyPoverty Bay premier grade: Woodbank HSOB 26 Larsawn Ngatapa 28, Farmvets YMP 52 Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates 22. Senior 1: Horouta 0 Wairoa Athletic 15, Nuhaka 30 OBM 21, YMP 12 Tapuae 34, HSOB 7 Ngatapa 53. East Coast club competition: Uawa 38...

‘We’re ready for war’

Captain Hook features in Peter Pan, not Cinderella. But both are tales in which the underdog triumphs. On 2022 results, the Anthony Kiwara-coached Turanga Pirates go into tomorrow's Civil Project Solutions Senior 1 club rugby final at Rugby Park...

Ure’s team win Peace Shield for open fours

BOWLS By Crackerjack

Reid brings it home for Kiwi crew

GISBORNE’S Tayler Reid and three of his Commonwealth Games New Zealand teammates overcame a 40-second deficit to win the Oceania mixed team relay triathlon at Glenelg Beach, Adelaide, at the weekend. The victory came a day after Reid finished...

Ngati Porou East Coast make history

History was made at Rugby Park on Saturday. The 171st Poverty Bay-East Coast clash ended with Ngati Porou East Coast defeating Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay 31-28. It was the Coast's 41st win against the Bay and — in their centenary year —...

Sudden-death time on court

There won’t be scenes of jubilation tonight — only relief and heartbreak. YMP Black meet the Dream Team in the men’s club basketball top four at the YMCA at 5.30pm, followed by YMP White versus Gisborne Boys’ High School in the bottom four...

Gisborne - East Coast golf roundup

ROOKIES Matt Henwood and Craig Christophers overcame shanks, nerves and dogged opposition to win one of the club’s most coveted titles — the Te Kanawa Cup men’s pairs — on Sunday. In their first season at Electrinet Park, the Lytton High...

YMP DO THE DOUBLE

YMP got the double done in premier-grade hockey when their men's and women's A teams won their Poverty Bay club hockey finals on Saturday. The YMP men's side completed a perfect winnng season with a 3-1 win over arch-rivals HPY Advisors Lytton Old...

Racing keen at dirt track

KARTING by Rockin’ RobinThe racing was keen at Eastland Kart Club’s seventh points meeting of the season. In the rookies class, wins went to Conrad Gooch (2) and Nixon Gooch. Second placings went to Nixon (2) and Conrad. This is a great learner...

Experience counts in T20s

A MORE experienced Hawke’s Bay girls’ cricket team won both Twenty20 games against Poverty Bay at Harry Barker Reserve at the weekend. School holidays meant some players were unavailable, so both sides drew on representative teams ranging from...

Lions end Giants’ title hopes

Gisborne Giants had to settle for fifth place overall at the New Zealand superstock teams’ championship in Palmerston North on Sunday. The Giants qualified for the semifinals after a brutal win over the BayPark Busters, followed by a clinical...