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Discipline proves costly for Pirates

A WELL-structured OBM proved too good for an enthusiastic Pirates in their Poverty Bay premier club season-opener on Saturday. OBM surged to a 45-17 win at the Tiny White Opening Day at Paddy’s Park in Patutahi. Pirates coach Anthony Kiwara said...

Waikohu made to work

A CHALLENGE was laid down for Waikohu on Saturday and it was felt. Ngatapa were determined to defend their patch but fell just short as the men from Te Karaka rallied to win their Poverty Bay premier club rugby game 24-19 at Paddy’s Park in...

Whangara, Girls’ High in thriller, YMP look strong

YMP produced another big winning margin and Whangara Old Girls and Gisborne Girls’ High School fought out a much tighter affair in premier grade netball on Saturday. Whangara won their match 29-26. They started the game strongly...

YMP hit ground running

IF you are going to make an early statement, the Tiny White Opening Day is the time to do it. And that is exactly what defending champions YMP did as the Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay premier club rugby season opened with an entertaining...

Union honours stalwarts of national game at grassroots level

Union honours stalwarts of national game at grassroots level LIFETIME memberships aren’t handed out often and, to even be considered, candidates must have done the hard yards. Poverty Bay Rugby has recognised Tom Crosby, Karen Bryant, James...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

GISBORNE Club Darts Association results from Tuesday — INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: B Leach, T Kaio, J Love 2 (Done n Dusted); R Leach (RSA Outlaws); A Taukamo-Pohio 2 (2NZ Tao Vikings); C Andrews, M Evans (RSA Spandangles); H Ngarangione (RS...

Arnold named in NZ trampoline and tumbling team

GISBORNE Trampoline Club member Lily Arnold has been named in the New Zealand trampoline and tumbling team to compete in Australia this year. It is an honour that has been well earned by Arnold’s results so far this season. She...

Driving force in women’s cricket retires

For 20 years, Mel Knight has been a driving force for cricket here. Her announcement that she would retire from playing and coaching came as a bolt from the blue. It came the day after Horouta Te Waka’s six-wicket Senior B semifinal loss to...

Same again in Barry Memorial Croquet Club doubles

CROQUET ROB Hayes and John Wilson have retained the Barry Memorial Croquet Club’s golf croquet doubles championship for 2023. Seven pairs played a round-robin format, and players were exhausted after six games, many of which lasted over an hour...

Ngatapa save best to last

Ryan West left Harry Barker Reserve with mixed emotions on Saturday. West led the Civil Project Solutions Ngatapa Green Caps to an eight-wicket victory against defending champions Rawhiti Legal Old Boys’ Rugby in the Hope Cup Senior B club cricket...

Shaw Thing: Player of the Year honour to HSOB skipper

To say that 2022-23 was a challenging season for Poverty Bay cricket is an understatement. Cyclone Gabrielle, flooding and the loss of three playing days in scoring platform PlayHQ’s debut season nationwide had an impact on all three premier grade...

Auckland racer Tyler snares North Island TQ title

sYOUNG Auckland TQ Midget racer Regan Tyler emerged victorious from a tight and talented field that fought out the North Island Three-Quarter midget championship in Gisborne on Saturday night. Tyler, 19, driving 56A, finished the two race...

Emerging Official award to umpire Trowill

All the long hours and travel has paid off for Jason Trowill. The Poverty Bay Cricket Association umpires area training officer won Emerging Official of the Year at the Northern Districts Cricket Awards on Saturday night. The script for Trowill’s...

‘FULL-VENOM’ FINISH EARNS REID SILVER

GISBORNE triathlete Tayler Reid is the ultimate example of taking it one event at a time. Reid’s silver medal in the opening race of the World Triathlon Cup in New Plymouth at the weekend earned him world ranking points that will play a vital part...

Waerenga-o-Kuri Sports results

WET conditions led to the venue of the Waerenga-o-Kuri Sports being changed from The Laurels to Showgrounds Park last month. The sports day was held on February 12, just before Cyclone Gabrielle struck the district. Results (competitors from...

Gisborne’s Holmes stars for Matatu in Aupiki final

With just seconds left on the clock in the Super Rugby Aupiki final, Matatū felt their chances of dethroning Chiefs Manawa slip away. Holding a two-point lead in the final minute of the game in Hamilton, Matatū...

Reid picks up silver medal at world cup opener

GISBORNE’S Tayler Reid snatched silver by the narrowest of margins at the opening event of the International Triathlon Union world series in New Plymouth yesterday. Reid beat Portugal’s Ricardo Batista in a sprint to the line for second as...

Waikanae IRB crews reel in the medals at nationals

THE five Waikanae teams competing at the North Island IRB championships at the weekend came home with 14 medals, six of them gold. Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae finished second on overall points across the two-day IRB (inflatable rescue boat) event at...