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Walker-Leawere gets ’Canes call-up

GISBORNE’S Isaia Walker-Leawere has been called into the Hurricanes squad for Saturday’s Super Rugby clash against the Waratahs in Sydney. The 19-year-old lock — one year out of Gisborne Boys’ High School — was a member of the New Zealand...

Sports draws

Pacific Premiership, SATURDAY, 2.30pm: Childers Road Reserve 1, Gisborne Vehicle Testing Thistle v Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne United. Eastern League 1, SATURDAY, 12.30pm: CRR 1, Thistle Reserves v Heavy Equipment Services United. 2.30pm...

Making preparations for move

Two Gisborne rugby players, Hunter Mokomoko and Jordyn Tihore, are in the midst of preparations for a move to play rugby in Japan this year. Mokomoko has yet to sign a contract but is in discussions with several teams from “Top League”, Japan's...

Two changes in Poverty Bay cricket side

POVERTY Bay coach David McDonald has made two changes for the Fergus Hickey Rosebowl two-day cricket game against Waikato Valley that starts at 10.30am at Harry Barker Reserve tomorrow. Former Pirates batsman Thomas Hayes, who plays for Fraser Tech...

Gordon in the bunch as ‘big boys’ dictate

GISBORNE’S Callum Gordon remains in 19th place overall — one minute 19secs behind leader James Oram — after a frantic finish to stage three of the New Zealand Cycle Classic yesterday. Gordon, riding for Team Skoda Racing, was officially 58th in...

Regional waka ama sprint rankings

EACH event has a quota of paddlers to go on to the national championships. 500 metresIntermediate men (quota five): 1 Anaru Paenga-Morgan 2:25.91; 2 Kitini Taihuka 2:34.10; 3 Manaakiao Maxwell 2:36.28; 4 Mawhai Chaffey 2:47.26; 5 Mairangi Campbell...

Around the greens: club bowls news

Gisbornea scorching hot day made for challenging conditions when Gisborne Bowling Club members held their club championship singles. Competitors played games up to 21 shots or to a time limit of two hours, whichever came first. In the junior women's...

Country, City duels in pennants semis

GOLF by Chris TaewaONE thing is for sure about tomorrow’s Oligoi Jug men’s interclub pennants semifinals . . . a country club will be in the final. The top four were decided last weekend at Tolaga Bay in round 3 of the matchplay...

From Tolaga Bay to Brazil games

A GROUP of Tolaga Bay students will wear the silver fern today as they head off to Brazil for the first World Indigenous Games. The games involve more than 30 countries. Participants will compete in a variety of sporting events ranging from a few...

Cross-country course presents challenges

“FRISKY bulls” prompted a course change that meant records were not on the line in the junior and senior races of the Gisborne Boys’ High School cross-country on Tuesday. But organisers and runners were pleased to be back on the school’s...

It’s OBM and Waikohu

RUGBY - OBM and Waikohu will face each other for the Lee Bros Shield after they convincingly beat their opponents on Saturday. The wet conditions evened the playing field for the two semifinal games, and OBM beat YMP 36-10 and Waikohu beat Ngatap...

Wairoa big threat to Uawa,Coaches expect tough, physical battle up front

THIS has been the greatest threat. The Wairoa sub-union — made up of Wairoa Athletic, Mahia, Nuhaka, Tapuae, YMP of Raupunga and TKT — will challenge Uawa in Tolaga Bay for the iconic Barry Cup at 2.30pm tomorrow. Wairoa have an experienced...

Sharks storm back for win

WAINUI Sharks beat Bohemians 4-3 at Wainui on Saturday, but the scoreline is not even half of this Eastern League Division 1 football story. Bohemians led 3-0 at halftime, then Wainui came storming back. Ricky Boyd scored a hat-trick as the Sharks...

Campion can’t wait to play ‘awesome’ Horouta

CRICKETWIN or lose tomorrow’s Hope Cup cricket semifinal, Campion College player-coach Mark Naden says Horouta are “awesome to play against” and the Campion boys can’t wait.“They play hard and no doubt will want to make the final against...

Sister act at Gisborne Junior Pro: Braithwaites finish runners-up

Gisborne sisters Asia and Mahia Braithwaite finished runners-up in their divisions of the Gisborne Junior Pro surfing contest at the weekend. Asia Braithwaite was second to Christchurch surfer Ava Henderson in the under-18 girls' division. Henderson...

Setting out on long and winding road

Gisborne footballers Brooke Bennett and Rubi Perano are ready to travel the long and winding road for the next three months. Goalkeeper Brooke, 17, and centreback Rubi, 16, have been selected in the 18-strong Central Football squad for the National...