BADMINTON
Masters Division 2
Played in Auckland, June 9
Northland 1 def Hutt Valley 1 8-4; Northland 1 lost to Waitakere 2 4-8.
Northland: Craig Ogden, Grant Stone, Steve Sudbury, Karsten Thomsen, Kareen Hansard, Vanessa Haslem, Bib Hill, Kerry O'Sullivan, Gay Ruddell.
Masters Division 5A
Played in Hamilton, June 9
Northland 2 lost to Auckland 6 4-8; Northland 2 lost to Eastland 1-11; Northland 2 def Thames Valley 2 11-1.
Northland Team: Jeff Barnes, Iain Haynes, Dave Nuttall, Bryce Perrett, Dean Subritzky, Sue Chittenden, Delwyn Clements, Ros Eades, Helen Moore, Jenny Nuttall.
BOWLS
Dargaville Bowling Club
Mixed Drawn Triples, June 12
1 Allan McKinnon, Gay Clement, Elaine McCracken, 3 wins, 15 ends, 27 points.
2 Sally Stirling, Barbara Bell, Jenny Mayall, 3 wins, 15 ends, 20 points.
3 Shirley Bramwell, Maude Phelan, Ralph Rutherford.
Kamo Bowling Club
Northend Autos Open Triples, June 12
1 Graham Morris, Noel Watson, Merran Christie 4 wins, 22 ends, 49 points.
2 Ed Sherriff, Peter Plaistowe, Nick van Diepen 4 wins, 20 ends, 46 points.
GOLFHikurangi Golf Club
Club results
May 30: D Bradburn 40, J Jordan 39, L Drake 38, P Priestley 38.
June 3: R McMiles 40, L Drake 39, D Timoko 38, T Sisson 37, P Baines 36.
Northland Golf Club
Men's competition, June 12
A field of 48 took part. Golfer of the day was long-time member Jim Hardie with 42 points from Vic Warren also on 42. On 41, Allan McFarlane, Richard Sketchley, on 40, Terry Attwood, on 39, John Mori, John Rand, on 38, Kerry Thompson, on 37, Ross McKegg, Don Mackay, Eric Styan, on 36, Terry Ward, Mike Church, Alan Devcich, Ollie Martin, John Campbell, Bill Burgess, Ted Moyle, Steve Holland.
Twos: On No6, Den Carter, No 18, Gerry Rossouw.
INDOOR BOWLS
Marist/Hora Hora Club
Club night, June 11
1 Pat Price, Betty Pattison; 2 Ken Brown, Brian Hayward, Marion Russell.
Maungatapere Indoor Bowling Club
Club night, June 12
1 Mait Cole/Arend Koops/Tess Crawford; 2 Ian Zanders/Cathy Cole/Kerry Rintoul.
Best sports: Ron Phillips/Johnny Burhenne.
RUGBY
Tauraroa Area School
Rippa Rugby Tournament
The inaugural Year 5 & 6 Rippa Rugby tournament was held June 7, with teams coming from Whau Valley, Kokopu, Maungakaramea and Maungatapere schools. The tournament was a huge success; all students competed strongly for their schools and the rugby pitches were buzzing with enthusiasm and excitement.
The A and B team leagues were fiercely competitive, with Whau Valley Primary school, last year's National Rippa Rugby Champions, and Tauraroa Area School both vying for supremacy.
In the B team final, a hard-fought contest culminated in a fine victory for Tauraroa Area School over Whau Valley by five tries to two. The game was played in a great spirit, and eventually Tauraroa Area School proved to be too strong and quick for their worthy opponents.
In the group stages of the A team league, Whau Valley had narrowly beaten Tauraroa Area School by six tries to five, and when they lined up for the final, the crowd was anticipating another exciting match. Whau Valley started off very strongly and went into a commanding 4-0 lead by halftime, and it looked like Tauraroa Area School had used up all their energy in the group.
However, a spirited comeback at the start of the second half saw Tauraroa Area School reduce the lead to one by scoring three unanswered tries, leaving Whau Valley holding their breath anxiously on a 4-3 lead.
However, they then proved why they are New Zealand's top Rippa Rugby team, by scoring three more tries to win 7-3.
Well done to all the Tauraroa Area students who acquitted themselves so well both on and off the pitch. We look forward to inviting some more schools to this tournament next year.
The Fijian winger who had the world at his feet and the potential to surpass Jonah Lomu.