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Medals in Waikanae’s sights at IRB nationals

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Gisborne - East Coast golf roundup

Gisborne ParkTE Puia Springs’ courier company co-owner Aomihi Cook delivered herself something special in the East Coast Fire Brigades Tournament on Sunday. Cook won the Fire Brigade members’ best net trophy with 107-43-64, her round highlighted...

Operation Ricardo

GISBORNE-Mahia surfer Ricardo Christie’s bid to return to surfing’s elite tour has been given a much-welcome financial boost. Former All White footballer and surfing fan Noah Hickey has helped raised over $35,000 through crowdfunding to go...

Boys’ High under-14s to play in BoP tourney

NEXT stop, Mt Maunganui. The Gisborne Boys’ High School under-14 rugby team will contest the Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools seven-a-side tournament for the first time at Arataki Park tomorrow.“We want them to trust their structures but also to...

Ensor and Para reappointed,Coast ‘not far away’ from being more competitive

RUGBYNGATI Porou East Coast have reappointed Wayne Ensor and Troy Para as coaches for next year’s Heartland Championship rugby season. Despite not winning a Heartland game in the past two years as representative coaches, Ensor and Para have the...

Excited to host some ABs

RUGBYTHEIR itinerary is not yet known, but the Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union is excited to be hosting some All Blacks next week. Union chief executive Josh Willoughby said everyone would have the chance to meet the group of All Blacks who visit on...

Twelve new names in squad

Twelve rugby players who have yet to wear Poverty Bay’s colours have been named in a wider training squad preparing for a highly anticipated clash with Ngati Porou East Coast. Poverty Bay Heartland coach Tom Cairns has selected 34 players, with...

United win comes at a cost

TWO goals by Josh Adams kept Heavy Equipment United ahead of the pack in Eastern League Division 1 football on Saturday. United beat Carpet Court Thistle Reserves 2-1 at Childers Road Reserve to stay four points clear of their closest rivals, Thistle...

Run, jump, throw

All the events at the primary interschool athletics day at Awapuni Stadium last week came down to the three basic disciplines. Mangapapa School finished first overall, with Wainui Beach School second and Te Wharau School third

Sports draws

CyclingSATURDAY — Gisborne Cycling Club ride, no racing, meet at 1.30pm at Nelson Road cemetery. Sunday — Group ride at 8am from Avantiplus Manintrax. This is a friendly group ride for anyone wanting to ride with others. The approximate pace will...

Kids sport

Gisborne learn lesson

It’s a hard lesson to learn — traction equals triumph. Gisborne Boys’ High School rugby teams used to the hard and fast Rectory field battled Palmerston North Boys’ High School on a heavy ground, losing all three games of the Super 8 series...

Some may get another bite of the cherry

Gisborne Boys' High School and Trident have a good thing going. Although the David Glendenning-coached GBHS team lost all three of their games at the Trident Invitational Basketball Tournament in Whakatane on Thursday, some of those Gisborne players...

Practice sessions cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Gisborne junior cricket practice sessions this week have been cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Poverty Bay Cricket Association called off all junior cricket practice sessions for the week, citing increasing dangers from the...

On the Mats

JOHN Harvey is having a great run of form. He won the Alchemy Beverages Centre Open Singles, defeating David Lynn 8-7 on an extra end. The event attracted more entries than had been experienced for a singles event in a while. Harvey won his first...

Last home game a good one

Now their watch has ended. Gisborne Boys' High School first 15 captain Amos Roddick and teammates Khian Westrupp, Sione Mafileo, Nic Proffit, Kirk Ngatai, Sam Twigley and Bryan Howard brought the curtain down on their rugby careers at home, bowing...

Tihirau Victory Club lives up to name

The rugby club named for glory triumphed on Saturday. Tihirau Victory Club — founded following World War 2 — came from behind to defeat Ruatoria City 25-11 at Whakarua Park. TVC rose to the occasion, but it wasn't all one-way traffic. City lock...

Robbie Tallott to the rescue

GISBORNE Boys’ High School captain Robbie Tallott came of age as a representative batsman yesterday. He saved Poverty Bay from an outright loss to Waikato Valley in a Fergus Hickey Rosebowl two-day cricket game, which finished in a draw at Harry...