Sport / September 2015
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Ma’a Nonu: The Magnificent Misfit
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Ma’a Nonu flanked by the Savea brothers whilst playing for Oriental-Rongotai.
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Canterbury and Waikato to meet in Jocks Hobbs Memorial U19s final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Canterbury and Waikato will meet in the Premiership final of the Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 tournament in Taupo on Saturday, each winning their semi-finals today.
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News: Weekly Newsletter - National Road Relays for many
- Olympic Harriers
- Club run/walk from the Clubrooms,andnbsp; 3 October, 1:45 Those in Wellington w...
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News: Charlie Jelley -- former Club Captain -- has died
- Olympic Harriers
- Charlie Jelley (94) passed away on Tuesday morning. Charlie was a life member, f...
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Wellington and Hawke’s Bay: A provincial rivalry steeped in tradition
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Watch highlights of Hawke’s Bay’s 1960s Ranfurly Shield era, including footage of two epic matches against Wellington here As far as New Zealand provincial rivalries go, few top the one between Wellington and Hawke’s Bay.
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Burnside Under 26 Singles starts soon
- Tawa Bowling Club
- Seamus Curtin The annual Burnside Under 26 Singles for 2015–16 includes no fewer than 9 players from the Wellington region in the field of 32. Play starts Thursday Oct 2 and runs through to Sunday. Also check out the titles for this event.
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Wellington Centurions U85kgs lose to North Harbour on Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The visiting North Harbour U85kg defeated the Wellington Centurions U85Kg side 18-12 at SPC artificial on Saturday in their one-off fixture.
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Taranaki knock defending champions Wellington out of National U19 tournament
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wellington has relinquished its National U19 title, stumbling to a disappointing 29-10 defeat to Taranaki on the first day of the Jock Hobbs Memorial tournament in Taupo on Sunday.
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Shelly Bridgeman, let me explain
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It was a Thursday afternoon.
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Comeback wins for Wellington Pride and Development teams
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Wellington Pride and the Wellington Development teams both came back from slow starts to win well in their respective representative matches at the Petone Recreation Ground today.
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Nationals update…
- Table Tennis Wellington
- Our mens team of Hayden Tapp, Ricky Yeung, Ben Collins and Sean Hanson has won their grading match 4-0 against Waikato to get into the A grade. Results here… Hayden bt. Matthew Hetherington Ricky bt. Jon Jon Zhao Ben bt. Mark Page Hayden & Ricky won the doubles. Congratulations and good luck with the rest […]
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Double header at Petone headlines tomorrow’s representative matches
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wellington Development outside backs Isaia Petelo and Paddy Hughes fighting for the ball against Manawatu last week.
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Wellington U19s profile: Kaide McCashin
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Wellington U19s are heading to Taupo this weekend to defend the Graham Mourie Cup that they won at the inaugural National Jock Hobbs Memorial event.
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News: Weekly Newsletter - Spring??
- Olympic Harriers
- Club run/walk from the Clubrooms,andnbsp; 26 September, 1:45 It has been a roug...
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Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 tournament starting this Sunday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Sixteen teams in two divisions take to Owen Delany Park in Taupo over three days on 27 and 30 September and 3 October to contest the 2015 Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 Tournament.
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Tomasi Palu enjoying his rugby this season
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: In driving rain, Tomasi Palu kicks ahead in last month’s Jubilee Cup final between his Old Boys University side and Marist St Pat’s.
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Jeetan Patel takes 50 wickets for the forth year in a row
- Cricket Wellington
- Another English county season, another 50-wicket milestone for Wellington offspinner Jeetan Patel.
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Bikes in Schools application submitted by Amesbury School with support of Churton Park School
- Amesbury Drive School Blog
- Amesbury School's application is now in for the next round of the WCC's Bikes in Schools project.
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NZU U23s finish World Universities Cup in Oxford
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Their countrymen stunned South Africa at the Rugby World Cup and the Japanese Waseda University side went on to pip the New Zealand U23 Universities team in their playoff for 5th and 6th at the World Universities Cup on Monday (NZT).
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Specialist Wicket-Keeping Course with Rachel Priest
- Cricket Wellington
- Do you have dreams to one day be Wellington’s top wicket-keeper, or want to learn all the ‘secrets to success’ from a current international star?! Cricket Wellington have an AMAZING upcoming opportunity offering girls a chance to learn all the vital keeping skills from WORLD RENOWNED wicket keeper Rachel Priest! With strictly limited places available register now!
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Canterbury U19s profile: Jack McCormack
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Jack McCormack was in the Wellington rugby representative system from the age of 15.
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Strong first half fires Wellington 85kg team to win over Waikato
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Wellington Centurions U85kg team came out on fire in the first half of their match on Saturday against Waikato in perfect conditions at Owen Delany Park, Taupo.
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Wellington U19s profile: Te Whenua Poihipi
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Wellington U19s flanker Te Whenua Poihipi (left) with his teammate Joe Walding-Karaitiana.
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Wellington Pride put the Heat on; wins to Wellington U19s, Development and U18 teams
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Wellington U19s with the Central Region Shield today after beating the Manawatu U19s today 19-7 at Porirua Park.
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Busy weekend for Wellington representative teams
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Wellington Development hooker Valentine Meachen takes on three defenders in last week’s game against the Wellington Samoans.
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Wellington Centurions U85kg playing Waikato tomorrow
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Wellington Centurions U85kg Squad is currently preparing for two big games.
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Chase Tiatia enjoying his rugby with Bay of Plenty
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Chase Tiatia breaking the defence in his most recent match in Wellington club rugby, the McBain Shield game between Hutt Old Boys Marist and Petone.
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NZU U23s in crunch game on Friday to book World Universities Cup Major semi
- Wellington Club Weekly
- New Zealand Universities U23s require a bonus point win in over Trinity College, Dublin, in their next match on Friday (UK time) to advance to the semi-finals of the World Universities Cup to progress to the major final.
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Transport Minister Simon Bridges: NZTA Intends To Enter Into “Open And Collaborative Process” Over Basin Flyover Aftermath
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- In a letter to the Save the Basin Campaign (in response to one we sent to John Key soon after the High Court decision was announced), Transport Minister Simon Bridges says some encouraging things: The NZ Transport Agency advises me that … it intends to enter into an open and collaborative process with councils and the community to spark new conversations and ideas about the best way to deliver substantive solutions to the congestion at the Basin and other pinch points in the network. I appreciate that you have had a strong interest in this issue over a period of time, and thank you for the time that you have already committed to developing and presenting alternative solutions for consideration. This is great to hear – but there are concerns that the process adopted so far is neither open nor collaborative, and furthermore that the experts who have developed alternative solutions which the Board of Inquiry said deserved further consideration have not been consulted in the wake of the flyover decision. Let’s hope that Minister Bridges’ views, as expressed in the letter above, result in the Regional Transport Committee, City and Regional Councillors, and NZTA officials demonstrating a new openness and willingness to genuinely and widely consult on the Basin, and on the best options for Wellington’s transport network.
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News: Weekly Newsletter - the end is nigh and you need to be gone by lunchtime
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- Perston Baton Relay, Karori Park,andnbsp; 19 September, ** 12:30 ** We are gett...
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Wellington U19s Player Profile: Josh Robertson-Weepu
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Wellington U19s are the defending National U19 tournament champions.
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Defence Blacks team preparing for upcoming European tour
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: two of the players joining the Defence Blacks for their tour of Europe and the United Kingdom to compete in the International Defence Force Rugby World Cup, captain and Old Boys University club midfielder Logan Vaughan and Upper Hutt Rams club wing Tafa Tafa.
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The Superstar Cricket Roadshow is coming to you!
- Cricket Wellington
- Want to bowl against Martin Guptill? Take a photo with the Chappell Hadlee Trophy? Get free giveaways? The New Zealand Post Superstar Cricket Roadshow is coming to Wellington and its bringing BLACKCAPS and WHITE FERNS players with it! On Wednesday the 30th September you’ll have a chance to meet some of the stars of the game and even play alongside them.
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Wellington U19s Player Profile: Josh Houston-Tupou
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Josh Houston-Tupou playing for the Upper Hutt Rams Colts earlier this year.
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Wellington Journalists Ask: Can Former Flyover Fans Be Trusted To Evaluate Basin Flyover Alternatives?
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- As Wellington Scoop reported on 10 September, a small group of local body politicians and NZTA officials has taken it upon themselves to make decisions about the future of the Basin Reserve – and all but one of those local body politicians was in the pro-flyover camp: At yesterday’s regional council meeting, three councillors sought an integrated approach to deciding on at-grade roading improvements around the Basin. Paul Bruce and Sue Kedgley were supported by Barbara Donaldson. But Paul Swain refused. He said that a small governance group of himself, Fran Wilde, Celia Wade Brown and Andy Foster, plus two Transport Agency staffers, would make the decision, and would then report back. In a comment on this article, Councillor Helene Ritchie christened this group the “Secret Six”. This group subsequently promised to work with the community, but there remain concerns about how well this work will in practice given the composition of that group, and whether they will be prepared to take a fresh and unbiased look at non-flyover options they had previously rejected out of hand. In the Dominion Post, columnist Dave Armstrong came up with a memorable analogy: It’s like getting the Keep Our Old Flag Society to design a new flag. Will this group report back with recommendations that are the urban design equivalent of three boring silver ferns and a koru that looks like a cow doing number twos? Wellington Scoop has dug further into the track record of the members of this “governance group”, and what it has found does not inspire confidence. For its part, Save the Basin hopes that NZTA’s decision not to pursue its flyover plans through the courts will enable even the most entrenched flyover supporters to think afresh, and we are pleased that the New Zealand Transport Agency has indicated it will take a new and more genuinely consultative approach to post-flyover discussion and decision-making. But we’re mindful of the point the preceding Wellington Scoop report makes in its final paragraph: No doubt there’s no way of excluding Transport Agency representatives from the next round of road planning for the Basin. But the Agency should consider its past bad behaviour and find some new faces who have the ability to listen, rather than to threaten or dictate or just misrepresent. As both Wellington Scoop and the Dominion Post have pointed out in these articles, there are real alternatives on the table at the Basin, including the BRREO, Option X and tunnelling. As Dave Armstrong points out, it makes sense to focus on approaches which are low-cost and don’t foreclose other options if they become necessary: Some critics say that BRREO is only a short-term solution. Even if that is true, wouldn’t it be worth giving it a go? If it works, keep it; if it doesn’t, start digging for a longer-term alternative. When you look at the time and money already been wasted by myopic officials intent on a flyover, BRREO and Option X deserve some serious consideration, not just by sore losers. What’s more, Wellington transport needs much more than a rethink at the Basin. FIT Wellington and Generation Zero have made a valuable and timely contribution to this debate with their revamped light rail (modern trams) proposal for Wellington, released last week.
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Wellington teams win well in representative rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wellington representative teams piled on the points in today’s matches, with several teams making life hard for their opposition and winning by wide margins.
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Wellington teams spread far and wide this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wellington representative teams are playing across the North Island tomorrow, with away matches on Saturday in Wanganui, Ruatoria and the East Coast and games at home at the Petone Rec, Helston Park and Maoribank Park.
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News: Registrations open for Children's Athletics
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- Registrations are now open for Childrenand#39;s Athletics (Olympic Junior Track ...
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Tomasi Alosio enjoying his rugby in Wellington Lions squad
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Tomasi Alosio evading the tackle of Petone's Jared Kahu and scoring a try for Hutt Old Boys Marist when the two sides met in this year's Jubilee Cup in June.
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Wellington U19s Player Profile: Bradd Forster
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Bradd Forster (yellow head gear) in the thick of the action playing for Tawa earlier this season The Wellington U19s are the defending National U19 tournament champions.
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What Save the Basin Said To The Regional Transport Committee On Tuesday
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- On Tuesday morning, Wellington’s Regional Transport Committee met – the first such meeting since NZTA abandoned its pursuit of a Basin Reserve flyover through the courts.
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New Zealand team heading to the World Universities Rugby Cup
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The New Zealand Universities U23 team departs for England this week to compete in the Inaugural World Universities Rugby Cup, hosted by Oxford University.
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Result: New Zealand Road Championships
- Olympic Harriers
- Three Olympic members competed at the national road champs: Mike Waterman (8th M...
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News: Weekly Newsletter - tea, scones and medals this Saturday
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- Philp Shield teams race, club rooms,andnbsp;12 September, 1:45 Perhaps not quit...
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Record breaking hat-trick for Thrush in 50-point win over the Stags
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Lock Jeremy Thrush scored a hat-trick in the Wellington Lions’ 53-3 fourth round ITM Cup victory over the Southland Stags on Saturday.
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Rotorua Boys’ High School beat Scots College in thriller
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Rotorua Boys’ High School are the 2015 National Top 4 champions.
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Wellington representative teams round-up 5 September
- Wellington Club Weekly
- UPDATED: Wellington Pride miss out to Waikato , Wellington U19s win well, Wellington U16s come back to win Wellington Pride 16 - Waikato 27 The Wellington Pride were desperately unlucky not to come away from Waikato Stadium with any competition points in their third round Women’s NPC fixture.
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Wellington and Canterbury Maori teams to play tomorrow
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Wellington and Canterbury Maori teams meet tomorrow at Helston Park in the feature representative clash of the day in Wellington.
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Scots College and Rotorua BHS to meet in National Top 4 Final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wellington’s Scots College and Rotorua Boys’ High School will meet on Sunday in the final of the National Secondary Schools Top 4 tournament in Rotorua.
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Freshmeat & Greet
- Richter City Roller Derby
- Keen to get involved with roller derby? Do you want to be a derby girl? Or maybe even a referee? Join us at Hashigo Zake for our Freshmeat & Greet. Come and meet up with us, talk through your fears and fantasies, and find out how to start skating or how to get involved in the exciting sport of roller derby. If you can’t make...
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News: Weekly Newsletter - the cupboard is bare...
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- Pack run/walk from the club rooms, 5 September, 1:45 Time to dust off the troph...
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NZTA has decided not to try to appeal the High Court Basin Reserve flyover decision
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- The New Zealand Transport Agency has decided not to seek leave to appeal the High Court decision which upheld the Board of Inquiry decision to decline resource consent for a Basin Reserve flyover.
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Wellington against international teams: versus Wales 1988
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Match Details: Result: Wellington 38 – Wales 22 When: 21 May 1988Weather: OvercastCrowd: 32,000 The Tour: The All Blacks were in their pomp in 1988, having won the previous year’s inaugural Rugby World Cup and, with players such as John Kirwan, Michael Jones, Sean Fitzpatrick and Grant Fox in their prime, they lay in wait for Wales.
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Rich history between Wellington and Southland
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Wellington Lions and Southland Stags teams go into Saturday’s clash having met 27 times in ITM Cup rugby with Wellington having now won 21, Southland five and one draw.
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Wellington Samoan team in action throughout September
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Wellington Samoan Men’s team has three matches coming up in September, against the Wellington, Hawke’s Bay and Manawatu Development sides.
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An Excellent Analysis By The Architectural Centre of NZTA’s Options
- Save the Basin Reserve!
- NZTA has until Friday 4 September to decide whether it will seek leave from the Supreme Court to appeal its defeat in the High Court over its Basin Reserve flyover plans. While we wait to see what their next move is and respond accordingly, it’s well worth reading this excellent analysis of NZTA’s options by The Architectural Centre.
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Junior Lions squad selected for competition season
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The 2015 Wellington U19s 25-player squad has been selected, to prepare for the defence of their National U19 title in Taupo next month.
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