The boys are off to a good start - they played as a team with 'goal' contributions from many. Great to see the positive team work, them using the pace of the ball and width of the field to beat defenders.The weather is surprisingly OK - cold, a freezing wind but no rain!
The last Samoas have been sold; the bear has been washed and prepared for his journey, bags are packed, lunches made, and of course the hair bleached!The team is ready.
Last weekend we went to Blenheim to play in a mini tournament against Marlborough, Nelson and Canterbury.
Our first 2 games against Marlborough and Nelson went well with good team work and 11-0 and 6-0 wins. Our coaches Nigel and Subs were reasonably happy, but we did miss a few opportunities.
Our game against Canterbury was to be our big match of the weekend. Unfortunately, half our team were struggling with food poisoning and sickness so we performed well below our best, losing 6-1.
Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 17 July: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us […]
Emily Williams was our star in the NZ Secondary School Champs at Auckland over the weekend. Nine members of OHV took part in sprint, long and relay events.
Fulltime at the Polo Ground, with members of Johnsonville’s side celebrating their win over Oriental-Rongotai. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean & Adam Julian The top four sides for next week’s championship semi-finals were decided today on a passionate afternoon of club rugby throughout the Wellington region. In the major Jubilee Cup semi-finals...
