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three matches as a large number of games were cancelled with an impressive innings against the 5th XI in the opening
due to wet weather conditions. In the matches that were round.
played, the team had three losses. Despite not collecting
any victories, the team had put in some good performances. As the team’s all-rounders, Lachie, Kyle Rowe and Masroor
Unfortunately, ill-disciplined batting and numerous dropped Butt contributed significantly and both Kyle and Masroor
catches proved costly in the losses to the PNBHS 5th XI and finished with bowling averages under 14 runs per wicket.
the PNBHS Year 9 Specials. The bowling attack was spearheaded by the pacey and
accurate Josh West. Josh was supported by tidy medium
The 6th XI are a group of talented and passionate young pacer Douglas Bilsland, whose accurate line and length made
cricketers who practised with purpose and dedication. it difficult for batsmen to score runs. Promising spinners, Josh
Opening batsmen, George Meyer and Oshadha Samarakoon, Haines and Alex Hazelton, are genuine wicket takers and the
played in contrasting styles. George is a big hitter who loves trouble that they had caused the opponent’s batsmen was
to go after the bowling attack from the outset, while Oshadha not reflected in their bowling figures due to numerous drop
is a techinically astute player who plays well through the leg catches off their bowling.
side. Captain Jack Harrison is a strong front-foot-player who
made some good starts while at the crease this season but, Classy top-order batsman Ashish Rangra was unable to play
like his fellow top-order batmen, was unable to turn the in any of the games due to a significant knee injury.
positive starts he made into big scores. Lachie McNair is
another technically sound batsman who plays well on the Thank you to the parents for your support and encouragement
front foot. Lachie played an important role in consolidating during the season. It is most appreciated. Hopefully the
the innings when wickets were lost. Cody Larson, the team’s weather and the results are better in Term 4, allowing for
hard-hitting wicket-keeper/ batsmen, produced his best more cricket!

CRICKET YEAR 9 SPECIALS
Back Row: Callum Kennett, Jack
Gordon, Lachie Bradford
2nd Row: Lochie Avery, Campbell
Woolley, Angus Lyver, Mr D. Parrott
(Coach)
Front Row: Jonty Fleck, Brooklyn
Reille, Curtis Heaphy, Josh Campbell,
Michael Watkins

YEAR 9 SPECIALS The Year 9 Specials have plenty of potential and will develop
their cricketing prowess with added refinement of their
Coach: Mr D. Parrott basic skills and technique through Sports Development and
additional coaching.
TheYear 9 Specials, led by the captaincy and batting of Curtis
Heaphy, produced an excellent first half of their season, MCVICAR CUP FIXTURES
culminating in comprehensive victories over Wanganui Match 1 v 5th XI
Collegiate and St Pat’s Silverstream. The Year 9 Specials were comprehensive victors in their
match vs the 5th XI by 8 wickets. The 5th XI batted first and
The players had incredible energy in the field and often quickly found themselves 8-4 in the 5th over. Only Emanuel
produced moments of brilliance through built-up pressure of Shaji and Flyn Yates posted double figures as the 5th’s were
tight bowling and taking their catches. The batting revolved routed for 70 in the 21st over. Angus Lyver 3 for 2 and Lachie
around Curtis Heaphy who consistently made runs at the Bradford 3-19 the chief destroyers. In response, Campbell
top of the order and averaged over 50. Lochie Avery and Woolley made a positive 16 runs before Jonty Fleck 29 not
Campbell Woolley showed plenty of promise at the top of out saw the Year 9 Specials home in the 16th over.
the order while Jonty Fleck, with a top score of 79 and 3 -12
against St Pat’s, clearly showed his all-round capabilities. Zane Match 2 v 6th XI
Munn and Lachie Bradford made some useful contributions The Year 9 Specials lost the toss and were put in the field for
in the middle order. Lachie also impressed with his leg spin their McVicar Cup match vs the 6th XI on a gloomy morning
bowling and wicket-taking ability. Angus Lyver, Callum at Ongley Park. The 6th XI quickly found themselves 2 wickets
Kennett and Josh Campbell were excellent with their down without a run on the board. Masroor Butt 24 batted
medium fast bowling, while Michael Watkins, the‘Chinaman’ positively, however, few of the other batsmen were able to
(describing his bowling action), produced some excellent hang around long enough as they were bowled out for 86 in
spells of bowling that completely bamboozled the opposing 27 overs. Michael Watkins (the left arm‘Chinaman’) picked up
batsmen. Jack Gordon and Brooklyn Reille contributed with
the ball through the middle overs and were sharp in the field.

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4-8 off his 4 overs. The Year 9’s started cautiously, reaching 30 in the 14th over. Josh Campbell 2-23 and Callum Kennett
in the 11th over before losing both openers to soft dismissals. 2-32 kept chipping out wickets through the middle order as
Jonty Fleck 26 not out and Zane Munn 25 not out reached Wellington College posted a very challenging total of 170/8.
the target in the 26th over. A win by 8 wickets. Their opener made 72 off 115 balls, anchoring their innings
INTERSCHOOL EXCHANGES well. In reply, PNBHS lost an early wicket before Lochie Avery
St Pat’s Silverstream, Upper Hutt 17 and Curtis Heaphy 61 put the team in a solid position,
PNBHS, having won the toss and batted first, lost a couple punishing loose deliveries to the boundary. Unfortunately,
of early wickets.  Then a massive 176 run partnership for no other batsman scored double figures and were guilty of
the third wicket between Curtis Heaphy (83) and Jonty losing concentration and gifting their wicket. PNBHS were
Fleck (79) resurrected the innings. Both batsmen were slow eventually bowled out for 117 in the 36th over, resulting in
starting, but their running between the wickets improved a 53 run loss.
and boundaries followed.  PNBHS amassing a daunting 216/9 PRE-SEASON FIXTURES
off their 40 overs. In reply, St. Pat’s put up a reasonable fight The Year 9 Specials played the Year 10 Specials in a 25 over
but a good running catch to Michael Watkins killed off any practice match at PNBHS. The Year 10’s began cautiously
realistic chance they had and St Pat’s ended up with 168/9. before Charlie Justice 52 and Josh Tambling 25 (retired hurt)
Jonty Fleck was the pick of the bowlers with 3/12 off 5 overs. accelerated the run rate. Ben Louden 20 not out also chipped
A win to the Year 9 Specials by 48 runs. in as theYear 10’s posted a respectable 137/3 in their 25 overs.
Whanganui Collegiate, Whanganui Michael Watkins and Callum Kennett bowled economically
The Year 9 Specials were resounding winners in their 40 over for theYear 9’s. In reply, theYear 9’s made 107/3 thanks largely
match vs Wanganui Collegiate. Collegiate were bowled out to Curtis Heaphy 58 not out and Lachie Bradford 21 not out.
for 58 in the 20th over. Lochie Bradford 3-16 and a brace of Thomas Kirk bowled quick and ended with figures of 1-11 off
wickets for Callum Kennett, Angus Lyver and Michael Watkins 5 overs. Zac Farmer and Oliver Ferguson were economical. A
completing the rout. Once again, Curtis Heaphy with 31 NO win to the Year 10’s by 30 runs.
off 38 balls helped the Year 9’s to a comfortable 8 wicket win The Year 9 Specials played the Year 10B’s in a 25 over contest
in the 14th over. at Coronation Park. The Year 9’s started briskly as Campbell
Wellington College, Wellington Woolley made 39 off 29 balls. The Year 10 bowlers managed
The Year 9 Specials were transferred to MacAlister Park for to take regular wickets, stalling the Year 9’s early momentum.
their 40 over fixture vs Wellington College on a scorching Zane Munn 20 and Michael Watkins 17 not out helped the
summer’s day in the capital. PNBHS won the toss and elected Year 9’s post 134/4. Hamish Ramsay 1-21 was the pick of the
to bowl on a damp, slow wicket. Angus Lyver 3-35 picked up bowlers. The Year 10B’s responded with good intent, but
two early wickets thanks to some sharp catching in the field, never threatened the total, reaching 112/9 in their 25 overs.
before Wellington College worked their way through to 57/2 A win to the Year 9’s by 22 runs.

CRICKET YEAR 10 SPECIALS
Back Row: Thomas Kirk, Ben Loudon,
Regan Fleming, Charlie Justice,
Cooper Ryder, Viliami Vakapuna
Front Row: Marcus Parlato, Charlie
Lourie, Logan Love, Oliver Ferguson,
Joshua Tamblyn
Absent: Mr T. McGrath (Coach), Zac
Farmer, Tiwha Rukuwai

YEAR 10 SPECIALS McVicar Cup - Winners: Noteworthy individual performances
from the McVicar cup were: Ollie Ferguson (4-11 vs Feilding),
Coach: Mr T. McGrath Charlie Justice (53 vs PNBHS Year 9), Thomas Kirk (3-17 vs
Team: Logan Love (Captain), Ben Loudon, Thomas PNBHS 7th XI), Ben Loudon (41* vs PNBHS 6th XI), Marcus
Kirk, Curtis Heaphy, Regan Fleming, Ollie Ferguson, Parlato (5-9 vs Feilding).
Charlie Justice, Tiwha Rukuwai, Cooper Ryder, Marcus INTERSCHOOL MATCHES
Parlato, Jonty Fleck, Callum Kennet, Josh Tamblyn, Bowling first against Whanganui Collegiate School, PNBHS
Viliami Vakapuna. struck early by taking key wickets Joel Clarke and William
Written by Ben Loudon Hocquard. Collegiate struggled to a mere 128/10, failing to
survive their 50 overs. Logan Love contributed greatly to
The 2017 season showcased a variety of talented young the team’s success by taking 3-21 off his 7 over stint. Ollie
cricketers whom would go on to compete passionately Ferguson and Marcus Parlato also featuring with 2 wickets
in interschool matches, the NZCT competition and the apiece.
McVicar Cup.

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With wickets falling at regular intervals, PNBHS struggled Year 9 students Curtis Heaphy, Callum Kennett, Jonty Fleck
to find runs throughout the innings. Regan Fleming and Lachie Bradford joined the team for this competition.
courageously battled his way to an unbeaten 30 and, at the
top of the order, Charlie Justice scored a grafting 25, but The first match of the knockout tournament was against
with wickets constantly toppling at the other end, PNBHS Rathkeale at Rathkeale. PNBHS won the toss and elected
were caught fighting a losing battle. A poor performance to bat. The top order batters got PNBHS off to a solid start
with the bat had again proved to be the downfall of the with a 100 run partnership between Logan Love (43) and
Year 10 Specials, as they were eventually knocked over for Curtis Heaphy (67). This allowed the batters in the lower
113 in the 36th over. order the freedom to hit out later in the innings, such as
Thomas Kirk, who proved effective with the bat and post a
PNBHS would take the bat first against the highly regarded very competitive total of 221.
St. Pat’s Silverstream in the team’s second interschool match
of the season. St. Pat’s’ strike bowler took two early wickets, Early wickets meant Rathkeale were going to struggle to
putting PNBHS on the back foot right from the get-go. Ben chase down the total, however a rally by the middle order
Loudon and Logan Love then gave the team some sort of meant Rathkeale finished with some respectability, but were
base, creating a short but much needed 35 run partnership. never going to threaten the PNBHS total. A good win to
The batting order that followed collapsed abruptly, ending start the competition. Wickets were shared between Ollie
the innings short with a total of 121 all out. PNBHS came Ferguson, Marcus Parlato and Thomas Kirk.
out guns blazing, earning themselves a few quick wickets.
Silverstream looked dominant as they continued to dispatch The next game was against Napier Boys’ High School in
loose deliveries from the bowling attack. A gutsy finish from Napier. PNBHS were put in to bat on a green, moist wicket.
PNBHS was not enough to hold out their opponents as they PNBHS lost early wickets and found themselves 17 for 3 in the
marched on to a 3 wicket win. Another tight loss. Yet again, 5th over. A 78 run partnership by Love (43) and Heaphy (49)
the team showed their inability to occupy the crease under rescued the team and gave PNBHS a modest, yet respectable
pressure. total of 156 for Napier to chase.

Batting first, PNBHS looked to dominate Wellington College Napier’s innings started well and looked to be on track to
as the opening batsmen marched onto the pitch. This chase down the total, until some miserly bowling by PNBHS
confidence was short lasted as the middle order began to put the brakes on the scoring. As the innings wore on, the
wither, held up only by Logan Love smashing his way to total needed and the balls remaining paralleled each other.
29. The Year 10 Specials had again committed the cardinal The last over was a cliff hanger, with PNBHS hanging on to
sin, failing to see off the 40 overs scoring 93/10. The second win in a nail-biting finish by one run. Thomas Kirk, Marcus
innings started with a bang as Thomas Kirk ripped through Parlato and Regan Fleming taking 2 wickets apiece.
the first of Wellington’s key batsmen with a beauty of a ball,
knocking out the middle stump in sensational fashion. After The final of CD qualifying was against an undefeated New
the excitement died down, the team failed to contain a Plymouth side in Palmerston North. Batting first, PNBHS lost
talented Wellington batting lineup as they made light work wickets at regular intervals with several batters making starts
of the bowling, reaching the total with two overs to spare. but not going on. Logan Love was the only major contributor
in the middle order. A modest total of 131 was never going
NZCT KNOCKOUT COMPETITION to be enough to beat the strong New Plymouth side, who
Written by Logan Love ran down the total with several overs to spare. Of interest,
New Plymouth went on to win the National title.

CRICKET 8TH XI
Back Row: Fergus Roy, Matthew McEwen,
Isaac Newland, Kaleb Terry, Mr H.
Macdonald (Coach)
Front Row: Jason Watkins, Raj Patel,
Reuben Lundy, Max Zander, Noah Lloyd
Absent: Ravija Weeratunga, Jamie
Mason, Kenneth Long

EIGHTH XI week, however the weekend was a different story. The U16
Division 2 grade was a mixed bag, with established teams
Coach: Mr H. Macdonald looking to dominate over those who were out for a good
time. Unfortunately for the team, we came off second best
Team: Rebuen Lundy (Captain), Noah Lloyd, Kenneth in the majority of our matches; either to the opposition,
Long, Jamie Mason, Matthew McEwen, Isaac Newland, or the ‘Palmy Summer.’ Thank you to the 8th XI for your
Raj Patel, Fergus Roy, Kaleb Terry, Jason Watkins, commitment to the team. While at times it was pretty tough
Ravija Weeratunga, Max Zander going, you bounced back into practice and were back for
more come Saturday.
This year’s 8th XI approached the season with a positive and
social feel. The boys looked good in the nets during the

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CRICKET 9TH XI
Back Row: Trent Hooper, Nikhil
Banerjee, Samir Aryan
Front Row: Hasan Mehmood, Andrew
Harris, Antariksh Nag, Jackson
Woodcock, Navdeep Singh
Absent: Mr D. Tomlinson (Coach),
Chili Burke, Camryn Mabey, Jeremy
Wapp

NINTH XI Only a handful of games were able to be played due to
the weather. However, the boys fought hard with both bat
Coach: Mr D. Tomlinson and ball. Away games against the Feilding 2nd XI and the
combined Levin-based Waerea Schools Club proved to be
Team: Samir Aryan, Nikhil Banerjee, Chili Burke, challenging matches, with top performances from Antariksh
Andrew Harris, Trent Hooper, Camryn Mabey, Hasan Nag (18) and Chili Burke (3-16) against Feilding being the
Mehmood, Antariksh Nag, Jeremy Wapp, Jackson highlights. We look forward to continuing through the
Woodcock 2017/18 summer season with the boys hopefully moving
through the grades.
A rain shortened season did not deter this group of keen and
enthusiastic cricketers from giving committed performances
each Saturday morning in the Manawatu Secondary B T20
competition.

CRICKET 10TH XI COLLEGE HOUSE
Back Row: Ollie Rhodes, Jamie Penn,
Bank Jonglertjanya
Front Row: Ben Havord, Oliver
Magee, Gus Robertson, Hamish
Magee, Liam Annis
Absent: Mr J. Meehan (Coach), Mr
A. Stephenson (Coach), Douggie
Ashton, Aidan Champion, Jack
Garforth, Remi Halpin

TENTH XI - team was a social team, with College House boarders getting
COLLEGE HOUSE CRICKET TEAM together on a Saturday morning to play a match.

Coach: Mr J. Meehan The first match of the season was against the PNBHS 8th XI
Cricket team. College House batted first and were all out for
Manager: Mr A. Stephenson 138 in the final over. Gus Robertson was the highest scorer.
In reply, College House managed to bowl out the 8th XI in
Team: Douggie Ashton, Liam Annis, Oliver Magee, 15 overs for 69 runs. Oliver and Hamish Magee both had
Hamish Magee, Jack Garforth, Patrick Takurua, Ben outstanding bowling figures. This match was a win to the
McAlley, Ben Havord, Ollie Rhodes, Gus Robertson, College House by 69 runs.
Remi Halpin, Glenn Stringer, Bank Jonglertjanya,
Chris Dewhurst. The second match was against Weraroa Cricket Club in
Levin. Batting first, College House managed 112 off their
In a rather abbreviated season due to weather, the College allotted 20 overs. Liam Annis and Hamish Magee were the
House Cricket Team managed to put some impressive top running contributors. However, Weraroa managed to
performances together to record some excellent wins. The

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chase down this total in 19 overs, winning the match by 4 STATISTICS
wickets. Patrick Takurua and Oliver Magee both performed Best Batting: Doggie Ashton 70, Hamish Magee 40 not
well with the ball. out, Liam Annis 32, Gus Robertson 32.

The third and final match of the season was against the Best Batting Average: Douggie Ashton 38.00, Patrick
PNBHS 9th XI Cricket team. Batting first, College House Takurua 35.00, Liam Annis 27.33.
made 198 runs off 20 overs with Douggie Ashton and
Hamish Magee leading from the front. In reply, the 9th XI Best Bowling: Oliver Magee 4 for 1 (2 overs), Patrick Takurua
were bowled out for 162 runs in 15 overs. Oliver and Hamish 4 for 8 (3.1 overs), Patrick Takurua 3 for 21 (4 overs), Hamish
Magee and Patrick Takurua spearheaded the bowling attack. Magee 2 for 2 (2 overs).
A win to College House by 36 runs.

CRICKET YEAR 9B
Back Row: Jacob Dredge, George
Simpson, Thomas Fowell
2nd Row: Mr Berry (Coach), Charlie
Yorke, Mehnoor Ghumann, Josh
Rautahi, Mr D. Braddock (Coach)
Front Row: Alex Turnbull, George
Birch, Camryn Caffell, Macca
Williams, Jack Allomes
Absent: Korey Satterthwaite, Rian
Lyver

YEAR 9B Runs were often hard to come by for the team, but opener
Jack Allomes worked diligently to ensure the team got off
Coaches: Mr D. Braddock, Mr G. Berry to good starts. George Birch, Josh Rautahi, Alex Turnbull and
keeper Charlie Yorke pitched in with timely runs throughout
A rain interrupted season meant that the 9B Cricket team our three game season.
only managed to play three games in Term 1. The team’s
bowling was a highlight throughout the season. George In general, the team were an absolute pleasure to coach. Both
Simpson, Jacob Dredge, Thomas Fowell and captain Camryn myself and Mr Berry were impressed by the commitment
Caffell lead the pace attack. They were supported well by and effort of all the boys. A big thanks must be given to all
the crafty leg spin of Korey Satterthwaite, as well as Macca the parents who came down to support the team. Special
Williams, Rian Lyver and Mehnoor Ghumann. All-rounder thanks to Mr P. Dredge who was the ever reliant team scorer
Macca Williams notched the team’s top score during the and supervisor on occasion.
season, 48, in the lone win of the season against PNGHS.

CRICKET YEAR 10B
Back Row: Cameron Van Rynbach,
Alex McConnell, Logan Hey, Sam
Simpson, Matua Pomare, Mr M.
Leighton (Coach)
Front Row: Oliver Allan, Hamish
Ramsay, Zac Tutty, Flynn Roache,
Kalani Rhodes
Absent: Angus Wallace

YEAR 10B Pomare, Hamish Ramsay, Kalani Rhodes, Flynn Roache,
Sam Simpson, ZacTutty, CameronVan Rynbach, Angus
Coach: Mr M. Leighton Wallace.
Team: Oliver Allan, Logan Hey, Alex McConnell, Matua

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The 10B Cricket team, in Term 1, were only able to play four work on is his seam release to optimise any ball movement.
matches as inclement weather meant the cancellation of a He is capable of getting into higher teams at the school as
large number of competition games. In the matches that he is a solid batsman with good technique, shown in his
were played, the team had two wins and two losses. 50 run partnership with Oliver Allan v Tararua College, and
he is a good fieldsman. Sam Simpson is a tall bowler with
The 10B’s were an enthusiastic and dedicated team genuine pace. He bowls beautiful outswingers that will
who practised with purpose and, consequently, showed trouble most batsman at any level. He is athletic in the field
significant improvement throughout the season. with a powerful arm. Matua Pomare is the team’s offspinner
who would often open the bowling. He has developed a
Zach Tutty was captain in most games, after Kalani Rhodes nice action and can turn the ball appreciably. His work on
was deservedly promoted to the Year 10 Specials. Zach is consistency.
increased his tactical awareness as the season progressed,
and his positivity was infectious, which created a great team Oliver Allan is a genuine all-round cricketer. He is a medium
environment. Kalani has talent with the bat and ball and has pace bowler with a nice action that makes him very accurate.
a fantastic throwing arm. His biggest work on is to pitch the His ability with the ball was shown v St Peter’s when he
ball up more. bowled at‘the death’and regularly was able to hit the Yorker
length. He has ability with the bat and certainly showed
Logan Hey opened the batting in all games and was the his game awareness v Tararua College with excellent shot
team’s most consistent batsman. He is a technically correct selection and running between the wickets. Flynn Roache is
player to anything bowled straight to him, but is aggressive another promising all-rounder. He bowls accurate inswingers
with anything wide or short. His 39 v St Peter’s College was at genuine pace, with his best figures being 2-17 v St Peter’s.
the team’s highest individual score. He is also the side’s He has ability with the bat as well, evident v the Year 9’s when
keeper, with good hands and improved footwork. Cam Van guiding the team to the win with 23 not out. Angus Wallace
Rynbach was generally Logan’s opening partner. He is an is a bowler with some pace who is capable of getting good
attacking batsman who needs to take more advantage of batsman out, but needs to improve his consistency. With the
promising starts. The second highest run-scorer was skipper bat, he is a clean striker of the ball as shown against both
Zach, who is a hard hitting batsman that has improved Year 9 teams.
his consistency by working on his stance and backlift. His
partnership of 60 with Logan v St Peter’s was one of the Thank you to the parents for your support and encouragement,
season highlights. Alex McConnell’s batting showed pleasing whether it be providing transport, keeping the scorebook
improvement and his innings against St Peter’s was superb. or picking up the boundary cones. It is most appreciated.
Hopefully the weather is better in Term 4, allowing for more
The bowling attack was led by the consistent Hamish cricket!
Ramsay. His line and length is impeccable and opposition
batsman always found it hard to score runs from him. His

CAKE LEAGUE Team Milne

Team Cleaver Coach: Mr G. Sinclair

Coach: Mr H. Drake Round 1 v Team Cleaver: Solid batting performances from
Ryan Davey (19), Max Barber (16) and Tom Warnock (17) saw
Team Members: Liam Bremner (Captain), William us reach a sound, but difficult to defend, total of 100 runs.
Burlison, Jakob Rauhihi-Collis, Alex Turnbull, Ben There were good bowling performances from Joseph Bevan
Beard, Aqeel Butt, Korey Satterthwaite, Dylan Cryer, and Joe Feyerman, but it was not enough to bring us the
Leo Gordon, JP Rounce-Sue. victory. The 24 wides bowled hurt us a lot in what would
otherwise have been a contestable game.
Team Cleaver had some talented players, but their downfall
was the lack of numbers. Due to the total amount of Round 2 v Team Patel: The opposition batted first and good
students opting for Cake League, the six squads had to be bowling performances from Ryan Davey (2 wickets for
made up of reduced numbers. Even though Team Cleaver 6 runs off 4 overs) and Joseph Bevan (only 6 runs from 3
was allocated 11 players, they operated with no more than overs) restricted Team Patel to 105 runs. This target looked
nine at any time as a result of late withdrawals. In spite of manageable and we were confident going in to bat. Despite
this, Team Cleaver played well, fought hard and most games good batting performances from top scorer Ryan Davey (22)
were close in results. and Devon Charles (11), a lack of aggressive batting early on
resulted in us falling short of the target.
Liam Bremner and Alex Turnbull were our most successful
batsmen, with Liam being a particularly talented all-rounder. Round 3 vTeamWorker: An outstanding batting performance
from Ryan Davey (30 not out) and a solid effort from Devon
Wickets were evenly shared by many of the players, but the Charles (19), before being stumped, led to the team
bowler to stand out was Korey Satterthwaite. Korey is a very scoring a creditable 100 runs for the loss of only 2 wickets.
talented leg spinner. He is capable of bowling a consistent Unfortunately, despite taking 6 wickets, the opposition
line and length, which is not easy for a leg spinner, and poured on the runs and won the match.
gained considerable turn on the artificial wickets. He has a
very bright future in the game. Round 4 v Team Clever: This round was the play-off for fifth
and sixth, and was not to be our day. The opposition scored a
All players were reliable, committed and made very good modest 100 runs and we believed we were in with a chance
progress over the four matches. of victory. Max Barber bowled extremely well (3 wickets in
4 overs) and Ryan Davey was also very economical with his
Results: Played 4, Won 2, Lost 2. bowling performance. Unfortunately, the bowling from the
opposition, the pressure right from the start, the regular

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loss of wickets and a slow run rate meant we managed to Team Small
score only 36 runs.
Manager: Mr J. Doolan
While we lost all of our matches, we had our chances to win
at times and I was impressed with the young men who did Team: Paul Kaiser (Captain),Tyler Broad, Corbin Clarke,
not give up at any stage. Connor Clarke, Dylan Evans, Reuben Bilsland , Alastair
Fleming, Ken O’Connor, Bhaumik Patel, Nathan
Team Patel Stevens, Yash Patel, Alex Wheeler, Lukhan Whittfield, 
Sam Fletcher, Navdeep Singh.
Coach: Mr P. Truter
Team Small has certainly been a pleasure to manage in
Round 1 v Team Worker: Team Worker scored an impressive conjunction with the strong leadership of Paul Kaiser. Kaiser
152 for 4 in their 20 overs. This meant Team Patel were was a great captain who has played a big part in running the
going to have to bat very well to reach this challenging team. Kaiser ensured that everyone had a bowl and a bat
target. Impressive hitting from Anthony Doyle (59 off 38 during the season, and placed players in different positions
balls) and Jacob Hurrell (46), together with a large number on the field.
of extras from Team Worker, resulted in an excellent victory
for Team Patel. Our results were 50/50, and at times we let ourselves down in
the field. Alex Wheeler is a fine player who is 1st XI potential
Round 2 v Team Milne: Team Patel batted first and, after a in later years. O’Connor bowled very well at pace, while
very slow start (28 runs off 10 overs), managed to score a Fletcher showed powerful and skillful batting during the
respectable 105 for 7. Top scorers were Kane Henderson (22), season. Fleming was also a great asset to the side.
Anthony Doyle (16) and Guy Minnell (15). Team Milne then
came in to bat and excellent fielding and accurate bowling A big thank you to all the staff involved in the Cake League.
restricted Team Milne to 85 all out. Best bowling figures The games were played in great sporting spirit and we
were from Anthony Doyle (2 for 4), Kane Henderson (2 for witnessed some fine cricket. At all times, matches were
5) and Guy Minnell (2 for 15). played in an excellent atmosphere of fun and passion.

Round 3 v Team Small: The decision by Team Small to bat Team Taylor
first appeared to be a good one considering how wet the
outfield was and how difficult it would be for the bowlers Coach: Mr K. Brockelbank
and fielders to handle the ball. However, excellent catching
from the fielders and tight bowling from Sam Coles (5 for Team Taylor significantly increased their performance as the
12) and Kane Henderson (3 for 10) restricted Team Small to season progressed. The first two games provided different
72 all out off 11.4 overs. Team Patel managed to reach the results and, further down the track, the team managed to
total for the loss on 3 wickets, top scorers being Anthony gain enough momentum to be in a position where they
Doyle (38) and Jacob Hurrell (18). had a chance of making the semi-finals. The bad weather
hindered this, as the decision had to be made between
Final v Team Worker: Team Patel won the toss and elected Team Taylor who were tied with Team Worker. The runs
to field. A heavy overnight dew not only resulted in a wet were then measured on the last game and, unfortunately,
and slippery outfield which made fielding difficult, but also Taylor did not have enough to make the semi-finals. This was
caused the ball to become“soapy”and very difficult to bowl disappointing, but the team cracked on and performed well
with. Team Worker capitalised on these conditions and some in the last few games.
hard hitting resulted in the field being set deep on the
boundaries in an attempt to restrict the scoring to singles. Matthew Hainsworth batted consistently well throughout
However, the Team Worker batsmen kept punishing the bad the season and he retired on several occasions with a not
delivery and running hard between the wickets, scoring a out result. Navdeep Singh batted well and was moved up to
very creditable 152 for 4 off 20 overs. This meant that Team a higher grade where his presence and runs were missed by
Patel were set the very challenging task of needing to score the team. Jarryd Donohue batted and bowled consistently
at 7.65 runs per over to win. well and his bowling gave the team a number of wickets
throughout the season.
Team Patel came in to bat with the goal of taking a single
off every delivery as a minimum and hitting at least one Lindsey Neilson’s wicket keeping was reliable and his batting
boundary an over. They stuck to this game plan, taking quick skills developed throughout the season. Dylan Evans was a
singles at every opportunity and keeping the fielders under utility player, performing well in bowling, wicket keeping
pressure. With the help of extras Team Patel were tracking and, his strongest performance, in batting. Karlis Zvagulis
along well but, with such a large target to chase, both teams bowling proved to be constant throughout the season as
knew the final result would only be determined late in the he gained a number of wickets for the team. Aki Wickes-
match. It was only in the 17th over, when Anthony Doyle (59 Matakaiongo developed his skills throughout the season
of 38 balls) managed to hit 4 consecutive boundaries, that and was able to secure some wickets for the team.
the match finally swung in the favour of Team Patel. Jacob
Hurrell (46 off 58 balls) also made a significant contribution Ash Taylor was a constant all-rounder who performed well
and Team Patel went on to win in the penultimate over throughout the season and was a reliable player that would
scoring 153 for 1. This match was worthy of a final, with both turn up and get the job done. Blake Rhodes-Robinson also
teams putting on a great cricketing display. made a consistent contribution to the team, forming some
good partnerships and getting a few wickets throughout
This victory meant Team Patel managed to finish their season the season. Cameron Kerr developed his bowling skills
undefeated and win the Term 1 Cake League competition throughout the season, with his batting remaining his strong
with every player having contributed to the team’s point and gained a number of runs for the team.
success. Without fielders to support the bowlers or batsmen
prepared to rotate the strike so that the big hitters can push Overall, the team played well throughout the season,
the score along, the team would have failed miserably. where it’s strong point remained with a few good batsman
getting the runs. Some strong partnerships where formed

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by a number of players. Bowling on a whole was being He ably directed and instructed his team members using
developed throughout the season, with a number of rookie good bowling changes and encouraging full participation
players learning new skills. Fielding was reasonably constant by all team members.
throughout the season, the team found the wicket keeper
was the main influencing factor. As time went on, the team The team qualified for the finals where they played Team
got better at backing up the keeper, which stopped over Patel. Team Worker scored 152 with Jacob Cowie (59 runs)
throws and limited the runs for the opposing team. and Max Davis (55 runs) establishing a formidable total for
Team Patel to chase. In an exciting encounter, Team Patel
Batting was the most difficult skill for the team, however a reached the required total with twelve balls remaining. Mr
small number of players in the team were able to form some Bovey presented the prize (a massive chocolate cake) to
strong partnerships. The season was enjoyable. Team Taylor the winning captain. Both teams joined together to devour
just missed out on the semi-finals, which was disappointing, the trophy!
but the team morel remained intact.
Team Members:
Team Worker Jacob Cowie: Captain, opening batsman and bowler
Max Davis: Skilled opening batsman
Manager: Mr S. Trembath Jack Crafts: All-rounder, but had great bowling success
Astle Entwistle-Truscott: Wicket keeper
Team Worker was captained by Jacob Cowie who also Ajeet Panwar: Quick scoring batsman
provided many individual high scores as an opening batsman. Varanjit Singh: A cunning spin bowler and hard-hitting
batsman
Will Turner: Opening bowler and back up wicket keeper
Matt Woodhead: Accurate medium fast bowler
Nicholas Dewhurst: Improved fielder who was new to
the game of cricket
Corey Stewart: An all-rounder who had good success
bowling
Travis Larney: He joined the team mid-season. A deceptive
slow bowler

A special thank you to Mr Truter who introduced new skills
to the team weekly and explained the rules of cricket before
each game.

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CROSS COUNTRY

CROSS COUNTRY
Back Row: Sam Parry, Samuel Phillips, Jamie Dennis, William Leong
3rd Row: Connor Managh, Andre Le Pine-Day, Jack Pronk, Luke Brown, Benjamin Wall
2nd Row: Adam Martin, Reuben Dods, Thomas Harding, Nick Punnett, Angus Wallace, Luke Scott, Mr D. Barwick (Coach)
Front Row: Max Ferguson, Liam Wall, Ben Irvine, Samuel Bentham, Billy Davidson, Bradyn Popow, Nelson Doolan
Absent: Aden Porritt, Harrison Porritt, Jaeden Shaw

Teacher in Charge: Mr D. Barwick

SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY

Senior: 1st – Samuel Bentham P; 2nd – Harrison Porritt V;
3rd – Adam Martin K; 4th Timo Spitzhorn P; 5th – Thomas
Walshe M; 6th – Reuben Dods K; 7th – Tom Tremain V; 8th
– Nick Punnett K; 9th – Aman Iqbal A; 10th – Jamie Penn M.

Intermediate: 1st – Benjamin Wall A; 2nd – Samuel Phillips A;
3rd – Luke Scott A; 4th – William Leong K; 5th – Jack Pronk
A; 6th – Jamie Dennis P; 7th – Jaeden Shaw A; 8th – Andre
Le Pine-Day G; 9th – Kaleb Humpage-Pinto G; 10th – Louis
Morrell V.

Junior: 1st – Nelson Doolan P; 2nd – Liam Wall A; 3rd – Aden
Porritt V; 4th Sam Parry K; 5th – Connor Managh M; 6th –
Angus Wallace M; 7th – Luke Brown M; 8th – Bradyn Popow
V; 9th – Varanjit Singh G; 10th – Max Ferguson V.

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Points: 1st – Albion 2973; 2nd – Murray 3002; 3rd – Vernon Like the Junior and Intermediate teams, the Senior four-
3463; 4th – Kia Ora 3917; 5th – Phoenix 4005; 6th – Gordon man team won with a combined score of 10, Freyberg High
4420 School the next closest on 36 points.

49TH WELLINGTON SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY RELAY Overall, a very successful day for the PNBHS teams.
CHAMPIONSHIPS
This is the second time PNBHS has entered teams into this SUPER 8 CROSS COUNTRY – MONDAY 29 MAY,
competition. Last year the school managed to pick up a 2nd TAURANGA
and 4th placing. With around 300 competitors, consisting of INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
all the best Wellington and Kapiti Schools, this event gives Year 9 Team: Aiden Porritt (5th), Nelson Doolan (6th), Connor
our runners top competition. Managh (10th), Luke Brown (12th), Thomas Harding (29th),
Billy Davidson (33rd).
The race was held at Karori Park on a course of mixed terrain,
from flat to a technical ascend and descend, and with a Junior Team: Andre Le Pine Day (6th), Jack Pronk (8th), Jamie
total distance of 2km per lap. Each team had six runners, Dennis (12th), Liam Wall (15th), William Leong (16th), Sam
running one lap each. Our Senior team consisted of Alex Parry (19th ), Callum Shanks (20th), Bradyn Popow (23rd),
Hull, Benjamin Wall, Samuel Phillips, Sam Bentham, Luke Angus Wallace (25th).
Scott and Harrison Porritt.
Senior Team: Benjamin Wall (5th), Luke Scott (9th), Harrison
Benjamin Wall was the first runner and sprinted away in the Porritt (12th), Sam Bentham (19th), Adam Martin (21st),
last 500m of the lap to put the team into first place going Timo Spitzhorn (27th), Samuel Phillips (41st). Unfortuantely
into the first change over. From there the gap between the Alec Hull had to stop due to illness.
chasing schools and PNBHS increased. Harrison Porritt ran
the final lap and went across the finish line in first, with over All runners gave it the best on the day with some impressive
500m gap to second place. individual performances. However, a number of our runners
were not at full health which impacted on their performance.
In the Under 16 race, the team of Liam Wall, Jack Pronk,
Jamie Dennis, Nelson Doolan, William Leong and Andre Le- THREE-MAN TEAM RESULTS
Pine Day were placed second. For a very young team they Our Year 9 team came in 2nd place, Junior team in 3rd and
showed massive belief and drive to finish in second place. Senior team in 2nd.

Overall a very successful event for PNBHS. To medal in all three grades was a great result for our three-
man teams, which shows the strength we have within our
MANAWATU SECONDARY SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY Cross Country team across all levels.
CHAMPIONSHIPS – MANAWATU COLLEGE, FOXTON
Junior Boys’ Race: 3.8km  OVERALL TEAM PLACING
In this grade, PNBHS entered 12 runners in a field of 48. Liam For the second year in a row, the team picked up second
Wall was quick out of the blocks and stayed at the front for place behind New Plymouth Boys’ High School. This is a
the whole race to finish first. Nelson Doolan had to work hard sound result which the whole team should be proud of. With
in the last 400m to sprint past Dannervirke High students all runners, apart from two, returning to school next year,
and finished second, followed closely behind was Aidan hopefully the team can go one better in 2018.
Porritt (fifth) and Bradyn Popow (sixth).
NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS CROSS
Other results were: Connor Managh 7th, Luke Brown 8th, COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – ASCOT GOLF COURSE,
Sam Parry 9th, Angus Wallace 10th, Ben Irvine 12th, Max CHRISTCHURCH
Ferguson 11th, Billy Davidson 19th, Thomas Harding 21st. Junior 4km Race: Liam Wall (43rd), Andre Le Pine-Day (101st)

In the team competition, our four-man team had an easy win Senior 6km Race: Benjamin Wall (22nd), Sam Bentham (66th),
with a combined score of 15, with Dannevirke High School Samuel Phillips (91st), Alex Hull (DNF - illness).
in second on 39 points.
Three-Man Team: 11th
Intermediate Boys’ Race: 4.8km
The team had a strong line-up of runners in this grade and For a very young team, all runners should be proud of
the finishing results showed this. Benjamin Wall dominated their achievements. With over 1000 athletes competing,
the race from the beginning and looked very comfortable all our runners have gained plenty of experience which will
the way through, winning the race. Samuel Phillips ran a very hopefully help them in future events.
good race to finish third.

The next five placings were all taken out by our remaining
runners with Luke Scott 4th, William Leong 5t, Jamie Dennis
6th, Andre Le Pine Day 7th and Jack Pronk 8th. This was an
outstanding achievement from this group of runners with
all members of the team finishing inside the top eight.

The four-man team won with a combined score of 13, with
the second closest team of Freyberg High School on 52
points.

Senior Boys’ Race: 4.8km
The white singlet of our runners dominated the race from the
start. Alec Hull ran fantastically to finish with a 500m lead over
Harrison Porritt (2nd) and Sam Bentham (3rd). Adam Martin
and Timo Spitzhorn took the next two places to allow the
school to take out the top five spots. The team was also well
supported by Reuben Dods (7th) and Nick Punnett (15th).

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CYCLING

ROAD CYCLING
Back Row: Jack Carson, Ben Orr, James Gardner, Cam Jones, Nathan Greenwood, Chenuka Rajapakse, Jamie Dennis,
Logan McKinnon, Dineth Rajapakse, Samuel Russell
3rd Row: Mr D Barwick (Manager), Fergus Lloyd, Finn Hannan, Tim Carpenter, Liam Ainsworth, Aiden Jones, Nicholas
Tuck, Jack Pronk, Luke Scott, Angus Claasen, Darcy Ainsworth, Logan Hey
2nd Row: Adam Martin, Madi Hartley-Brown, Dra’s Caldwell, William Kelly, Ethan Craine, Michael Richmond, Keegan
Leask, Liam Valentine, Max Taylor, Campbell Ware, Caleb Falkner, Mr W. Briggs (Coach)
Front Row: Sam Parry, Max Ferguson, Alex Montgomery, Matthew Cooper, Ben Irvine, Nathaniel Leask, Ewan Cousins,
Adam Francis, Nelson Doolan, Charlie Mayo, Dylan Simpson

Teacher in Charge: Mr D. Barwick Island Road Race Championship. With large numbers in each
race, it meant for exciting racing.
NORTH ISLAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS CYCLING
CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 – CAMBRIDGE, WAIKATO In the Under 14 Road Race, Chenuka Rajapakse won the sprint
This year, the team travelled to Cambridge with a very finish to win this race. This was a great result, considering he
young group of riders and looked forward to seeing how was struggling with illness prior to the race. Other results
we matched up against other riders from the North Island. included Nelson Doolan (19th), Alex Montgomery (25th) and
After losing a number of experienced riders from last year Max Ferguson (48th).
and not having any Year 13 riders in the team, it was going to
be a real challenge for the team to retain their North Island With a large number of our riders competing in the Under 15
Team Championship from last year. Road Race, the team was looking to use these numbers to
benefit our riders. This was evident as the group managed
With poor weather conditions leading into the event, it to get three riders in the top ten: Dra’s Caldwell (5th), Adam
meant that we were greeted at Lake Karapiro with very Francis (6th) and Den Irvine (9th). Other results included
unfavourable conditions underfoot. This made for hard Caleb Falkner (11th), Darcy Ainsworth (13th), Ewan Cousins
conditions for riders to warm-up. (14th), Ben Orr (17th), Nathaniel Leask (18th), Fergus Lloyd
(19th), Jack Carson (20th), Liam Ainsworth (28th), Logan
The first racers for the weekend were the team time trial, McKinnon (30th) and Logan Hey (41st). Interestingly, the
which involved our teams riding a 16km course. In the sprint finish included a group of 35 riders, with 13 of these
Under 16 grade we had seven teams entered and three riders being from PNBHS.
in the Under 20 grade. With our teams having a disjointed
preparation due to school camps and illness, all our teams In the Under 16 Road Race, Michael Richmond (2nd) and
produced solid results. Jack Pronk (3rd) showed a good turn of pace to sprint with
another large finishing pack to podium. The large finishing
Under 16 Team Time Trial Results: pack also included Aiden Jones (8th) and Sam Russell (16th).
Junior A - 1st Place (Team: Michael Richmond, Jack Pronk, Other results: Finn Hannan (43rd) and Matthew Cooper (53rd).
Aiden Jones, Adam Francis); Junior B - 7th; Junior C - 13th;
Junior D - 19th; Junior E - 18th; Junior F - 31st A very strong Under 17 field lined up for the Road Race. Max
Taylor’s withdrawal due to injury from an accident earlier
Under 20 Team Time Trial Results: meant our team lost one of our stronger riders in this age
Senior A –DNF; Senior B -14th; Senior C - 27th group. Also in the race, Ethan Craine had a ‘technical’ which
led to his withdrawal from the race. However, Cam Jones
Due to a high speed crash, the Senior A team did not finish (13th) and Angus Claasen (15th) had strong rides to finish
the race. However, amazing sportsmanship was shown by with the lead pack. Other results: Luke Scott (43rd), Keegan
all team members who remained with our injured rider until Leask (46th), Nick Tuck (52nd) and Campbell Ware (66th).
medical help arrived. When the team crashed, they were
looking at a top three finish. A very large field was involved in the Under 20 Road Race.
PNBHS has had significant success in this race in the past, so
Road Race Championship the pressure was on the senior boys to continue this tradition.
Saturday afternoon saw the riders competing in the North

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Madi Hartley-Brown was involved in a breakaway with four your overall points tally. At the end of the weekend, the
other riders, and at the end Madi showed his class by timing PNBHS Cycling team were awarded the Top Overall School
his sprint to the line to perfection to win the Under 20 Road award.
Race. His was an impressive performance, considering Madi NORTH ISLAND TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP –
is only in Year 12. Thomas Stannard (10th), Dylan Simpson AVANTIDOME, CAMBRIDGE
(11th), Dineth Rajapakse (15th), Liam Valentine (16th) and Results:
Adam Martin (17th) also finished strongly in the chase bunch. Under 15 Omnium :
Tim Carpenter (53rd), in his first ever Road Race, enjoyed the Ewan Cousins- 2nd in 3km Points Race, 2nd in 2km Point Lap,
experience to compete at this level. 2nd in 515m Scratch Race and 3rd in 1500m Scratch Race.
Overall, Ewan finished 2nd in the Omnium.
Criterium Race Ben Irvine - 3rd in 3km Points Race, 3rd in 2km Point Lap and
In the Under 14 A Criterium Race, Chenuka Rajapakse (6th) 3rd in 515m Scratch Race.
was looking to win the double to go along with his Road Race Under 16 Grade:
win from the day before. Unfortunately, Chenuka was heavily Michael Richmond- 1st in 5-Lap Keirin, 3rd in 4km Points Race
marked in the race and his attacks were always quickly shut Overall, Michael finished 2nd in the Omnium.
down by other riders. Nelson Doolan had a strong ride to Overall Top Schools: The PNBHS Track team finished 3rd
finish in 14th. overall. This was an outstanding achievement considering
the size of our team was very small.
Alex Montgomery (4th) and Max Ferguson (10th) lined
up in the Under 14 B Criterium Race and both had strong NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS CYCLING
performances. Both were riding in their first events and, NATIONALS 2017 – SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER,
with further development, will look to push into the A races. KOPORTUNA / LEVIN
16km Team Time Trial
In the Under 15 A Criterium Race, the team wanted to This year, the school had nine teams entered in the Teams
dominate with the large number of riders we had in the Time Trial, six teams in the Under 16 and three in the Under
grade. As with the Road Race, the Criterium Race came 20’s grades. With limited wind, it was near perfect riding
down to a large bunch sprint. Adam Francis (2nd), Ben Irvine conditions for all teams.
(4th), Ewan Cousins (6th) and Dra’s Caldwell (9th) all sprinted Under 16 Results:
home to gain vital points for the overall team points. Also Junior A: Aiden Jones, Jack Pronk, Adam Francis, Michael
finishing in the main bunch was Fergus Lloyd (13th), Ben Orr Richmond - 1st (Time: 23:30); Junior B: Jamie Dennis, Ewan
(14th), Nathaniel Leask (18th), Darcy Ainsworth (19th) and Cousins, Ben Orr, Ben Irvine - 8th; Junior C: Fergus Lloyd,
Caleb Falkner (22nd). Other results: Liam Ainsworth (26th) Chenuka Rajapakse, Dra’s Caldwell, Sam Russell - 11th; Junior
and Jack Carson (31st). D: Caleb Falkner, Nathaniel Leask, Logan McKinnon, Logan
Hey - 12th ; Junior E: Matthew Cooper, Darcy Ainsworth, Liam
The Under 15 B Criterium Race results were Logan Hey Ainsworth, Nelson Doolan - 20th ; Junior F: James Gardner,
(2nd) and James Gardner (3rd), which rounded out a sound Max Ferguson, Jack Carson, Alex Montgomery - 29th.
weekend for these two riders. With the Junior A team winning the Paul Matthews Cup for
fastest Under 16 team, it is only the third time in the school’s
Aiden Jones (2nd) showed his sprinting ability to finish on history that we have won this event. However, not only does
the podium in the Under 16 A Criterium. He was also well this result deserve praise, but all our junior teams produced
supported by Jack Pronk (6th). Michael Richmond (16th) and times and placings not matched by any other school in this
Sam Russell (31st) also had solid performances. division.
Under 20 Results:
Matthew Cooper (8th) and Finn Hannan (10th) had strong Senior A: Madi Hartley-Brown, Dylan Simpson, Adam
races in the Under 16 B Criterium Race. Finn, unfortunately, Martin, Max Taylor, Thomas Stannard - 6th; Senior B: Dineth
was involved in an accident which impacted on his overall Rajapakse, Keegan Leask, Angus Claasen, Cam Jones, Ethan
placing. Nathan Greenwood also battled on to finish 17th.

The Under 17 A Criterium Race consisted of a very strong
group of riders. Ethan Craine (18th), Angus Claasen (28th)
and Cam Jones (32nd) finished in the lead bunch, but could
not crack the top ten.

In the Under 17 B Criterium Race, Keegan Leask (2nd) and
Luke Scott (3rd) displayed their cycling ability with podium
places. Campbell Ware (10th), who was racing in his first
every Cycling Championship, had a strong weekend and will
build on this experience in the future. Nick Tuck (16th) also
worked hard all weekend. Charlie Mayo unhappily had to
pull out of the race because of sickness, but will learn from
his experiences at this event.

In the final race of the North Island Championship, the Under
20 Race was hotly contested. Madi Hartley-Brown finished off
a strong weekend to finish 4th, and Adam Martin (5th) also
displayed his solid cycling ability. Dineth Rajapakse (24th) and
Liam Valentine(30th) finished strongly in the main bunch.
Thomas Stannard (37th) and William Kelly (39th) struggled
overall, due to both having illnesses.

At the completion of the event, there is a Top Overall School
award. The award goes to the school that gains the most
points over the three events held over the weekend. For each
placing you get inside the top ten, these points go towards

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Craine - 20th; Senior C: William Kelly, Campbell Ware, Nick, caught by the chasing pack with 150m to go. Ethan Craine
Tuck, Nathan Greenwood, Luke Scott - 44th. was the best of our riders, finishing 11th. Other results: Max
Taylor (25th), Angus Claasen (29th) and Cam Jones (31st).
The experience the three senior teams have had from this
event will put them in good stead for 2018. All riders in these Under 17 B Road Race - 36km
teams will be returning to school next year and will build on Luke Scott (3rd) and Keegan Leask (4th) showed their ability
this experience for a much improved effort next year. to race tactically to finish strongly in the Under 17 B grade.
Campbell Ware, riding in his first Nationals, showed that with
Junior A U16 National Champions in the Team Time Trial further development he has the ability to compete at this
level. Unfortunately, Nick Tuck could not stay with the lead
ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP – SUNDAY 1 OCTOBER, pack due to technical issues with his bike.
COLYTON
Under 14 Road Race - 18km Under 20 Road Race - 54km
Chenuka Rajapakse demonstrated his strong cycling ability A very large and strong group of Under 20 riders assembled
with a commendable 6th place. He was just shut out of a for this race. At the completion of the first 18km lap, a group
podium finish after a large sprint finish with 17 riders all of 12 riders had broken away from the main bunch to have
jostling over the last 200m. Nelson Doolan also had a strong over a 1-minute lead. Madi Hartley-Brown was part of this
showing, coming in 15th with the lead bunch. Max Ferguson lead bunch and by the end of the second lap, this group
(29th) and Alex Montgomery (34th), both in their first year had dropped six riders, with Madi still in the lead bunch.
of riding, showed that with further development and This bunch stayed together on the final lap to set up a sprint
experience, they will be competitive in this grade next year. finish. Madi showed his tactical awareness and strength to
outsprint the other five riders.
Under 15 Road Race - 18km
In the Under 15 grade, our team had 15 riders and we wanted Adam Martin had a strong race, finishing a respectable 12th.
to use these numbers to help get as many riders as possible Other results: Dylan Simpson (17th), Liam Valentine (21st),
into the top ten. The race came down to a sprint finish, with Denith Rajapakse (29th), Thomas Stannard (31st) and William
45 riders contesting the final 400m. All our riders had strong Kelly (45th).
performances. Results: Adam Francis (4th), Ewan Cousins
(7th), Ben Irvine (10th), Dra’s Caldwell (11th), Fergus Lloyd With all our riders still eligible to ride in this grade again next
(13th), Darcy Ainsworth (19th), Ben Orr (23rd), Nathaniel year, the team should have a strong showing again.
Leask (26th), Logan McKinnon (29th), Logan Hey (33rd), Liam
Ainsworth (38th), Caleb Falkner (39th), James Gardner (46th) POINTS RACE CHAMPIONSHIP –
and Jack Carson (51st). MONDAY 2 OCTOBER, MANFIELD
Strong to gale force winds for all races meant a need for
Under 16 Road Race - 36km tactical and hard racing.
With a small but strong group of riders contesting this grade,
our riders wanted to attack from the start of the race. Jamie Under 14 Points Race - 6 laps
Dennis, at the end of the first lap, had himself a 20 second Chenuka Rajapakse gained points on all three points laps
lead, with Michael Richmond and Jack Pronk controlling the which resulted in him gaining third place. This was a fantastic
chasing bunch and helping Jamie’s chances. However, the achievement in such tricky conditions. Nelson Doolan
bunch came together soon after the first lap with a rider from performed strongly all weekend to finish 23rd. Other results:
another school whom the bunch could not catch. Aiden Alex Montgomery (27th) and Max Ferguson (30th).
Jones (4th) was the best of our riders to finish. Other results:
Jamie Dennis (15th), Michael Richmond (25th), Jack Pronk Under 15 Points Race - 6 laps
(28th) and Sam Russell (42nd). After three sprint laps, we had three riders who gained top
ten finishes. Ben Irvine (5th), Adam Francis (8th) and Ewan
Under 16 B Road Race - 36km Cousins (9th), all helped to accumulate points for the Overall
Matthew Cooper and Nathan Greenwood lined up in this Schools Championship. Other results: Ben Orr (14th), Dra’s
race. Matthew Cooper (14th) rode well to stay with the Caldwell (16th), Nathaniel Leask (17th), Jack Carson (25th),
main bunch to contest the strong finish. Unfortunately for Logan Hey (26th), Caleb Falkner (35th), Logan McKinnon
Matthew, his sprint was interrupted by another race which (36th), Liam Ainsworth (38th), Fergus Lloyd (40th), Darcy
affected his placing. Nathan Greenwood had a ‘technical’, Ainsworth (41st) and James Gardner (51st).
which did not allow him to stay with the main bunch.
Under 16 Points Race - 8 laps
Under 17 Road Race - 36km With a large field lining up for the Under 16 Points Race, it
With a strong field of riders contesting this race again, it was important that our riders worked together as a team to
came down to a sprint finish like a number of other races on gain maximum advantage on points laps. Jamie Dennis and
the day. Angus Claasen attacked with 800m to go, but was Aiden Jones showed excellent team riding throughout the
race to attack and counter-attack when required. This helped
Jack Pronk and Michael Richmond to accumulate points,
which eventually saw Jack 3rd and Michael 7th. Other results:
Jamie Dennis (14th), Aiden Jones (32nd), Sam Russell (37th),
Matthew Cooper (52nd) and Nathan Greenwood (60th).

Under 17 Points Race - 8 laps
Like the previous day, our riders in this grade struggled to
make an impact in this race. Other results: Ethan Craine
(15th), Angus Claasen (44th), Keegan Leask (47th), Luke Scott
(48th), Cam Jones (50th) and Campbell Ware (64th).

Under 20 Points Race - 13 laps
The Under 20 Points Race was the final race of Nationals for
2017 and it was a spectacle for all watching. With conditions
making it hard for breakaways, it meant that most points

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laps came down to a sprint finish. Madi Hartley-Brown again Madi Hartley-Brown receiving the U20 Points
showed his class in this race by accumulating points on four Race trophy
out of the seven points laps. At the completion of the race,
Madi was tied on points with another rider from Christchurch
Boys’High School for 1st place. However, Madi finished inside
this rider, so he was awarded the 1st place. For Madi to win
both the National Under 20 Road and Points Race, he joins
only a handful of riders to ever do this. What is even more
remarkable is that he is only Year 12, so will be back again
next year to defend his titles.

Madi was well supported Dylan Simpson (19th), Adam Martin
(28th) and Liam Valentine (30th). Unfortunately, Denith
Rajapakse and William Kelly were involved in an accident
and Thomas Stannard had a ‘technical’, which brought their
race to an end early.

In the Overall Schools Championship, the PNBHS team
finished 3rd, only five points behind the winning school.

MANAGER’S FINAL COMMENTS
Overall, 2017 has been another successful year for the PNBHS
Cycling team. With such a young team, we have achieved
some outstanding individual and team results. Our numbers
this year have increased by 12, and, with the expected
increase in numbers next year from our Year 9 intake and
losing no senior riders, we are well placed to have another
realistic shot at winning the Overall National Teams title.

I would personally like to thank Mr Briggs for his dedication
and time this season, along with Mr Hoare for his assistance in
driving the safety vehicle for junior trainings. I would also like
to acknowledge the Manawatu Schools Cycling Committee
for all their hard work in organising our weekly Sunday races,
and to the PNBHS Cycling parents who have supported our
team at numerous events.

I look forward to working again with all our current riders
next year, along with any new riders that would like to take
up the challenge of Cycling. We have another big year next
year with Nationals been held in Christchurch for the first
time. Train hard over the summer and I look forward to seeing
you back in 2018.

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Teacher in Charge: Mr A. Ducre P W D L For Agst GD Pts
2017 PNBHS Football Season Summary 18 9 3 6 49 36 13 30
18 6 3 9 32 53 -21 21
Place Division 11 3 2 6 33 45 -12 11
1st XI 4th Horizon’s Premiership 12 0 0 12 13 94 -81 0
2nd XI 7th Men’s Division 1 10 5 1 4 31 27 4 16
3rd XI 7th 18th Grade Division 1 11 3 1 7 18 48 -30 10
4th XI 8th 18th Grade Division 1  8 1 1 6 12 29 -17 4
5th XI 4th 18th Grade Division 2 11 6 0 5 40 64 -24 18
6th XI 6th 18th Grade Division 2 11 7 0 4 62 27 35 21
7th XI 7th 18th Grade Division 2 11 9 1 1 76 26 50 28
Black 5th 14th Grade Division 1 12 8 1 3 46 20 26 25
Blue 4th 14th Grade Division 1 12 5 1 6 32 41 -9 16
Red 1st 14th Grade Division 1
White 2nd 14th Grade Division 1
Green 4th 14th Grade Division 2

FIRST XI Super 8 Tournament, although not so well at Nationals. The
team was placed fourth in the Super 8 competition and 30th
Coach: Mr S. Dawson in the National Tournament. They were successful in four of
Manager: Mr M. Liddicoat the ten interschool games. The team was placed fourth in
the Horizons Premiership league.
The 1st XI was made up of a large number of young
players, and consequently, this season was targeted as a
“developmental year” for the majority of the team. They
achieved several goals this season, performing well in the

FOOTBALL 1ST XI
Back Row: Jacob Cranston, Liam Outtrim, Finlay McRae, Kyle Rowe, Kaisei Lee
2nd Row: Mr H. Forbes (Assistant Coach), Matt Pearn, Matthew O’Leary, Jack Bron, Jaeden Shaw, Luke Minshull, Mr M.
Liddicoat (Manager), Mr S Dawson (Coach)
Front Row: Cameron Henn, Cam Wallace, Jett MacGregor-Dunn, Josh Davenport, Scott Hilson, Samuel Stewart, Kaykay
Adeyinka

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TEAM MEMBERS Total Games Career Goals Scored Career Goals
Name 2017 Appearances 2017
4
Jaeden Shaw 37 84 4 0
Liam Outtrim 9 75 0 0
Finlay McRae 29 41 0 6
Sam Jones (Captain) 38 78 5 5
Josh Davenport (Vice-Captain) 39 67 5 7
Jacob Cranston 36 59 6 19
Luke Minshull 39 49 19 8
Jett MacGregor-Dunn 37 51 7 0
Kyle Rowe 31 31 0 2
Matt O’Leary 9 10 1 1
Cam Wallace 40 40 1 0
Scott Hilson 38 38 0 23
Kaykay Adeyinka 39 39 23 0
Samuel Stewart 17 17 0 0
Kaisei Lee 38 38 0 1
Jack Bron 36 36 1 3
Ryan McDermott 24 24 3 0
Cameron Henn 17 17 0 0
Matthew Pearn 29 29 0 0
Alex Bowden 5 5 0 0
Luka James 1 1 0

MIXED SUCCESS IN TRADITIONAL INTERSCHOOL was disappointing, although most of these losses were
FIXTURES competitive. The team relinquished both the Kerrisk Cup
The 1st XI always look forward to interschool fixtures, as these and the Old Boys’ Cup. Games against Rongotai College,
are games played against teams of a similar age group. The Hastings Boys’High School and Scots College were“friendlies”
football at this level is very competitive and is a litmus test that will hopefully become permanent fixtures in the future.
for the team. Winning four of the ten interschool fixtures

Team Result Goal Scorers

Hastings Boys’ High School Won 4 - 0 C Wallace, J Davenport, M O’Leary, R McDermott

Rongotai College Won 3 - 1 L Minshull, K Adeyinka

St Patrick’s College, Wellington Lost 0 - 4

New Plymouth Boys’ High School (Q) Lost 1 - 2 J Shaw

Francis Douglas Memorial College (Q) Lost 0 - 1

Wellington College Lost 1 - 8 J Cranston

St Patrick’s College, Silverstream Lost 1 - 2 L Minshull

Napier Boys’ High School Lost 1 - 3 K Adeyinka

Hawera High School (Q) Won 4 - 0 J Cranston x 2, L Minshull, K Adeyinka

Scots College Won 5 - 1 K Adeyinka x 3, S Jones, J Davenport

Q = Qualifying game for National Tournament

Played: 10, Won: 4, Lost: 6, Drew: 0, Goals For: 19 Goals Against: 22

FOURTH IN THE HORIZONS PREMIERSHIP LEAGUE Results: Marist Development 4-0, 8-0; North End 9-3, 4-2;
The PNBHS 1st XI gained fourth place in the Horizons Feilding AFC 0-2, 0-0; Hokowhitu United 0-2, 0-4; Whanganui
Premiership League, which was made up of ten men’s teams City 0-3, 2-1; Whanganui Athletic Reserves 4-3, 5-2; Red Socks
from the Central Federation region. Each team played each Manawatu Rovers 3-2, 3-4; Massey Celtic 2-2, 2-3; Levin AFC
other twice over the season. Travel was extensive, with trips 1-0, 4-1.
to Feilding, Whanganui and Levin. Boys’ High played 18
games, winning 9, drawing 3 and losing 6.

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FOURTH IN SUPER 8 TOURNAMENT this game. An early brace of goals by Tauranga put the 1st
The annual Super 8 Football Tournament was hosted by XI on the back foot and, from then on, the team lost shape
Hastings Boys’ High School this year. and leaked goals to the opposition. Sam Jones and Josh
Davenport were the pick of the team, while Luke Minshull
PNBHS played Rotorua Boys’ High School in the opening scored a late goal. The result meant that the 1st XI finished
fixture of the Super 8, winning 5-1. Boys’ High started with in fourth place.
a flurry, setting up several early chances that went begging.
However, KayKay Adeyinka opened the scoring floodgates Team Result Goal Scorers
with four goals in relatively quick succession, taking Boys’
High to a comfortable lead at half-time. Both Jacob Cranston Rotorua Boys’ High Won 5 - 1 K Adeyinka (x4), J
and Jett MacGregor-Dunn played strongly and were able to
penetrate at ease, getting the ball into Kaykay for him to score. School MacGregor-Dunn
After half-time, the team seemed to relax a little, allowing
Rotorua to “bully” the ball into the goal from a corner. Boys’ Gisborne Boys’ High Won 2 - 0 J Davenport, J Shaw
High struck late in the game, after Jett MacGregor-Dunn School
scored from a goal-keeping mistake, to take the game with
relative ease. Tauranga Boys’ Lost 0 - 2
College
In the afternoon, the team played Gisborne Boys’High School
winning 2-0. Boys’High got on the front foot early in the game Napier Boys’ High Lost 0 - 1
and set up numerous chances on goal. Success came in the School
form of Josh Davenport who got on the end of a nice corner,
heading the ball in the back of the net for Boys’ High to take Tauranga Boys’ Lost 1 - 8 L Minshull
the early lead. Shortly after, a Boys’ High striker was taken College
down in the box, resulting in a penalty which was converted
by Jaeden Shaw. After half-time, Gisborne continued to be Played: 5, Won: 2, Lost: 3, Drew: 0, Goals For: 8, Goals
competitive, resulting in no goals from either team. Against: 12

On day two, Boys’High played Tauranga Boys’College, losing 30TH PLACE IN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
the match 0-2, and qualifying second in the pool. Tauranga The 1st XI Football team played in the National Tournament
got off to a flying start, capitalising on a defensive error and in sunny Napier, winning two games and losing five. On
finding the back of the net 8 seconds from the start. After the final day, they finished in 30th place, playing St Peter’s
this early set back, Boys’ High got into their work, but were College Auckland, losing 0-1, in an entertaining encounter.
unable to penetrate a determined Tauranga back four. Late
in the first half, a Tauranga striker was taken down in the box, Despite finishing in 30th place, the team played well in most
resulting in a penalty, which was converted and made the games, dominating some phases of the game but failed to
score 2 nil. In the second half, Boys’ High were left chasing execute on their chances when it counted. A loss in their
shadows and did not threaten the Tauranga goal. first game against Nelson College, followed by a loss to
Auckland Grammar, put the team under pressure early in the
In the crossover semi-final, Boys’High played Napier Boys’High Tournament. An emphatic win against St John’s Hamilton
School, losing the match 0-1 in an entertaining encounter. was not quite enough to qualify for the top 16, finishing
Napier got off to a quick start, capitalising on a goalie error third in their pool. A disappointing loss to Francis Douglas
that enabled their striker to tap the ball into the goal from Memorial College after a penalty shootout was followed by
close range. This gave Napier the boost they needed but a narrow loss to Macleans College. A win against Hastings
Boys’ High were up for the task. Unfortunately, despite Boys’High School meant that the team was playing for 29th
having more of the game, the 1st XI were not able to find / 30th place against St Peter’s College Auckland, which was
the equaliser, despite hitting the post from a shot by Jacob subsequently lost, 0 -1. The 1st XI are a young team and will
Cranston. This was a game that Boys’ High, on another day, build on their experiences from the National Tournament.
could have been successful in. However, Napier held out to
take the win, leaving Boys’High to seek revenge on a Tauranga Game 1 vs Nelson College, Lost 0-3. Needing a win,
loss earlier in the day. Boys’ High threw everything but the kitchen sink at Nelson
College and, early on, had more of the play. Boys High’
The loss put the 1st XI into 3rd/4th playoff against Tauranga played expansive football and tried to run their opponents
Boys’ College. off the park with quick passing and fine displays of dribbling.
However, Nelson College absorbed the pressure and were
Boys’ High played Tauranga Boys’ College in the morning able to snatch a 1 nil lead by half-time through a free kick
game, losing 1-8. Boys’ High were never in the hunt during from just outside the box, which curled in to the goal. In
the second half, Nelson College upped the tempo of the
game and extended their lead, scoring from a set piece just
outside the box.

Game 2 vs Auckland Grammar, Lost 0-3. The 1st XI
started on the front foot and rattled Auckland Grammar
early on in the match. However, an unmarked man in the

Sam Jones
winning the
ball against
Auckland
Grammar

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box allowed Auckland Grammar to strike first blood. Soon Game 7 vs St Peter’s College Auckland, lost 0 – 1. This was
after, Jett MacGregor-Dunn was through on goal but was a match that Boys’ High needed to win to end on a positive
unfortunate to miss from a very handy position. In the note for the Tournament. Unfortunately, despite playing well
second half, Auckland Grammar got more of the ball and and creating numerous chances on goal,“lady luck”was still
won critical 50/50’s that allowed them to penetrate the Boys’ missing in dispatches. On another day, Boys’ High could
High defence. A deflected free kick and a goal from a set have taken the game but a disciplined St Peter’s team were
piece took the wind out of Boys’ High’s game, resulting in a determined to negate any attacks on goal. St Peter’s scored
competitive 3 nil loss. late in the fixture after one of their strikers was taken down in
the box, resulting in a penalty which sealed the game. Kyle
Game 3 vs St John’s Hamilton, Win 2-1. Boys’ High, Rowe was excellent in goal, denying St Peter’s on several
playing the final game of pool play, wanted a win to secure occasions. Boys’ High ended the Tournament in 30th place.
third place in their group. They started slowly and went
down a goal very early in the fixture, after a defensive error Kaykay Adeyinka on the ball
allowed St John’s to find the back of the net. This spurred
Boys’High into action and a Luke Minshull penalty found the Josh Davenport Jett MacGregor-Dunn with his hands
two teams locked at 1 all into the break. In the second half, plays his last all over his opposite player
Boys’ High dominated most of the possession and set up game for PNBHS
several goal scoring chances which went unanswered. Late
in the game, Jett MacGregor-Dunn scored the winner from a
corner, executing a rare header that beat the St John’s goalie.

Game 4 vs Francis Douglas Memorial College, Drew
1-1. Boys’ High got off to a flying start, peppering the goal
on several occasions, but not hitting the target. Eventually,
Kaykay Adeyinka struck gold when he found the back of
the net after initially hitting it straight at the keeper. Soon
after, Boys’ High had a chance to extend their lead through
a penalty, which was saved by the FDMC keeper. In the
second half, Boys’ High dominated and could have sealed
the game with several opportunities, but unfortunately
their goal scoring radar was on the “out of order” switch.
Towards the end of the game, FDMC equalised to take the
game to a penalty shootout. Unfortunately for Boys’ High,
several missed penalties spelt a 1-3 loss on penalties. This
result relegated Boys’ High to fight for positions 24 to 32 in
the Tournament.

Luke Minshull on
the ball against
Use photo Football 13 with caption here. Francis Douglas
Memorial
College
Use photo Football 14 with caption here.

Game 5 vs Macleans College, Lost 1-2. Boys’High started Cam Wallace in action
well, setting up numerous chances on goal, although “lady
luck” was obviously on holiday. The team were combining All members of the team played to their potential and made
well and stringing together promising attacks, which were a valuable contribution in most games.
thwarted by a strong Macleans College defence. On the
other hand, Macleans College had two shots on goal that The Tournament was a learning curve for some members
resulted in a 2 nil lead by half-time. In the second half, Boys’ of the 1st XI Football team and will hopefully give them
High again had more of the play and were able to score confidence and experience for next year. The team
early through Jett MacGregor-Dunn who pounded the ball acknowledges the effort that Mr Stephen Dawson has made
past a prone Macleans College keeper. Boys’ High went all as Coach of the 1st XI. Those that are leaving the team are
out, chasing the equaliser, but were unable to find the back wished the best of luck for their football endeavours.
of the net.

Game 6 vs Hastings Boys’ High School, Win 2-0.
Boys’ High dominated possession early in the match and
manufactured several goal scoring opportunities that were
not executed, while goal keeper, Kyle Rowe had a busy game
denying Hastings Boys’ on several occasions. Towards the
end of the half, Luke Minshull finished off a nice shot on goal
to take Boys’ High into a 1 nil lead. In the second half, both
teams went at each other, with the 1st XI having slightly more
of the game. Luke Minshull scored in the last minute to seal
the deal, giving Boys’ High a much needed win.

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STATISTICS at the other. Overall, play was very positive and, as some of
Played: 7, Won: 2, Lost: 5 Drew: 0, Goals For: 6, Goals our younger players gain more experience, they will become
Against: 11 more efficient and forceful at both ends of the pitch.

1ST XI FOOTBALL COACH’S REPORT National Tournament: The National Tournament was
The 2017 Football season was always going to be a played in Napier this year at Park Island. We were in a very
challenging one for the 1st XI. We knew, before the beginning tough group with Nelson College, Auckland Grammar and
of the season, that we would have very few senior players St John’s Hamilton. We knew that our first two games against
and, therefore, we would have to bring a significant number Nelson and Grammar would be tough, but even though we
of younger players into the 1st XI team squad. Our starting lost both games 3-0, we were competitive throughout and
eleven for the majority of the season contained up to six dominated at times in both games. Defensive fragility and
Year 11 players, making us a very young team indeed. This profligacy in front of goal again cost us dearly. The final group
meant that more than half of our team this year would game against St John’s was a convincing win, but not enough
have to transition from playing junior football in 2016 to to see us qualify from the group for top 16. From there on,
playing in the Horizons Premiership on a Saturday (men’s our story became one of greater solidity defensively, but a
grade), competing against our traditional opponents in continued malfunction in converting chances. We played
interschool fixtures, as well as representing the school at some excellent football in all of our remaining games and,
both Super 8 and National Tournaments. The reality was that had we converted merely a third of the chances created,
we were almost always going to be the youngest and most we would have been looking at a very positive outcome.
inexperienced team, wherever and whenever we played. However, this wasn’t to be and as always we looked at the
However, although this meant that we had some really positives and realised that we had actually given a relatively
tough assignments this year, there were many positives to good account of ourselves in open play, with one of, if not
come from the season, not least the rapid development and the youngest, starting eleven in the competition.
burgeoning potential seen in some of our younger players.
Season Summary: To sum up the season, it has been a
Horizons Premiership: The team finished 2017 with a very challenging one.The boys have shown real character in never
credible fourth place in the league. Apart from ourselves, allowing some of their darker moments to drag them down.
there were three other very strong teams. Our two best Their football has been creative and expansive and they
performances of the season were completely dominating have always looked to find ways to win. Bringing through
wins against both Red Sox and Whanganui City, in very such a significant number of young and inexperienced
challenging circumstances. The boys were never intimidated players was always going to make 2017 a challenging and
by aggressive opponents and controlled both games from developmental year for us, but we take a huge positive from
start to finish. Although we had some hiccups at certain the season: those young players have only just begun their
points in the season against teams we should have probably work with the 1st XI and already they have impressed, hugely.
beaten comfortably, our campaign overall must rate as a They have two more years in which to get bigger, faster,
success and some of the younger players have seen that stronger and better, and my prediction is that they, along
they are more than capable of competing against bigger with some excellent current Year 12 players and some very
and older athletes, which certainly bodes well for the future. talented juniors waiting to come through, will be a force to
be reckoned with over the next couple of years. I look forward
Super 8 Tournament: This year, our Super 8 campaign was to next season with real anticipation.
something of a schizophrenic affair with some excellent
performances and some very poor ones. Our first two pool TROPHY WINNERS
games saw us face and defeat Rotorua Boys’ High School
and then Gisborne Boys’ High School. Both were fairly Price Trophy Best Defender Jaeden Shaw
comfortable wins and secured qualification for the semi-
finals on the first day. The morning of day two saw us play Ras Trophy Best Midfielder Luke Minshull
Tauranga Boys’ College in the final of our group games. We
didn’t play particularly well and were soundly beaten 2-0. Donoghue Cup Best Forward Kaykay Adeyinka
However, we were not too deflated as we knew that our very
important game for the day was coming up against Napier Morrison Cup Best Newcomer Cam Wallace
Boys’ High School that afternoon for a place in the final. The
game see-sawed with both teams really solid defensively. Ridge Cup Most Improved Jack Bron
But as with many games at this level, defensive mistakes
and/or missed chances often make the difference between Yule Cup Top Goal Scorer Kaykay Adeyinka
winning and losing. Ultimately, we gifted Napier their goal
early in the game and then failed to take our own gilt-edged Burnley Cup Greatest Josh Davenport
chances later on. Therefore, we very narrowly missed out 1-0 Contribution
on the second final in two years and could reflect on only
being very marginally beaten by the eventual winners. The Pitt Trophy Player of the Jaeden Shaw
disappointing end to the competition came in an abject Year
performance in our 3rd/4th playoff game against Tauranga,
which we lost heavily.

Interschool Fixtures: Fixtures against our perennial foes
this year were also very interesting, with very tight and
competitive games against most opponents. A couple
of chastening defeats against Wellington College and St
Patrick’s, Kilbirnie provided a reality check. However, in
most cases, particularly the games against Napier, Francis
Douglas and New Plymouth, there were further examples
of our inability to convert at one end and defensive frailty

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FOOTBALL 2ND XI
Back Row: Caleb Henry, Jamie Bronlund, Dylan Bary, Matthew O’Leary, Fergus Roy
2nd Row: Mr W. Hodge (Coach), Robert Norman, Caleb Young, Sam Leabourne, Mr A. Ducre (Coach)
Front Row: Izaac Franklin, Hagan Hudson, Nelson Braddon-Parsons, Luca James, Alex Bowden
Absent: Jamie Mason

SECOND XI We were bought back to earth with a reality check from the
seasoned veterans of Defence Force giving Jamie Mason a
Coach: Mr W. Hodge hard day at the office (6 -0 loss) but, from this, the 2nd XI
found new motivation going into interschool matches. A
Manager: Mr A. Ducre tight 1 -1 draw against St Patrick’s Kilbirnie was followed by
a sound 3-0 thrashing of New Plymouth. Unfortunately, we
LEAGUE SUMMARY suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Wellington College and
2017 was the 2nd XI’s opportunity to show that they were a 2-0 loss against Napier. These matches did serve as ideal
more than just the reserves for the 1st XI, and they proved preparation for the NZSS 2nd XI Tournament, in which the
that they were a force to be reckoned with. With a new season PNBHS team shone (report follows).
came a new coach in Mr Hodge, and by using his expertise in
PNBHS 1st XI and higher level football, he started to reshape The end of the season was an eventful affair, with a great
the 2nd XI from the outset. With a much bigger focus on match against Marist (1-1 draw) and a now-infamous
fitness and finesse, the lads in the team quickly learned what match against Red Sox Latinos which saw passions rise,
it meant to “transition quickly” and to get the “line up”. tempers flare and cards fly as the 2nd XI held off a spirited
Latinos attack. The goal of the season came courtesy of Sam
The first three games were patchy affairs with losses to Leabourne’s face, who mashed in a Nelson Braddon-Parsons
Levin, Hokowhitu and Red Sox A’s. It was their first match crossbar, hit off a Caleb Young free kick. That goal not only
against Massey (3-0 win) that saw the season turn, as the drew the match at an incredible 5-5 in the last seconds, but
challenge was laid down by Mr Ducre and enticed with the also broke Sam’s eight year scoring drought.
prospect of a free pie. The goals started to flow, started off
by a thunderous free kick from Matthew Pearn. Matthew The 2nd XI can be proud of their achievements this year.
O’Leary started to find space out wide on the left and began They were constantly held in high regard by (most of ) their
his reign of terror by continually skinning the right backs. opposition, who came to respect our clean, highly skilled and
Sam Leabourne began standing up and, with his partners fast-paced style of play. Credit must be given to Nelson for
in crime: Nelson Braddon-Parsons, Caleb Young and Luca leading the team on and off the field and to Robert Norman,
James, the backline began to grow a spine. The mid-field who was voted Most Improved Player for the season by the
trio of Alex Bowden, Fergus Roy and Caleb Henry began to team. The 2018 iteration of the 2nd XI now has a lot to live
gel and distribute the ball to the strikers, Jamie Bronlund and up to. Well done lads.
Izaac Franklin. It was pleasing to see that the 2nd XI attack had
more than one dimension to it, as Jamie was adept at holding TOURNAMENT SUMMARY – WRITTEN BY NELSON
the ball up while Izaac was more willing to muscle up and BRADDON-PARSONS (C)
take the defence on head to head. Dylan Bary was constantly On Monday 4th September, the 2nd XI headed for New
lurking on the right as a genuine threat and helped set Plymouth. Spirits were high, and after a short stop for lunch
up marvellous team goals. A run of strong performances in Hawera, we arrived at our accommodation for the week,
followed with wins against perennial rivals Red Sox Latinos, Mt Egmont Eco Lodge. With no games that afternoon, we
Takaro and North End and a scratchy 1-0 win over Hokowhitu, had a pseudo fitness training session led by Mr Forbes, to
pushing us up to the heady heights of fourth on the table.

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the dismay of many of the lads. down the rock solid defence. Unfortunately, a 25 yard shot
from the top of the box meant we went into half-time all tied
On Tuesday we headed out to Webster Park for our opening up. In the second half, we had to fight uphill and were, at
game against Francis Douglas Memorial College. PNBHS times, pinned back into our half. The tireless work of our mid-
dominated the game and were deserved leaders at half-time. field meant we were able to score through Dylan Bary to take
Matthew O’Leary scored the opening goal, which crept in the a 2-1 lead midway through the second half. With around ten
back post after a complete misjudgement by the opposition minutes to go, the Napier right back burst forward and, from
goalkeeper. Izaac Franklin, Matthew O’Leary, Sam Leabourne 30 yards out, hit a freak shot into the bottom right corner
and Luca James all grabbed a goal each, with Luca’s the pick which skipped on the mud to take it away from Jamie in
of the bunch being a curling shot from 30 yards and went in goal. The game remained tight until the final whistle, which
off the crossbar. Francis Douglas scored a direct free kick for took the game to penalties. Napier won the toss and chose
a consolation goal to make the final score 5-1. The second to go first. This meant, after a PNBHS penalty was saved, that
game on Tuesday saw us play Kuranui College who were Napier were able to win 5-3 with Palmy Boys’ not getting to
coming off the back of a 4-1 win. Again, we dominated but take their final shot. This crushed our spirits, with everyone
struggled to score, with the deadlock being broken by a believing that we had been the better team. With fifth to
soaring back post header from Sam Leabourne one minute eighth playoff’s still to come, however, we had to remain
before half time. This crushed Kuranui’s spirits, and they fell focused.
to pieces early in the second half, with Izaac Franklin coming
on to score a three-minute hat-trick and a total of four goals Thursday saw another relocation to Peringa Park, which
in just eight minutes. James Franklin popped up for a late was a pitch put on a muddy hill with lines that looked like
goal to cap off a great 6-0 win. a drunk five-year-old had been tasked with spraying them
on. This game was, again, dominated by Palmy Boys’ from
Wednesday morning came and, with progression all but the whistle, with attractive, attacking football a complete
guaranteed, the team were able to let loose and try different antithesis to the conditions. A stunning through ball late on
combinations against Hauraki Plains College. This game in the first half by Jamie Bronlund put Matthew O’Leary in
went much the same as the others, with PNBHS dominating and he beat the keeper for a 1-0 half-time score. The second
with beautiful possession-based football and an expansive half saw Central Hawkes Bay remained pinned back, barely
offensive outlook. Caleb Young scored two great goals - the getting out of their own half. Chances came and went and,
first was a well-timed back post run for a simple tap in and the after long extended pressure, another goal was added late
second being a sumptuous direct free kick from 30 yards out. on by a Dylan Bary clean-up from a Luca James strike to make
Dylan Bary, Jamie Bronlund, Fergus Roy and Izaac Franklin it a comfortable 2-0 win.
all found the back of the net to complete another all-round
performance to win 6-0. This meant we finished at the top The final day saw us come up against Kuranui College again at
of our group and had to face Napier in the afternoon game Peringa Park for the fifth and sixth playoff. Having previously
for our quarter-final. won 6-0, and with no more games to play afterwards, the
boys were pumped and burst out of the blocks. An early
A late relocation from Webster Park to Te Mete Park was a real goal from Sam Leabourne settled the nerves and we never
blow, with an obvious slant on the pitch and a pig pen for a looked back, keeping the foot firmly on the throat. Dylan
goalmouth at one end. PNBHS came out of the gates better and James each got goals and Izaac bagged a brace to give
and slowly took control of the game, with Napier struggling us a 5-0 win and fifth place overall.
to get past the halfway line. Matthew O’Leary terrorised the
Napier right back and captain, skinning him again and again. Credit must be given to Mr Hodge for coaching us for the
The scoring opened after ten minutes, with Izaac Franklin season, Mr Forbes for helping us through the tournament
heading home a great cross from Dylan Bary. Napier then put and Mr Ducre for all the pies he bought us this year.
on some pressure late into the half, but struggled to break

THIRD XI

FOOTBALL 3RD XI
Back Row: Jack Fehr,
Michan Hunter, Marco
Gavin
2nd Row: Luka
Aldridge, Callum
Crawley, Alexander
Antoine de Joux, Anson
Price, Mr S. Vindriis
(Coach)
Front Row: Bailey Wynd,
Michael Harris, Alex
Gaimster, Isaac Price, Te
Ihinga Mar
Absent: Josh Ware

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Coach: Mr S.Vindriis second half comeback, but it wasn’t enough and resulted in
a 6-4 loss. Feilding High School provided a great challenge
Team: Alex Gaimster (Captain), Luka Aldridge, and a very late equaliser was needed to save the game 4-4.
Alexander Antoine de Joux, Josh Clere, Callum A comprehensive 8-2 win over the 4th XI was followed by
Crawley, Jack Fehr, James Franklin, Marco Gavin, 2-2 draw to Awatapu, where plenty of opportunities were
Michael Harris, Michan Hunter, Hayden Kennedy, Te created but failure to convert denied the 3rd XI the full points.
Ihinga Mar, Anson Price, Isaac Price, Josh Ware, Bailey St Peters again proved too strong with a 4-3 loss, Horowhenua
Wynd, Caleb Young. showed why they were competition leaders winning 6-0,
then Awatapu scored some late goals to take the penultimate
The 3rd XI Football team had a mixed season in the game 3-2. The final game of the season was against Freyberg,
Manawatu 18th Grade Division 1 competing against other with the team wanting a strong finish. A scrappy first half had
local schools’ 1st XI teams. The 3rd XI produced some very the 3rd XI scrambling and lucky to come away with a nil all
attractive football despite the results not always going in our half time score. A polished performance in the second half
favour. The season started with a promising 3-1 win over had the 3rd XI as victors 2-1, finishing sixth out of the eight
school rivals - the 4th XI, a 5-1 loss to St Peters, followed by teams. Plenty of goals were scored, third equal in the league
a tight 5-4 win over Freyberg. We were quickly brought back on that statistic, but too many goals conceded kept the team
down to earth by Horowhenua College with an 8-1 loss. A down the ladder.
very slow start against Wanganui Collegiate made for a great

FOURTH XI and contributions this season, although the jury is still out
as to whether or not he should have allowed Kokoro Frost,
Coach: Mr S. Milne the regular goalkeeper, to play up front as a striker! Best of
luck to the boys who are leaving the school this year (Darian
It would be fair to say that the 4th XI did not have the best Stead, Matt Lee, Troy Falcon, Luke Morrison) and thank you
season in 2017 based on their results. However, it is fair to for your service to PNBHS Football.
say that the team enjoyed their season and played well
throughout. Being in the same grade as other schools’1st XI Written by Mr Ducre (TIC Football).
teams, is always a tough ask. However, the boys did their best
to keep pace with these teams and, to a large extent, they did
so with a few results that could have gone either way. Coach
Mr. Scott Milne needs to be thanked for his significant efforts

FIFTH XI because they liked it, not because they could. Trainings
again were limited to Saturday mornings so it took a while
Coach and Manager: Mr C. Currie for things to gel, and so we ended up in the bottom bracket
of our division.
Team: Matthew Taylor (Captain), Jesvin Abraham,
Matthew Carpenter, Nasir Choudary, Alex Hazelton, When the second round of matches started, the team
Aidan Holroyd, Jack Harvey, Jeremy Ionas, Steven stepped up and, while not scoring as many goals as they
Jiang, Jayden Lamb, Luciano Lanham, Gregor should have, won every game after that, and so comfortably
McIntosh, Tomoharu Nakade, Matt Ramirez, Gordon finished at the top of the bottom bracket. While we would
Zhao have struggled to defeat the top three teams in the division,
it would have been nice to play the 6th XI to see which of
Captain’s Summary - Matthew Taylor the Boys’ High teams was the best for the year.
The lads had a rough start to the season, as we struggled
to adapt to the competitive league. With a range of abilities My thanks to Matthew Taylor and the rest of the Year 13
and experience, we expected that it would take a while young men for their leadership and organisation. We
to gel as a unit. Fortunately, our character prevailed and struggled to find a keeper until Jack Harvey volunteered to go
with dogged persistence we managed to find form earlier between the sticks, despite him never having played football
than even Mr Currie expected. A series of scrappy wins and before this year, let alone kept goal. Jack did a remarkable job
close losses further motivated us on our climb to the top. and actually has potential to be a fine keeper. Steven Jiang
The competition split and, despite our rapid improvement, and Jeremy Ionas provided the main attacking thrusts down
we were consigned to the lower bracket. We showed great the wings and caused serious issues for most teams. Matt
resilience in the face of adversity to kick into gear and Ramirez, Matt Taylor, Nasir Choudhary and Alex Hazelton
through a series of dominating performances, we ended the provided the core of the team, fetching and supplying the
season at the top of the lower bracket. The team as a whole ball to the wings and forwards, who were a rotating band
performed admirably and epitomised the school’s core including Matt, Alex, Jesvin Abraham and Tomoharu Nakade.
values, particularly industry and integrity, in every match. We The defensive players, Matt Carpenter, Gregor McIntosh,
would like to express our gratitude towards our esteemed Luciano Lanham, Gordan Zhao and Aidan Holroyd, did a
coach, manager and chief purveyor of positivity, Mr Currie. great job scrambling in defence, and making some great
cover tackles; they did so well we only conceded four goals
Manager’s Summary after the break between Terms Two and Three. Special thanks
The trend of the last couple of years became an avalanche, go to Nelson Braddon-Parsons for stepping in from time to
as the team lost a number of games at the beginning of the time, and when Mr Ducre allowed. Hopefully the remainder
season. The reasons for this were quite simple. The team of the team have learnt a little this year, which should make
organised by Matthew Taylor was, unusually, not full of next year a little easier.
footballers. Rather, it was a mixture of Year 13, 12 and even
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SIXTH XI displayed a great commitment to the team and the sport
over the course of the season and proved themselves as
Coach: Mr H. Macdonald footballers with great potential. This year’s U18 Division 2
included some tough competition by teams from Levin and
Team: Jacob Evans (Captain), Dylan Adkins, Travis Horowhenua. It was clear at the beginning of the season
Adkins, Douglas Alexander, Brandon Cain, Sam that these would be the ones to beat. After seven weekends
Hessell, Kaleb Humpage-Pinto, Shaun Jeffery, William of the round-robin, the 6th XI reached fourth position on
Kelly, Eric Kwon, Keegan Leask, Tomoharu Nakade, the table and remained there during the top four playoffs.
Alan Nguyen, Saeed Omidwar, Lincoln Phillips, Jio Thank you to the team for a committed and positive season.
Shigemori

The 6th XI was made up of an enthusiast group of senior
students. For many of them, this would be the stepping
stone into one of the top four teams next year. They

SEVENTH XI

Coach: Shiraz Farouk

Manager: Dr G. O’Connor

“Most players were committed to the 7th XI. They all came Players and Positions Position
to training and tried to improve their performance and this Name ST
showed during the game. Every week they got better and Ayham Mustafa ST/LM
better. Three players that I thought that stood out from the Ben West-Clement CB
rest were Jack Harrison, Matthew Wells, and Jameel Farouk. Harry Sargisson CM
They could all play in different positions if I needed them to Louis Morrell CB
and they would perform in those spots. They all had good Jameel Farouk GK/ST
communication skills on the pitch and were constantly Jack Harrison CM
talking to teammates.” - Coach Shiraz Farouk Neelay Satya GK/ST
Matthew Pretious RB
Results: Matthew Wells RM
Kenneth Long RM
Against Score Thor Kenyon LB/LM
Tom Atherton LB/RB
PNBHS 5th XI 4-1 L Thai Nguyen LB
Viet Doan CM
Freyberg 2nd XI 2-4 L Teslim Raheem ST
Zayne Kirkby
Horewhenua U19 B 2-4 L

Dannevirke 1st XI 5-1 L

Waiopehu 1st XI 0-3 L

St. Peters 2nd XI 0-8 W

PNBHS 6th XI 2-2 D

St. Peters 2nd XI 3-1 W

Freyberg 2nd XI 6-1 L

JUNIOR INTERSCHOOL Matamata, which was easily won 4-0. Unfortunately, with
a loss and a draw, this meant that the boys were in the
Coach: Mr W. Docherty bottom group. With each game the team improved, and
their performance resulted in a series of decisive wins and
Manager: Mr J. Richards even mismatch games.

Team: Sandesh Biswa, Coebin Castell-Spence, Devon PNBHS had the highest scores, 10-1 and 8-0, which proved
Charles, Mason Charlton, Zac Farmer, Matthew that they should have been in the top group. Coebin
Goacher, Kane Henderson, Callum Kennett, Alex
Kilkelly, Takasane Ogawa, Caleb Palmer, Callum
Parsons, Ben Pitcher, Jacob Riley, Joshua Tamblyn,
Tom Warnock.

Hillsdene Trophy 2017
Tournament results were; lost two, drew one and won six.
The final placing of the Junior XI was tenth.

In pool group, the first game was against King’s Dunedin, the
eventual winners of the tournament. The boys were taken
by surprise at the speed and intensity of the game. The
outcome was a 1-0 loss. The second pool game was equally
intense and fast. The opposition was last year’s tournament
winner, Westlake Boys’ High School. The game see-sawed
back and forth. Westlake managed an equaliser in the last
ten minutes of the game, 2-2. The last pool game was against

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netted sixteen goals in the tournament and deservedly was game time. The Junior Football XI boys performed well and
awarded Golden Boot and MVP. were good ambassadors for the school. It was a pleasure to
be part of that experience.
The Hillsdene Football Tournament held at Tauranga was
a great experience for our young men and for the future
of football at PNBHS. There is no substitute for competitive

JUNIOR RED SUMMARY
The season started with a loss against PNBHS White and a
Coach and Manager: Mr W. Docherty draw against Freyberg. The boys worked hard at identifying
their own strengths and positional play. This was built upon
Team: Josh Araya, Coebin Castell-Spence, Jacob with each consecutive game and training. The team quickly
Dredge, Zac Farmer, Joshua Fieldsend, Bede Gallagher- established a solid defence, which rarely changed. Josh and
Forbes, Nathaniel Leask, Quentin Livingstone, Callum were our goalkeepers, Nathaniel sweeper, Bede and
Callum Kennett, Kurtis McTamney, Ollie Nash, Joshua F left and right back, and Jacob R central defender.
Takasane Ogawa, Jacob Riley, Joshua Tamblyn, Jesse Kurtis and Matthew moved between defence and midfield.
Teumohenga. The midfield had the largest group of players and shared
the game time between them. Zac with skill and tenacity,
Winners of 2017 Manawatu Secondary Schools 14 Boys’ Ollie and Quentin played wide. Jacob D, Jesse, Matthew
Division 1 and Joshua T dominated the centre midfield. Taka was the
roaming, attacking midfielder. Coebin was the solo striker
STATISTICS who parked himself on the opposition half, alongside their
Played: 11, Won: 9, Drew: 1, Lost: 1, Goals For: 76, Goals last man. Any ball to Coebin was a good ball.
Against: 26. GD: 26. Points: 28.
Junior Red developed throughout the season and
Coebin Castell-Spence netted a staggering 50 goals in the established themselves as the team to beat. As it can be seen
Division 1 for Junior Red. from the season statistics, the goal difference was a large
margin. Junior Red played fewer games than most of the
RESULTS other teams in the division and were the deserving winners
Game 1 v White - Loss 4-1; Game 2 v Freyberg - Draw 3-3; of the Manawatu Secondary Schools 14 Boys’ Division 1
Game 3 v Horowhenua College - Won 13-1; Game 4 v Black Competition.
- Won 9-2; Game 5 v FAHS - Won 8-1; Game 6 v White - Won
8-4; Game 7 v Blue - Won 4-2; Game 8 v Freyberg - Won 5-2;
Game 9 v Horowhenua College - Won 7-3; Game 10 v Black
- Won 11-2; Game 11 v FAHS - Won 7-2;

JUNIOR BLACK a score sheet of six wins to five losses. A big thanks to all
the parents, supporters, and coach, Simon Mori. Special
Coach: Mr S. Mori thanks to the players themselves who persevered right to
the final game.
Manager: Mr D. Hop Wo

The Junior Black Football team was made up of a good mix of
Year 9 and Year 10 students. The season started quite rough
for Junior Black, but after some training and team building,
they were able to reach proper form. A highlight was their
exceptional win against Freyberg. Overall, the team had

JUNIOR BLUE and claim the title. This was unfortunate, as the team could
have clinched the title. A few injuries or absences from key
Coach and Manager: Mr J. Richards players cost the team in the end, despite only losing three
matches. However, the team played well for most of the
Reminiscent of the Newcastle United side of the mid 90’s,
the Junior Blue team were excellent during the first half of
the season, but then allowed the Red team to overtake us

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season and many players improved their fitness and skills. never stopped running. The team should be proud of the
Stand out performers were Callum Parsons in defence, who achievement that they have accomplished and take pride
was difficult to beat, Kane Henderson in goal, who played in the fact that they committed time and effort to playing
like a young Peter Schmeichel, and Joey Thomas, who the world’s best team sport bar none.

FOOTBALL JUNIOR WHITE
Back Row: Ram Biswa, Tom Warnock,
Kalani Rhodes, Alex Kilkelly, Nick
Power
2nd Row: Nathan Stevens, Devon
Charles, Caleb Palmer, Kodi Jones, Ms
J. Mann (Manager)
Front Row: Gianni Gavin, Harrison
Hook, Campbell Woolley, Santino
Canterna, Benjamin Cen

JUNIOR WHITE right-back position played by Nick Power, Kalani Rhodes
(C), Alex Killkelly, and Nathan Stevens and Kodi Jones in the
Coach: Mr S. Palmer left-back position. Behind this mighty back line was a great
‘beast’in goal, Campbell Wooley, who was another key player
Manager: Ms J. Mann in this team. Junior White was lucky to have two fantastic
players join us during the season - the tenacious Ben Cen
Team: Kalani Rhodes (Captain), Ram Biswa, Santino who joined the attacking three and the relentless Harrison
Canterna, Benjamin Cen, Devon Charles, Gianni Gavin, Hook as striker. Josh Brownrigg and John Wayodi also had
Harrison Hook, Kodi Jones, Alex Kilkelly, Caleb Palmer, a positive influence in the first few games before moving
Nick Power, Nathan Stevens, Tom Warnock, Campbell within Division 1.
Woolley
Playing under the new lights down in Levin was a highlight
Captain, Kalani Rhodes, sums up the season: and a new experience for the boys. The end of season
This year the Junior White Football team started off well with paintball party where all the boys had a bit of fun shooting
a promising team in the Division 1 competition. We were eachother was definitely memorable. It was a great season
very lucky to have Shaun Palmer as an experienced coach after maintaining good results and staying up in the top four.
to work with us and help us improve our skills throughout By the end of the season, we finished second in Division 1.
the season. Ms Mann, as Junior White Manager, completed This was a good achievement for the team, as well as for Ram
the team and she worked hard to organise trainings at QEC, Biswa who achieved top scorer for the team.
home and away games, and team functions.
On behalf of the team, I would like to thank all the parents
Now for the team. With a strong attacking three: Gianni and supporters for coming every Saturday in the cold winter
Gavin on the left, Ram Biswa at striker, and Santino Canterna to watch us play. We would also like to thank Shaun Palmer
on the right, we looked to be banging through some goals for the coaching and Ms Mann for all the behind-the-scenes
against any opposition. Behind them was what looked to be work with the team and games.
one of the strongest mid-fields in the league, with Devon
Charles and Tom Warnock playing the holding roles and
Caleb Palmer backing them up at centre-defensive-mid;
they were definitely the heart of the team and controlled
the centre play. We also had a solid back line, starting at

JUNIOR GREEN the first four games, these three players were promoted to
Division One so that they could develop their football skills
Coach and Manager: Mr G. Sinclair further. We obviously did not want to lose them but it was
in their best interests to move to the higher level, where I
The team won five games, lost five games and drew one understand they performed very well indeed.
game.
Although we had lost three very good players, the team
In the first four games, the top goal scorer was Harrison Hook showed huge positivity and the additions of Luca Kenyon,
with three hat-tricks. Harrison quickly demonstrated he had Josh Rook and Josh Brownrigg were fantastic. Existing
the ability to pick the ball out from the play and expertly members of the team also stepped up to fill the gaps.
place it in the net. Ben Cen also showed himself to be an
outstanding right back. His small stature was made up by
his huge determination and amazing speed. Quinn Cole also
proved to be outstanding in this league and as a result, after

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The best and most exciting game of the season was our capable in defence but also scoring his fair share of goals
win against Dannevirke in Dannevirke on the 1st of July, when positioned up front. If one player had to be mentioned
where we won 3-1. Two goals to Josh Brownrigg and one to it would be Oliver Fergusson who, despite having just picked
Connor Clarke secured the victory, but it was the intensity up football, proved invaluable in the midfield and also scored
of the game and the dedication of all the players that was a number of impressive goals. Ollie has a big future in the
outstanding. game if he continues to develop as he has done so this year,
however, I sincerely believe this also applies to a number of
During the remainder of the season, Matthew Fellingham the players in this team.
kept the goals coming in the absence of Harrison Hook and
Piripi Pinfold-Whanga did a huge amount of work in the A big thank you to Mr Agnew (Corbin Culver’s father) who
midfield. Win Juntamongkon was a“rock”at centre-back and was there at every game, assisting me with the team and
proved totally reliable at all times. Josh Brownrigg showed who refereed many games when asked.
he could play in multiple positions on the field, being very

JUNIOR ROVERS assisting the strikers, although struggled at times to keep
up with the pace of the game.
Manager: Mr D. Parrott
Chan Tha and Jaxon Hannan were busy and enthusiastic
This year’s Monday night football league was made up of in attack. What they lacked in size was made up by
four teams contesting a place to qualify in the final. determination and an eye for the goal.

The Rovers’ season began well, albeit with narrow losses. The season ended on a bright note following a win on
The boys played an attacking brand of football, taking their penalties. Rovers had found themselves 2-0 down shortly
opportunities on goal. Unfortunately, due to a lack of size, after half-time, before a free-kick was awarded. Ashton Emeny
speed and power, the team was often found wanting in dispatched it into the top corner of the net. Five minutes
defence and, as a result, conceded many goals. later, a penalty was awarded after Chan Tha was taken down
in the box. Again, Ashton converted and the match ended
Ashton Emeny was by far the most consistent player and, as 2-2. Rovers won the penalty count 4-3 following two saves
the season wore on, he stabilised the defence of the back by Ashton to top off a fine all-round display.
four supported by Anton Campbell, Louis Redshaw, Farabi
Kabir and Alex Christison. Logan McKinnon and Joseph
Bevan shared the goal keeping duties.

The midfield combination of Jamey Cocks, Joy Nand, Roxon
Clulee, Matt Shaw and Jack Roebuck performed well in

JUNIOR CITY The team won the competition final, in the end, by a
substantial margin. All members played their part and goals
Manager: Mr G. Miller were scored after some solid set up play in each game.
The teams in the final certainly deserved to be there after
Team: Braeden Blatchford, Jacob Cane, Alex Cole, Reon they had shared victories in their previous meetings over
Dallinger, Billy Davidson, Dylan Evans, Jacob Hurrell, the season. Our thanks to the parents who assisted with
Eric Jiang, Paul Lee, Jayden McLean,Tomas Ortiz-Mina, coaching sessions and refereeing during the season.
Xander Rigg, Ray Su, Sananda Trakarnchatree, William
Ward, Lachlan Wingfield-Smith, Karlis Zvagulis

GOLF

Teacher in Charge: Mr L. Retemeyer Hughes (83), Nikhil Banerjee (83), Ethan Dodds (89), Jayden
Burgess (92), Jackson Woodcock (117)
PNBHS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Manawatu Golf Club, Palmerston North SUPER 8
After the lofty heights of 2016 where there were 20 entrants, Poverty Bay Golf Club, Gisborne
a disappointing 10 students competed for the PNBHS Golf The 2017 Super 8 Golf competition compromised of two
Championship this year. The clear favourite was Greg Shaw teams, the PNBHS A and B teams. Both teams play against the
who was defending his 2016 title. After solid starts from Greg other seven Super 8 schools in different competitions. The A
Shaw, Bradley McSherry, Kaleb Idemaru and Ethan Dodds, team plays in the Strokeplay competition, where the B team
Kaleb drew away near the end of 9 holes with a 4-shot lead.
Although he held this lead, pressure was applied by Greg
Shaw, Zain Ali and Bradley McSherry. At the conclusion of
the round, Kaleb won the championship by 3 shots over
Greg Shaw and Zain Ali in third.

Todd Dury Trophy - Best Gross and School Champion:
Kaleb Idemaru (75)

Minolta Trophy – Best Nett: Zain Ali (67)

Bidlake Trophy – Best Stableford: Cameron Giddens (37)

Scores: Kaleb Idemaru (75), Greg Shaw (78), Zain Ali (78),
Bradley McSherry (79), Cameron Giddens (81), Mitchell

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plays Stableford and the three best scores of the four team in the region. Led with a solid even par round by district
members counts in each round. The A team were hopeful rep Greg Shaw, the Palmerston North Boys’ High School
with their chances as they were the defending champions, number 1 team won convincingly, despite one player being
however with only one player returning from the 2016 team, disqualified for handing in an incorrect scorecard. Three
this was always going to be a tough ask. The B team has scores out of the four players count toward the team total.
always struggled in this competition. Shaw’s round of 72 was the leading individual boys’ score
with no other player in the field able to break 80.
The first day saw 36 holes of golf, Greg Shaw and Bradley
McSherry performing the best for the A team with scores Other players to stand out were Palmerston North Boys’High
of 75, 76 and 76, 74 respectively. The A team would sit in player Ben Nixon shooting a net 72.
second place going into the final round, six shots behind
Hamilton Boys’ High School. The B team were well off the The most disappointing part of the day was just how few
pace for the whole tournament, the best performer was golfers and schools entered into this year’s event with just
Mitch Hughes with a total gross score of 251 for the three 19 players. This is something that we are going to have to
rounds. The next best was young talent Cameron Giddens tackle to ensure the future of the competition.
who will likely contend for a spot in the A team in 2018. The
final day saw an improvement in performance from the A Congratulations, however, to all players that did compete and
team, with Bradley shooting a superb 74 to finish second and a huge thanks once again to Marton Golf Club for hosting
Greg shooting a 75 to finish third in the individual standings. the event. The course was presented immaculately as always
Kaleb Idemaru also shot a well-deserved 77. Overall, the A and is a perfect venue to hold the event.
team finished second in the Super 8, 12 shots behind the
winners, Hamilton Boys’High School. A great week for a fairly INTERSCHOOL v NAPIER BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL
young team. The A team has three returning players in 2018. Palmerston North Golf Club
Now playing in its third year, Napier Boys’ High School have
MANAWATU-WANGANUI INTERCOLLEGIATE GOLF had a stranglehold on the fixture. This year the course was
CHAMPIONSHIP heavy and early form was in Napier Boys’High School’s favour.
Marton Golf Club Good matches were between Bradley McSherry (1) who
(Snippets of the report from Manawatu-Wanganui Golf lost one down, Cameron Giddens (4), won 2 and 1. Jayden
website) Burgess (7), Ethan Dodds (3) and Mitchell Floyd-Naylor (8)
The Manawatu-Wanganui Intercollegiate Golf Championship all had convincing wins. Kaleb Idemaru (2), Zain Ali (5) and
was held at Marton Golf Club, with Palmerston North Boys’ Nikhil Banjeree (6) all had losses. We were a little unlucky not
High once again proving to be the strongest golfing school to half the match, but lost 5-3. We are looking forward to a
more positive result in 2018.

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NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Hawke’s Bay Golf Club
The team finished a credible seventh out of 17 teams. Highlights include a 2 under by
Kaleb Idemaru in the first round and Bradley McSherry a 3 under in the second round.
Greg Shaw was consistent carding 2 and 3 over rounds. Ethan Dodds shot a 76 in the
first round of the U19’s the following day. It must be also mentioned that Greg Shaw
finished eighth at the NZ Under 19’s after being placed third at the conclusion of the
second day. Greg has contributed a lot to PNBHS Golf, playing for the A team since he
was Year 9. He will be sorely missed next year.

HOCKEY

HOCKEY 1ST XI
Back Row: Malaki Masoe, Jake Hanna, Sam Russell, Heath Tangiiau, James Harris
2nd Row: Mr M. Davidson (Coach), Caleb Hansen, Cassius Henman, Sean Chrystall, James Akuhata, Angus Grant, Mr J
Blanks (Coach)
Front Row: Ben O’Connor, Alan Kirk, Ben McAlley, Matt Peel (Captain), Thomas Walshe (Vice Captain), Tom Tremain, Luke
Woodfield

FIRST XI intention was to use the Manawatu Men’s Competition to
strengthen younger players and help the team to adjust to
Coach: Mr J. Blanks a fast and physical style of play without too much emphasis
on results. Because we had a strong team with many players
Manager: Mr M. Davidson gaining experience at the top representative level, we
expected to win all three of our traditional fixtures and finish
Team: Matt Peel (Captain), Thomas Walshe (Vice- in at least the top eight at Rankin Cup.
Captain), Ben O’Connor, Ben McAlley, Tom Tremain,
Luke Woodfield, Alan Kirk, Sean Chrystall, Angus A very successful season saw PNBHS achieve the majority of
Grant, James Harris, Cassius Henman, Caleb Hansen, these goals. Victories over New Plymouth Boys’High School,
Malaki Masoe, Jake Hanna, James Akuhata, Heath Napier Boys’High School and a draw with Wellington College
Tangiiau, Sam Russell. in our traditional fixtures set the tempo for tournament
hockey. Slightly inconsistent performances led to a third-
The 2017 campaign included a pre-season tournament at St place finish at Super 8. The team advanced through a very
Paul’s Collegiate School as well as a regular season comprised tough pool at Rankin Cup and strung together a number
of the Manawatu Mens’ Competition, Interschool fixtures, of admirable performances in the knock-out stages to
Super 8 and National Tournament (Rankin Cup). Team finish third in the country. Throughout the year, the PNBHS
selections were finalised following pre-season tournament 1st XI Hockey team played a total of 22 school matches,
and expectations were established for the year. The team’s

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with 14 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. PNBHS scored 66 goals, players in developing their skills and structures that would
conceded 35 and secured 4 clean sheets. The season record is be utilised in school fixtures. It aided individual development
remarkable and is a testament to all the hard work the team of PNBHS players as they learnt valuable lessons playing at a
put in during training times. level higher than many of them had previously experienced.

The team’s playing style was built around a very strong PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT – ST PAUL’S COLLEGIATE
defensive set-up.The majority of the team’s most experienced A large pre-season squad of 23 players was named, with three
players were deep defenders so we sought to hold as much 1st XI players attending the Commerce Tour and 20 players
possession around the back four as possible and starve ‘on trial’ at pre-season tournament. The 20 players were
the opposition of the ball. Matt Peel and Ben O’Connor rotated evenly across five matches against St Kentigern’s,
performed exceptionally in this role. PNBHS looked to utilise St Paul’s, New Plymouth Boys’ High, Wairarapa College and
overlapping halves (Sean Chrystall, Luke Woodfield, Alan Kirk Whangarei Boys’ High. Following the tournament, the final
and Angus Grant) as the primary source of attack to pick out team of 16 was named, with unsuccessful players joining
high strikers. Our midfield (led by Thomas Walshe) prided the Colts or 2nd XI teams.
themselves on being particularly aggressive and tough
defensively which shut down opposing teams’ attempts TRADITIONAL FIXTURES
at utilising the middle of the pitch. PNBHS employed an New Plymouth Boys’ High School: Won 4-1
extremely aggressive press up front which required our PNBHS started under a brief period of pressure until Ben
strikers to put in a huge effort in speed and conditioning O’Connor launched a long-range overhead to Caleb Hansen.
training in order to deliver this method of press. This resulted in a penalty corner where Ben O’Connor
scored from a savage drag flick. One nil up and with only
DAWICK SHIELD – MANAWATU MEN’S COMPETITION a few minutes elapsed, the match was looking hopeful.
PNBHS competed in a triple round local competition in Shortly after, Jake Hanna scored off a successful reverse shot
the Manawatu Men’s Competition. Playing against the best making the score 2 nil. New Plymouth remained resilient,
senior players in the region, the competition would serve as and through a strong drag flick, and an unsuccessful ‘wall’
a challenge for our players, especially the younger members. defensive run by PNBHS, managed to get themselves back
The team performed admirably and were competitive in into the game. 2 – 1. A second successful run by Jake Hanna
every match, though unable to gain a victory. The speed at resulted in another goal. Shortly thereafter, the half-time
which the competition was played was new for many players whistle blew with the score being 3 -1 at half-time. New
and was often the determining factor in the team’s results. Plymouth started the second half with a lot of energy, but
This competition provided an invaluable experience for our we were not to be outdone. After several unsuccessful New

SCHOOL FIXTURES
Played 22: 14 wins, 4 draws, 4 losses. Goals for 66, Goals against 33.
2017 school fixtures included three traditional matches (Napier Boys’ High School, New Plymouth Boys’ High School,
Wellington College), a quadrangular tournament (Tauranga Boys’ College, King’s College, Westlake Boys’ High School),
additional school exchanges, Super 8 and Rankin Cup.

Team Result Goal Scorers
Whanganui High School Won 5-1 J Hanna (2), T Walshe, M Peel, C Hansen.
New Plymouth Boys’ High School Won 4-1 B O’Connor (2), J Hanna (2).
Wellington College Draw 3-3 J Akuhata, C Hansen, B O’Connor.
Tauranga Boys’ College Draw 2-2 T Walshe, C Hansen.
Westlake Boys’ High School Draw 3-3 B McAlley, B O’Connor, M Peel.
King’s College Won 4-1 J Akuhata, C Henman, B McAlley, C Hansen.
Napier Boys’ High School Won 2-1 B McAlley (2).
Rotorua Boys’ High School (Super 8) Won 7-0 C Hansen (4), B McAlley, J Akuhata, M Peel.
Tauranga Boys’ College (Super 8) Draw 0-0
New Plymouth Boys’ High School (Super 8) Lost 2-3 J Akuhata, B O’Connor
Hamilton Boys’ High School (Super 8) Lost 1-3 B McAlley.
Napier Boys’ High School (Super 8) Won 5-1 J Hanna (3), M Peel, T Walshe.
Hastings Boys’ High School Won 4-2 S Russell, B O’Connor (2),
Hastings Boys’ High School Won 3-0 T Walshe, B McAlley, C Hansen
Feilding High School Won 5-0 C Hansen (2), M Peel, J Hanna, S Russell.
St Paul’s Collegiate (Rankin) Lost 1-4 B O’Connor.
St Kentigern’s College (Rankin) Won 3-1 S Russell (2), C Henman.
Whanganui High School (Rankin) Won 3-0 H Tangiiau, C Hansen, B O’Connor.
Auckland Grammar School (Rankin) Won 3-2 J Hanna, M Peel, B O’Connor.
St Andrew’s College (Rankin) Won 2-1 M Peel, B O’Connor.
Christchurch Boys’ High School (Rankin) Lost 3-2 J Hanna, C Hansen.
King’s College (Rankin) Won 2-1 J Harris, T Walshe.

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Plymouth attempts, Matt Peel dribbled into the circle and more goals, making four for the match, and Matt Peel scored
earned a penalty corner, which Ben O’Connor slotted - his off a drag flick during a penalty corner.
second for the day.
Game Two: Tauranga Boys’ College, Draw 0-0.
Wellington College: Draw 3-3. The match against Tauranga Boys’ College was Thomas
PNBHS made a very exciting start to the match, scoring early Walshe’s 100th match for the 1st XI. PNBHS enjoyed the large
on through James Akuhata. Although PNBHS dominated the share of possession. However, they let themselves down with
majority of possession and territory throughout the match, poor finishing early on in the match. As Tauranga settled into
Wellington always looked to threaten on the counter attack. the game, the play became more tense and physical with
PNBHS employed a high press to great success. Our strikers both teams struggling to get any opportunities close to
put Wellington’s defensive group under huge pressure goal. As the game progressed, no goals were forthcoming
which caused them to cough the ball up in dangerous areas. and the match finally ended in a nil all draw. Tom Tremain
PNBHS capitalised through Ben O’Connor and Caleb Hansen. had an excellent match in goal, keeping Tauranga scoreless
Wellington scored what was thought to be a consolation from a handful of penalty corner attempts.
goal late in the second half through a well-orchestrated
counter attack. At the end of regulation time, the score was Game Three: New Plymouth Boys’ High School, Loss:
3-1 to PNBHS. Unfortunately, there was some confusion 2-3.
among the officials around the length of the match. The Game three was possibly the most disappointing match for
officials wrongfully allowed the match to be played for PNBHS this season. The players performed below their usual
70 minutes as opposed to 60. PNBHS lost composure in standards and consequently had to fight in a very tough
additional time and conceded two goals. and tense match. PNBHS scored immediately after the start
whistle as James Akuhata displayed some good individual
Napier Boys’ High School: Won 2-1. skill. Disorganised defence allowed New Plymouth to score
In a rather ‘panicked’ performance, the 1st XI Hockey team shortly after. They followed this up with another goal from a
won their traditional interschool match against Napier Boys’ counter attack. In the second half, the 1st XI asserted some
High School 2 - 1. Ben McAlley opened the scoring for PNBHS dominance and began to play their natural game, starving
in a half that saw PNBHS struggle with their structure. The New Plymouth of possession whilst generating numerous
score at half-time was 1 nil. PNBHS held more possession in chances for attackers. Unfortunately, PNBHS were unusually
the second half but still struggled to play the style of hockey poor in front of goal, failing to capitalise from upward of
that they are capable of. Ben McAlley scored his second twenty shots. As frustration levels continued to cause PNBHS
goal of the match before Napier BHS managed to equalise. to make silly errors, New Plymouth snuck in a third goal. The
It was a frustrating performance for PNBHS who were 1st XI scored a consolation goal late in the second half from
uncharacteristically wasteful in attacking areas of the pitch. a Ben O’Connor drag flick, making the final score 3-2. This
meant that PNBHS would have to meet Hamilton Boys’High
SUPER 8 TOURNAMENT School in the semi-final.
Final Placing: 3rd
Games Played 5: 2 Wins, 1 Draw, 2 Losses. Goals for 15, Goals Semi Final: Hamilton Boys’ High School, Loss: 2-3.
Against 7. The match opened at a very fast pace, with both teams
seeking to win the competition for possession in the
Game One: Rotorua Boys’ High School, Won 7-0. midfield. Unfortunately, PNBHS made an error clearing the
James Akuhata opened the scoring with an excellent diving ball from their circle which resulted in an opportunistic goal
goal. Caleb Hansen soon followed this up with another great to Hamilton. Shortly after, the umpire awarded Hamilton a
scoring play. Ben McAlley scored just before half-time in his very controversial penalty corner based on a decision around
100th match to make the score 3 nil at half-time. the physicality of PNBHS’ defenders. Hamilton converted
the flick to go up 2-0. In the second half, PNBHS remained
The team were asked to improve their passing and receiving composed and began to stamp their authority on the
in the second half. This they did. Caleb Hansen scored three

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match. A change in pressing structure shut down Hamilton’s drag flick from Ben O’Connor. PNBHS continued to dominate
overlapping right half and it appeared as though they had no soon after, having shot after shot at the Grammar keeper.
other plan of attack. PNBHS threw continuous attacks down Despite failing to enter PNBHS’ circle in the entire half,
Hamilton’s end until they finally scored through Ben McAlley. Grammar managed to earn two penalty corners. Grammar
PNBHS continued to dominate. However, with little time left used two crafty deflections off these corners to go up 2-1
on the clock, they had to commit their defenders forward in before half-time.
attack. As it often happens in this scenario, Hamilton scored
a counter attack to end the match 3-2. PNBHS endured a very frustrating second half as, despite
completely dominating possession and territory, they were
3rd/4th Play-Off: Napier Boys’ High School, Won: 5-1. unable to score. It was not until five minutes from the end of
PNBHS finished the tournament on a high with a the match that Matt Peel scored off another penalty corner.
comprehensive victory over Napier Boys’High School. PNBHS
were successful in finding their wing halves in very attacking With a drawn match at full time, the game entered into
positions. This pushed Napier right back into their own half. ‘drop-off’ extra time. This meant nine aside hockey with no
The PNBHS team was far more clinical in this match than keepers (except for penalty corners). Near the end of the
they were the previous day and managed to turn possession first period of extra time, Jake Hanna scored off a penalty
into goals. Jake Hanna scored a hat-trick, with Matt Peel and deflection, winning the game for Palmy Boys’ in emphatic
Thomas Walshe also getting on the score sheet. fashion. A well-deserved victory for PNBHS.

RANKIN CUP Quarter-Final: St Andrew’s College, Won 2-1.
Games played 7: Wins 5, Losses 2, Goals for 16, Goals PNBHS started steadily, managing to hold possession while
Against 11. the strikers were able to execute a semi-aggressive press.
Final Placing: 3rd (Winners of Bartholomew Cup). PNBHS opened the scoring with a perfectly executed penalty
corner through Matt Peel. St Andrew’s equalised shortly after,
Game One: St Paul’s Collegiate, Loss 1-4. evening the score at 1 - 1 at the half-time break.
The first half was an even affair until PNBHS scored first
from a penalty corner snuck in by Ben O’Connor. St Paul’s The second half was an intense battle with both teams
then applied pressure, scoring twice before half-time. In the having their opportunities, but with no real clear-cut
second half, St Paul’s employed a high split press which put goal chances. A disallowed penalty corner denied Cassius
a great deal of pressure on our defenders. Unfortunately, Henman getting on the score sheet. The score remained at
PNBHS did not respond well and were unable to execute 1 - 1 at full time.
passes to their midfielders. St Paul’s counter-attacked twice
on turnovers from this press. The St Paul’s strikers were very The first period of nine aside extra time ended in no further
clinical, scoring two goals from two counter attacks. This put result, so it was through to a second period of extra time
the game out of reach at 4-1. with only seven players.

Game Two: St Kentigern’s College, Won 3-1. A couple of minutes into this period, PNBHS was awarded
In a much-improved performance, the 1st XI Hockey team a penalty corner courtesy of some good play from Cassius
recorded a victory over St Kentigern’s College 3-1. A close Henman, Caleb Hansen and Jake Hanna. Ben O’Connor
first half finally broke with Sam Russell scoring towards the remained composed to score and seal the victory for PNBHS.
end of the half.
Sean Chrystall and Matt Peel both had outstanding games.
The second half saw PNBHS gaining some ascendency with
Sam Russell scoring again. St Kentigern’s managed to pin a Semi-Final: Christchurch Boys’ High School, Loss 2-3.
goal back before Cassius Henman scored with ten minutes Christchurch employed a high press against PNBHS, relying
to play. on one of their key strikers to disrupt the PNBHS structure
at the back. This proved a useful tactic as they made an
Game Three: Whanganui High School, Won 3-0. excellent start to the game, having plenty of opportunities to
Our final pool match was against Whanganui High School. score. Tom Tremain managed to keep the ball from entering
This was a ‘must win’ game to see the 1st XI through to play the goal. Eventually they scored before the break, making
for the Rankin Cup. the half-time score 1 nil.

PNBHS dominated the first half with Caleb Hansen scoring During the second half, Christchurch were unable to
in the first couple of minutes from some individual skill. maintain their high press, which enabled PNBHS to enjoy
A second goal was scored soon after through a powerful more possession. Unfortunately, goals proved elusive.
deflection by Heath Tangiiau. Ben O’Connor converted a Christchurch went 2-nil up, before PNBHS scored through
penalty corner to score a third goal before half-time, making Jake Hanna. Christchurch then scored again from a penalty
the score 3 nil. corner, making it 3-1. PNBHS had some clear-cut chances to
bring the game closer, but our strikers were unable to beat
PNBHS continued to dominate the second half. However, the Christchurch keeper.
the half remained scoreless. This win meant PNBHS finished
second in Pool A and went through with the top 16 teams With ten minutes to go, the 1st XI removed their goalkeeper
in the competition to compete for the Rankin Cup. and managed to score again through Caleb Hansen. A
penalty corner was awarded to PNBHS on the full-time
Game Four: Auckland Grammar School, Won 3-2. whistle. Unfortunately, we were not successful in converting
PNBHS sought to control the match early on with Ben it.
O’Connor and Matt Peel holding the ball at the back
comfortably. This method meant we were able to push our 3rd/4th Playoff: King’s College, Won 2-1.
wide defenders up into Grammar’s half and wear out their The 3rd and 4th play-off match was played in tough
strikers. This plan worked very effectively as Grammar were conditions, with torrential rain flooding some parts of
unable to gain any possession in the first ten minutes, with the turf. The weather did not deter PNBHS, who made an
PNBHS having a number of chances that could have put excellent start to the match. King’s were unable to cope
them in the lead. Finally, the score opened after a successful with the speed at which PNBHS attacked, which resulted
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King’s keeper. The opener was scored by James Harris as he TEAM AWARDS
pounced on a loose ball put in by Caleb Hansen. The match Best Performance by New Player: Luke Woodfield
began to even out possession-wise as the half wore on and Most Improved Player: Sean Chrystall
the weather cleared up. The score stayed 1 nil at half-time. Most Goals: Caleb Hansen
Shortly after the break, PNBHS allowed a King’s player to carry Best Forward: Caleb Hansen and Jake Hanna
the ball too far, which resulted in him scoring an impressive Best Defender: Ben O’Connor
reverse shot. PNBHS remained composed and continued Most Valuable Player: Matt Peel and Tom Tremain
to dominate possession. However, the score ended nil all at Sportsmanship/Loyalty/Effort: Thomas Walshe
full time. PNBHS were confident going into‘drop off’hockey Most Valuable Contribution to the 1st XI: Matt Peel
as they had already won two matches in extra time in the
Rankin Cup and were fully aware of their individual roles in
this format of the game. Very quickly after the restart, PNBHS
overlapped through Sean Chrystall down the right-hand
channel. He found Caleb Hansen near the circle, who picked
out Thomas Walshe. Thomas slotted a flick into the empty
net to win the bronze medal for PNBHS.

This match also doubled as a challenge for the Bartholomew
Cup. The Bartholomew Cup is a challenge cup that can be
won from Secondary School teams in their home matches.
In addition to a home challenge, the cup goes up for grabs
on the final day of national tournaments. King’s College were
the holders after the Auckland season, which meant that in
defeating King’s, we also won the cup. This is the first time
the cup has been south of Hamilton.

Overall, 3rd place was a very pleasing reward for the team.
Despite feeling as though they were strong enough to win
the tournament, PNBHS had to deliver a consistently high
standard of hockey in order to advance through pool play
and through the knock-out stages of the tournament. The
mental toughness and resilience shown by the boys to
hold their nerve and win matches in extra time was truly
admirable and a great way to cap off a solid season.

1st XI Hockey team – Winners of Bartholomew Cup. Captain Matt Peel receives Bartholomew Cup at assembly.
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PLAYER PROFILES earned him a selection for the NZ U18 squad. Caleb had a very successful season with the 1st
Matt Peel (Captain) Tom’s ability to read the game and understand XI. Initially, Caleb struggled with consistency
Played 2014, capped 2015, 16, 17; Champions the movements of strikers enabled him to predict and control in the attacking area. However,
Trophy for Most Valuable Player (shared with outcomes and make saves that other keepers after careful attention to this issue in training
Tom Tremain) and Andrew Phillips Cup for Most are incapable of. Tom’s consistent performances and hard work put in during pre-season, he
Valuable Contribution to the 1st XI. and leadership were instrumental in the team’s began firing on all cylinders. Caleb was a
Central U18 Representative success in 2017. regular scoring threat for PNBHS, getting on the
NZ U18 Squad Member score sheet in the majority of school matches.
Defender/Midfielder - 11 goals; Total Games: 150, James Akuhata Caleb used his impressive speed down the left
Total Goals: 22. Played 2016, capped 2017. hand flank to cause defenders a great deal of
2017 was a very successful year for Matt. He Striker - 6 Goals; Total Games: 78, Total Goals: 8. trouble. Caleb’s skill-set, aggression and eye
led the 1st XI to a third-place finish at Rankin James enjoyed a successful season upfront for for goal led him to the top of the goal scoring
Cup, was a member of the silver medal winning PNBHS. James is gifted with natural speed and tally for 2017. Caleb also has a habit of earning
Central U18 side and was selected in the NZ U18 acceleration. He uses this to great effect on attacking penalty corners from the base-line,
squad. In the final match of the season, Matt the right-hand side of attack where he targets which proved very useful for PNBHS during
notched up his 150th cap for the 1st XI, which defenders’left foot and accelerates past them with tournament hockey.
is a marvelous achievement and a testament to ease. James is also a particularly aggressive striker,
all the hard work Matt has put in at PNBHS over known for dispossessing opposing defenders and Luke Woodfield
the last five years. Matt is a technically gifted putting his body on the line in the attacking circle. Capped 2017; Doug Sommerville Trophy for
defender whose greatest asset is his ability to These are traits that every quality striker should Best New Player.
read and anticipate the play. This enables him possess. James still needs to improve his hitting, Defender - Games 42
to regularly intercept long balls from opponents which will help establish him as a premier goal In his first season with the 1st XI, Luke quickly
and launch counter attacks. His skill level and scorer in the coming years. established himself as one of the most reliable
composure around the back was crucial for the defenders in the squad. A tenacious and
style of hockey that PNBHS employed in 2017. Sean Chrystall aggressive tackler, Luke was often responsible
Played 2016, capped 2017; Ward Cup for Most for shutting down opposition attacks on the
Thomas Walshe (Vice-Captain) Improved Player. left flank. Luke’s impressive tackling ability
Capped 2015,16,17; Chu Bros Cup for Defender- Total: Games 76. allowed him to completely nullify the impact
Sportsmanship/Loyalty/Effort. Sean emerged as one of the team’s most reliable of key players in the opposition. Luke is a
Midfielder - 5 Goals; Total Games: 113, Total defenders during tournament play in 2017. versatile defender who operated at the wing
Goals: 13. Sean’s long reach and ability to reach the game half or fullback position. Luke’s committed and
Central U18 Representative make him a natural right half, capable of making hard-working attitude in defence was crucial to
Thomas was an exemplary Vice-Captain for numerous tackles and intercepts every match. PNBHS’ successful run in Rankin Cup.
the 1st XI in 2017. Thomas served as the team’s Sean grew in this role throughout the year and,
central midfielder and was responsible for as he gained confidence, he began to defensively Cassius Henman
controlling play in the middle of the park. Tom dominate the right hand side of the park. Sean Capped 2017.
used his strength on the ball and physicality possibly made more tackles than any defender Midfielder- 5 goals, Total: Games 42.
to dominate this pivotal position. Thomas’ at tournament and must also be commended Cassius is a very technically gifted midfielder
commitment to training and conditioning is for his bravery in blocking shots. Sean will be with outstanding receiving and dribbling skills.
admirable and he greatly set the tempo for the the most senior defender in the 2018 team, so Despite being one of the younger members
rest of the team. His workrate is second to none must continue to work on his attacking skill-set of the squad, Cassius slotted into a starting
and was regularly relied upon to play full games and long distribution skills so that he can add an position in the midfield, often being deployed
at tournament and shut down opposition play outletting component to his game. at centre-mid. Cassius took some time adjusting
by stamping his authority in the middle of the to the physicality of Men’s and Senior Secondary
pitch. His particularly aggressive and tenacious Alan Kirk School Hockey. However, he came into his
approach was vital in gritty victories in the knock- Played 2016, capped 2017. own in the second half of the season after
out stages of Rankin Cup. Defender - Total: Games: 75 learning to use his body more effectively to
Alan is a very versatile defender who is capable win and protect the ball. Due to his high level
Ben McAlley of playing any position in the back four, as well of conditioning, Cassius was regularly required
Capped 2015, 16, 17. as spending time as a central midfield option. to play high minutes at tournaments. He was a
Striker - 8 Goals; Total Games: 115, Total Goals: 26. Alan is renowned for his high work rate and very reliable midfielder at Rankin Cup and can
2017 saw Ben notch up his 100th match for close marking. These attributes make him a be expected to have a big role in the 1st XI in
the 1st XI, as well as securing his spot as the reliable option for covering the most threatening the coming years.
team’s current highest goal scorer (26 goals in members in the opposition. Unfortunately, Alan
three seasons). After a slow start to the season suffered an ongoing knee injury for most of the Heath Tangiiau
scoring-wise, Ben came into his own at the second half of the season. This greatly impacted Capped 2017.
Tauranga squad tournament where he enjoyed Alan’s speed and level of conditioning which was Striker - 3 goals, Total Games: 40.
a splendid run of form, scoring goals in four previously among the best in the team. Alan was Heath is a very fast striker who made good
consecutive matches. Ben’s tenacious approach still an effective defensive option. However, he progress throughout the season. Heath’s speed
makes him a handful for defenders and his had to play more of a rotation role at Rankin Cup. makes him a natural threat and he utilises this
energy and commitment up front sets the tempo effectively to link up with other strikers and
for the team’s attack. Ben displayed leadership James Harris provide high outletting options on the counter-
qualities up front for PNBHS ably commanding Played 2016, capped 2017. attack. Heath is a particularly dedicated and
the full press. Midfielder - 2 Goals; Total Games: 68, Total Goals: 3. committed player who regularly throws his
James is a skillful midfielder who is comfortable body in front of the line of goal, attempting
Ben O’Connor taking on defenders. He has an upright dribbling deflections. After being a prolific scorer with
Capped 2015, 16, 17; King Cup for Best Back. style which is deceptive and difficult for the Colts in 2016, Heath’s goal scoring tally
Central U18 Representative defenders to read. Coupled with a handy boost was lower than expected this year. Being
NZ U18 Identified of acceleration, Jimmy is particularly effective at Heath’s first year in this age bracket, this is not
Defender - 14 Goals; Total: Games 112, Goals 17. beating players in broken play. Moving forward, abnormal. Once Heath fully adjusts to the level
Ben has been the rock at the heart of the team’s James must continue to work on his physicality of physicality in the attacking circle, he will
defence for the last two years. A consistent and ball retention skills. His attacking skill-set begin to find the back of the net more regularly.
performer, Ben is an outstanding marker and makes him dangerous in attacking zones.
tackler and was responsible for organising PNBHS’ However, he requires greater ball security in order Angus Grant
defensive structure. Ben had an opportunity to operate in deeper areas of the midfield. Defender - Total Games: 35
to utilise his attacking skill set more this year, Angus was the youngest member of the
being the primary distributor from deep. His Jake Hanna defensive group in 2017 and was thrown in the
overhead passing ability was amongst the top in Played 2016, capped 2017; John Dentice Cup for deep end in the Men’s Competition. Angus had
the country in 2017 and PNBHS used it to their Best Forward (with Caleb Hansen). the valuable opportunity to learn off PNBHS’
advantage. Ben made a habit of scoring ‘clutch’ Central U18 Representative most experienced defenders throughout the
drag-flicks in important matches and finished Striker- 14 Goals; Total: Games 63, Goals 21. course of the year, which will have prepared
the season as the second highest goal scorer. Jake is a particularly aggressive striker who is him for the‘changing of the guard’as the senior
Ben must also be commended for his ability to dangerous in front of goal. A free scorer with a members of the squad move on. Angus is a
save drag-flicks inside the left post on defensive lethal finish on both his forehand and reverse, physical and fit player who uses his size well on
penalty corners. Jake is capable of breaking apart opponents’ defence. Angus must continue to work on his
defence. Unfortunately, Jake’s season was regularly footwork during tackling to enable himself to
Tom Tremain interrupted with injury and illness, meaning he did stay in the challenge rather than be eliminated.
Played 2016, capped 2017; Champions Trophy not quite find his best form. Despite this, he still Decision-making skills that will develop with
for Most Valuable Player (shared with Matt Peel). managed to score 14 goals. Jake needs to work experience will aid this development.
Central U18 Representative hard during the off-season to regain his fitness and
NZ U18 Squad Member conditioning. If he is successful, he can expect to Malaki Masoe
Goal Keeper - 4 Clean Sheets; Total Games: 79, have a huge year in 2018. Striker - Goals 3, Total Games: 35.
Clean Sheets: 14. Malaki was the youngest member of the squad,
Tom had an outstanding season in goal for Caleb Hansen being selected as a Year 10 student. Malaki is a
PNBHS. Tom’s athleticism and speed around Capped 2017; John Dentice Cup for Best Forward confident attacker who uses his speed and skill
the goal caught the eye of the NZ selectors and (with Jake Hanna) and Parsot Brothers Cup for effectively to beat defenders. Malaki carries the
Most Goals. ball in a strong position with his eyes up. This
Striker - 15 Goals; Total Games: 62, Total Goals: 15.

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enhances his vision and allows him to pick out Sam Russell attacking areas. This contributed to his impressive
passes on the move. Due to this, Malaki was Striker- Goals 5, Total Games 22. brace in a crucial match against St Kentigern’s at
often used in the midfield as well as upfront. Sam was a late addition to the squad, being Rankin Cup. Sam must continue to develop his
Going forward, Malaki needs to tighten up his called up after impressive performances in the speedwork and athleticism. This will make him
receiving skills and defensive awareness. Being 2nd XI. Sam is a very intelligent striker who is very more of a ball-carrying threat next year.
such a young player, these things should improve effective at creating space for himself and others
with experience. Malaki is well poised to have a with short runs off the ball. As a consequence
bright future with PNBHS Hockey. of this, Sam often finds himself unmarked in

HOCKEY 2ND XI
Back Row: Hugo Wakeling, Sam Russell, Hayden Skou, Alec Pedersen, Jonty Lombard
2nd Row: Digby Werthmuller, David Mafi, Jack Hildred, Mr D. Tomlinson (Coach)
Front Row: Zody Takurua, Alec Hart, Josh White, Zane McGoldrick, Jack Gibbs
Absent: Tom Lyne, Adam Martin

SECOND XI players who will be pushing for places in the 1st XI next year.
PNBHS 2nd XI v NBHS 2nd XI Hockey Exchange
Coach: Mr D. Tomlinson (Higgie-Brown Trophy) – Win 9–0 (5 – 0 HT):
For the team’s only interschool fixture this year, the boys
HOCKEY MANAWATU DIVISION 1 SECONDARY produced a very strong and composed performance. Good
SCHOOLS GRADE – FINISHED SIXTH teamwork and ball movement through the midfield allowed
Team: Alec Hart (Co-Captain), Zane McGoldrick (Co- for numerous opportunities to be created in the attacking
Captain), Jack Gibbs, Jack Hildred, Jonty Lombard, third of the field, and the strikers were able to capitalise and
Tom Lyne, David Mafi, Alec Pedersen, Hayden Skou, keep the Napier defence on their toes. Strong defensive play,
Zody Takarua, Hugo Wakeling, Digby Werthmuller, both on and off the ball, by the PNBHS defensive unit (led by
Josh White (GK) GK Josh White) kept NBHS scoreless and allowed the PNBHS
The team struggled to produce consistent performances team to play with freedom and retain the Higgie-Brown
and results across the duration of the season. Outstanding Trophy in convincing fashion. Overall, it was an outstanding
early performances against Freyberg, Waiopehu and team effort.
Cornerstone 1st XI’s were let down by disappointing games Goal scorers: Digby Werthmuller (4), Zody Takarua (4), Hugo
against Whanganui Collegiate and Horowhenua College. Wakeling (1).
The team showed glimpses of its potential, but was hindered GALLETLY CUP – HOCKEY NEW ZEALAND 2ND XI
by a lack of consistent numbers to games and trainings. TOURNAMENT
The focus of the season was the Galletly Cup later in the Coach: Mr D. Tomlinson
year, as well as the Napier Boys’ High School Exchange. Manager: Mr R. Fogarty
However, it was a case of what might have been in regards Team: Alec Hart (Co-Captain), Zane McGoldrick (Co-
to the schools competition. Stand-out player for the year
was goalkeeper Josh White, but there will be a number of

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Captain), Jack Gibbs, Jack Hildred, Jonty Lombard,Tom
Lyne, David Mafi, Angus Moody, Alec Pedersen, Jacob
Petersen, Hayden Skou, Matt Taylor, Hugo Wakeling,
Digby Werthmuller, Josh White (GK)

During Tournament Week, the Palmerston North Boys’ High
School 2nd XI Hockey team travelled to Levin to defend
their 2016 Galletly Cup title. The Galletly Cup is contested
between 2nd XI teams. However, this year three 1st XI’s
were also included. Tough games against Napier Boys’ and
Wellington meant that two wins against Northcote and
Tauranga Boys’ were needed to progress from pool play.
Strong performances meant that the team finished top of
the pool and played Hamilton Boys’2nd XI in the semi-final.
A goal from Hayden Skou put the team ahead and strong
defence weathered the Hamilton attack, including multi
penalty corners with time up on the clock. In the final against
the unbeaten St Patrick’s Town 1st XI, the boys jumped out to
a two nil lead with quick goals to Hugo Wakeling and Zane
McGoldrick and dominated play through the midfield. St
Pat’s fought back in the last ten minutes, snatching a goal,
but solid defence and attacking overheads kept the team
ahead and secured the Cup for another year.

Results:
Pool play vs Napier BHS 2nd XI: 1- 0 win (H. Wakeling)
Pool play vs Wellington College 2nd XI: 2 - 2 draw (H. Wakeling
x 2)
Pool play vs Northcote 1st XI: 4 – 0 win (J. Gibbs 3, H. Skou)
Pool play vs Tauranga BC 2nd XI: 4 – 1 win (J. Gibbs 2, H.
Wakeling, A. Pedersen)
Semi-final vs Hamilton BHS 2nd XI: 1 - 0 win (H. Skou)
Final vs St Pat’s Town 1st XI: 2 - 1 win (H. Wakeling, Z.
McGoldrick)

PNBHS MVP: Jack Gibbs
Tournament MVP: Matt Taylor

U15 COLTS Craven, Matthew Dellow, Lucas Grapes, Noah Holden,
Maddock Leslie, Ben Loudon, Connor Managh,William
Coach: Mr B. Kensington Morgan, Finn O’Malley, Jay Ranchhod, Blake Rhodes-
Manager: Ms S. Taylor Robinson, Charnce Tangiiau and Jamie Thompson.
Team: Tom Hansen (Captain), Zac Buinimasi, Lachie
The PNBHS U15 Colts Hockey team played 21 games this

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HOCKEY U15 COLTS
Back Row: Noah Holden, William
Morgan, Lucas Grapes
2nd Row: Miss S. Taylor (Manager),
Maddock Leslie, Zac Buinimasi, Ben
Loudon, Matthew Dellow, Lachie
Craven, Mr B. Kensington (Coach)
Front Row: Blake Rhodes-Robinson,
Jamie Thompson, Connor Managh,
Tom Hansen, Charnce Tangiiau, Finn
O’Malley, Jay Ranchhod

season; won 16 (won their last 14 consecutive games), lost hockey. Teams travelled from as far south as Dunedin and
4 and drew 1. Goals for 80; goals against 27. The U15 Colts Whangarei to the north. It is usually played on St Paul’s own
had a very successful year, winning the Hockey Manawatu turf, but it was unavailable this year due to Rankin Cup and
Secondary Schools Division 2 Boys’ Competition and the India Shield being played in Hamilton and using their facility.
Tanner Cup. Fourteen teams competed this year, split over four pools.
HOCKEY MANAWATU SECONDARY SCHOOLS BOYS’ TANNER CUP POOL GAMES:
COMPETITION Kamo High School, Whangarei – won 7 nil
The first five games of our season were grading games Blake Rhodes-Robinson scored in the first minute of play
in the Hockey Manawatu Secondary School Division 1 which rattled Kamo somewhat. Our spare man in mid-field
& 2 Boys’ Competition. We were placed in Division 2 and also created problems for Kamo, which enabled us to score
beat Rangitikei College 1st XI 5-3 in the final to win this goals on a regular basis. Overall a very good start to the
competition. Apart from the Feilding 2nd XI and PNBHS 3rd tournament. Goal scorers were Blake Rhodes-Robinson (2),
and 4th XI’s, all other teams in the grade were school 1st Connor Managh (2), Lucas Grapes, Matthew Dellow and
XI’s. This was a good season of development, with all players Ben Loudon.
“stepping up” when others were unavailable through injury Christ’s College, Christchurch – won 1 nil
and Tama Tu Tama Ora camps. A poor first half, with players slow to react and pass, saw our
INTERSCHOOL FIXTURES defence under immense pressure. Defenders Zac Buinimasi,
Wellington College Exchange Ben Loudon, Jay Ranchhod and Maddock Leslie kept us in
We travelled to Wellington for our first interschool hockey the game and goalie William Morgan saved a stroke just
fixture and won 4 nil. The first half saw us creating many before half-time. The second half was an improved “gutsy”
scoring chances, but poor finishing saw us leading only 1 nil performance which saw us being more competitive. A
at the break after a Tom Hansen goal. The second half saw penalty corner goal to Ben Loudon was the only goal of
the strikers pass and lead into space more, which created the match.
less congestion in the attacking circle. This enabled us to Quarter-Final v Tauranga Boys’ College - won 3 nil
score three second half goals to Lucas Grapes, Tom Hansen Tauranga, on their home turf, were very competitive. A
& Connor Managh. This was a good start to our interschool collision between one of their players and Blake Rhodes-
campaign. Robinson saw both players leave the field. Again our defence
Napier Boys’ High School Exchange held strong, with William Morgan in goal making some fine
Played in Palmerston North, we had a pleasing 5 nil win saves. The half time score was nil all. The second half saw
over a competitive, young Napier side. A penalty corner our strikers working harder and we scored three goals to
goal to Tom Hansen in the first minute of play created an seal the match. Goal scorers were Tom Hansen (2) and Blake
expectation of many more goals to come. We created most Rhodes-Robinson (back from injury).
of the attacking play, however, slow free hits and a congested Semi-Final v Auckland Grammar - won 2 nil.
attacking circle with strikers not moving saw us only 1 nil Played later in the day after our quarter-final, this was another
up at the break. Napier could easily have scored from their intense match which was locked at nil all at half-time. The
quick counter attacks but our defence held strong, led by Jay pleasing aspect was that we were creating more scoring
Ranchhod, Ben Loudon and Zac Buinimasi. The second half chances than Auckland. Goals to Tom Hansen and Maddock
was a marked improvement from all players and four more Leslie in the second half saw us comfortable winners at the
goals were scored to Blake Rhodes-Robinson (2), Connor end.
Managh and Matthew Dellow. Tanner Cup Final v Whanganui Collegiate – won 4-1.
TANNER CUP Whanganui were a competitive team after beating favourites
We travelled to Tauranga to compete for the Tanner Cup Westlake in their semi-final. They relied on long balls to their
during Tournament Week. The Tanner Cup was created by St strikers to score. Again our defence was strong and two first
Paul’s Collegiate School, Hamilton in 2012.They saw a need to half goals released the pressure somewhat, especially with
develop U15 hockey as a natural progression towards future a great deflection goal to Lachie Craven. A small defensive
1st XI’s. It is an invitational tournament only to school’s with lapse saw Whanganui score early in the second half but
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two more goals saw us secure the win and take home the Thank you for the tremendous parental support throughout
Tanner Cup for the first time. Goal scorers were Tom Hansen the tournament and messages of encouragement from the
(2), Lachie Craven and Zac Buinimasi (stroke). wider school community.

All players were a credit to PNBHS and performed admirably We wish all players well in their future aspirations for 1st XI
throughout the tournament. The younger two Year 9 players places.
at tournament, Connor Managh and Blake Rhodes-Robinson,
were impressive. Tom Hansen was named Most Valuable
Player from the final.

HOCKEY 3RD XI
Back Row: Angus Moody, Kyle Hall-
Radley, Matthew Baatjes, Jonathan
Baatjes, Zac Woolley, Mr J Woodman
(Coach)
Front Row: Meihana Hyland, Jacob
Petersen, Josh West, Tyler Broad, Tom
Harris

THIRD XI compete successfully against the top teams in our division.
This was followed by another win against St Peter’s 6-0 and
Coach: Mr J. Woodman yet another draw against Rangitikei College 1-1, before wins
over Tararua 2-0 and Feilding High 6-1. A loss to competition
Team: Tyler Broad (Captain), Jonathan Baatjes, front runners Dannevirke High 2-5 brought the boys back to
Matthew Baatjes, Kyle Hall-Radley, Tom Harris, Kane reality before our last round robin game against our 4th XI.
Hobbs, Meihana Hyland, Angus Moody, Alec Pedersen,
Jacob Peterson, Josh West, Josh White, Finnley This was one of our best games of the season, with the
Wineera, Zac Woolley. winner making semi-finals the following week. Thankfully,
we won 2-1 to finish the season in third place on the table
This year saw the Secondary School Competition combine after round-robin play.
Division 1 and 2 with pool play being our first challenge of
the season. After drawing our first game against Rangitikei Our semi-final against the Colts team did not go according to
College and a couple of heavy defeats to Horowhenua plan and, although we kept them at bay for most of the first
College and Waiopehu College, the team found themselves half, having only one reserve in a fast-paced game meant we
in Division 2 for the season. tired quickly. This resulted in three goals towards the end of
the first half and three more in the second half to lose 6-0.
In cross-over games, the team discovered that they could
indeed play an offensive game and had a couple of good In our 3rd / 4th playoff game, we came up against
wins over St Peter’s 6-1 and Tararua College 5-0 in preparation Dannevirke. We scored midway through the first half after
for the competition proper. dominating only to concede a soft goal due to a defensive
lapse. We continued to dominate in the second half to score
Our first competition game was against our Colts team, three more goals and finish third in the competition this year.
which was a 2-2 draw, and showed the team that they could

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With a squad mix of Seniors and Colts players, the team Thanks must go to Josh West, who had an outstanding
enjoyed some mixed results this year. With players been season in goal and saved us on numerous occasions.
pulled into higher teams and other commitments by some Meihana Hyland finish top goal scorer this season with
players, it was hard to get a full team at practice to work on eight, followed closely by Jacob Peterson on six and Kyle
team tactics. However, we persevered over the season and Hall-Radley on five.
everyone enjoyed themselves.

FOURTH XI

HOCKEY 4TH XI
Back Row: Levi Woolston, Matt Curtis,
Finn Hannan
2nd Row: Jacob Ammundsen,
Cameron Pell, Nico Lieffering, Jacob
Ogilvie, Mr A. Campbell (Coach)
Front Row: Joshua Gloyn, Thomas
Greig, Tomas Lieffering, Zac Tutty,
Tom Whiteman
Absent: Zac Soper

HOCKEY 5TH XI
Back Row: Sam Oakden, Clay
Simpson-Smith, Blake Taylor
2nd Row: Josh Hubbard, Christopher
Dewhurst, Nick Slegers, Alistair Keay-
Graham, Mr R Fogarty (Coach)
Front Row: Angus Brodie, Matt
Davidson, Remi Halpin, Ben Wood,
Ryan Codlin
Absent: Isaac Fonua, Dion Poynton,
Jack Sturmey, Jone Veiogo

FIFTH XI with all players regularly turning up and enjoying the
team environment. All players made sound contributions
Coach: Mr R. Fogarty throughout the year, with a number of players showing
considerable development from the early games. The team
Team: Angus Brodie, Ryan Codlin, Christopher finished in a commendable fifth position in Division 3,
Dewhurst, Isaac Fonua, Remi Halpin, Josh Hubbard, with the highlight of the season being a hostel game with
Alistair Keay-Graham, Sam Oakden, Dion Poynton, Feilding High School. The game was played at Feilding, with
Clay Simpson-Smith, Nick Slegers, Jack Sturmey, Blake the majority of the hostel in attendance. Unfortunately, the
Taylor, Jone Veiogo, Ben Wood team lost the game, but the spirit in which the game was
played is a credit to both teams.
The 2017 5th XI Hockey team looked to recapture the former
glory days of the Hostel Hockey team. Unfortunately, that My thanks to all players during the season for your
was not to be the case as the team, largely formed from commitment and conduct.
novice players, struggled to match the skill of a number
of school first teams. With this being said, it would have to
be noted that it was one of the most enjoyable seasons,

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HOCKEY 6TH XI
Back Row: Caleb Aldridge, Joseph
Martin, Caleb Wright
2nd Row: Connor O’Leary, Connor
Hurnard, Oliver Wright, Druhan
Stephens, Miss S. Close (Manager)
Front Row: Zac Farmer, Harry George,
Kurtis Brind, Reuben Graham, Guy
Minnell
Absent: Kavish Desai, Halam Jensen,
Logan Hey

SIXTH XI Unfortunately, the experience and skill of Awatapu proved
too much for us and we lost 7-2 in the final game. Overall,
Coaches: Miss S. Close, Mr N. Tutty the 6th XI finished fourth overall. The team would like to
thank Mr Tutty for the assistance received in coaching, as it
Manager: Miss S. Close saw many players develop and refine their skills. The team
would also like to extend their thanks to the parents who
Team: Caleb Aldridge, Kurtis Brind, Zac Farmer, supported us over the season, particularly Mr & Mrs George,
Harry George, Reuben Graham, Connor Hurnard, Mr Graham & Ms Lozell, Mrs Minnell, Mr & Mrs O’Leary and
Joseph Martin, Guy Minnell, Connor O’Leary, Druhan Mr Tutty. Our appreciation is also extended to those players
Stephens, Zac Tutty, Caleb Wright, Oliver Wright. who helped fill in over the season, given we only had a small
core of players who consistently played for our team: Zac
The 6th XI experienced mixed results over the course of the Tutty, Druhan Stephens, and Zac Farmer.
season, starting off strong and coming up against some
tough opposition that saw the team challenged within the
Division 3 competition. As a reflection of their determination
and skill, the 6th XI made it into the top five boys’ division.

HOCKEY 7TH XI
Back Row: Joe Fayerman, Steven
Pretious, Max Davis, Benjamin Tan,
Regan Tornquist, Mr T. Gunning
(Coach)
Front Row: Ben Duck, Brad Feetham,
Christian Fearon, Jack Allomes, Oli
Toomey-Jakobs
Absent: Josh Campbell, Jacob
Petersen, Jay Ranchhod

SEVENTH XI experience was something akin to his knowledge of knitting
and the Renaissance period of the 16th Century.
Coach: Mr T. Gunning
The first half of the season consisted of close wins,
Objective: To boldly go where no other 7th XI has gone punctuated by heavy losses to the older teams. The second
before. half was a season of wins and very good hockey. Playing
against teams of a similar age and stature allowed us to
After an exhaustive selection process, the mighty 7th concentrate on hockey (instead of life preservation) and, as
XI was finalised. Tears were shed as this merry band of a consequence, the goals came (6 straight wins, 51 goals for
brothers stepped up to hear the words of wisdom from their and only 4 against). This meant we finished the top of our
knowledgeable coach, only to be confronted with “keep it table and mid-table in the whole competition.
tight, up the guts, spread it wide, in their faces” and many
other rugby colloquialisms. For those new to the team, this
was their first indication that the coach’s previous hockey

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Special thanks to all the loyal supporters who provided and successful season and I look forward to watching your
words of wisdom when required and filled the breach progress in hockey over the coming years.
when needed - much appreciated. Thanks for an enjoyable

HOCKEY 8TH XI
Back Row: Jake Cook-Laskey, Jayden
Glentworth, Alex Bary
2nd Row: Manu Easton, Nicholas
Dewhurst, Ben Mullinger, Mr K.
Brockelbank (Coach)
Front Row: Tom McCreary, Zane
Sanko, Otto Ward, Hunter Morton,
Thomas Hoggart
Absent: Robin Bradley, Ethan
Shingleton

EIGHTH XI game and did not let the defeats knock their confidence. This
showed the true character of the boys within the team and
Coach: Mr K. Brockelbank they enjoyed the exposure to the adversities they were faced
with. As the season went on, the boys started to challenge
Team: Alex Bary, Robin Bradley, Jake Cook-Laskey, the other teams and showed a significant improvement as
Nicholas Dewhurst, Manu Easton, Jayden Glentworth, the team started to gel and work together. The 8th XI never
Thomas Hoggart, Tom McCreary, Hunter Morton, Ben gave up and soldiered on and had an enjoyable season,
Mullinger, Zane Sanko, Ethan Shingleton, Otto Ward which is a credit to the boys who were playing in such a
challenging grade.
The season was a difficult, hard-fought battle, however the
team did not back down to the challenge. The team was
playing in a competitive grade. They initially suffered some
losses, however the boys continued to show up to every

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YEAR 9 SPECIALS

HOCKEY YEAR 9 SPECIALS
Back Row: Ben Havord, Josh
Campbell, Varanjit Singh, Flynn
Underwood, Aden Porritt
2nd Row: Harry Ogilvie, Zane Munn,
Dan van der Spuy, Mr M. Leighton
(Coach)
Front Row: Ben Nixon, Perry Smith,
Thomas Harding, Macca Williams,
Lachlan Woollaston

Coaches: Mr M. Leighton, Caleb Hansen FHS Hostel came out firing. The first half was very even and
a 2-2 half-time score line was a fair reflection. The team’s
Team: Perry Smith (Captain) Dan van der Spay (Vice- superior skills, passing and finishing showed in the second
Captain), Ben Harvord (Vice-Captain), Josh Campbell, half as the score line blew out to a comprehensive 6-2 victory.
Thomas Harding, Zane Munn, Ben Nixon, Harry Ogilvie,
Aden Porritt, Varanjit Singh, Flynn Underwood, Macca The team grew throughout the season in terms of playing
Williams, Lachlan Woollaston. ability, following team structure, together with physical
and mental hardness. Full turnouts to trainings, skills learnt
TheYear 9 Specials played in Division 3 of the local Secondary and applied in the Year 9 Hockey Development class which
School Boys’ Hockey competition. The nine teams in this is run by legendary hockey coach Mr Kensington, and the
grade included four other PNBHS teams, FHS 3rd XI and assistance provided by current 1st XI player Caleb Hansen
Hostel side, Awatapu 1st XI and the Hatch Cup team. The all contributed to the team’s success. Caleb was able to pass
grade was a mixture of older boys and a couple of junior on skills and techniques involved in modern hockey. He
teams. FHS Hostel comfortably beat the team 3-1 in the first certainly stepped up and essentially took over the running
game and the boys got an early glimpse of how to compete of the side at the business end of the season.
against older, bigger and stronger opposition. A number of
comfortable victories of 17-0, 10-0, 24-0, 8-1 and 17-0 were TEAM AWARDS:
followed by a 4-0 loss to Awatapu 1st XI and then a 19-0 ‘Golden Stick’ for Most Goals: Perry Smith (a staggering
win. Fortunately, the grade then split into a top give which 43 goals)
allowed the team to get another crack at the sides that had Team Man ‘Good Bugger’ Award: Ben Nixon
beaten them in the first round. Best Back: Zane Munn
Best Half: Dan van der Spay
The side comfortably beat the other two PNBHS teams Best Forward: Aden Porritt
in the top five. This was followed by a repeat match with Most Valuable Player: Dan Harvord
the unbeaten FHS Hostel, where the team showed how
much they had improved and were unlucky to only have STATISTICS:
a 4 all draw. Further, proof of the side’s progress was a Played: 13, Won: 10, Lost: 2, Drew: 1, Goals Scored: 126, Goals
comprehensive 3-1 win against Awatapu 1st XI, which Conceded: 16
could have been even better, but didn’t for a number of
squandered chances. This set up a final with FHS Hostel.

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INDOOR CRICKET

Teacher in Charge: Mr R. Doyle Most Improved: J P Rounce-Sue

Indoor Cricket continued in its traditional spot on Friday Dunlop Cup: Winning team Knockout Competition –
afternoons during Terms 2 and 3 at the Church Street venue, College House Black team
between 4pm and 6pm.
The Plate: 3rd - White team
Individual and team winners were: -
Best Batsman: Josh Campbell Greatest Contribution to Indoor Cricket: Harley Smith
Best Bowler: Angus Lyver (Umpire)
Best Fieldsman: Emmanuel Joseph Shaji
Best All-Rounder: Jonty Fleck Special thanks to Sue and Reese of Palmerston North Indoor
Sports Arena. Thanks also to players and parents. See you
next year.

MOUNTAIN BIKING

MOUNTAIN BIKING
Back Row: Kurt Amey, Aiden Jones, Liam Ainsworth, Darcy Ainsworth
3rd Row: Dylan Simpson, Hayden Storrier, Max Taylor, Jack Pronk, Caleb Bottcher
2nd Row: Jamie Todd, Thomas Stannard, Liam Valentine, Madi Hartley-Brown, Matthew Young, Adam Martin, Mr D.
Waters (Coach)
Front Row: Alex Montgomery, Jack Carson, Braeden Blatchford, Matthew Hainsworth, Jamie Dennis, Logan McKinnon,
James Gardner

Teacher in Charge: Mrs M. Papworth compete in the Oceania Championships. It was very hot,
dusty and rocky which made the course and conditions a
Coach: Mr D. Waters challenge. Despite this, Max came fourth after a long, close
battle. Adam Francis had the speed from the start and won
In 2017 the Boys’ High Mountain Biking team had another convincingly on his Cannondale Fsi in the Under 15 category.
great year filled with some extremely talented riders, even
two National Champions! The year got off to a great start The next race for PNBHS was the Whanganui Interschool
with the 2017 NZ National Cross Country Championships Championships. This was a great success, with our school
being held in Wanaka. We had three riders travel down to taking all three spots on the podium in both the Under 19
participate in this event and all of them finished on the and Under 16 age groups.
podium. Adam Francis won the Under 15 Boys’ race, Max
Taylor won the Under 17 race and Caleb Bottcher came in In early October, three PNBHS riders also travelled to the
nine seconds behind in third place after a long-fought battle. North Island Secondary School Championships in Tauranga.
This event consisted of individual age group races in the
Max and Adam also travelled to Toowoomba in Australia to

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morning followed by a 2 hour, 3-person relay in the afternoon. lap, costing the team valuable time and places.The boys rode
Adam Francis rode back from a start line crash to take the back strongly and managed to still place third in Under 20.
win in the Under 15 category by over two minutes. Hayden This was a great effort, considering the bad luck and their
Storrier had an unfortunate mechanical incident but still age, being all under 17.
managed to place ninth in the Under 16 category. Caleb
Bottcher rode a strong race; he won the Under 17. Two Thanks to 100% Glasses and Kit, Yeti Cycles, Cannondale
convincing wins for PNBHS. In the relay, Caleb, Adam and Bikes, Mr Waters and Mrs Papworth for taking on the
Hayden built a solid leading margin before Hayden once managing roles, and especially to our parents for all their
again suffered bike problems and had to run the rest of his help and support. It is greatly appreciated.

L-R): Hayden Storrier, Caleb Bottcher and Adam Francis Caleb Bottcher Under 17 Champion

Adam Francis

ORIENTEERING

terrain, amongst bush, around the rail track and over bridges.
It was a very successful competition, with PNBHS taking out
the Boys’ Secondary section in a clean sweep of the top 18
spots. This year proved to be Adam Martin’s year. He took
out the number one spot for the first time, with a course
time of 14 minutes 27 seconds. Second place getter was
Caleb Bottcher with a time of 16 minutes 10 seconds, and
Josh Van Rynbach came in third with a time of 19 minutes
36 seconds. Well done to all those who competed, especially
those who competed for the first time.

Teacher in Charge: Mrs J. Neale

On Friday 18 May, a group of 18 students from PNBHS
travelled to the Esplanade to compete in the local Manawatu
Secondary Schools Orienteering Competition. The weather
for the previous few days had not been great, however
the rain cleared and the day turned out fine albeit with a
very muddy course. Once checked in, many of the group
proceeded to warm-up. Then, one by one, at two minute
intervals, the boys headed off. Mrs Neale and Mr Finch
cheered each competitor on as they headed out around the
secondary section of the course, which was approximately
3km long. This took the competitors into and over various

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RUGBY

RUGBY 1ST XV
Back Row: Bryn Wilson, James Woodmass, Gus Robertson, Korie Winters
3rd Row: Wiri Chambers, Ruben Love, Darel Lander, Harry Newman, Michael Halatuituia, Usaia Fonongaloa, Mackenzie
Tansley
2nd Row: Mr P. Johnson (Trainer), Mr J. Moore (Assistant Coach), Flyn Yates, Jack Sturmey, Alec Odell, Michael Ioane,
Jackson Scully, Mr B. van Stipriaan (Coach)
Front Row: Greg Shaw, Sam Stewart, James Stratton, Stewart Cruden (Co-Captain), Jamie Tinetti, Jacob Hewetson-
Talamaivao, William Treder

Insert: Tyler Laubscher (Co-Captain)

Teacher in Charge: Mr D. Turnock in wearing the white jersey. As a coaching team, we are
exceptionally proud of the strength shown by this team
FIRST XV and know that the lessons learnt will stand them in good
stead going forward. From the team, a very sincere and
Coaches: Mr B. van Stipriaan, Mr J. Moore heartfelt thank you to all those who stood by us and with us
throughout the season. Special mention should be made
Strength and Conditioning: Mr P. Johnson of those amongst the staff who understood our travails and
worked hard with the players to make them see beyond the
The win loss record for the season sits at 18 played, 11 rugby bubble. Mr Gary Hermannson was also s great source
won, 7 lost. We scored 355 points during those games of advice during this time, for all members of the squad.
and conceded 476. However the 2017 season will be The most gratitude is felt towards the families of the players
remembered for the results of three games – Hastings Boys’ and of the coaches. Only those directly associated with the
High School, Hamilton Boys’High School, St Patrick’s College, team truly understand what it was like to be in the centre
Silverstream. The combined scoreline against those three of the maelstrom and, as a playing group, we understand
teams was 247 – 7, including 100 – 0 against Hastings Boys’ you travelled the rollercoaster with us. Thank you for always
High School. The outpouring from the PNBHS supporters being there for us through the good times and the bad.
was one of initial disbelief and then what can euphemistically
be described as passionate opinions. Up until the Hastings On behalf of the team, thank you to the time and effort from
game, the team was travelling very well with an unbeaten Mr Moore and Mr Johnson. Mr Johnson provides the players
Hurricanes Festival campaign, an away win against the with lessons, not only on the pitch, but off as well with his
might of Auckland Grammar and two white jersey wins training methods. The team very early on understood the
which included an away win against Gisborne Boys’ High true meaning of the word“graft”and either embrace it or fall
School – only the fourth win in thirty years. Then in a seven by the wayside. They also understand that this approach
day period, we played the two teams that would ultimately works equally as well in the classroom and the workplace,
play the final for not only the Super 8, but also the National and the players are better for his massive input. This season
Secondary Schools competition. saw the end of Mr Moore’s time with the 1st XV. His dedication
and support during the last five years has played a massive
This period through the season left us mentally obliterated part in the development of the players who have worn the
and many wondered where the next win was going to come white jersey. His expertise around forward play and the
from, if at all. Every time, however, this team kept getting manner in which he was able to provide a different set of eyes
back into the fight and to achieve some of the results we
were able to get was testament to the pride this team has

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to games and trainings was a huge asset to the team. From the tight channels. A superb offload in contact from Usaia
a personal point of view, the support he gave me allowed Fonongoloa set Sam Stewart away on a withering run and
me to grow as a coach and I shall miss his counsel on the Tyler Laubscher scored from resulting rucks to give the team
sidelines. It’s not until you are in the environment that you an unlikely sniff. In a case of the harder we tried, the less
understand the environment, and his skill and knowledge clinical it became, we then gifted St Paul’s a third try from a
will be sorely missed. loose carry and the lead stretched out to 15-5. Again, the
forwards took up the running and got us down to the five
Finally, thank you to the young men who wore the white metre line off the back of some quick penalties. From the
jersey this year. That you managed to get back up from the last scrum of the game, Mackenzie Tansley crashed over and
canvas as many times as you did this year is testament to the scoreline closed up to 15-10.
who you are now and who you will be in the future. You
continually turned up to work when the easier option might Tries: Tyler Laubscher, Mackenzie Tansley
have been to walk away, and you never turned on each other
when fingers were being pointed from the outside. It has Auckland Grammar (W 22 – 17)
been a privilege to have worked with you through the year The game kicked off with Auckland playing a very
and we wish you all the best going forward in both rugby confrontational game based around their big forward
and in life. runners. Defensively, we were coming up with good
linespeed but were guilty of missing far too many first up
MATCH REPORTS tackles. This put our scramble defence under immense
pressure. The back three led this exceptionally well and
Lindisfarne College (W 60 – 7) showed the way with good chop tackles, allowing our line
The team absorbed a lot of early pressure with Lindisfarne to re-establish itself and keep the attacking waves at bay
having a swag of possession. The defensive work was for most of the first half. There were also crucial turnovers
positive, however, and a turnover led to a counterattack that allowed us to clear our lines. As the half progressed,
opportunity to open the scoring against the run of play. we were able to build some pressure through territory, but
Lindisfarne scored soon after to take the lead, but that was unfortunately our set piece execution was generally poor and
the only time they would cross the chalk. Possession stakes we gifted possession back to Auckland somewhat meekly.
evened up and some strong running from Jackson Scully, Auckland benefitted from this and scored two tries in the
Gus Robertson and the explosive Michael Halatuituia had first half after sustained pressure on our line. Somewhat
the team going forward with three further tries scored in pleasingly, we were able to respond with a converted try
the first half. and a penalty after two visits to the opposition 22, where
we were able to be accurate on what we were attempting
The second half saw some superb team play with multiple to achieve. Ten all at the half.
phases able to be strung together. The weight of possession
resulted in a further six tries being scored, some of which The second half saw a repeat of the first, with Auckland
the result of pleasing levels of support play. Darius Mafileo’o having a glut of possession and territory and our set piece
impressed with some surging carries and Tamati Ruawai and under immense pressure. Our frontline defence had started
Sam Stewart became more and more prominent as the half to make the necessary adjustments and we were able to
progressed. The work and effort of the younger members halt their momentum at key times with turnovers and by
making their debut at this level was exceptionally heartening applying pressure on their skill execution. Our substitutions
going forward. came and added value, and while Auckland scored a third
try to take it out to 17-10, the team had confidence that if
Tries: Jacob Hewetson-Talamaivao (x2), Michael Halatuituia we could get into the attacking 22, we had been effective
(x2), Jackson Scully (x2), Sam Stewart, Tamati Ruawai, Stewart on our previous visits and were confident we would do so
Cruden, Ruben Love again. And so it played out. Two forays into the attacking
third of the field resulted in pressure being built through
Conversions: Stewart Cruden (x5) quick phases, running the big Grammar forwards around.
This resulted in two second half tries being scored, the last
St Paul’s Collegiate (L 10 – 15) one with two minutes to go, and a 22-17 lead to defend. The
After pushing the kickoff out on the full, we went further last two minutes of the game lasted nearly eight, and was
on the back foot with a number of penalties for ill-discipline all within ten metres of our tryline. Auckland had plenty of
at the breakdown and laziness on defence. This was then chances to score the match winner, but our defense held
compounded by having a player sent to the bin for a team firm and one final turnover saw us emerge victors. There
yellow. During this time, the opposition scored a well-taken remained plenty of areas requiring ongoing work, especially
try following a defensive misread from set piece and the around first up tackling and set piece, but the heart and
hole we were digging for ourselves was getting bigger. resolve shown was exceptionally pleasing.
We started to get back into the game at this stage through
some possession and direct running, and the referees whistle Tries: Michael Ioane, Michael Halatuituia, Jacob Hewetson-
started to blow in our favour. We enjoyed our best period of Talamiavao
the game up to that point late in the second half when St
Paul’s were reduced to 14 men and we set up camp in the Conversions: Stewart Cruden (x2)
opposition 22. However, our clunky attack was struggling for
any fluency, with poor handling and poor decision making Penalty: Stewart Cruden
and we were unable to make the numerical advantage pay.
At half-time, the score remained 5-0. Francis Douglas Memorial College (W 25 – 22)
The game started positively enough, with some excellent
The second half was more of the same, with handling errors, forays through the heart of the host’s defence. The support
poor decision making and poor discipline gifting St Paul’s play was pleasing and allowed us to move up the field into
territory and possession. We were, once again, reduced to the attacking 22. This resulted in a try being scored in the
14 men and, again, St Paul’s scored to push the score out to opening five minutes and chances to score another soon
10-0. Once the full complement was restored, our forwards after. The productive start perhaps lulled the team into a
took it upon themselves to get the team back into the false sense of security, as we became guilty of loose carries
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and poor handling. This allowed the opposition back into the Penalty: Ruben Love
game and they started to accumulate points through our
errors. Two tries and a penalty later, we went from being in Wairarapa College (W 39 – 3)
the ascendency to chasing the game at 15-5 down. Towards The game started with an easy turnover from the kickoff to
the end of the half, we managed to get some ball control allow the opposition free access into our half. A fairly steady
back and scored a late try to make it 15-10 at the half-time flow of penalties for having a dominant scrum, offside and
break, and turning into the freshening wind. breakdown play continued to gift Wairarapa possession. This
allowed them to open the scoring with a penalty, but at least
The second half didn’t start well, with scoreboard pressure gave us the chance to get out of our half. Possession began
leading to a tightening up of our playing style. This played to turn back our way, but while we were starting to string
into FDMC’s hands, with them pinning us in our half with some phases together, the quality of the ball was slow with
excellent kicks and the territorial pressure told with another some effective play from the opposing openside flanker in
try being scored. Our defence was keeping us in the game at particular. Gradually however, our threat identification and
this stage and we were scrambling well. With 15 minutes to our body height issues started to resolve and we enjoyed
go, it was 22-10. We finally kicked into gear in the final stanza the best period of the first half with some enterprising and
of the game as we were stung into action. Our running game direct play. Unfortunately, during this period we were to
started to stress the opposition, with Michael Halatuituia in lose our co-captain Tyler Laubscher to a dislocated shoulder
particular starting to make yards on the fringes. Our scrum as he was making a surge to the line. We scored a penalty
also started to gain some ascendency and this led to a and a try in the second quarter, but the finish to the first half
more consistent supply of ball. Two quick tries were scored was messy, with handling errors from both sides creating a
to make it 22-20 with five minutes to go. The discipline of fairly stop start affair.
FDMC was waning as the pressure increased and the referee
sent two to the bin, leaving us playing against 13 men. While The second half saw a realisation that we needed to ensure
we made hard work of it, we kept attacking and managed we earned this victory, rather than waiting for the opposition
to score the match winning try with time up on the clock. to roll over, and we became far more direct in our running,
attacking with width and speed. The running and offloads
Given all that had happened in the last 24 hours, this was a of our tight forwards, in particular, were proving a handful
victory based less on quality and more on a never say die and kept pushing the tiring Wairarapa players back. Off the
attitude – just as Mr Crosswell would have demanded. back of this play, the backs and loosies were able to make
good breaks out wide and we were able to capitalise on this
Tries: James Woodmass (x2), Ruben Love (x2), James Stratton play by scoring good team tries. Errors at the kickoff by the
opposition then allowed us to gather more momentum,
St Patrick’s Town (W 22 – 18) as we went back to back with two quick tries straight from
The game started positively, with strong runs pinning the midfield scrums. The final score was 39-3, with five second
opposition in their half. The breakdowns were willing affairs half tries.
from both sides, with plenty of intent and both teams also
giving the ball plenty of air as the game looked to be played Tries: Sam Stewart (x2), James Woodmass, Mackenzie Tansley,
with an attacking spirit. The St Pat’s loosies, in particular, were James Stratton
adept at slowing the ball down on the occasions our carries
and support work were ineffective, although at times there Conversions: Stewart Cruden (x3)
were some illegalities around their play. Thus, the first points
for us were through the boot of Ruben Love who kicked a Penalty: Stewart Cruden
penalty. St Pat’s replied with a penalty of their own shortly
thereafter. As the game progressed, the momentum ebbed Wellington College (W 22 – 13)
and flowed between both sides. We were gifting possession The 1st XV played Wellington College at Westpac Stadium,
through some inopportune offloads and breakdown serving as the curtain raiser to the Hurricanes vs Cheetahs
turnovers, but then winning it back through good line speed game.
defensively, which was pressuring the opposition into errors.
The second quarter belonged to us, with two tries scored in The team were clearly overawed by the occasion in the first
relatively quick succession. Both were launched of good set ten minutes and allowed Wellington to score a quick ten
piece, an area we were beginning to gain some ascendency points through a converted try and a penalty. Mackenzie
in. The halftime score was 15-3. Tansley finally got the team going forward and, in tandem
with James Woodmass, produced a couple of surging runs
The second half started poorly for us, with the opposition that woke his team mates. He was rewarded with a superb
regaining the kickoff and not relinquishing possession for the try that was duly converted and the game started to even
next ten minutes, in the process scoring two tries. This saw up. Wellington were making the most of some inaccuracies
them draw level 15-15 and it could have been more but for at the breakdown and were threatening at times, but our
some scrambling defence at times. We managed to grind defensive play was starting to fire as well. Our set piece
our way back into the game, with our bench players bring found its feet after a shaky start and, as possession started
some energy to the game. Again, the game went end to to even up, we were able to up the tempo of the game and
end, with both teams enjoying periods of superiority. During start running the bigger Wellington pack around. This was
this time, we scored a third try to make it 22-15, only for to pay dividends in the second half. Wellington scored a
St Pat’s to reply with a penalty to tighten it back up again. penalty on the stroke of half-time to take a 13-7 lead into
Heading into the last ten minutes, the game became more the break. Wellington, however, had been playing with the
desperate, as players from both sides sought to provide the advantage of a stiff breeze and so we were positive heading
match winner. St Pat’s, in particular, were finishing with a into the second half.
wet sail. Our defence held up well though and a gutsy 22-18
win was the final result. And so it played out. We controlled possession far better
with our offload game and width of attack, stretching the
Tries: Stewart Cruden (x2), Michael Halatuituia Wellington defence. The speed of our play was also difficult
to stay with and we scored shortly after half-time to close the
Conversions: Stewart Cruden (x2) gap to 12-13. James Stratton started to make his mark with
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the added value we were getting from the bench, swung Hamilton Boys’ High School (L 7 – 76)
things in our favour. Two more tries were added to the score Eager to put the disappointing result against Hastings behind
line and we prevailed 22-13, pleasingly holding Wellington them, the team had trained well through the week and
scoreless in the second half. were set to put out a strong performance. Unfortunately,
once again, this was not the case. Hamilton were allowed
Tries: Mackenzie Tansley (x2), James Stratton, Darel Lander to run through our line at ease in the first ten minutes and
they streaked out to a 19-0 lead with three quick tries.
Conversion: Stewart Cruden Our application at the tackle was inconsistent and their
ball runners were simply taking gaps at will, forcing us to
Gisborne Boys’ High School (W 21 – 3) scramble back and expose our edges. Hamilton then headed
The conditions on the day were best described as testing out there and the overlaps were effectively used. Late in
with heavy rain. Conditions underfoot, however, were good the first half, some parity was gained for a ten minute spell
and both teams played attacking rugby from the outset. with the introduction of new players which lead to some
An early error from the kickoff allowed PNBHS to get into possession. While we enjoyed having the ball, we played
attacking shape and the opening possession and territory pretty tight for too long and a number of wide opportunities
stakes belonged to us. Gisborne were struggling to exit were lost.
their own half through their kicking game and our back
field runners were doing an excellent job in maintaining the The second half started as the first had finished but soon
pressure when they did get a kick away. Indeed it was from the defensive frailties were again to the fore with far too
a kick that we scored our first try after some excellent lead many one on one missed tackles. Tackling is about attitude
up work from Jacob Hewetson-Talamaivao. From the kickoff, and, collectively, the team did not have that attitude. Thus,
our attempted exit put us under pressure with a breach out Hamilton were able to score another six tries in the second
wide, but our scramble defence performed excellently and half. We finally managed to get on the scoreboard in the last
we were able to limit the damage to a penalty kick. Our play of the game with some good width putting Ethan Helu-
kickoff went deep to maintain territory pressure and, again, Makasini away for a long range try. The final scoreline was
they tried to kick long. The kick was fielded and James 76-7 and reflected another poor individual defensive effort.
Stratton was released up the middle of the park. 50 metres
later, he crossed the try line with a superb try. The rest of Try: Ethan Helu-Makasini
the first half played out predominantly in between the 22’s,
with both teams struggling with their handling in the wet Conversion: Stewart Cruden
conditions. We were making breaks through some strong
running but, as we looked for our support, our decision New Plymouth Boys’ High School (W 19 - 12)
making sometimes deserted us and we were unable to finish We started brightly and gained set piece superiority,
the movement off. 14-3 at the half. especially at scrum time. Strong running from the forwards in
particular had us on the front foot and we were able to spend
The second half was much the same, with Gisborne mounting a pleasing period of time in the opposition’s 22. This resulted
attacks through their forwards and our counterattack game in an early try after some sustained pick and go play. From
breaching them out wide. Gisborne had more possession the kickoff, a surging run from the returning Tyler Laubscher
in the second half and our defence was tested for extended resulted in more excellent field position. However, some
periods of time, but we remained resolute. For a ten poor handling meant further points went begging. Indeed
minute period through the middle of the half, we were in throughout the game, we were guilty of handling mistakes
the attacking zone and a good break from Stewart Cruden when presented with scoring opportunities but, given we
allowed him to score the team’s third try and extend our lead had not seen the ball for the last two weeks, our attack was
out to 21-3. More opportunities were created and we could rusty. As the half went on, there was further dominance with
have scored more tries but for some wayward final passes ball in hand, as well as some stinging defence, and we were
under pressure. The last ten minutes of the game was spent rewarded with a second try. New Plymouth finished the
with 14 on the field and Gisborne were camped in our 22, half with a well-worked try and the half-time score was 12-7.
but again our defence was superb and we held the home
team tryless for the game. The second half saw a return of the linespeed and dominant
tackling that had underpinned our winning period at the
This was only the fourth time we have beaten Gisborne in start of the season. This resulted in us making ground
Gisborne in thirty years and the first time we have beaten without the ball in the hand. Another try saw us get out to
them since 2009, underlining the difficulty of winning 19-7 and playing with returning confidence. This resulted
following the long trip up. in the team maintaining a possession-based game when
perhaps a territory game would have been more prudent.
Tries: Sam Stewart, James Stratton, Stewart Cruden Further breaks were made and we pressed for the fourth try
and a bonus point, but again our game was punctuated with
Conversions: Stewart Cruden (x3) mistakes as pressure was being ramped up and we let New
Plymouth back into the game. Our defence was again to the
Hastings Boys’ High School (L 0 – 100) fore, until the end of the game when New Plymouth drove
Confidence was high after a pleasing last six weeks and the over from a lineout to close the gap up to 19-12.
team was excited about playing such an outstanding team.
However once the whistle blew, the actions did not match Tries: Jackson Scully, James Stratton, Mackenzie Tansley
the sentiments. In what was one of the most complete 1st
XV displays ever seen, the Hastings team were simply far Conversions: Stewart Cruden (x2)
too good. Helped by an immense missed tackle count, the
opposition players played with a clinical edge that placed St Patrick’s College, Silverstream (L 0 – 71)
us under immense pressure and we were disappointingly After an encouraging start which saw us force a turnover
unable to respond in kind. The final score of 100-0 will go right from the kickoff with some aggressive play, the game
down in history as the biggest ever against the PNBHS 1st seesawed with neither side valuing possession particularly
XV and, as a team, it certainly is not a record we are proud highly. Silverstream scored the first try after 15 minutes
of. As a team, we know we have let PNBHS Rugby and its following a simple set piece defensive misread. Two more
community, Old Boys included, down. tries were scored in the first half through simple defensive

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lapses for a 21-0 score line. At this stage, there was a feeling forwards got a sniff of the try line as we entered their 22.
that if we tightened up our set piece defence, we were After a number of surging pick and go’s, Mackenzie Tansley
containing them through their phase play and we could managed to worm his way over the line. The conversion tied
start to increase the pressure on Silverstream. the scores up with ten minutes left on the clock. Once again,
we had to work extremely hard defensively as we struggled
However, the exact opposite occurred and the leak turned to clear our half. A missed penalty from Rotorua gave us a
into a torrent of a further 50 points being scored in what was final chance and, with two minutes left, we managed to
a very disappointing second half display. Our missed tackle work our way into the attacking half. Time wound down
rate continued to climb and we were consistently outflanked and we managed to win a penalty 40 metres out, close to
due to players being seemingly unwilling to spread the field the sideline. Stewart Cruden calmly stepped up and nailed
and get into position to make the tackle. the kick to give us a 16-13 victory.

Tauranga Boys’ College (L 17 – 24) Try: Mackenzie Tansley
The game started with an effective kicking game from the
home side keeping us in our 22 for the first ten minutes of the Conversion: Stewart Cruden
game. Our defensive line held firm, with far better execution
and hard work. We managed to weather the storm, get down Penalties: Stewart Cruden (x3)
the other end and, against the run of play, score the first try.
The next stanza was played out in our half, with our defence Napier Boys’ High School (L 10 – 12)
being tested. Again, we did not break, even after being The 1st XV started exceptionally well with a converted try
reduced to 14 men following a yellow card. We ventured after five minutes following some good close work. Napier
into the attacking half and came away with a try to lead 10-0 replied with some excellent rolling mauls from lineouts,
after the first quarter. Our attack started to find some flow however excellent defence from the home side managed
as our ruck work became more effective. We created more to hold them out. The pattern for the game was set early
chances but weren’t quite able to capitalise on them. With and the condition of the field started to deteriorate quickly,
the half closing, Tauranga were gifted one more chance and meaning this was going to be a game of trench warfare. The
they scored right on half-time to make it 10-5. two forward packs in particular went hammer and tongs at
each other and the competition was a willing affair. Napier
The second half started much the same as the first ended, scored an excellent try midway through the first half to close
with both teams having territory and possession in the the gap to 7-5, before we scored another penalty to take a
right parts of the field. However, the weight of defence 10-5 lead into half-time.
was starting to tell and we were unable to hold them
out, allowing them to cross for two tries and take a 17-10 The second half saw us play the territory game exceptionally
lead. We came back with a well-worked set piece try that well, with astute kicking from all the backs. While this didn’t
tied the scores at 17-17 with fifteen minutes left. We then transfer into points, the pressure was on the opposition to
created enough possession and territory to score the go clear their tryline and score points in what was effectively
ahead try and indeed, with two minutes to go, we were in a quagmire between the 22’s. With time winding down,
good position to mount one last attack. Unfortunately, we Napier finally got territory to match their possession and,
were unable to be accurate enough with our skills and kept while we held them out for an extended period of time,
handing possession back to the opposition. As it played they managed to scramble a try to gain the lead with two
out, with time all but up, Tauranga had one last scrum from minutes remaining. From the kickoff, we regained possession
which to attack and they managed to score a converted try and, after some surging pick and go’s, earned a chance to
out wide to snatch the win 24-17. win the game. Unfortunately, we were not able to convert
and Napier ran out the victors 12-10.
Tries: Mackenzie Tansley (x2), Jackson Scully
Try: James Stratton
Conversion: Stewart Cruden
Conversion: Stewart Cruden
Rotorua Boys’ High School (W 16 – 13)
The game kicked off with Rotorua seemingly in rampant Penalty: Stewart Cruden
form as they ran strongly up the field. The defensive attitude
of the 1st XV was tested very early, and we responded National Knockout Game vs Napier Boys’ High School
accordingly with some good scrambling. Once we worked (W 21 – 20)
our way into the game, we started to compete well on The game started with the rather unfamiliar sight of the
attack and began to get into our work. Two visits into the sun in the sky and grass on the field, and this spurred both
opposition half resulted in two well-taken penalties. On a sides on to play fairly entertaining rugby. Both teams were
day where we knew the field would become heavier as the stringing multiple phases together before excellent turnover
game progressed, keeping the scoreboard ticking over was play would result in counterattacks being launched. With the
important. In the next ten minutes, Rotorua responded advantage of a fairly stiff breeze at their backs, Napier opened
with a well-taken try from a swift penalty where we failed the scoring with a penalty and then a try after sustained
to act quickly enough. They followed this up with a second pressure inside our defending 22. The next ten minutes
try from a scrum move down the short side, again after a belonged to the 1st XV, with Jacob Hewetson-Talamaivao
quickly taken penalty had stressed our reactions. This gave exploding from fullback and laying on two tries. This gave
them a 10-6 lead heading into the half. us a 14-8 lead as the first half closed. Napier then launched
one more attack from an errant clearing kick and they were
This lead was extended to 13-6 shortly after the resumption the last to score in that half. Our scrambling defence meant
of play. The home side attempted to play without the ball and that this try was scored out wide and this proved to be an
back their kick chase and defensive line, and this was keeping important factor in the final outcome. This made the half-
us in the game. There was some errant kicking during this time score 14-13 to us. As the half ended, the rains came
time and we played a lot of rugby in our own half as the wind and the wind picked up and suddenly it made us feel back
picked up and we were courageous defensively, showing at home.
some real heart. Finally, we got into Rotorua’s half and our
The second half started very well for us, with our kicking
game pinning Napier in their 22. This time, we were clinical

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when given a chance and we scored a third converted try to attacking game into swing, with some particularly fine play
take a 21-13 lead. The next twenty minutes saw the game amongst the forwards who were really aiming up, both on
seesaw, with Napier getting the better of the possession attack and on defence. An attacking scrum 15 metres out
stakes. However, our linespeed and breakdown work allowed Cruden and Stratton to once again threaten the line,
continued to frustrate them and they couldn’t find a way with Stratton bursting his way through and scoring under
through. As the half started to wind down, we were reduced the dot. Cruden duly converted and the score was 17-0 with
to 14 men and Napier finally crossed the line from set piece. 15 minutes to go. We were able to hold King’s out, keeping
They quickly converted and it was 21-20 with one minute them scoreless for the game.
to play. We secured possession from the resulting kickoff,
were rewarded a scrum penalty and were able to finish the Tries: James Stratton (x2)
game 21-20 victors.
Conversions: Stewart Cruden (x2)
Tries: Bryn Wilson, Sam Stewart, Tyler Laubscher
Penalty: Stewart Cruden
Conversions: Stewart Cruden (x3)
REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
Hurricanes Knockout Semi-final vs St Patrick’s College, James Stratton: New Zealand Barbarians, Hurricanes
Silverstream (L 22 – 50) Apprentice, 2018 Turbos Squad, Hurricanes Training Camp
The game started rather ominously, with Silverstream scoring (injured)
a set piece try inside the first five minutes. In a sign of the
mindset of the 1st XV, this was quickly flushed and we scored Stewart Cruden: New Zealand Maori U18
a try soon after to go out to a 7-5 lead. Silverstream roared
right back, again through slick interplay amongst their Tyler Laubscher: Hurricanes Training Camp (injured)
impressive backs, only for us to counter with another try and
a penalty to be 17-12 up with five minutes to go in the first Michael Ioane: Hurricanes Training Camp
half. Unfortunately, our set piece defence was poor and they
scored another try just before the half to take a 19-17 lead Mackenzie Tansley: Hurricanes Training Camp
into the break, having played into a fair wind.

The second half saw Silverstream score another three tries,
before we clawed one back to make it 36-22 with fifteen
minutes remaining. Silverstream were proving very effective
at capitalising on our mistakes and our source of possession
was compromised with a malfunctioning lineout. When we
did string phases together and run hard at the Silverstream
defence, we were making good gains and indeed spent most
of the last 15 minutes inside the attacking third. However,
again with tries beckoning, we made a mistake or knocked
on over the line and Silverstream swooped to score two more
break out tries to inflate the score line to 50-22.

Tries: Mackenzie Tansley, Ruben Love, Stewart Cruden

Conversions: Stewart Cruden (x2)

Penalty: Stewart Cruden

King’s College (W 17 – 0)
The game started well for the 1st XV’ with positive play
resulting in an attacking lineout 10 metres out. The forwards
went to work and almost drove over the line. The ground
work allowed James Stratton to crash over through the close
channels a few phases later. Stewart Cruden converted and
we were 7-0 up after five minutes. King’s worked their way
into their game and the 1st XV turned to their defensive
game to repel a fairly relentless King’s attack. Despite the
conditions, both teams were willing to play attacking rugby.
The kicking game from Bryn Wilson and Cruden, however,
meant that King’s were always attacking from their own half
and our defensive line was holding well. When we had the
ball, we created further chances to score points and had
a five minute period in the attacking 22 where we should
have come away with points, however our execution and
decision making went slightly astray. The first half finished
with a 7-0 lead.

The second half started with renewed vigour on attack from
the opposition, but again was met with excellent defence
from the home side. We spent ten minutes with only
fourteen men on the field, but still managed to keep them
at bay. During this time, Cruden kicked a penalty in difficult
conditions and the lead extended to 10-0. Once restored
to the full complement of players, we were able to get our

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