Palmerstonian 2019

2019 U16 RUGBY ANNUAL QUADRANGULAR The team was a mixture of boys from several teams and
TOURNAMENT the tournament gave them all a great taste of quality rugby
Coaches: Mr B. Hemara, Mr A. McDougall against quality opposition.

Team: Sipuaa Ah Chong, Kodie Albert-Papanui, Hayden PNBHS played Hamilton on day one and despite having
Bell, Cody Borlase, Hunta Boyes, Sam Brodie, Reuben several opportunities, went down 0-5.
Davis (capt), Leo Gordon, Robert Haltuituia, Curtis Heaphy,
Lawrence Leung Wai, Zac Maskill, Keanu Mason, Zane The boys played St Paul’s on day two and once again, the
Munn, Levi Neilson-Truer, Tama Nikora, George Oltaches, attack could not match their solid defence and they lost 3-7.
Jakob Rauhihi-Collis, Caelim Reeves, Pulotu Toumohuni,
Raymond Tuputupu, Jordi Viljoen, Keanu Watson Day three saw the boys play Sacred Heart College, the best
team in the competition and despite conceding 19 points
2019 saw 23 players travel to Hamilton to play against in the first few minutes, the team had periods of good
Hamilton Boys’ High School, St Paul’s Collegiate and Sacred sustained pressure resulting in a lineout drive and midfield
Heart College. Our boys were hosted by St Paul’s this year, bust which were both converted. Whilst chasing the game
with all forwards enjoying the luxury of hostel life and and a third try, we became somewhat vulnerable to the
the backs being billeted. The journey north included the potent counterattack of our opponents and this led to a
customary photo opportunity with the mighty Colin Meads disappointing loss by 14-41.
bronze statue.
Our game management, ability to adapt to wet weather
rugby and individual skills will be a take away for most. This
tournament continues to prove to be a very good ‘litmus
test’ for our U16 boys.

Many thanks to coaches Mr Hemara and Mr McDougall and
the parents who travelled up to support, including Doug
“Go Palmy!” Brodie.

FOURTH XV

RUGBY 4TH XV
Back Row: George Reddish,
Liam Street, Kiān Williams, Zac
Matthewson-Booth
3rd Row: Henry Morris, Levi
Woolston, Jackson Woodcock,
Jonathan Neemia, Kobe Stanshall
2nd Row: Mr L Calton (Coach), Oscar
Peters, Jack Pinder, David Mafi,
Liam Blatchford, Chase Maniapoto,
Mr D Bovey (Coach), Mrs K Williams
(Manager)
Front Row: Stephen Houia, Alex
Graham, Jacob Cowie, Joe Reddish
(Captain), Thomas Greig, Killian
Ansell, Jeurkney Hawe
Absent: James Steele, Kaiya Barker

Coaches: Mr L. Calton, Mr D. Bovey opposition were declared the winners having scored the
first try of the match.
Manager: Mrs K. Williams
The team built momentum through the season and finished
Team: Joe Reddish (Captain), Killian Ansell, Kaiya Barker, with a record of nine wins, a draw and two losses. The team
Liam Blatchford, Jacob Cowie, Alex Graham,Thomas Greig, began to hit its straps in round five with a 62-5 win over
Jeurkney Hawe, Stephen Houia, Thomas Kirk, David Mafi, Freyberg HS 1st XV, and thenceforth the team was unbeaten
Chase Maniapoto, Zac Matthewson-Booth, Henry Morris, despite a close-fought game in Marton against the Marton-
Jonathan Neemia, Oscar Peters, Jack Pinder, George Rangitikei U19 side; a fantastic match. Good wins followed
Reddish, Kobe Stanshall, James Steele, Liam Street, Kian- overTararua College 1st XV (34-24), Awatapu College (24-22),
Tre Williams, Jackson Woodcock, Levi Woolston. Freyberg High School 1st XV (37-13) and Hato Paora 2nd XV
(64-17) before the final.
The 2019 4th XV enjoyed a successful season, finishing
second on the table and so qualifying for the final against
Awatapu College 1st XV. The final was drawn 19-19 but the

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Manager Mrs Williams writes: big thank you to the boys for playing with enthusiasm and
always showing commitment to the game. We wish our Year
“A team of brotherhood, a great bunch of young men who 13 students all the very best with their future endeavours
throughout the season remained true to form with their and hope to see our Year 12 students return to continue the
passion, integrity, solidarity and unified spirit. Game day saw story that is the 4th XV”.
our boys drive the ball, tackle well, offload passes and side
step their way to many great wins.

Thank you to our parent community for continuously
cheering from the sideline; we know the boys appreciate
the positive support of encouragement. To our two coaches
Mr Bovey and Mr Calton, thank you for being consistent in
coaching and mentoring the boys on and off the field. Its
moments like these that the boys will remember and pass
on your sound advice, as and when the need arises. Lastly, a

FIFTH XV

RUGBY 5TH XV
Back Row: Codie McSweeney-
Taonui, Mitchell Kennedy, Trent
Hooper, Glenn Stringer, Thomas
Fowell, Paul Teoh
2nd Row: Mr N Bryant (Coach),
Tu-Tekakenga Pauli, Max Barber,
Jake Flanagan, Sam Garden-
Webster, Koare Paniora, Nathan
Pearson, Mr H Squire (Coach)
Front Row: Raukahu Gray-Sharp,
Hamish Magee, Brad Christian,
Logan Wilson-Bryant, Win
Juntamongkon, Troy Bradley, Cody
Mildenhall
Absent: Alex Argyle, Henry Boyden,
Marshall Burn, Sean Ferguson-Pye,
Jordon King, Matthew Ohlson

Coaches: Mr N. Bryant, Mr H. Squire 6th XV and FAHS 4th XV. However, the team struggled to
finish off a well-drilled FAHS 3rd XV in a couple of narrow
The 5th XV rugby team for 2019 consisted of boys from Year losses, though closed the margin as the season progressed,
11 through toYear 13, meaning some would be playing their eventually coming away with a scrappy draw in the last
last games in the PNBHS jersey. It was evident from the first round robin game to set the scene for a worthy final. The
whistle of grading that the boys had a desire to play the final did not start off well, with the FAHS 3rd XV finding
game with intent and enthusiasm, particularly with ball in holes in our defence line on multiple occasions, earning their
hand. The team was placed into the Premier 4 competition, handsome half-time lead. After some positive re-enforcing
where they would battle it out with the PNBHS 6th XV and from the coaches, the team started to play with the tenacity
FAHS 3rd and 4th XV’s, playing all teams three times with that had been displayed through the season, aided by some
a straight final between the top two qualifiers. A tight and impact of the bench. A couple of quick tries gave the team
bruising first encounter with the PNBHS 6th XV showed a a glimpse of hope, however the damage from the first half
high level of spirit and grit, where the team eventually came would be a hill too large to climb, going down 17-27 to a
away with the spoils and gave the coaches a great platform nuggety FAHS team.
to establish a competitive team. Throughout the regular
season, the team enjoyed successive wins over the PNBHS

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Throughout the year, the coaches found themselves in In summary, the 5th XV are to be commended on a very
difficult situations with the number of quality rugby players positive year of rugby and for the amount of respect they
putting their hands up for game time and were repeatedly gave the jersey and team, particularly the school leavers.
spoilt with a quality bench. The team was spear-headed by a The team played with a high level of skill, enthusiasm and
strong and hard-working loose forward trio of captain Logan heart and in return, were an exciting team to watch. Special
Wilson-Bryant (most valuable forward), Tu-Tekakenga Pauli mention to coach Neil Bryant for his time, effort and passion
(most valuable player) and Alex Argyle, regularly making throughout the season.
a menace of the opposition ball and invariably carrying
strongly through the heart of the opposition’s defensive line.
In the backs, Hamish Magee ran the cutter superbly from the
10 jersey, providing intent with ball in hand and initiating
many attacking opportunities, however, lacked consistency
of the tee.Troy Bradley (most valuable back) was outstanding
at the back of the field, often showing a disregard for his
body, making try-saving tackles and returned the ball with
intent. Credit to Thomas Fowell, who made a seamless
transition from the wing to half-back and found himself
starting most games due to his communication and accurate
ball to the play-makers.

SIXTH XV

RUGBY 6TH XV
Back Row: Jax Fraser, Matt Fleming,
Viliami Vakapuna
2nd Row: Mr S Fleming (Coach), Ihaia
McGregor, Mason Gerrard, Reon
Dallinger, Mehnoor Ghumann, Mr G
Gooch (Coach)
Front Row: Tamati Durie-McGrath,
Reuben Graham, Sam Lahmert,
Lochie Avery, Joe Brooks-Bowen,
Riley Hudson, Matthew Burton
Absent: Trinity Baker, Alex Ball,
Aydan Lyons, Ben Maskill, Kiari
Parsons, Daniel Rivers, Celestino
Rodan, Mr D Baker (Coach)

Coaches: Mr S. Fleming, Mr D. Baker the 6th XV was full of regular contributors who all deserve
praise. Thanks to Mr S. Fleming and Mr D. Baker, for giving up
Manager: Mr G. Gooch their time to coach throughout the season, and to parents
for their continued support.
Team: Feite Anitele’a, Lochie Avery, Trinity Baker, Alex
Ball, Joe Brooks-Bowen, Matthew Burton, Reon Dallinger,
Tamati Durie-McGrath, Matt Fleming, Jax Fraser, Mason
Gerrard, Mehnoor Ghumann, Reuben Graham, Riley
Hudson, Sam Lahmert, Aydan Lyons, Ben Maskill, Ihaia
McGregor, Kiari Parsons, Daniel Rivers, Celestino Rodan,
Cory Sharratt, Viliami Vakapuna.

The 6th XV are a group of passionate senior rugby players
who should be commended for their efforts during a tough
season. The team played in the Manawatu Secondary
Schools Premier 4 Division with three other teams: PNBHS
5th XV and Feilding High School 3rd and 4th XV’s. Having
only four teams in the grade meant many repeat fixtures,
but competitive rivalries developed. The 6th XV played the
5th XV four times, but the 5ths proved to be the better team
each time winning 29-24, 44-7, 39-29 and heavily in the
last encounter. Feilding 3rd XV proved too strong as well,
and would become the competition winners, but we were
successful against their 4th XV, picking up a couple of good
wins, 70-22 and 29-24, and a draw. The 6th XV should be
pleased with their third place finish. Many of the players have
developed significantly over the season and are in a strong
position to move into higher honours in their final school
years. Special mention goes to our top try scorer Viliami
Vakapuna and our most valuable player Aydan Lyons, but

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U15A COLTS

RUGBY U15A COLTS
Back Row: Toby Gullery, James
Parkinson, Jake Donovan, Kees
Jahnke, Sidney Diamond, Fletcher
Carpenter
3rd Row: Max Deighton, Jack
Gordon, Finn Coan, Angus Lyver,
Javahn Stevenson, Tayne Harvey,
Manu Latu
2nd Row: Mr D Braddock (Coach), Mr
D Cameron (Manager), Joe Simpson-
Smith, Sione Latu, Byrin Nikolajenko,
Mr J Meehan (Coach)
Front Row: Alex Boblea, Sam
Coles, Livai Stevenson, Zayne
Poole (Captain), Nasi Manu, Maraki
Aumua, Telson Liuvaie
Absent: George Ellingham, Sam
Lalogafau

Coaches: Mr J. Meehan, Mr D. Braddock Sam Lalogafau was the definition of tough, doing the hard
yards up front and played most of the tournament with a
Manager: Mr D. Cameron broken hand. Sidney Diamond proved a reliable option off
the bench; his defence around the ruck crucial in closing
The Under 15 Colts rugby team is the school’s premier out games.
Junior rugby team. It is an exciting team to coach as players
develop immensely. While they may come into the year Our locks and loosies often worked as a unit, with most
with good individual skills and attributes, it is in this year players interchanging between the two. Zayne Poole
of rugby that the players really begin to develop core captained the side well from No. 8 and had the ability to
skills, unit skills and understand the game on a tactical lift in big games and lead through action. Joe Simpson-
level. The season is split into three distinct parts: the local Smith moved to the forwards this year and embraced the
Manawatu competition, traditional interschool fixtures physicality in the tight. His lineout skills and speed in the
and the New Zealand Under 15 Invitational Tournament.  loose were impressive. Sione Latu impressed as a Year 9
player; his footwork and improving body position proving
This year saw great depth across the board, with each of the hard to handle. Max Deighton was relentless, and his work
25 regular players contributing to what was an ultimately rate on both attack and defence was vital to the team. George
successful season. Our front row laid the foundation each Ellingham had an eye for space around the ruck and made
game with strong set-piece. Telson Liuvaie consistently many influential pick-n-go runs up the middle of the park.
performed at a high level and showed impressive footwork Finn Coan improved throughout the season and had the
which often left defenders standing still. Javahn Stevenson ability to hit rucks, tackle and carry with real force.
provided big shots on defence and was solid in his core
roles. Manu Latu brought an intensity on both attack and Jake Donovan had an impressive work rate in all aspects
defence, with telling runs, big hits and a growing ability to of the game, especially his tackling, including 32 tackles
win turnovers. Byrin Nikolajenko provided impact off the in a 45 minute game at tournament. Nasi Manu and Livai
bench, proving hard to handle with his barnstorming runs. Stevenson joined us later in the season after being with the

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2nd XV. Nasi’s leadership and impact in big moments was a INTERSCHOOL FIXTURES
game changer. Livai showed his experience and lifted those Gisborne Boys’ High School (L 19-34)
around him through inspirational performances. For many boys, this was an introduction to interschool rugby
and carried with it many firsts; first time travelling away
Our back line proved to be one of the most balanced in the overnight, first time being billeted and first time playing
country, boasting power, skill and speed, as well as some at the intensity required for traditional interschool games.
influential rugby brains. Alex Boblea made the switch to Gisborne brought an early intensity that we did not match
halfback this year and embraced the change, developing his and got out to an early lead. We showed some promising
pass, kick and lines to compliment his organisational skills signs on counterattack and through using the short side, but
and vision. Fletcher Carpenter became a key man off the struggled with communication on defence. A disappointing
bench as his electric footwork and speed off the mark would result, but one we would take many learnings from.
create havoc around the ruck with tiring opposition players.
Maraki Aumua is a class act who controls the game well. His Hastings Boys’ High School (L 14-24)
vision made all the better by his ability to execute skills with This was an opportunity to take the learnings from last game,
accuracy under pressure. Tayne Harvey was a rock in the which we certainly did. Our intensity on defence and intent
midfield with his uncompromising defence and strong ball at the breakdown allowed us to gain early ascendancy. Our
carry. Jack Gordon is a student of the game who grew from shape and patience on attack resulted in early points. Up 8-5
strength to strength. His ability to read plays and make good at half-time, we turned with confidence. However, Hastings
decisions on defence was crucial. James Parkinson grew in lifted the intensity in the second half. Their forwards started
confidence as the year progressed and is a threat on both to dominate the contact, opening up offloads and showing
attack an defence. Toby Gullery showed the ability to create cracks in our defence. Hasting turned this pressure into
something from nothing and has great tackle technique. points, but, despite going down, the boys showed the fight
Kees Jahnke finished some outstanding tries and has great required at this level and stayed in the game until the end.
spacial awareness and skills to boot. Angus Lyver’s blistering
pace and strength in contact made him a handful for any Hamilton Boys’ High School (L 14-22)
team. He scored many outstanding tries, both finishing the In our first home game of the interschool season, the boys
work of those inside him, and creating his own. Sam Coles were keen to continue the improvements seen in the past
was the glue in the back line. He was ever dependable at the few weeks. We again started strong, with our set piece
back or at 1st five, and never ceased to inspire others with functioning well and the backs finding line breaks through
courageous efforts on attack and defence. He also kicked well-executed strike moves. Leading at half-time, we turned
some crucial conversions and penalties under pressure to with the wind behind us. Failure to use it wisely and errors at
win games. the breakdown let Hamilton back into the game.The reserves
came on and added impact, finishing the game strong, but
But the most impressive attribute of this team was the way we were unable to haul in the damage done in the first 20
in which they worked together and for each other. Their minutes of the second half. Still, this was another step in the
mental toughness and high expectations shone through, right direction, despite the result.
and they should all be proud of how far they have come and
how much they have grown as a team this year. New Plymouth Boys’ High School (W 22-20)
With a quick four-day turn around since our last interschool
MANAWATU PREMIER 3 COMPETITION match, we feared a lacklustre start to the game. An early try
This year the U15 Colts team played in the Manawatu put those fears to rest. Fatigue set in early and New Plymouth
Premier 3 grade in an attempt to provide stiffer competition got on top at the back end of the half, scoring two tries and
on a more regular basis. The challenge of playing older and taking a 12-7 lead into half-time. An quick New Plymouth
bigger boys proved to be beneficial later in the season and try after half-time looked to have taken the game away,
they developed well throughout the season in both their however, down 17-7, the boys rallied and ground their
rugby and character. From the challenge faced in Round 1 way back into the game. Still down by 8 with two minutes
with a depleted 17-man team doing it tough, through to a to go, we found a desire and belief for the first time this
come-from-behind win in the final, this season had many season. A try in the corner and a quick, but accurate, sideline
character defining moments. conversion meant we were down by two with one shot left.
We took the kick-off and showed composure to work our
Results: Round 1; vs Feilding High School U15 - Draw 19-19; way up the field before New Plymouth gave away a penalty
vs PNBHS Development XV - Win 29-14; vs Tu Toa 1st XV - Win 40m out. Sam Coles slotted the kick under pressure, and
17-0; vs Manukura Black - Loss 26-29; vs Manawatu College we had won our first interschool game in emphatic fashion.
1st XV- Win 77-0. Round 2; vs Feilding High School U15 - Win
33-15; vs PNBHS Development XV - Win 59-17; vs Tu Toa 1st Wellington College (W 57-0)
XV - Win 38-17; vs Manukura Black - Win 39-14; vs Manawatu This was quite possibly our most complete performance
College 1st XV- Win 34-17. to date. Early on, both teams struggled to convert pressure
into points through errors, but as we settled into our game
Final v Feilding High School U15 – Win 20-13 and were more patient, things started to flow. Our forwards
laid the platform through set-piece dominance and strong
Points for - 371, Points Against – 142 carries through the middle, and our backs showed great ball
handling skills to break them open out wide. We ran in eight
tries and, even more importantly, kept our own line intact.

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Napier Boys’ High School (L 15-19) started the second half well, adding another penalty before
This game is always a big occasion as part of the traditional strong forward play led to the team’s third try of the game. A
Polson Banner Exchange. Both teams were relentless on bit of complacency crept in late in the game, which allowed
defence and at the breakdown in trying conditions. It Christchurch to score two tries, but we got the desired result
has to be said that this was probably one of our worst nonetheless, winning 23-15.   
performances of the season. While we could not question
the intent of the boys, we struggled to get anything going Day two would see our final pool game against Auckland
through errors and poor decision making. And yet, despite Grammar to see who would top the table. A 40m intercept
playing poorly and trailing the entire game, we still had an try 57 seconds into the game took our pattern of fast starts
opportunity at the end to steal the win. This was not to be to a new level. The game was then scoreless until 10 minutes
and we would have to take the learnings from this game and to go, when Auckland breached our defence to score a try
be tactically better heading into tournament in a couple of in the corner. We responded almost immediately, breaking
weeks’ time. the line off a well-worked strike move and scoring under the
posts. Auckland hit back soon after, creating a rather frantic
NZSS U15 NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT final 10 minutes. The boys showed great composure to close
This year the New Zealand Under 15 Invitational Tournament the game out in a 14-12 win, which meant we topped our
was hosted by Napier Boys’ High School and included 16 of pool and headed in to the top eight for the first time in
the best teams from around New Zealand. Our boys had seven years.
worked very hard leading up to the tournament, including
extra training for most of the third term. On day three we crossed over to play New Plymouth Boys’
High School in our quarter-final. After absorbing a lot of
Day one is always a tough one with two games. In our first early pressure from New Plymouth and only being down by
game we played Otago Boys’ High School. We started very 5, the message at half-time was to be confident and stick to
well (something that is incredibly important when playing our game plan. After 15 minutes, the forwards barged their
45 minute-long games) with a well-worked try in the second way over the line for our first try. A penalty to New Plymouth
minute. The scores remained unchanged for a long period shortly after had us back down 5-8. Our reserves rolled on
of the game as both teams displayed stout defence. Mid- and made the telling difference; their impact in the final 10
way through the second half, we crossed in the corner for minutes of the game glaringly obvious. Surging runs enabled
our second try. Despite a late try to Otago, we held on to us to begin to apply sustained pressure on New Plymouth’s
win 12-7.  line, until a pick-and-go try saw us take the lead for the first
time in the game. With the kick-off taken and booted to
Our second game of the day was against Christchurch Boys’ touch, the game ended 12-8. For the second time this season,
High School who had lost their first game, meaning the we had defeated New Plymouth in the final minute of the
game was do-or-die for them. In what was quickly becoming game, but more importantly, we had made the semi-finals
a welcomed trend, we crossed for the game’s opening try for the first time in more than 10 years. 
early on. The teams exchanged penalties, before a great
set-piece strike gave us a 15-3 lead going into half-time. We On day four we met Hastings Boys’ High School in the
semi-final. The message was to be relentless in what would
be an intense game with a big and well-drilled Hastings
side. Regular programming resumed as we again scored
early points; a well-worked move down the blind side off
a scrum saw us score the first try in the third minute of the
game. Unfortunately, we were not able to drive home our
early advantage as we let Hastings score 15 unanswered
points, before a penalty goal to end the half, down 10-
15. The second half was similar to the first; two highly
competitive teams giving it everything they had. A couple
of lapses in concentration caused missed opportunities,

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while Hastings tacked on a penalty kick and another try. to end what was an impressive tournament from the boys.
Despite a superb late try, we could not overcome Hastings’ These tournaments are high pressure environments and
lead and went down 17-25. The boys intent and effort could players learn a lot about themselves. The boys represented
not be questioned as they left absolutely everything on the their school with great pride, both on and off the field.
field and, although the gutting disappointment was visible
amongst the boys, there was an immense sense of pride from Overall, the team had a very good season, winning our local
all who watched on. competition and finishing third at tournament. They are
a great bunch of boys who work hard for each other and
Our final game of the week saw us playing off for third against take nothing for granted. The development in both their
our school’s oldest rival, and tournament hosts, Napier Boys’ rugby skills and character was very noticeable throughout
High School. The boys laid down the challenge to Napier, the year. The U15 Colts team would also like to thank the
performing the school haka before, again, starting really well. many supporters and sponsors of the team this year, and
We opened the scoring with a penalty kick then, in the 23rd in particular McDonalds Manawatu who were the major
minute, scored off another incredible individual run from set- team sponsor. Your support meant that these boys will walk
piece. At this point in the week, fatigue is a real issue; many away with friendships and memories that will last a lifetime.
of the boys were playing through injury, and everyone was
seriously tired. This showed in the second half as we began
to give away a number of penalties that let Napier gain
ascendancy for a period of time, and get themselves back
into the game. After kicking two penalty goals throughout
the half, Napier scored an unconverted try with a minute left
in the game, to go ahead 11-10. A knock-on off the kick-off
gifted possession back to us, and through relentless and
controlled attack, we were able to draw a penalty. With time
up on the clock, the kick was taken and successful to give us
a 13-11 victory, and a final placing of third. A fantastic way

U14A

RUGBY U14A
Back Row: Josh Langridge, Kylem
Vunipola, Elijah Lokeni, Chance
Sherrard-Chase
3rd Row: Ben Tinsley, Viliami Oliveti,
Tom Illston-Park, Samuel Masoe,
Wānanga Matenga, Tevita Fakahau
2nd Row: Mr S McFarlane (Coach),
Jacob Booth, Michael Stassen,
Braxton Wilson-Clune, Liam
Powell, Quinn Sturmey, Ms S Close
(Manager), Mr J Cudby (Coach)
Front Row: Van Prenter, Lave Miller,
Eli Oudenryn, Zach Graham, Sam
Johanson, Aaron Christensen,
Payton Bamfield
Absent: Rākaunui Rukuwai

Coaches: Mr J. Cudby, Mr S. McFarlane to this was in Round 6, when we lost 12-17 to the PNBHS
Junior 3 team. A difficult game followed against Wanganui
Manager: Miss S. Close Collegiate U15 team, with a draw. In the semi-final, the team
produced a solid effort to overcome Waiopehu College
Team: Zach Graham (Captain), Payton Bamfield, Jacob Under 15 by 39-7 to progress to the final, where we would
Booth, Aaron Christensen, Jett Donald-Charnley, Tevita meet Wanganui Collegiate in a highly anticipated re-match.
Fakahau, Tom Illston-Park, Sam Johanson, Josh Langridge, We were able to make amends for our previous encounter
Elijah Lokeni, Samuel Masoe, Kahn Mason, Wānanga with a well-rounded performance to take the game 39-31
Matenga, Lave Miller, Viliami Oliveti, Eli Oudenryn, Liam
Powell, Van Prenter, Rākaunui Rukuwai, Chance Sherrard-
Chase, Michael Stassen, Quinn Sturmey, Andrē Teitinga,
Ben Tinsley, Kylem Vunipola, Braxton Wilson-Clune.

MANAWATU SECONDARY SCHOOLS YOUTH 1
COMPETITION – FIRST PLACE
After assembling the squad from a trial of nearly 100 players,
grading games saw the team placed in the local Youth 1
Competition, which was an Under 15 grade consisting
of seven school teams from around the Manawatu
region. Throughout the season, trainings were focused
and saw plenty of effort given. The team produced solid
performances against predominately older and bigger
opposition, which was very pleasing. The Under 14 A’s
team had a very successful season, though one exception

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and therefore winning the Manawatu Secondary Schools
Youth 1 Competition.

RESULTS
Round Robin: vs Waiopehu College - Win 24-10; vs Feilding
High School - Win 86-0; vs Horowhenua College – Win 52-
12; vs Dannevirke High School – Win 38-0; vs Waiopehu
College – Win 39-10; vs PNBHS Junior 3 – Loss 12-17;
vs Wanganui Collegiate – Draw 33-33; vs Horowhenua
College – win by default; Semi-final: vs Waiopehu College
- Win 39-7; Final: vs Wanganui Collegiate – Win 39-31.

Points for: 362, Points Against: 120.

PLAYER AWARDS
Players’ Player of the Year: Jacob Booth
Forward of the Year: Jacob Booth
Back of the Year: Aaron Christensen

TRADITIONAL FIXTURES
Napier Boys’ High School | Won 45-12
The only interschool of the year saw the team play Napier
Boys’ High School Under 14 as part of the annual Polson
Banner Exchange in very challenging and trying weather
conditions in Palmerston North. The team had plenty of
possession but failed to convert until the last 15 minutes,
where we found a lot of space out wide. It was realised
that we needed our forwards to carry strong before going
wide, rather than going wide straight away. This structure
and patience saw the team finished strong, with some
good tries.

COLQUHOUN UNDER 14 RUGBY TOURNAMENT | couple of long range tries from the opposition meant we
2-4 SEPTEMBER 2019 were chasing the game from an early stage. We managed
It was a great opportunity to be part of the 12th year of the to fight our way back to 19-19 with some good tries of our
PNBHS Colquhoun Invitational Under 14 RugbyTournament. own but unfortunately, we were again beaten for pace on
All of the Super Eight Schools were involved. Due to some the outside a couple of times to eventually go down 34-19. A
of our regular players being unavailable due to injury, it was notable moment of this match was BenTinsley showing great
a great opportunity for two players from our other junior pace on the wing to score a long-range try. This put us out
teams to step up due to the form they had shown for their of contention for the final which was a big disappointment
own teams throughout the season. All of these boys took as seen on the boys’ faces at the end of the day.
their opportunities well.
The second day saw us playing Gisborne Boys’High School
On day one, we encountered New Plymouth Boys’ High with a chance to restore some pride. We held on to the ball
School first up. We used the width well throughout the and built pressure on the back of an improved set piece.
game and managed to score some good tries. However, we This led to us getting the ball wide and scoring some good
struggled to contain the opposition’s strong ball carriers. tries. Quinn Sturmey performed well with having some good
With time nearly up, unfortunately New Plymouth scored a lineout steals. Final score was a 38-0 win.
try to take the win 23-19.
The third and final day saw us playing off against Hastings
Our second game for the day was against Tauranga Boys’ Boys’ High School for fifth place. We played into a strong
College. We had started well, dominating possession and breeze in the first half and did very well to hold on to
territory, but were unable to convert this into points. A possession for long periods. After sustained pressure, we

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scored a good try to lead 7-0 at the half. In the second half,
we defended for long periods and managed to hold the
opposition scoreless while getting a good try of our own to
take the game 14-0. Kahn Mason joined our team for this
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us on the front foot. He scored two tries in our match against workload throughout, was always looking to be involved,
Hastings Boys’ High School. and had some strong ball carries.

While winning our match against Hastings Boys’High School We would like to thank all parents and supporters of the
was a pleasing finish to the tournament, we took too long to team this year. The culture of the team, both on and off the
hit our straps which proved costly in the unforgiving format field, was very positive and we wish all the boys well in their
of the tournament. Lave Miller’s performance across the future rugby endeavours.
tournament was also worthy of a mention. He had a great

U15B COLTS

RUGBY U15B COLTS
Back Row: Patrick Sexton, Aki
Wickes-Matakaiongo, Cameron
Kidby, Remy Early, Reihana Wetere
2nd Row: Sam Abdat, Riley Kinloch,
Darby Falk, Ajae Hanson, Henry
Bayliss, Kees Greig, Mr A Lobb
(Coach)
Front Row: Matthew Watson, Tamati
Rautahi, Tiaan Greig, Levi Timms,
Torin Akuhata, Liam Allen, Will
Collier
Absent: Ryan Cotter, Andrē Teitinga,
Sili Toa, Mason Waller, Alastair
Fleming, Lisiate Kilisimasi, Jayden
Nicholson

Coaches: Mr A. Lobb, Mr B. Grant Collegiate School. This was a close and hard-fought game
won by Wanganui Collegiate. Though making the semi-final
Team: Levi Timms (Captain), Tamati Rautahi, Aki Wickes- was a highlight, the win against the PNBHS U14A team, who
Matakiaongo, Sili Toa, Henry Bayliss, Darby Falk, Alastair went on to beat the Wanganui Collegiate in the final, was a
Fleming, Andre Teitinga, Cameron Kidby, Riley Kinloch, memorable achievement.
Sam Abdat, Ryan Cotter, Ajae Hansen, Matthew Watson,
Will Collier, Torin Akuhata, Tiaan Greig, Kees Greig, Patrick On behalf of the U15B team, I would like to thank all the
Sexton, Mason Waller, Liam Allen, Lisate Kilisimasi, Jayden parents who assisted with transport and provided sideline
Nicholson, Reihana Wetere, Remi Early. support throughout the season, no matter the location
or weather. A special mention to Mr Matthew Kidby, for
This team was coached by Mr Lobb and Mr Bryce Grant, an his assistance during trainings and on Saturdays, and to
Old Boy of the school. The selection process for this year’s Ms Geena Wickes who provided half-time oranges each
U15B (Colts B) team started with a series of training runs Saturday.
towards the end of Term I, with the final selection taking into
account the need for this team to support the Colts A team.
The final cut for the squad exceeded the numbers carried by
other teams, however the depth of our reserves meant that
at half-time, we were able to introduce impact replacements
on more than one occasion.

At the start of the season, the team was captained by Sidney
Diamond, but his early call up to the Colts A team saw
Levi Timms take over the role. Levi proved to be a natural
leader who led by example throughout the season. The
entire team is to be commended for their dedication and
the comradeship they displayed throughout the season.
A special mention to Henry Bayliss, Matthew Watson and
Mason Waller who stepped up and led for the last two games,
following Levi’s season-ending injury.

The team had a great season and though the team did
not make the final, they should be proud of the way they
worked as a team to secure a semi-final against Wanganui

U14B often outplayed the opposition through their ability and
structure, but this was often undone by one or two more
Coaches: Mr A. McDougall, Mr T. Will athletic, older players from the opposition. However, the
boys managed to stay in the fight most games and ground
The U14B rugby team had a largely successful season. Playing out some good wins as well as some tight losses, which
in the Youth 2 grade, the team came up against sides who gave us plenty of bonus points and saw us finish second
were superior in size and strength. However, the team that on the table after round robin. Bowing out in a semi-final
was assembled consisted of many skilful players that would against third place Hato Paora U15’s was disappointing, but
not take a backward step. Throughout the season, the boys the amount of development and potential shown in this

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RUGBY U14B
Back Row: William Bovey, Trey
Feaunati, Harry Gordon
3rd Row: Mac Lawrence, Boston
Scoon-Walter, Logan Wallace, Jordan
Rogan, Cavan Murphy, Jack Stratford
2nd Row: Mr A McDougall (Coach),
Forbes Kennedy, Jett Donald-
Charnley, Lachlan Nikolajenko, Rico
Phillips, Wayne Farrell, Mr T Will
(Coach)
Front Row: Mat Hammond, Kohen
Harland, Joshua Lindiwalla, Connor
Giltrap, Liam O’Connor, Drewe Coss-
Te Awe Awe, Kallum Gullery
Absent: Lukas Goggin, Seth Smith

team bodes it a largely successful season. A few notable
mentions include tireless captain, Connor Giltrap, who led
from the front, grafting hard all season and Cavan Murphy,
who developed into a turnover master at flanker. Forbes
Kennedy and Liam O’Connor displayed plenty of talent in
the backline with strong running games and the ability to
put other people into space. A lot of promise and potential
within this team with many of them expected to go on and
have successful rugby careers at Palmerston North Boys’
High School.

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RUGBY JUNIOR 5
Back Row: Taituha Vowless-Hill,
Orlando Ratima, Kurtis Tinetti, Flynn
Watson, Oscar Deighton
2nd Row: Mr M Sujau (Coach),
Keiren Morgan, Isaac Beattie-
Richards, Ahmed Shehata, Jayden
Glendinning, Kaden Shaw, Carter
Whenuaroa, Mr T Hughes (Coach)
Front Row: Charlie Stewart, Billy
Easton, Noah Purcell, Quinn Gledhill,
Mativa Fonua, Trent King, Henry
Williams
Absent: Teofilo Tufele, Vealata
Tongati’o

JUNIOR 5 We started the season with a 39-19 loss against Dannevirke
Youth 2 but bounced back with a 48-5 win against Awatapu,
Coaches: Mr J. Black, Mr T. Hughes, Mr M. Sujau and a 48-10 win against the PNBHS Junior Six.

Team: I. Beattie-Richards, O. Deighton, B. Easton, M. The rest of the season was an uphill slog after disappointing
Fonua, Q. Glendhill, J. Glendinning, T. King, K. Morgan, losses against Queen Elizabeth College U15 and Taihape
N. Purcell, O. Ratima, K. Shaw, A. Shehata, C. Stewart, K. Area School U15. This unfortunate run continued into
Tinetti, V. Tongati’o, T. Tufele, T. Vowless-Hill, F. Watson, C. the second round with losses against Dannevirke, and
Whenuaroa, H. Williams. an unexpected loss against Awatapu. The final scores for

The PNBHS Junior Five Rugby team had a rollercoaster ride
of a season in the local Junior 3 competition.

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these fixtures was not a fair reflection of how close these in difficult situations. Isaac Beattie-Richards, Kaden Shaw and
games were as our boys had opportunities to win, but Noah Purcell were also players who excelled all year with
made simple mistakes that resulted in easy full field tries their barnstorming runs and great defence. But our greatest
by the opposition. Our biggest challenge this year has been discovery this season was Ahmed Shehata who joined the
defence and self-belief, but credit must go to the boys for team at the back end of the season. On his first ever game of
never giving up and working hard to improve their core skills. rugby, he scored two tries in six minutes. Ahmed could very
It was great to see the boys improve every week which really well be our first Egyptian All Black if he continues this path.
developed their confidence. Our best game this season was
our semi-final fixture against Taihape Area School where we A big thank you to Mr. James Black who coached the
almost defeated the number one team in the competition. forwards for the first six weeks before departing to England
at the conclusion of his gap year. Thanks to Old Boy Mr Tom
The team was led extremely well by our captain Quinn Hughes who replaced Mr Black to become coach and mentor
Glendhill who used his size, speed and mobility with great our boys, balancing his commitments with the Manawatu
advantage. He is a player that epitomises the values of hard- Turbos to attend trainings and games.
work and dedication and was often seen running all over the
paddock and making the last cover tackle to save the team

JUNIOR 6

RUGBY JUNIOR 6
Back Row: Mitchell Mead-Campbell,
Junior Taumaoe Faagi, Max Fagan,
Josiah Power, Luke Francis
2nd Row: Mr R Brosnan (Coach),
Aydin Newell, Matthew Parker, Ben
Robinson, Brayden Carrington,
Tyler Stewart, Mr A Noema-Barnett
(Coach)
Front Row: Alex Glasgow, Bueden
Lowe, Luke Radford, Braxton Kauri,
Ritchie Counsell, Fletch Johnston,
Joseph Livingston
Absent: Angus Carthew, Ben
Jamieson, Te Waharoa Lewis, Flynn
Orchard

Coaches: Mr A. Noema-Barnett, Mr R. Brosnan reflected in the scoreline. The forward pack often displayed
spirited performances against much larger packs and by
The Junior 6 Rugby season was one which saw all of the the end of the season, the lineout became a solid set-piece
boys develop a lot as players and for the Year 9 students, it option to win our own ball. The forward pack was led by
was their first taste of secondary school rugby. As a team, we Braxton Kauri who was a tireless defender, aggressive ball
were often dwarfed by our opposition so solid technique, runner and our main lineout target. He was supported by
skills and fitness were going to be required to see success. lock Ben Jamieson who discovered when a person his size
After grading games, the team was placed in the Youth 3 matches it with aggression, he can be a handful for the
grade. Each player showed a large amount of courage and opposition. Other stand out forwards were Matt Parker and
determination throughout the year which was not always Aydin Newell. Halfback Mitchell Mead-Campbell displayed

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top end speed and his quick thinking often led to many tries. that typifies a Palmy Boys’rugby player, and all of the players
Max Fagan grew into the first-five role aptly, and Junior Faagi will be assets as they move forward in their rugby careers.
was a battering ram at second-five. All of the players in the Lastly, a special thanks to Mr Reece Brosnan for his excellent
Junior 6 rugby team displayed the skills and characteristics coaching which all of the boys benefitted from.

JUNIOR 7

RUGBY JUNIOR 7
Back Row: Arthur George, Luke
Cameron, Josh Jurgeleit, Joel
Fountain
3rd Row: Shelden Cairncross, Quinn
Steed, Kevin Tang, Reagan Jensen,
Pera Da Ros, Tim Cresswell, Tavita
Radich
2nd Row: Mr R Sa’u (Coach), Michael
Nagy, Dante Tanoa-Makiangareu,
James Van De Weert, Ryan Christian,
Mr T McGrath (Coach)
Front Row: Marcus Dodds, Fred
Fowler, Sam Baker, Bryson Campbell,
Tiaan Dorfling, Cullen Cross, Costa
Gray
Absent: Tui Kaisami, Taine Lowery,
Jacob Parlato

Coaches: Mr T. McGrath, Mr R. Sa’u

Junior 7 won the Youth 4 Manawatu Secondary Schools
Rugby competition with a 71-19 win over Hato Paora U14’s
in the final. Coached by Mr McGrath and Mr Sa’u, the side
ended the season with seven wins and one solitary loss to the
same side they met in the final. It was an outstanding season,
culminating with the boys’ two best performances in the
semi-final and final to win the competition. Congratulations
to captain Bryson Campbell who led his side, and to all
the boys for the spirit in which they trained and played
throughout the season.

JUNIOR 8

RUGBY JUNIOR 8
Back Row: Flynn Russell, Sean Street,
Keegan Brimelow, Tyson Smith,
Camryn Caffell
2nd Row: Mr F Yates (Coach), Seth
Michie, Sebastian Cameron, Lance
Whippy, Solomone Fonua, Mr G
Atkin (Coach)
Front Row: Brock Gledhill, James
McKinnon, Daniel Lampp, Josh
Herd (Captain), Weerit Pinitsak, Max
O’Connor, Riley Law
Absent: Kadar Partridge-Moore,
George Simpson

Coaches: Mr G. Atkin, Mr F. Yates The Junior 8 rugby team competed in the Youth 4 grade of
the Manawatu Secondary Schools competition and enjoyed
Team: Keegan Brimelow, Camryn Caffell, Sebastian a generally positive season. The organisation of the youth
Cameron, Solomone Fonua, Brock Gledhill, Josh Herd grades – all four grades being for players under 15 years of
(captain), Talha Khan, Daniel Lampp, Riley Law, James age – meant that we were a mix of year levels; eight Year 9
McKinnon, Seth Michie, Max O’Connor, Kadar Partridge- students, seven in Year 10 and four in Year 11. While we are
Moore, Weerit Pinitsak, Flynn Russell, George Simpson, reluctant to single out individuals for special mention in a
Tyson Smith, Sean Street, Lance Whippy team sport, the impact of the Year 11 students, in particular

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Camryn Caffell, Josh Herd and George Simpson needs to be bereavement are completely understandable, but to put
noted. They brought a strong physical presence in their play other priorities ahead of a commitment to a team is not and
on both defence and attack, something their teammates simply lets down one’s teammates.
were able to take a lot of confidence from. Our ever-reliable
fullback, Sean Street, had a particularly memorable season, It was a pleasure to be able to work with these young men
scoring 29 tries as well as displaying a‘never give up’attitude during the season. Their humour, good natured banter
on defence. and the positive relationships that developed were all
appreciated. It was also pleasing to note the strong parental
Having a small squad of 19 (reduced to 18 after a season- presence on the sidelines each week. We hope that the
ending injury to Kadar Partridge-Moore in our second young men in the team enjoyed their rugby this year and
weekend of grading games) meant that everyone got plenty look forward to following their progress in the future.
of game time, but it did mean that a number of young men
had to play out of position, some on a regular basis. The
manner in which this was embraced positively for the benefit
of the team, rather than for the benefit of the individual, was
very pleasing to see.

However, it was incredibly disappointing to lose the semi-
final against Hato Paora by default when we were let down
by some young men who decided that they had other
priorities on the day. This was made worse by the fact that
we went ahead and played a game in which we beat Hato
Paora despite them playing with an extra player to the 12
we were able to field. Unfortunately, the understanding of
commitment to a team from a small but growing group of
young men and parents is not what it once was. Absence
from trainings and games because of illness, injury or

U65KG MID WEEK COMPETITION RUGBY U65KG
Back Row: James McKinnon, Jacob Orr,
Coaches: Mr P. Pottinger, Mr S. Trembath, Mr P. Truter Jackson Didsbury, Cullen Cross
Manager: Ms J. Crosswell 3rd Row: Johnny Wilkshire, Oliver
Co-ordinator / Referee: Mr D. Durie Murray, Adam Hill, Corey Towler, Daniel
The U65kg rugby grade was re-introduced this year. There Lampp, Mitchell Mead-Campbell,
were three teams who were named after recent Old Boys Charlie Stewart
who have been named as All Blacks. We had Team Hemopo 2nd Row: Mr P Pottinger (Coach/
coached by Mr Pottinger, Team Laumape coached by Mr Referee), Mr S Trembath (Coach),
Trembath and Team Squire coached by Mr Truter. Zachary Hintz, Mr D Durie (Manager),
The aim of this grade is for the boys to play in a weight Ms J Crosswell (Manager), Mr P Truter
restricted grade, to have fun, and it gives boys of a similar (Coach)
size the chance to play. The U65kg grade was implemented Front Row: Costa Gray, Alex Glasgow,
to encourage boys to try rugby and keep playing. Boys who Rory Trotter, Wayne Farrell, Marcus
participated in this grade could also play for a junior team Dodds, Henry Williams, Jonathan
on the weekend. Jamieson
The games were held after school on a Wednesday and Absent: Bailey Lang, Rylee McDonald,
were officiated by a staff member and a parent. The rugby Lachlan Phyn, Kevin Tang, Carlos
displayed by these teams was of a good standard, with free Thompson, Jude Benbow-Wood,
flowing rugby encouraged by coaches. The games were Camryn Caffell, Fred McVerry, Jack
Morris, Liam Redington, Ollie Reille,
Fletcher Tindle, James Harrison, Sean
Meredith

very even, with victories shared throughout the season.
Thank you to all staff involved and to the students who
participated.

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RUGBY SEVENS

RUGBY SEVENS SENIOR A
Back Row: Simione Togoloa, Benjamin Ruawai, Ruben Love, Jack Trotter, James Cameron, Tamati Ruawai
2nd Row: Mr P Finch (Coach), Mr J Meehan (Coach), Tavita Henare-Schuster, Elyjah Crosswell, Mr L Mafi (Coach), Mr D
Cameron (Manager)
Front Row: Ethan Johanson, Kalani Grant, Carson Hepi, Jayden Keelan (Captain), Soane Fakahau, Bryn Gordon, Reif Dawson
Absent: Chance Malu, Logan Love, Jared Sellwood, Matthew Oldridge, Kopere Tanoa
Teacher in Charge: Mr J. Meehan

SENIOR A

Coaches: Mr L. Mafi, Mr J. Meehan
Trainer: Mr P. Finch
Manager: Mr D. Cameron
The Senior A Rugby Sevens season is broken into two parts;
in Term I the team played in the Central Hawke’s Bay U21
Tournament as a lead up to the Sir Gordon Tietjens Sevens
Tournament. The Central Hawke’s Bay U21 Tournament
provided good competition and the chance to test out a few
new boys. Despite losing in the semi-final to Feilding High
School, we gained a lot from the games and had established
some strengths and work-ons moving forward.
SIR GORDON TIETJENS SEVENS TOURNAMENT
This year the tournament was held at the Central EnergyTrust
Arena and doubled as the Manawatu-Whanganui regional
qualifiers for the National Condors Tournament. 
Day one started well with good, close wins over Wanganui
Collegiate 22-12, and Manukura 17-12 (a try with time up
on the clock to snatch the victory), before a convincing
display against Hato Paora winning 40-10. The final game
of the evening was against last year’s champions, Feilding
High School, under lights on the main field. Our boys took
a while to deal with the big occasion and fell behind early
on. Despite coming back into the game in the second half
and starting to play our game, we had slipped too far behind
and went down 12-26. Nevertheless, we had identified some
key areas moving forward into day two and had kept some
powder dry.  

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Day two started with our final pool game against Northland
College. We expected the boys to be a bit slow getting
started with some sore and tired bodies from the day before,
however they came out firing and scored ten tries in a 67-0
win. This put us into a semi-final against Manukura. After the
close and confrontational battle the day before, there was
plenty of energy surrounding this game. However, the boys
were up for this one and lifted to an intensity that Manukura
could not match, controlling the game from start to finish
and winning 20-7.

This set up the final against Feilding High School. The boys
were confident we had the plan to beat them, despite
coming off second best in our first two meetings of the
year. We took the game to Feilding, dominating the collision
and breakdown areas of the game, led by our powerful
forwards. Manukura could not handle the direct nature of
our runners, and we ran in three unanswered tries to lead
15-0. However, the emotion of the occasion got to us a
little and two yellow cards later, we had let Feilding back

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into the game and they were leading 15-21 (the conversions
being the difference). A late try from Jayden Keelan, and a
wobbly but clutch conversion from Reif Dawson, would see
us back in the lead and we held on to win what truly was a
thriller. The boys had won, not only the Sir Gordon Tietjens
Sevens Tournament, but also the regionals, meaning they
had qualified for Nationals for the first time in five years. 

Congratulations to Jayden Keelan, Bryn Gordon and Ruben
Love for being named in the Tournament Team and to Ruben
Love who was named as Tournament MVP and received the
Dawson Tamatea Memorial Award.

HURRICANES SEVENS TOURNAMENT
At the beginning of Term IV, the team travelled to Rathkeale
College for the Hurricanes Sevens Tournament. This was a
good chance to get back into the Rugby Sevens mindset
after a long 15’s season for many of the boys.The tournament
proved to be exactly what we were looking for. Two easier
games against Rathkeale College (W 40-7) and Lindisfarne
College (W 48-0) saw the team put into practice aspects that
they had been working on in trainings and got them off to a
good start. St Pat’s Town had a big and physical team and we
were not up for the intensity of the game, going down 0-21.
With lessons learned, the boys bounced back with a good
win over local rivals Feilding High School 17-12. The final
saw the boys play Wanganui Collegiate who had eliminated
St Pat’s in the other semi-final. A tight battle worthy of a
final saw the boys take out the win 33-24, after a slow start.
This tournament was a great start to the second half of the
Rugby Sevens season and a good benchmark as they prepare
for New Zealand Condors to be played at King’s College in
Auckland in the last weekend of November 2019. Jayden
Keelan and Ruben Love made the Tournament Team.
 I would like to thank all the staff and supporters of the team
this year, and wish Year 13 students Benjamin Ruawai, Ruben

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Love, James Cameron, Tamati Ruawai, Ethan Johanson,
Kalani Grant, Carson Hepi, Jayden Keelan, Soane Fakahau,
Bryn Gordon, Reif Dawson, Chance Malu, Matthew Oldridge
and Kopere Tanoa all the best in their future rugby and rugby
sevens endeavours.

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U15 COLTS managed a 14-10 win.

Coaches: Mr D. Braddock, Mr A. McDougall Day Two: Day two started with our final pool game, played
against Feilding Agricultural High School. There was a lot
Manager: Mr D. Cameron of tension between the two teams, which made for an
aggressive and entertaining game in which we came out
The season kicked off in Term I with the Sir Gordon Tietjens’ on top of 24-5.
Sevens Tournament. This is a tournament that we as a school
host every year, and a tournament that the U15 Colts have Being unbeaten after pool play stood us in good stead
had great success in since its inception. heading into the semi-final, as we had a re-match with St
Paul’s Collegiate. St Paul’s provided much stiffer competition
Day One: We opened our tournament with a statement win with the added incentive of a spot in the final on the line, but
against St Paul’s Collegiate, 47-7. In our second game, we ultimately we proved to be too strong again, winning 26-10.
played against Manukura and came away victorious, 24-7.
Our third and final game of day one was against Gisborne In the final, we came up against“friendly”Feilding once again.
Boys’ High School. This was a tightly contested game, but Games between these two teams always seem to bring out

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UNDER 15 COLTS
Back Row: Zayne Poole, Maraki
Aumua, Max Deighton, Sam Coles,
Kahn Mason
2nd Row: Mr D Cameron (Manager),
Jack Gordon, Angus Lyver, Mr A
McDougall (Coach), Mr D Braddock
(Coach)
Front Row: Kees Jahnke, Tayne
Harvey, Livai Stevenson, Toby
Gullery, Fletcher Carpenter
Absent: Alex Boblea, Jake Donovan,
Manu Latu, Sione Latu, Telson
Liuvaie, Wānanga Matenga, Kylem
Vunipola, Mson Waller

the best in our boys, which proved to be the case on this played with discipline and accuracy. Special mention must
occasion. We won the final with an impressive 24-0 scoreline. go to Maraki Aumua, Zayne Poole, and Livai Stevenson who
were named in the Tournament Team, and to Sam Coles who
With this year’s win gave the school its third title in a row. Full was named Tournament MVP.
credit to the young men as they worked extremely hard, and

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SMALLBORE SHOOTING

SMALLBORE SHOOTING
Back Row: Jack Wistrand, Ethan Cook, Thomas van Stipriaan, Gabriel Beneteau, Anton Campbell, Angus Anderson, Josh
Studholme
3rd Row: Jack Stratford, Daniel Fox, Gibson de Lautour, Levi Bryan, Callum Eaton, Josh Toes, Blake Worsley, Tom McCreary
2nd Row: Dr R Bland (Coach), Rhys Swarbrick, Harrison Phyn, Marshall Burn, Ryan Hirst, David Murphy, Ryan How, Jacob
Knight, Mr K Syme (Coach)
Front Row: Oliver Middleditch, Deakin Payne, Felix Shaw, Blake Huston, Griffin Roberts, Jackson Didsbury, James Harrison,
Thomas Corkery
Teacher in Charge: Dr R. Bland
INTER-SECONDARY SCHOOLS INTER-ISLAND
SMALLBORE SHOOTING COMPETITION
In the first weekend of the Term III holidays, the PNBHS
Smallbore Shooting team travelled down to the Royal
Tiger Range in Newton, Wellington, for the Inter-Secondary
Schools Inter-Island Smallbore Shooting competition. The
team of Shaun Jeffery, Lachie McNair and David Murphy
took home the Inter-Secondary School title, beating 20
other teams from throughout the country. Shaun and Lachie
were selected to the North Island Representative team for
the Inter-Island match, which the North won convincingly.
Shaun was also selected for the NZ Representative Team,
with Lachie missing out by just an inner. The NZ team shot

their cards on Sunday but we will have to wait for Great
Britain to shoot early next year (at the end of their season)
to get those results. With his consistently strong shooting,
Shaun kept his nerve throughout the competition and won
the trophy for Top Boy - a great individual result and good
preparation as he heads off to Sydney, Australia to compete
for New Zealand shortly.

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SNOWSEEKERS (SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING)

SNOWSEEKERS
Back Row: Joe Reddish, Jack Gibbs, Alex Turnbull
3rd Row: Mr D Waters (Coach), Sam Lohrey, Douglas Alexander, Kurtis Brind, George Reddish, Will Tate-Davis
2nd Row: Mr R Harold (Coach), Jack Wenham, Charlie Griffiths-Meehan, William Chilman-Fischer, Oliver Sexton, Ash Taylor,
Mackenzie Lee, Mr R Jochem (Coach)
Front Row: Johnny Wilkshire, Ethan McLean, Jack Burden, Tristan Vignes, Matt Shaw, William Carpenter

Teacher in Charge: Mr D. Waters marshals Jack Wenham and Kiari Parsons. Running from
Monday toWednesday, the championship was unfortunately
NORTH ISLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL SKI called of two off the three days due to conditions on the
CHAMPIONSHIPS mountain. As a result, the Skier X competition was called
On Sunday 15 September, the Ski team journeyed to off for the Wednesday, allowing the Giant Slalom to be run
Ohakune to compete in the North Island Secondary School at Whakapapa while the Slopestyle was run at Turoa Park.
Ski Championships (NISSC). The A team for Giant Slalom
consisted of Matt Shaw, William Chilman-Fisher, Ethan After the first two days spent wishing we were on the
McLean, Kurtis Brind and Oliver Sexton, while the B team slopes, Wednesday arrived with bluebird weather over the
consisted of George Reddish, Joe Reddish, Alex Turnbull, mountain, lining the team up for a promising day. Due to
Ryan Gleeson and William Carpenter, along with course

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the competitions being split over two ski fields, we were to scout the venue and choose a line for the competition
unable to have the full team compete in the Giant Slalom. ahead. On competition day the next day, Ethan McLean and
However, it paid off with promising results for Palmy Boys’ Matt Shaw had some promising lines but unfortunately they
in the Slopestyle. After a strong day, the team walked away were not able to land their runs. Matt Shaw placed seventh
with results of first place in the Slopestyle event as a school, in U16. The following five days were a chance to train for the
with Ethan McLean finishing second and Matt Shaw finishing upcoming Nationals on 30 September. After their training
third as individuals. The boys performed well overall in the at Cardrona, they travelled to Methven where they stayed
Giant Slalom, with the top performing junior being William for the remainder of the trip. The following day they had
Carpenter, and the top performing senior George Reddish. their last Freeride competition in the South Island at Mt.
Olympus. This competition held more promising results with
After all the early starts and hours of delicate training, the Ethan McLean finishing in third place. The final stop of the
team performed well throughout the season and nationals. tour was at Mt. Ruapehu. The Team Ruapehu athletes all had
Many thanks to the support staff of Mr. Waters, Mr. Jochem, amazing runs and Ethan McLean placed first, meaning he
Mr. Harold, Ms. Mann and Mrs. Shorter for allowing it to won his age category for the tour. Matt Shaw placed 11th
happen. at the Mt. Ruapehu competition. 

By William Chilman-Fischer (Captain) Team Ruapehu had been training all season for the Junior
Freeride Nationals at Cardrona. Matt Shaw and Ethan McLean
On 10 August at Railjam - Turoa, North Island, Matt were both part of this team, training at Turoa during Term
Shaw placed first in Open Mens, Rails & Boxes and on 21 III. During the five days of competition, the boys competed
September, Matt placed seventh in U16 Freeride in the New in all four disciplines. The competitors largely came from
Zealand Junior Freeride Tour - Turoa, North Island. the South Island but also from Australia, Japan and China.

NEW ZEALAND JUNIOR FREERIDE TOUR – Matt Shaw - U18: Skier X - 4th, Freeride - 6th, Slopestyle -
SOUTH ISLAND 5th, Halfpipe - 4th. Ranked Overall - 4th U18
OnThursday 5 September,Team Ruapehu set off to the South
Island to compete in the New Zealand Junior Freeride Tour Ethan McLean - U14: Skier X - 2nd, Freeride - 3rd, Slopestyle
(NZJFT). The first stop of the tour was The Remarkables ski - 10th, Halfpipe - 4th. Ranked Overall - 2nd U14
field in Queenstown. The next day was a chance for the team

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SOFTBALL

SOFTBALL A TEAM
Back Row: Kalani Grant, Brayden Christian, Glenn Stringer, Haimona Maruera, Boston Scoon-Walter
2nd Row: Mr J Moore (Coach), Joe Simpson-Smith, Tre Wihongi, Mr S Selby-Law (Coach)
Front Row: Joel McMillan, Blake Meads, Jacahn Roberts, Nathaniel Leask, Sam Johanson
Absent: Ihaia Mulholland

Teacher in Charge: Mr J. Moore on second for Manukura after 3 strike outs in a row by Tre.
Boys’ High at bat brought in a further 4 runs including big
MANAWATU SECONDARY SCHOOLS SOFTBALL hits from Kalani and Joe Simpson-Smith. The third innings
COMPETITION was not as eventful with no runs scored from either side.
2019 saw the return of Softball being played by PNBHS in
the Manawatu Secondary Schools competition. With good The fourth innings brought in the first run from Manukura
numbers, Palmy Boys’ was able to field two teams – an A from a fielders interference call from the umpire. Boys’ High
team and a younger Development team. After initially being came back to take an out at third, which then lead to an
entered in the senior co-ed competition, the Development outburst from one of Manukura’s players and he ended up
team was shifted into the Senior Boys’ grade after a strong being ejected from the game. That was quickly followed up
first match. This allowed all boys to play against other strong by a catch in the outfield and another strike out. Boys’ High
teams and learn and improve in a competitive competition. were not perturbed by all this excitement and seized the
Both teams performed well throughout the season, with opportunity to work with a new pitcher.They scored a further
the development team pushing the likes of Manukura and five runs, including a three-base hit byTre and two home runs
Hato Poara, and the A team recording many mercy wins. in a row from Haimona Maruera and Joe. Manukura had their
last at bat in the top of the fifth, with a pick off from Joe to
The A team made it through to the final and played against Cam Scott at second base, and two strike outs by Tre, leading
Manukura. Manukura led the batting. With a quick three up,
three down saw the A team in and Kalani Grant scoring the
first run in for Boys’High by Tre Wihongi’s sacrifice hit to the
centre outfield. The top of the second innings left a player

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to a mercy win in the fifth innings of 10 -1.

Thus, the A team won the Manawatu Boys’ Division and put
the team in good stead for Softball New Zealand’s North
Island Secondary School Division 2 tournament in Gisborne.
All players should be commended for their attitude and
effort in regards  to getting softball going again at Palmy
Boys’.

NORTH ISLAND inning, including 1 out of the park from Jachan Roberts. This
CHAMPIONSHIPS ended in a 13-3 mercy win.
The Palmerston North Boys’
High School  Softball  team Straight after, the next playoff game against St Peter’s
returned to the North Island College (Auckland) took place and the senior boys’calmness
Championships which were prevailed. Down 4  -3  heading into the final innings, the
held in Gisborne. With 10 batters played smart, getting on base and trusting those up
strong teams present, next to get them home. And that they did, with 5 runners
competition was tough. home and time up with 0 outs, the game was called and
Pool play saw five teams the team advanced to the semi-final against top of pool B,
in each pool,  where round Te Aute College. Strong pitching from Tre Wihongi and the
robin play took place. The biggest hit of the tournament (over 100m) from Jacahn were
first day of play saw two highlights of this match, which ended in an 8-4 win and a
games, the first against spot in the final secured.
Fraser High School from
Hamilton. Starting strong, The boys felt positive heading into the final match, knowing
the boys were able to secure a 9-2 win and head into their they had left a few chances out in the field in their last game.
afternoon match against Hastings Boys’ with confidence. Tre again started strong, not letting a run in for the first 2
In what was a close start, the play of the day came when innings and Palmy scoring 6. Gisborne, however, came back
Cam Scott hit a grand slam getting four runners home. This strong and applied scoreboard pressure, clawing their way
changed the game’s momentum and the team was able to back to 6-5 after the 5th inning. Joe Simpson-Smith was
pull away and secure an 11-5 win. able to hit a home run and with Tre on base, 2 further runs
were added. When Gisborne were out without adding to
their score in the top of the 7th innings, the championship
had been won. A well-deserved and hard-fought victory to
Palmy Boys’ 8-5.

Day two saw the boys have a tough start facing Gisborne
Boys’High at home. In what was a close encounter, the team
were unable to get their  players on base home and went
down 4-5. This ignited the boys’will to win further and Tolaga
Bay were up next, and a sound performance saw an 11-1
victory to end pool play. Finishing second in the pool was a
good start, but when the rain came, changes occurred to the
playoff structure. The first game of the playoffs was against
Napier Boys’who were on the end of the team’s best batting
performance of the tournament going up 10-0 after the first

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Special thanks to Sam Selby-Law who has worked with
the team as coach this year and Cat Scoon for her scoring
expertise. To Mrs Johansen and Mrs Leask who helped out
at tournament, and all the families, friends and staff who
have supported the boys, thank you.

NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVES
Congratulations to the young men who were selected in
New Zealand Softball squads this year. Haimona Maruera,
Boston Scoon-Walter and Joe Simpson Smith were selected
in the Development Sox (Under 15) squad. Joe, alongside
Jacahn Roberts, was also selected in the Junior Black Socks
(Under 18), a squad of 19 who are preparing for the World
Series which will be contested in Palmerston North in
February 2020.

Year 10 student Ihaia Mulholland played in a Softball
tournament in Sydney during the October holidays for
the NZ ISA U16 Boys Softball Team, a great opportunity to
compete overseas at a very high level.

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SOFTBALL DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Back Row: Elijah Marsh, Oscar
Deighton, Ryuga Matsubara, Doryin
Warren, Pukeariki Johnson
2nd Row: Raukahu Gray-Sharp,
Jaiden Bell, Lachlan Nikolajenko, Mr
J Moore (Coach)
Front Row: James Bayliss, Mat
Hammond, Max Meads, Cody
Mildenhall, Jackson Didsbury

SQUASH

Teacher in Charge: Mr R. Harold

SQUASH SENIOR A
Back Row: Matthew Adshead, Mr R
Harold (Coach), Josh Brownrigg
Front Row: Connor Fortuin, Flynn
Roache, Harris Sweeney, Baxter
McGonigal

Interest in playing Squash at school remains steady with NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOL NATIONAL
around 40 students actively participating in the sport SQUASH TOURNAMENT
in 2019. This year has seen a few changes with the High The PNBHS Senior A Squash team played in the NZ Secondary
Performance Squash programme at PNBHS, with the focus of Schools National Squash Tournament in Tauranga this year.
allowing students to participate in more competitions. Some The team was seeded 15th in a field of 32 boys teams from
students have continued working with Jason Fletcher from around the country.
Sport Manawatu and we are grateful to him for helping our
players. The boys have access to some of the best coaches Friday saw the Senior A team playing two pool matches:
and arguably the best facility in the country right here on • Game 1: PNBHS vs Francis Douglas Memorial College (W
our doorstep. We are very fortunate to have such a good
relationship with our local club and some special thanks 4-1)
needs to be mentioned to Seth Le Marquand from Squash • Game 2: PNBHS vs Tauranga Boys’ College for second
Gym and all others involved for helping our players to reach
their potential. Providing a pathway to reach the highest position (L 0-5)
level possible is the main priority of both PNBHS Squash This allowed the young men to remain seeded 15th for
and the Squash Gym Academy. Saturday’s games. Saturday PNBHS played another two
matches:
SENIOR A • Game 3: PNBHS vs Hutt International Boys’School for 10th
position (L 2-3)
Senior A team: 1. Matt Adshead, 2. Connor Fortuin, 3. Harris • Game 4: PNBHS vs Hamilton Boys’ High School for 14th
Sweeney, 4. Josh Brownrigg, 5. Baxter McGonigal. Reserve: position (L 2-3)
Flynn Roach
This concluded the round robin draw for the tournament,
with PNBHS Senior A seeded 15th. This meant Sunday’s final
game was a playoff for 15th and 16th position.

Game 5: PNBHS vs Sacred Heart College (W 3-2) and
remaining in 15th position.

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The team played exceptionally well throughout the MANAWATU SECONDARY SCHOOLS SQUASH
tournament and showed good spirit and sportsmanship COMPETITION
throughout all matches. The team played to their potential This year we had over 40 students playing squash with 12
and can be proud of their accomplishments. teams involved in the Manawatu Secondary Schools Squash
Competition. The teams played in four divisions and we did
very well winning all of them for the second year in a row.

DIVISION ONE

SQUASH DIVISION 1
Back Row: Mr R Harold (Coach), Piripi
Pinfold-Whanga, Connor Fortuin, Mr
C Bester (Coach)
Front Row: Christian Falloon, Josh
Brownrigg, Matthew Adshead, Harris
Sweeney, Baxter McGonigal

BEARS The Bandicoots displayed real character this season in the
Manager: Mr C. Bester face of stiff competition. Team members were not only
organised, often attending early to get some practice in
Team: Matthew Adshead (Captain), Connor Fortuin, Flynn before our games, but played each game with determination
Roach and Baxter McGonigal. until the very end. A couple of highlights in the season were
a win against the Jabaroos, and a couple of draws with
The Bears had a much tougher year to remain unbeaten, PNBHS Reds. A special mention for the team goes to Harris
missing out on this goal against PNGHS Red team who won Sweeney for most games won. Overall, a positive season in
in one of their three encounters in the season. However, terms of sportsmanship and attitude, on and off the court.
Bears team won the rest of their games and then won Great job boys.
against PNGHS Red 4-0 in the final encounter to win the
MSSS Competition Division One by a large margin. Matthew, JABAROOS
at No. 1 in the team, remained undefeated, but his humility Manager: Mr K. Syme
and compassion on the court made him the outstanding
player in the competition. Connor is improving rapidly, Team: Josh Browning, Matt Chilcott, Piripi Pinfold-Whanga
showing great court craft and he too remained undefeated.
Flynn shows his competitiveness with aplomb and Baxter The Jabaroos remained competitive throughout the season
was a joy to watch, as he took many players by surprise with and were a little unlucky not to be placed within the top four
a “never give in” attitude. playoff spots. All players were responsible for scoring and
managing their team and this they did very well. All team
BANDICOOTS members responded to the challenge of playing teams with
Manager: Mrs A. Baines a high skill level and put in an amazing effort to compete.

Team: Ahmad Barzak, Christian Fallon, Chris Patrick, Harris
Sweeney

DIVISION TWO RAVENS
Manager: Mrs K. Rankin
RACOONS
Manager: Mrs G. Reid Team: Braxton Kauri, Luke Murphy, James Pinfold-Whanga,
Cory Pinfold-Whanga
Team: Dylan Van Uffelen (Captain), Alex Christison, Corbin
Clarke, Carter Treadwell Three members of last year’s team made for a good starting
point for the team in 2019, Luke Murphy being the new
The Racoons had a solid season, building their own team addition to the squad. The Ravens were determined to win
spirit and strategies. Finishing third in Division Two was a Division Two this year as they had been pipped at the post
well-earned result against the other strong teams. It was in 2018. They succeeded. Having a focus for the season was
an exciting season filled with many wins and losses, as important for achieving success. The team enjoyed the
well as learning curves as they fine-tuned their playing intense rivalry between themselves and the Direwolves for
styles. The Racoons did well overall as they faced incredibly first place in the group. The games were closely contested
competitive opposition, playing well as a team and carrying and exciting each time the two teams faced each other. It was
good sportsmanship right until the end.

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SQUASH DIVISION 2
Back Row: Sam Bedford, Cory
Pinfold-Whanga, Luke Murphy
2nd Row: Mrs G Reid (Coach),
Ryan Davey, Fergus Congdon, Jack
Cleland, Braxton Kauri, Mr R Harold
(Coach)
Front Row: Carter Treadwell, Dylan
Van Uffelen, James Pinfold-Whanga,
Alex Christison, Corbin Clarke

pleasing to note the huge improvement in all of the teams determined and competitive and was usually the difference
as the season progressed and individually they became between the teams that they played. Their main rivals to
more tactically aware, as the level of court craft and fitness win the competition were the PNBHS Ravens. All three
improved. Having supportive spectators was appreciated. games with the Ravens were very closely contested, with
Not many teams had parents and grandparents cheering the Ravens winning the first game three matches to one,
them on, on a weekly basis. The Ravens gained 44 points for the Direwolves the second (on countback), and the Ravens
the season and won the group by four points. winning the third also on countback. This meant the team
was second in Division Two.
DIREWOLVES
Manager: Mr H. Drake Individual win/loss games records: Sam Bedford – 7 wins
and 2 losses, Jack Cleland – 8 wins and 1 loss, Ryan Davey
Team: Sam Bedford, Jack Cleland, Ryan Davey, Fergus – 7 wins and 2 losses, Fergus Congdon – 1 win and 5 losses.
Congdon Thanks also to Jacob Mildenhall and Dylan Van Uffelen for
filling in for three matches.
The Direwolves had another very good season. Three of
this team were in the same team in Division Three in 2018. Thank you boys for your reliability, effort and pleasant
All these students were pleasant, polite and totally reliable. company – a great season again!
Sam, Jack and Ryan were in their second season of squash,
with Fergus in his first season. With the odd exception, all Team season match record: won 18, lost 2. Overall position
matches were very closely contested. These students were – second in Division Two.

DIVISION THREE

SQUASH DIVISION 3
Back Row: Mrs G Reid (Coach), Mr R
Harold (Coach), Muhammad Huzaifa
Front Row: Max Bedford, Morgan
Lee, Michael Donnellan, Tom Kidd,
Daniel Kim

RHINOS men of outstanding character gathered to play squash for
Manager: Mrs G. Reid their school. It was a courageous undertaking, with two
of the three team members having never played squash.
Team: Muhammad Huzaifa (Captain), Morgan Lee, Max Those team members were Muhammad Huzaifa of 10DC,
Bedford Max Bedford of 10DC, and Morgan Lee of 10DC. These three

Once upon a time, a group of educated, young, handsome

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friends worked hard at school and desperately needed time Most of the Rattlesnakes had not had the experience of
to cool off and what better way to relieve stress than to playing squash. Consequently, the beginning of the season
angrily hit a small ball against a wall with a racquet. Of course, was a steep learning curve. However, the whole team quickly
two-thirds of the squash team wasn’t that great starting off, improved as they learned the rules of and scoring for the
but after more and more matches the members only got game. By the end of the season the team were beginning
better. Surprisingly, even though there was a distinct lack of to appreciate that position on court was as important as
experience prevalent in the Reid’s Rhinos squash team, they returning the ball in a rally. The team went from badly
managed to secure a comfortable position in Division Three. losing their first two games of the season to being fourth
What started off as a daunting undertaking quickly became in the grade at season’s end. This was testament to the big
a fun weekly activity to look forward to. This is not to say that improvements made by all of the players. Tom often played
squash went without a few hiccups. Disaster struck close to two games because team members were away or sick. This
the end of Term II where Muhammad, and later Max, were was part of the reason for his big improvement. Michael
struck by illness. Not only did this cause them to miss out on developed his fitness quickly by attending rugby practice
school for over a week each, this also meant they were unable before playing squash and Eric and Michael both learned
to attend squash. Yet, while Max and Muhammad were sick, that watching the ball carefully is essential in squash.
Morgan got his chance to prove himself. Due to both of his
teammates not being present, he took on an entire team DEER
of four solely by himself and emerged victorious. While Manager: Mr H. Drake
indeed a truly epic moment, both Max and Muhammad
never did hear the end of it. Another less obvious highlight Team: Masroor Butt, Harrison Conner, Zac Mathewson-
of attending squash is, especially not at the top level, squash Booth, and Saim Ahmed
is a social sport. Half the fun came with interacting with
the people there, both from the same school or different The Deer were a very reliable team of pleasant students.They
schools. The atmosphere at the gym, while requiring time were mostly new to squash, with one or two players having
to get used to, was a wholly pleasant one where all sorts of one season’s experience only. This team was stronger than all
people could come together, hang out in a cool building others that they came up against, with a number of games
and play some wall tennis. Through countless jests at each won easily. They were therefore unbeaten in the Division
other’s expense, intense matches, and sweaters coming on Three competition.
and off, the members of the Reid’s Rhinos squash team have
grown not only in their squash skills, but in confidence and Individual results were as follows: Harrison Conner – won 6,
arguably athleticism. They have discovered a sport they lost 2, drew 1. Saim Ahmed – won 9, lost 1. Zac Mathewson-
find enjoyable and that could not have been possible if Booth – won 6, lost 3. Masroor Butt – won 8 lost 0.
they were not presented with the myriad of opportunities
available at Palmy Boys’ and without the help of their team All players improved as the season progressed, and will
manager, Mrs Reid. continue to do so with further experience.Thank you for your
reliability, effort and enthusiasm. This was a very successful
RATTLESNAKES season.
Manager: Mrs K. Rankin
Team season match record – won 10, lost 0. Overall position
Team: Michael Donnellan, Tom Kidd, Daniel Kim, Eric Ly – 1st in Division Three.

DIVISION FOUR

SQUASH DIVISION 4
Back Row: Mr K Syme (Coach), Mr R
Harold (Coach), Mr R Jochem (Coach)
Front Row: Jack Brown, Ethan Cook,
Travis Larney, Max Lowe, Riveen
Samarasekara
Absent: David Mafi, Sean Ferguson-
Pye

PYTHONS The Jackals served up a defeat the next game, but the
Manager: Mr D. Pegler team bounced back and won the next four games, albeit
by default against the Jackals. The great performance of
Team: Max Lowe, Henry Boyden, Jack Brown, Ethan Cook the Pythons meant that come the finals we were pitched
against the Springboks and the points were five apiece.
The season began with a confidence booster where the The winner would be placed at the top of Division Four.
PNGHS Green team defaulted to us. The Pythons went on The final was very close, where both teams won two games
to win the next four games, although the closeness of the and the winner was determined by point countback.
Springboks game meant it was only won on countback.

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Pythons came out on top by 12 points and were the winner final score three points behind the winning team, coming in
of Division Four. The team showed great commitment at third overall. Hopefully the lesson to remain committed
throughout the season and received their just rewards. to the team, through to the end of the season, has been
Max demonstrated good technique and skill on court and learned. Each member improved in their skills and should
his enthusiasm to play his best and dominate the court look forward to greater success next year.
was valuable. Henry showed himself as a dependable and
reliable team player. Jack was also dependable and reliable, SPRINGBOKS
and his friendly competitive attitude was appreciated. Ethan Manager: Mr K. Syme
showed the most improvement throughout the season and
demonstrated a commitment to attack the ball. Team: William Burlison Travis Larney, Reid McDowell

JACKALS The Springboks were at times competitive, but were often
Manager: Mr R. Jochem left short of players to compete against other teams. Given
this, they managed to finish the season as runners-up in
Team: Sean Ferguson-Pye, David Mafi, Riveen Samarasekera Division Four. All players were responsible for scoring,
returning marksheets and organising themselves which
Starting the tournament strong, the Jackals quickly asserted they did well. These young men all showed improvement
dominance over other teams and were tracking along at during the season.
the top of the leader board. Unfortunately, two defaulted
games near the end of the tournament resulted with their

SWIMMING

SWIMMING
Back Row: Connor McKay, Alex Odom, Levi Holman, William Leong
2nd Row: Campbell Jackson, Reid McDowell, Ryan Cutler, John Hopcroft, Blake Chase
Front Row: Sam Moleta, Matt Tait, Cameron Baker, Cole Phillips

Teacher in Charge: Mr J. Ross absolute clean sweep of the boys’ relay events, the team
put in a top afternoon of swimming. Ryan Cutler won his
MANAWATU SECONDARY SCHOOLS SWIMMING four events in the 16 and over age group. Alex Odom also
CHAMPIONSHIPS managed a clean sweep with four wins in his individual
events in the 13 year old age group. Matthew Ohlson won
Team: Mace Apperley, Cameron Baker, Marcus Blok, Blake four from four in his individual events in 15 year old age
Chase, Ryan Cutler, Christian Falloon, Levi Holman, Connor group. Connor McKay won the three breaststroke events
Hook, John Hopcroft, Campbell Jackson, William Leong, for the 13 year olds, Arahan Pilkington won three events in
Reid McDowell, Connor McKay, Sam Moleta, Alex Odom, the 14 year age group and Levi Holman won three events in
Matthew Ohlson, Cole Phillips, Arahan Pilkington, Lucas the 15 year old age group. Marcus Blok, Connor Hook, John
Reed, Blake Storrier, Matt Tait, Jason Tsang, Henry Yan. Hopcroft, Campbell Jackson, William Leong, Lucas Reed,
Blake Storrier, Jason Tsang, and Henry Yan all won at least
A large contingent of swimmers once again dominated the one individual event.
Manawatu Secondary Schools Swimming Championships.
With a total 37 individual age group event wins plus an

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13 Years and Under NORTH ISLAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS SWIMMING
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Team: Mace Apperley, Cameron Baker, Marcus
Blok, Levi Holman, Connor Hook, Reid McDowell,
Connor McKay, Sam Moleta, Alex Odom, Cole Phillips,
Arahan Pilkington, Jake Thompson, Henr y Yan

The North Island Secondary School Swimming
Championships were held at Freyberg Pool in early May.
Jake Thompson was the only swimmer to win a title in
taking out the 15 and over 100m Breaststroke. He also got
third in the 50m Breaststroke. Alex Odom got second in
both the 14 and under 50m Backstroke and 100m Freestyle
and gained a 3rd placing in the 50m Freestyle. Arahan
Pilkington managed third placing in both the 14 and
under 50m and 200m Breaststroke events. Levi Holman
and Connor McKay both got second placings in their
respective age groups for the 200m Breaststroke. Other
podium finishes went to Reid McDowell who was third
in the 15 years and over 200 Freestyle and Marcus Blok
who achieved third in the 14 and under 200m Backstroke.
In the 4x50m Medley Relay, the PNBHS A team were touched
out to finish in second place and in the 4x50m Freestyle
Relay, the PNBHS A team finished in third place.

NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS SWIMMING
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Team: Marcus Blok, Ryan Cutler, Levi Holman, Connor Hook,
Connor McKay, Cole Phillips, Alex Odom, Jake Thompson

The New Zealand Secondary Schools Swimming
Championships were held in Hamilton from 12-15
September. The team performed well above expectations,
both individually and as a group. The team managed to
finish seventh overall against much bigger swim teams. Jake
Thompson has won a National title in the 16 Year Old 50m
Breaststroke and a Bronze medal in the 100m Breaststroke,
and set new school records in both events. He also finished
in top 10 for the 200m Breaststroke.

14 Years Jake Thompson

15 Years Alex Odom won Silver medals in both the 14 Year Old
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medals in both the 50m Butterfly and 100m Backstroke.
Alex took a massive 4.3 seconds off the school record for
the 100m Backstroke and also broke the 50m Backstroke,
50m Freestyle and 100m Freestyle school records at the
meet. Alex had seven out of his eight swims in the top 10
for his age group.

Levi Holman swam particularly well and although he did
not claim any podium places, broke school records in the
14 year old 50m Backstroke and 50m Freestyle. He had top
10 finishes in the 50m Breaststroke, and the 50m and 100m
Backstroke.

Alex Odom Alex Odom
Connor Hook managed a creditable seventh in the 200m
Butterfly. Connor also did a number of good personal best
times.
Ryan Cutler was off his best, but still managed a top eight
placing in the 200m Backstroke. Marcus Blok, Cole Phillips
and Connor McKay all did personal best times over the meet
and should be very happy with their efforts.

PNBHS BLOOD DONORS

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SWIMMING SPORTS RESULTS 2019

Event   1st 2nd 3rd Time
16 Years & Over      
Freestyle 50m C Jackson    27.3
  100m L Scott 105.1
Backstroke 50m C Jackson J Liu C Hook 32.19
  100m R Cutler 108.65
Breaststroke 50m O Inman T Hansen R McDowell 35.77
  100m W Leong 123.97
Relay Medley Kia Ora M Richmond B Gordon 58.93
  Freestyle Gordon 53.86
15 Years     O Inman R McDowell  
Freestyle 50m J Inman 29.02
  100m J Thompson C Hook C Carroll 100.62
Backstroke 50m E Stassen 32.66
  100m S Parry M Adshead C Carroll 108.39
Breaststroke 50m B Storrier 36.59
  100m J Thompson Vernon Gordon 118.05
Relay Medley Kia Ora 100.53
  Freestyle Kia Ora Murray Kia Ora 56.57
14 Years      
Freestyle 50m L Edmunds    28.24
  100m J Hopcroft 104.4
Backstroke 50m M Blok G Petersen A Ellis 33.32
  100m L Holman 106.99
Breaststroke 50m R Ransom S Parry M Ohlson 38.13
  100m L Holman 116.38
Relay Medley Vernon D Turrill B Mullinger 101.9
  Freestyle Albion 56.6
13 years & Under     M Ohlson E Stassen  
Freestyle 50m K Cao 28.14
  100m A Odom S Cave L Gordon 104.4
Backstroke 50m C Phillips 32.03
  100m C Phillips H Hook B Storrier 112.12
Breaststroke 50m J Tsang 35.77
  100m C McKay Murray Vernon 120.19
Relay Medley Phoenix 102.72
  Freestyle Murray Murray Albion 102.15
Open      
Butterfly 50m R Cutler    29.42
Medley 100m R Cutler 106.03
  200m L Holman A Pilkington P Scott 221.34
Cup Winners    
16 Years & Over     R Ransom C Rajapakse  
Panting Cup Breaststroke   William Leong  
Barry Street Cup Backstroke   Ryan Cutler J Hopcroft L Timms  
Old Boys Cup Freestyle   Luke Scott  
15 Years     M Blok N Doolan  
Clere Cup   Jake Thompson  
14 Years     L Edmunds H Yan  
Minor Intermediate   John Hopcroft  
13 years & Under     A Pilkington T Lim  
Langley Cup   Alex Odom  
Open     Gordon Phoenix  
Ross Cup Medley   Levi Holman  
Nevin Cup Butterfly   Ryan Cutler Kia Ora Murray  
       
Club Placings Individual         
Kia Ora 1     
Vernon 2   L Reed J Booth  
Phoenix 3    
Gordon 4   C McKay C Baker  
Murray 5    
Albion 6   K Cao B Chase  
 
L Reed C Baker

H Edmunds S Moleta

A Odom T Duncan

Kia Ora Gordon

Gordon Kia Ora

  

C Hook L Holman

J Thompson A Odom

R Cutler J Thompson

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Club Placing Relay

Kia Ora 1

Murray 2

Gordon 3

Albion 4

Vernon 5

Phoenix 6

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TABLE TENNIS

TABLE TENNIS
Back Row: Jayden Coyle, Max Bedford, Oscar Hodgson, Jack Brown
3rd Row: Tony Lim, Joshua Webster, Joshua Paroli, Muhammad Huzaifa, Hughin Ross-Veale, Adam Hill, Daniel Kim
2nd Row: Daniel Hall, Jamie Thompson, Jack Cleland, Ryan Hirst, Ben Mullinger, Nicholas Dekker, Ms P Wagstaff (Coach)
Front Row: Afaan Ahmer, Sean Foote, Zack Jaslarz, Matthew Gennills, Oliver George, Aedan Hepburn, Alex Dench

Coach: Mr M. Ball (Table Tennis Manawatu) and twelve in the Under 15’s. Feilding High School was
the other school that participated in the boys divisions.
Manager: Mrs P. Wagstaff Disappointingly, one school pulled out on the morning of
the event.
It has been a busy year for Table Tennis. The regular
interschool competition took place on Thursday afternoons In the Under 15 Boys Singles Callum McKinnon won Gold,
at Barber Hall in Terms II and III. The Manawatu Secondary Sam James won Silver and Rian Lyver won Bronze. The
School Championships were held through the day on 3 July school was also successful in the Under 19 Boys Single event
and two young men entered the NZ Secondary Schools with Carlos Fung winning the Gold, Thomas Sun Silver and
Individual Championship event at the Nationals in Tauranga both Daniel van der Spuy and Jamie Thompson claiming
on 5 September. Bronze. It was an enjoyable day for the young men who
participated.
MANAWATU SECONDARY SCHOOLS INDIVIDUAL
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT TERM II
Twenty-one players entered this event on 3 July at Barber Barber Hall was the venue for the inter-school competition
Hall. Nine boys competed in the Under 19’s competition

Sam James (Silver), Callum McKinnon (Gold), and Rian Lyver Thomas Sun (Silver), Carlos Fung (Gold) and Dan van der

(Bronze) Spuy and Jamie Thompson (Bronze)

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everyThursday inTerm II. Forty-nine young men participated Grade. Sam James continued his success with another Top
as members of 16 teams, giving us a reserve player who was Player Award in Term III. Feilding High School took the B
very much in demand each week. The rivalry between the Grade competition, but the C Grade was won by PNBHS
teams was strong, with PNBHS fielding the majority of the Table Toppers, a team of Year 9’s consisting of Matthew
teams. PNGHS, Freyberg and Feilding High School all had Gennills, Oliver George and Josh Webster. The Top Player
teams that the boys competed against. At the end of Term was Junaid Farouk from the PNBHS Sweatz team.
II, the Premier Grade was won by PNBHS Paddles 3D which I would like to thank the young men for their sportsmanship
was made up of Sam James, Reuben Bilsland and Daniel and their commitment to the Table Tennis duties. All of the
Hall. Runners-up were PNBHS The Apprentices Mk 3 (Jamie team members, mostly without being prompted, assisted
Thompson, Sam Parry and Jack Cleland). The Top Player with packing up the tables, nets and scoring boards at the
Award for in the Premier Division was Sam James. end of every evenings’ games. This was not just the tables
for the Secondary competition, but the tables used by the
In the First Division, the winners were PNBHS Big Sheep Intermediate grades as well – about twenty tables and
(Joshua Paroli, Tony Lim and Nicholas Dekker). Division accompanying gear each week. This is done only by PNBHS,
Two was won by Feilding but the best player went to Namo so my sincere thanks. Callum McKinnon was also a tireless
Tanchareon from the PNBHS Creeds team. Namo did not
lose a game all term. PNBHS Padddles: Rueben Bilsland and Sam James (absent
Dan Hall)
TERM III
The competition in Term III began in the first week of the
term. An additional team joined those returning from Term
II, making 52 students playing in 17 teams, with a different
student being the roving reserve.

PNBHS Paddles 3D (Sam James, Reuben Bilsland and Daniel
Hall) continued their dominance winning the Secondary A

Sam James receiving the Top Player award from
Matt Ball

PNBHS Table Toppers: Matthew Gennills and Oliver
George (absent Josh Webster)

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Carlos Fung Carlos Fung and Callum McKinnon off to Nationals

Callum McKinnon hand. After a short break he returned to the table but was
beaten by the player who eventually placed third in the
support on Thursdays. Although he was not playing, at Matt Under 19’s. The boys played well and should be proud of
Ball’s request, he turned up each week to help with the their effort.
afternoon and, with his father, put the gear into the storage
room at the end of each evening. Many thanks to Matt Ball, from Manawatu Table Tennis, for
his support throughout the year, for his guidance on which
NATIONALS players to enter each competition, and his organisation for
This year two boys attended the Secondary School Nationals the Shand Shield Competition in Term I.
in Tauranga during Tournament Week, in the individual
event only. Carlos Fung competed in the Under 19 Boys and NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVES
Callum McKinnon in the Under 15 Boys. Both boys dropped Thomas Sun and Callum McKinnon were selected to
one game in the initial Round Robin event, both progressing represent New Zealand at the Australian Junior Table
to the next round. Callum faced the eventual second place Tennis tournament in Wollongong in July. Thomas has been
player in the Under 15’s but competed well, winning the first selected in the Under 18 team and Callum has been selected
two games before dropping the final three. for the Under 15 team.

Carlos won his match and moved into the quarter finals.
Unfortunately, part way through this game, he injured his

TAEKWON-DO

Instructor and Teacher in Charge:  Mr M. Lowe STUDENT REPORT BY LUKE CHERRINGTON
I began training in Taekwon-Do at the start of Term I 2018
Club Members: Luke Cherrington, Thomas Corkery, with Instructor Mr. M. Lowe, having had very little experience
Jackson Good,  Elijah Marsh,  Daniel Warrington,  Kian with martial arts prior to this.  
Williams.  
Over the past two years, my skills in the art of combat have
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS grown considerably, but it is not these skills which I value
Luke Cherrington completed two gradings this year and most. Instead, it is the strong moral foundation that I have
has proven to have sufficient skill in both, thus earning built as a result of training in Taekwon-Do.   
him the grade of 5th Gup (Green Belt Blue Tip). Luke
Cherrington also competed in the 2019 Central Region Admittedly when I first joined the club, all I wanted to do
Championships and earned a silver medal in patterns. was fight; the curse of a young man’s anger making my
hands crude clubs rather than refined tools. I did not think

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TAEKWON-DO
Back Row: Luke Cherrington, Kiān
Williams, Mr M Lowe (Coach)
Front Row: Jackson Good, Daniel
Warrington, Thomas Corkery

of myself as a champion of freedom and justice, but rather struggle with feelings of temptation, I improve every day
I bled only for my pride and my ego. I only ever focused on through Taekwon-Do and I look forward to continuing this
the ‘martial’, and never the ‘art’.   journey of self-development. 

This all changed when I began to train under Mr. Lowe, who I encourage all who wish to train in a martial art to do so.
taught me that my hands and feet were not just weapons,
but that their main purpose is nurturing, creating, and “The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them.” 
building a better world; that acts of violence were not the Miyamoto Musashi 
only thing a martial artist was capable of. Though I still

TENNIS

Teacher in Charge: Mr H. Forbes

TENNIS SENIOR A
Back Row: Caleb Martin, Mr M Forbes (Manager)
Front Row: Dan van der Spuy, Alex Evans (Captain), Riley Jack

SENIOR A Martin; 4. Dan van der Spuy; 5. Riley Jack

Coach: Mr H. Forbes This year has been difficult. When looking back over the
Team: Alex Evans (Captain); 2. Fred Siemssen; 3. Caleb results there are a lot of 3rd set losses, most in super tie
breaks, but we are looking forward to a better year next

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year. Thanks to Jono Spring of 24Straight and Old Boy Kurt SUPER EIGHT
McNamara of Tennis Manawatu, for their coaching of our top Day 1 Monday:
players both privately and through squads. Round 1 v Hamilton Boys’ High School #2 (W 5-1): A
comfortable victory for the team.
INTERSCHOOL FIXTURES
Napier Boys’High School (W 10-2): A comfortable win for the Round 2 v Tauranga Boys’ College (W 4-2).
Senior team (6-0), with debutant Fred Siemssen performing
well. Especially as this was only his third  time out on the Day 2 Tuesday:
surface.  Round 3 - Bye

New Plymouth Boys’ High School (L 1-11): With Seniors Semi-Final v New Plymouth Boys’High School (L 2-4): The
away, this was an Intermediate and Junior exchange. Injuries match was close; two three set losses were the difference
made this a difficult tie. A lot of three-set matches lost in between the teams, NPBHS wining 4-2.
super tie breaks.
Day 3 Wednesday:
3rd/4th Playoff v Tauranga Boys’ College (L 0-4, doubles
not required): A tough match to get up for after the close
win in pool play and the disappointment of playoff loss.
Tauranga came out strong and reversed the pool play result
winning all the singles, including two three set matches at
the top. PNBHS finished Super Eight in fourth place.

THE QUADRANGULAR TOURNAMENT - AUCKLAND
Round 1 v Auckland Grammar (L 6-0): The first tie against
the number one seeds was tough. Most matches were close,
one was lost in a third set super tie break.

Round 2 v Hamilton Boys (L 1-5): Three of the matches went
to third set super tie breaks, with only Caleb Martin able to
take a result our way. The team played a lot better than the
1-5 margin suggests.

Round 3 v Wellington College (L 2-4): Alex Evans had
his best result so far, upsetting the much higher ranked
Wellington player. Alex and Fred Siemssen then won the
top doubles in another upset. It was good to see positive

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and determined performances throughout the team. Final SHAND SHIELD TENNIS
result was third. 1 – Phoenix; 2 – Kia Ora; 3 – Gordon; 4 – Vernon; 5 – Murray;
6 – Albion

AWARDS
Senior Champion (Ekstedt Cup): Alex Evans
Intermediate Champion (Gee Cup): Dan van der Spuy
Junior Champion (Hooper Cup): Rhys Workman
Most Improved Senior (Collier Cup): Riley Jack
Most Improved Junior (Gregory Reid Memorial Trophy):
Cory Pinfold-Whanga
Outstanding Performance in Junior Interschool (The
Hughes Cup): Max Duncan
Outstanding Contribution to Tennis (The Emmetts Gracie
Cup): Alex Evans

TENNIS JUNIOR A
Back Row: Cory Pinfold-Whanga, Mr Forbes (Manager)
Front Row: Jack Burden, Max Duncan, Rhys Workman

TOUCH

Teacher in Charge: Ms K. Kaandorp Manawatu Secondary Schools Touch Winners – (L-R) Zayne
Poole, Fletcher Carpenter (Junior Boys A Grade Champions),
This year’s season has been an enjoyable and relatively Kopere Tanoa (Senior Boys A Grade Champions)
successful one for touch at school, where two PNBHS touch
teams won their divisions in the Touch Manawatu Secondary
Schools competition. The high level of skill shown by many
players at PNBHS continues grow and develop with many
young men being selected into national touch squads. With
seven teams involved in the Manawatu Secondary School
competition, we are finding that the sport is becoming
increasingly popular and we hope that it continues to grow.
Special thanks to all the coaches and managers for their
commitment to the 2019 touch teams.

SENIOR A

Coaches: Mr E. Hepi, Mr A. Jahnke

Manager: Ms L. Cameron

Team: Carson Hepi (Captain), Kodie Albert-Papuni, Maraki
Amua, Hunta Boyes, James Cameron, Fletcher Carpenter,

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TOUCH RUGBY SENIOR A
Back Row: Lafo Takiari-Ah Ching, Kees Jahnke, Sam Coles, Kalem Tanoa, Ezra Petley-Kiriona
2nd Row: Ms L Cameron (Manager), Hunta Boyes, Kodie Albert-Papuni, James Cameron, Matthew Ohlson, Mr E Hepi (Coach)
Front Row: Ryder Nuku, Logan Love, Carson Hepi, Tom Kirk, Jordi Viljoen
Absent: Maraki Aumua, Kopere Tanoa, Jayden Keelan, Tama Nikora, Mr A Jahnke (Coach)

Sam Coles, Kalani Grant, Kees Greig, Tiaan Greig, Kees the season with many players receiving higher honours in
Jahnke, Tom Kirk, Jayden Keelan, Logan Love, Ryder Nuku, representative teams and New Zealand squad members. On
Matthew Ohloson, Ezra Petley-Kiriona, Lafo Takiari-Ah top of this, our Senior A team won a training tournament and
Ching, Kopere Tanoa, Kalem Tanoa, Jordi Viljoen. beat local rivals Manukura 9-4 in an impressive performance.
We hope to take this form forward and perform well at the
Our 2018 season concluded with a solid but underwhelming New Zealand Secondary School Touch Nationals which
result of ninth at the New Zealand Secondary School Touch begin on the 13 December 2019.
Nationals which took place after our School Prizegiving in
December. However, with a young team we were ultimately REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
looking to develop players and the team for the future. This New Zealand U20: Carson Hepi
gave us confidence heading into 2019 and we decided to New Zealand Touch Trials: Kopere Tanoa, Tom Kirk
put forward two A teams into the local secondary school New Zealand U16 Touch Talent Identification Camp: Lafo
competition as it gave more players the chance to play high- Takiari-Ah Ching, Hunta Boyes, Fletcher Carpenter
level touch within the school and ultimately be selected for New Zealand U16 Tour Squad: Maraki Aumua, Jordi Viljoen
the final squad. This worked to our advantage as both teams
performed well and it gave players a chance to develop skills.

Our team is looking strong heading into the business end of

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Jordi Viljoen, Maraki Aumua - New Zealand U16 Tour Squad

Thomas Kirk and Carson Hepi - New Zealand under 20 Men’s
Touch squad

SENIOR B

TOUCH RUGBY SENIOR B
Back Row: Jack Crafts, Zayne Poole,
Wayne Farrell, Kees Greig
Front Row: Jakob Rauhihi-Collis,
Tyler Stewart, Ashton Emeny, Payton
Bamfield, Tiaan Greig
Absent: Mr T Gunning (Manager)

Coach: Mr T. Gunning – Collis, Tyler Stewart, Kees Creig and Tiaan Greig.  For this
group of young men, it was not the wins and losses that
Although a season of close losses, not-so-close losses and counted the most, it was the enjoyment of the game and
a win, the team remained positive and always gave one the fellowship associated with team sports that kept them
hundred percent on the field. Team members consisted of playing.
Payton Bamfield, Jack Crafts, Ashton Emery, Wayne Farrell,
Raukahu Gray-Sharp, Talna Khan, Zayne Poole, Jakob Rauhihi

JUNIOR A

Coach: Mr P. Aumua

Manager: Ms K. Norman

The Junior A team  fiercely defended their title against
Manukura in the in the final of the Touch Manawatu Junior
A grade competition. Things were looking bleak with two
players out with concussion, meaning the team had no subs.
However, the boys pulled through and co-captains Zayne
Poole and Fletcher Carpenter helped lead the team to a win.

Junior Touch Nationals 2019

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TOUCH RUGBY JUNIOR A1
Back Row: Kees Greig, Tiaan Greig
Front Row: Aaron Christensen, Zayne
Poole, Fletcher Carpenter
Absent: Miss K Norman (Manager)

JUNIOR B

TOUCH RUGBY JUNIOR B2
Back Row: Ben Tinsley, Wānanga
Matenga
Front Row: Eli Oudenryn, Carter
Whenuaroa, Drewe Coss-Te Awe Awe
Absent: Miss K Norman (Manager)

Manager: Ms K. Norman make it to the semi-finals with minimal losses and ended in
third place overall in the Junior A grade.
This season the Junior B team showed that they were a
supportive and determined team. They pushed hard to

JUNIOR 3

TOUCH RUGBY JUNIOR 3
Back Row: Oscar Deighton, Mac
Lawrence, Orlando Ratima
2nd Row: Chance Sherrard-Chase,
Tom Illston-Park, Rico Phillips, Mrs R
Burgess (Manager)
Front Row: Mat Hammond, Josiah
Power, Lachlan Nikolajenko, William
Carpenter, Jonathan Jamieson

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Teacher in Charge: Mrs R. Burgess Junior 3 Touch was a team of enthusiastic College House
boarders with a range of skill levels. Although it was a social
Team:William Carpenter, Oscar Deighton, Nikau Gardner, team, it was initially dominated by competitive players who
Mat Hammond, Tom Illston-Park, Jonathan Jamieson, gradually adapted to the school ethos of playing with pride,
Mac Lawrence, Lachlan Nikolajenko, Rico Phillips, Josiah respect and humility. Nearly every player had a chance to
Power, Orlando Ratima, Chance Sherrard-Chase, Rory stand out for one reason or another throughout the season,
Trotter, Johnny Wilkshire and they finished second in the grade.

JUNIOR 4

Teacher in Charge: Miss E. Mitchell

TOUCH RUGBY JUNIOR 4
Back Row: Jawaad Hussain, Sam
Ratana, Daniel Lampp
Front Row: Luke Van Rynbach,
Mitchell Mead-Campbell, Charlie
Stewart, Fletch Johnston, Costa Gray
Absent: Billy Easton, Zion Kinnuman,
Lukas Goggin, Trey Feaunati, Xavier
Kinniburgh, Ben Tinsley, Quinn
Sturmey, Miss E Mitchell (Manager)

Junior 4 was a team of enthusiastic Year 9 and 10 students each other, improving as both individuals and as a team
who varied in their touch ability. All players were keen to get each week. As this was a social team, all players gave their
on and leave it all on the field. They always took half-time fellow peers equal game time and took turns each week
workons on board, and this was evident in the second half captaining the side.
of each game. The boys were respectful and supportive of

SHAND SHIELD SENIOR TOUCH
COMPETITION

1ST – Vernon, 2nd – Gordon, 3rd – Albion, 4th – Phoenix,
5th – Kia Ora, 6th – Murray

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TRIATHLON

Teacher in Charge: Mr P. Finch
MANAWATU SECONDARY SCHOOLS TRIATHLON
CHAMPIONSHIPS – FEBRUARY
PNBHS podium finishers were:
U19 Race: 1st Luke Scott, 2nd Sam Phillips, 3rd William Leong
U16 Race: 1st Sam Parry, 2nd Thomas Harding, 3rd Seb
Hayman
U14 Race: 1st Thomas Duncan, 2nd Jack Pettersson 
Special mention must be made of Luke Scott and Sam Phillips,
who both also completed the Crest to Crest Challenge the
week prior.

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NATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS TRIATHLON BOND ADVANTAGE SCHOLARSHIP
CHAMPIONSHIPS – APRIL Year 12 student Sam Parry was announced as the winner
It has been another busy year for many of our triathletes, of the 2019 Bond Advantage Scholarship.  Sam, a keen
culminated in this year’s National Secondary School Sports Triathlete, who also represents PNBHS in Cycling and Cross-
Triathlon Championships which was held at Ngamotu Beach Country Running, has ambitions to compete at the highest
in New Plymouth. The event doubled up as an ITU circuit race level representing New Zealand.  The Bond Advantage
and so there was plenty of hype around the course. Scholarship will provide him with mentoring from Olympic
and World Champion Hamish Bond as well as specialist
Tammy Reed set up camp for several days and this was used coaching and advice in all facets of his Triathlon and personal
as a base for the many athletes under her tutorage. She was development.  After applying for the Bond Advantage
well supported by many of our boys’ parents who darted Scholarship Sam was selected as one of three finalists to
from the beach start and swim up to the cycle leg and then be interviewed by the Sport NZ Elite Judging Panel, which
down to the run section to support the athletes of the team. included Rob Waddell and Sarah Ulmer.  He was announced
as the winner during the October school holidays. 
The event had many variations within the programme, many
of which our boys competed admirably in. Lucas Reed won
National titles in both the Long Course and Short Course U13
Mixed Teams’ triathlon. Lucas Reed made it on the podium
again as an individual in the U13 Short Course to complete a
very successful event for him. Sam Parry and Nelson Doolan
won National titles in the Long Course U16 Boys Teams’
triathlon. William Leong, Benjamin Wall, Samuel Phillips and
Luke Scott combined to take out the National title in the
Short Course U19 Boys Teams’ triathlon.

Several very encouraging individual performances rounded
off a fun few days. Most of the boys stayed around to watch
the professionals charge around the course on the Sunday
which would have been a great experience for all.

VOLLEYBALL

Teacher in Charge: Mr D. Toomer

Congratulations are extended to Campbell Woolley on his
selection for the New ZealandYouth Team training camp this
year. An injury that required surgery meant that he could not
attend and has him out of Volleyball for a year. He was also
selected in the Tournament Team at the Junior North Island
Competition held in Auckland December 2018.

SUPER EIGHT Campbell Woolley
Coach: Soane Vaipulu

Manager: Miss K. Tutavaha

The Senior team again competed in the Super Eight
Competition and National Tournament. Super Eight was
held in New Plymouth this year and the team had high
expectations. Pool play losses to both Hastings and Tauranga
and a win against New Plymouth had us in the bottom half
the next pool round which meant the highest we could
finish was fifth. The team played well, but a five-set game
loss to Hamilton meant we finished the tournament in
seventh position.

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The team consisted of Jayden Burgess, Tyler Collinson, Liam were now in the bottom four. Now in the relegation zone, we
Destounis, Zac Engu, Alastair Fleming, David Mafi, Seth needed to win the next two games. It was not to be and we
Te Hore-Gardiner, Harrison Urbahn, Josh Viljoen, Jackson lost to Otago Boys’High School and Tiata College. In Term IV,
Woodcock and Campbell Woolley. the team will need to finish in the top three of Division 3 in
order to move back up to Division 1 and 2. Most of the team
At Nationals this year we had two teams, Senior A and are back and are determined to get into the higher division.
Senior B.
The team consisted of Jayden Burgess, Tyler Collinson, Zac
SENIOR A Engu, Alastair Fleming, David Mafi, Harrison Urbahn, Josh
Viljoen, Etu Tairea and Campbell Woolley. Coached by Soane
The Senior A team was again in the top 32 draw, Divisions Vaipulu, Manager Kate Tutavaha
1 and 2. In the first round, the team had losses to Nayland
College, St Patrick’s College Kilbirnie and Tauanga Boys
College B.The team was then placed in the bottom 16 teams,
which is Division 2 play-off rounds. After the second round
of pool play and without a win, the team was placed in the
bottom eight of Division 2. This is the relegation zone were
the bottom three teams of Division 2 are replaced by the
top three teams of Division 3. The next game was a must win
against Westlake Boys’High School, a game that we lost and

VOLLEYBALL SENIOR A
Back Row: Jayden Burgess, Liam Destounis, Zac Engu
2nd Row: Josh Viljoen, Campbell Woolley, David Mafi, Miss K Tutavaha (Coach)
Front Row: Etu Tairea, Jackson Woodcock, Harrison Urbahn (Captain), Tyler Collinson, Alastair Fleming

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