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Te TAIRAWHITI TOUCH
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT REPRESENTATIVES
Five representative teams from Tairawhiti were among the 23 provinces that were at the National Touch Tournament held in Palmerston North. Tairawhiti teams played tremendously well to win the Most Outstanding Province Trophy. 6 players were chosen for NZ squads. Several players won Player of the Tournament for their division. Overall these excellent ambassadors performed with great credit to their sport and district.
Page 30 top: OPEN MEN were outstanding to finish 4th in the A Division. Back left to right: Alf Horomia, Richard Francis, Brian Leach, Henry Lamont, Justin Whaitiri, Herimla Smith, Mafeking Whaitiri & Rico Gear. Front: Junior Akurangi, Trevor Nepe ( NZ Squad), Jason Akurangi, Sid Matete & Gary Nepe [Coach] & (NZ Squad)
Page 30 bottom: WOMENS B GRADE played outstanding Touch to finish 3rd in their division. Back left to right: Ray Gates (Assistant Coach), Ronnie Martin (Manageress), Carney Peipi, Pauline Haapu, Trudy Karaka, Andrea Wallace, Penny Niwa, Eddy Ashwell & Tiria Te Kurapa. Front: Aorangi Pahuru (Player of the Tournament, B Gade Women), Tracey Moeke, Mona Smith, Margaret Rickard (Captain), Maryanne Matete & Anthony Phelps (Coach)
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OPEN MIXED TEAM played very well finishing 7th in their division. Back left to right: Upi Rangihuna, Eddie Robinson, Daniel Moeke, Tunis Harrison, Goerge Glover, Jeremy David, Anthony Bowden & Troy Para. Front: Heather Biddle, Leith Seymour, Lorraine Houkamau (Manageress), Samantha Nepe, Tangi Whaitiri, Katrina Reedy (Best & Fairest Player, B Grade Mixed), Tina Te Maro (Coach) & Mahara Paul.
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Fifteen teams competed in the annual Poverty Bay Polo Club's 1995 Tournament. Despite the dry weather, the grounds were in top condition and locals were generous in their offers of hospitality for visiting players and paddocks for their ponies. It was 3 days of top competition and a great success for the organisers.
Victoria and Sarah Kirkpatrick working on the gate at the entrance to the polo grounds in Bushmere Road.
President of the PB Polo Club, John Sherratt at the prizegiving.
S Beatson (Rangitikei) and Joe Sheridan ( PB "B") watching the action up ahead and each other in the Intermediate final won by Rangitikei.
Guy Kirkpatrick who scored a hat-trick playing for the PB "B" side which lost to Rangitikel 7-6 in the final of the Int. Open for the Sherratt Cup.
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Junior PB Blue player, Chris Lane takes his ponies Holly, Riyadh and Biddy away for a feed and a wee-earned rest after their game.
Colin Kirkpatrick takes a penalty shot during his PB "B" teams game against Waimai "B"
PB No 1 Rob Sherratt gets his shot away under his pony's neck in spite of the close attention from a Wanstead player.
"Oh, no. Dad. I don't know whether that was the right thing to do under the circumstances!" . . . . . young William Sherratt, dressed in PB colours, watching his father Randall playing No 4 for PB in the Senior Handicap final
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Action from the final of the Senior Handicap between Wanstead and PB "A" resulting in a win for Poverty Bay 10-7. The PB player is Rob Sherratt.
Here to stay following their Father's appointment as Principal of Gisborne Intermediate are Oliver, Abbie & Katie Topham
The final of the Senior Open featured Cambridge Allstock "A" (Left) & Waimai, the Savile Cup holders who won 9-6 in a thrilling encounter played at a furious pace.
PB No 3 Patrick Mclldowie who was named in the NZ test side to play Australia.
, Jason Akurangi, Sid Matete & Gary Nepe [Coach] & (NZ Squad)
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, Jason Akurangi, Sid Matete & Gary Nepe [Coach] & (NZ Squad)
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, Jason Akurangi, Sid Matete & Gary Nepe [Coach] & (NZ Squad)
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, Ronnie Martin (Manageress), Carney Peipi, Pauline Haapu, Trudy Karaka, Andrea Wallace, Penny Niwa, Eddy Ashwell & Tiria Te Kurapa. Front: Aorangi Pahuru (Player of the Tournament, B Gade Women), Tracey Moeke, Mona Smith, Margaret Rickard (Captain), Maryanne Matete & Anthony Phelps (Coach)
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, Ronnie Martin (Manageress), Carney Peipi, Pauline Haapu, Trudy Karaka, Andrea Wallace, Penny Niwa, Eddy Ashwell & Tiria Te Kurapa. Front: Aorangi Pahuru (Player of the Tournament, B Gade Women), Tracey Moeke, Mona Smith, Margaret Rickard (Captain), Maryanne Matete & Anthony Phelps (Coach)
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, Ronnie Martin (Manageress), Carney Peipi, Pauline Haapu, Trudy Karaka, Andrea Wallace, Penny Niwa, Eddy Ashwell & Tiria Te Kurapa. Front: Aorangi Pahuru (Player of the Tournament, B Gade Women), Tracey Moeke, Mona Smith, Margaret Rickard (Captain), Maryanne Matete & Anthony Phelps (Coach)
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, Samantha Nepe, Tangi Whaitiri, Katrina Reedy (Best & Fairest Player, B Grade Mixed), Tina Te Maro (Coach) & Mahara Paul.
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, Samantha Nepe, Tangi Whaitiri, Katrina Reedy (Best & Fairest Player, B Grade Mixed), Tina Te Maro (Coach) & Mahara Paul.
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, Samantha Nepe, Tangi Whaitiri, Katrina Reedy (Best & Fairest Player, B Grade Mixed), Tina Te Maro (Coach) & Mahara Paul.
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 and Joe Sheridan ( PB "B") watching the action up ahead and each other in the Intermediate final won by Rangitikei.
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 and Joe Sheridan ( PB "B") watching the action up ahead and each other in the Intermediate final won by Rangitikei.
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Guy Kirkpatrick who scored a hat-trick playing for the PB "B" side which lost to Rangitikel 7-6 in the final of the Int. Open for the Sherratt Cup.
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Guy Kirkpatrick who scored a hat-trick playing for the PB "B" side which lost to Rangitikel 7-6 in the final of the Int. Open for the Sherratt Cup.
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Guy Kirkpatrick who scored a hat-trick playing for the PB "B" side which lost to Rangitikel 7-6 in the final of the Int. Open for the Sherratt Cup.
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Colin Kirkpatrick takes a penalty shot during his PB "B" teams game against Waimai "B"
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Colin Kirkpatrick takes a penalty shot during his PB "B" teams game against Waimai "B"
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Colin Kirkpatrick takes a penalty shot during his PB "B" teams game against Waimai "B"
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"Oh, no. Dad. I dont know whether that was the right thing to do under the circumstances!" . . . . . young William Sherratt, dressed in PB colours, watching his father Randall playing No 4 for PB in the Senior Handicap final
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