by Christine Dornan | 12 Sep, 2019 | Football, Sport
Nina Kondo in action against Waterside-Karori. PHOTO/FILE FOOTBALL CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Wairarapa is well represented in the finalists for the Capital Football Annual Awards announced this week. For the first time, the awards will cover all aspects of...
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by Christine Dornan | 12 Sep, 2019 | Cricket, Sport
Kusal Perera of Sri Lanka attempting to run out New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell during the third T20 match last Friday in Kandy. PHOTOS/GETTY IMAGES. CRICKET CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Seth Rance is hoping he has done enough on the short tour of Sri Lanka to...
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by Christine Dornan | 11 Sep, 2019 | Sport
Sam Smith won Tai Ohi Tane [Secondary School Male] at the 2018 Maori Sports Awards. PHOTOS/FILE CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz The hunt is on for the region’s top Maori sportspeople, with nominations now open for the 2019 Wairarapa Maori Sports Awards. This...
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by Christine Dornan | 10 Sep, 2019 | Rugby, Sport
Ueta Tufuga scores to give Wai-Bush a 25-14 lead. PHOTOS/JADE CVETKOV RUGBY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Take the five points and move on. That’s the attitude of Farriers Wairarapa-Bush coach Joe Harwood after their hard-fought 37-31 win over King Country at...
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by Christine Dornan | 7 Sep, 2019 | Rugby, Sport
Kirk Tufuga, right, to lead by example. PHOTO/FILE Tekii in line for debut RUGBY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz New captain Kirk Tufuga will take a ‘follow me, boys’ approach when he leads Farriers Wairarapa-Bush in their crucial Heartland Championship home...
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by Christine Dornan | 6 Sep, 2019 | Opinion, Sport
Flashback – the 2015 champion Harcourts team. Back row, Sarah Watson [coach, left], Kaaria Rimene, Brittany Wildman, Caathryn Fretton, Hannah Brewer, Evie Langlands, Sheridan Gallon-Puhara, Geraldine Carroll and Carlene Karaitiana [coach]. Front row, Shyanne Aporo...
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by Christine Dornan | 5 Sep, 2019 | Sport
Liam Lamb running in the North island cross-country champs. PHOTO/FILE ATHLETICS CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Wairarapa College student Liam Lamb is hungry for more international competition after an encouraging performance at the Australian Cross-Country...
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by Christine Dornan | 5 Sep, 2019 | Hockey, Sport
Kevin Percy, second from right, scoring a goal against the Japan national team at Queen Elizabeth Park in August 1961. PHOTOS/WAIRARAPA ARCHIVE OBITUARY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Tributes are flowing for one of the hard men of Wairarapa sport from the...
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