Sports Newsletter - Term 2: Week 10

Hockey

The First XI play HIBS at Maidstone this afternoon, 4.30pm KO. This follows a

first hit out against Gladstone Bulls, chock full of Rathkeale Old Boys’ last

week. Rathkeale ran out 4-3 winners in a fantastic match full of passion and

skill.

This game provided First XI debuts for James Crawley, Flynn Register, Liam

Quirke and Jack Robson; all played well, adjusting to the pace and intensity

required at this level.

Josh McKay (Captain 2012-2013) spoke to the Boys after the match, and

formally handed the Captains armband to our new skipper Gus Borren.

Micky Caldwell started his season well netting a hattrick, while Ralph McLeod

also pinched a goal.

Both Teams pose for a photo after the game

Rugby

First XV

On Saturday, the First XV squad was split into two teams to play a trial game.

It was good to see the young and upcoming boys display their skills alongside

the more experienced players. Fitness and the quality of the rugby was

awesome, particularly for the first game.

It was great to see the boys playing after such a long period. The squad will

be narrowed down for the Palmerston North Boys’ High game on Saturday. It

was great to see everybody out from the Rathkeale community supporting

the boys and enjoying the post-match BBQ! See you out there!

Mr O’Gorman keeps a close eye on the breakdown as George Eschbach clears the ruck

Max Lett fends Jaden Webb Milner

Junior inter squad game

The Junior sides also played an inter-squad game.

James Carroll about to make a tackle

Football

Rathkeale First XI 2 3 HIBS Firs XI

Rathkeale Development 0 9 WiaCol 2nd XI

Rathkeale Senior A 2 3 Kuranui Boys 1st XI

Rathkeale Senior Red 4 1 WaiCol Speedies

Rathkeale Senior White 0 7 WaiCol 3rd XI

Rathkeale Junior White 6 4 Rathkeale Junior Red

First XI

The First XI played a preseason game away at HIBS on Saturday. Although

losing the game 3-1 Mr Lindsay was very happy with the performance. Young

year 10 Liam Gale made his starting debut and impressed from the start

never shying away from a challenge and showing great composure on the

ball. Wills Vincent and Alexander Hill also made their debuts while Jonty

Roubos demonstrated his prowess in front of goal, netting twice.

Development

The Development side played some good football at times, however

struggled to complete with the sheer physicality of WaiCol. Ben Lake made

several good saves, Charlie Mathews had some strong runs and was

unfortunate not to score. Sam Jonas enjoyed a good debut while Samson

Jensen Middleton impressed both in defence and midfield. There were

plenty of positives to build on moving forward.

Rathkeale Junior Derby

The Rathkeale Junior derby kicked off our football season. Both teams

played well in a goal studied match which saw Rathkeale Junior White

emerged victorious 6-4. Michael Chapman’s work rate was impressive for the

Whites and the goal of the game came curtesy of Freddy Cohr; a fabulous

header from a pinpoint Sam Leask cross.

Badminton

The first round of competitive badminton took place on Wednesday 3rd June.

The boys split themselves into pairs and a round robin event took place.

There were 6 teams, and each played 4 games of 10-minute duration. The

final saw the two unbeaten teams – Henry Lo and Ben Liu, Sam Leask, and

Harvey Masters – battle out for the honours, with Henry and Ben winning a

match worthy of a final 20-17.

Time Jarroenkitchaichana in action Ben Liu about to serve

Week two of competition saw twelve players grace the courts, some new

players and many regulars.

The boys played doubles matches again this week with a full 5 match round

robin competition being completed.

There were some very close matches (and some one-sided ones!) with one

team going through unbeaten.

1st: Gavin Tse/Pound Leelapatchara (5 wins)

2nd: Puwit Sila/Ben Liu (4 wins)

3rd: Thomas Farman/Harvey Masters (3 wins)

Trap Shooting

Sixteen boys headed to the Wairarapa Gun Club for practice last week. It was

wonderful to see them in action, particularly the exceptional leadership skills

shown by Henry Borthwick. Great to see our numbers growing in this sport.

The boys had good start to the competitive season with some new shooters

stepping up for their first time behind the trap house.

Congratulations to Eddie Harris won the points score and Henry Borthwick

who was third in the single rise.

Practice continues Wednesday 17th and 24th with a trip to Patangata on

Sunday 28th for the second round of competition.

Tim Parker, Jack Buckley, Angus Jaspers, Archie Clarke and Liam Hughes take a breather.

Eddie Harris winner of the points score

Hauora Sports

Year 9 – Basketball

Competition Winner A Competition Halberg

B Competition Blake Overall Halberg

Year 10 – Ki-o-rahi

Competition Winner

A Competition Blake B Competition Halberg

Overall All Houses Tied

Year 11 - Football

Competition Winner

A Competition Hillary B Competition Hillary

Overall Hillary

Year 12 - Touch

Competition Winner

A Competition Hillary

B Competition Blake Overall Blake

Year 13 - Volleyball

Competition Winner A Competition Hillary

B Competition All Houses Tied Overall Hillary

This week’s points:

Football

House Points Blake 5

Halberg 7

Hillary 10

Touch

House Points

Blake 7 Halberg 3

Hillary 5

Volleyball

House Points

Blake 3 Halberg 6

Hillary 9

Basketball

House Points Blake 6

Halberg 7 Hillary 4

Ki-o-rahi

House Points Blake 6

Halberg 6 Hillary 6

The points won this week

Hillary 34 Points Blake 27 Points

Halberg 23 Points

A selection of Hauora Sports photos – the boys are having a great time!

Event Standings after Three Weeks

Football

House Points Blake 11

Halberg 11

Hillary 29

Touch

House Points

Blake 19 Halberg 12

Hillary 20

Volleyball

House Points

Blake 8 Halberg 18

Hillary 18

Basketball

House Points Blake 16

Halberg 19 Hillary 12

Ki-o-rahi

House Points Blake 13

Halberg 22 Hillary 19

The overall standings after Week Three

Hillary 100 Points Halberg 84 Points

Blake 77 Points

Hillary top the Football competition with a significant lead; however, the

other events are all extremely tight:

Hillary are only 1 point in front of Blake in the Touch Competition; Halberg

and Hillary are tied in Volleyball; Halberg lead in the Basketball, 3 points

ahead of Blake and Halberg also lead the Ki-o-rahi, ahead of Hillary by 3

points!

When you remember that 3 points are awarded for a win … a potential 6

point swing – you can see just how close the competition really is!

As the saying goes … there is everything to play for… and every point counts!

Interestingly after three weeks of competition, Blake have won 10 events,

with 4 overall wins; Halberg have the least number of event wins with 9, but

the most overall wins – 7! Hillary are the most consistent House with 13

event wins and 6 overall wins.

Michael Buick on the ball Ki-o-rahi is proving a real favourite!

Upcoming fixtures this week

Football

Saturday 20th June

Rathkeale First XI vs St Bernard’s Rathkeale Green 10.45

Rathkeale Development vs Makoura Rathkeale Upper Common 2 9am

Kuranui 2nd XI vs Rathkeale Senior A Kuranui 2 9am

Rathkeale Junior Red vs WaiCol Red Rathkeale Oval 9am

WaiCol Yellow vs Rathkeale Junior White Wairarapa Computer 9am

Rathkeale Senior Red vs Chanel Boys XI Rathkeale Upper Common 1 9am

WaiCol Speedies vs Rathkeale Senior White Wairarapa Guildford 10.30

Rugby

First XV - Saturday 20th June (H) vs. Palmerston North Boys’ High School

(11am KO)

Second XV – First games on Wednesday 24th June (Memorial Park)

The Junior XV’s will play (3 X 20 min) warm up games: Saturday 20th June

(@ WaiCol – KO to TBC)

Hockey

First XI vs HIBS at Maidstone - today, 4.30pm KO

Hauora Sports

Week 4 of Hauora Interhouse Sports will take place on Thursday!