Counties Power Club Rugby

Counties Power Club Rugby Round Up 24 July 

Despite some finals being played last weekend there is still plenty of Counties Power club rugby on. 

In Division two, Weymouth White beat Puni 31-14 and Onewhero ITM beat Papakura B&G Boyce Limited 51-3 Onewhero.  , Tuakau beat Te Kauwhata 24-15 and Weymouth Blue beat Papakura Certified Scaffolding 24-10.  The Sid Marshal Shield Division Two Finals will be played on Sunday 22 August.

 

In the U 19 Division Pukekohe beat Waiuku 15-5 to end up as finalist next weekend and Karaka beat Onewhero Farmlands 32-7 to be the other finalist.  The Bright Cup - U19 Final between Pukekohe and Karaka will be the curtain raiser for the Steelers v Otago game this Saturday at Bayer Growers Stadium.  Kick off is 2.30pm.  The Steelers v Otago ITM Cup match kicks off at 4.30pm.  Get your season pass and get along and support Milton, Tana and our team.

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Counties Power Club Finals Results 17 July
Waiuku are now the official holders of the McNamara Cup after beating Pukekohe 25-20 in the final of the Counties Power Club Rugby.

The whole town got behind Waiuku rugby team, and was decked out in red and green with signs cheering on the team in shop and car windows and children at pre-schools and schools all dressed up in the club colours in days leading up to the final and this transpired into a huge presence at Bayer Growers Stadium on Saturday.

It was everything a club final should be, intense with both teams having opportunities to win the match and the score changing hands but Waiuku played to their strength and controlled the ball up front and shut down Pukekohe in their crucially dangerous areas.  Experience was a vital factor in the match and Waiuku's captain, veteran Grant Henson showed why he makes such a difference to the side but unfortunately for Pukekohe they lacked the edge of one of their more experienced player, Taiasina Tuifua who was out with concussion

 

Pukekohe's centre Seremia Tagkicakibau scored the first points on the board after he broke off a back move, ran 20 meters, beat his opposition and dotted down.  Team mate, flanker Maama Vaipulu also showed why he is a representative player scoring a superb individual try.  However in the try stakes it was Waiuku's prop Simon Leamalu who cemented his title as Top Try Score for Counties Manukau Premier Rugby in 2010 by picking up two tries in the finals to give him a grand total of 14 for the season, two ahead of his closest contender, Pukekohe's winger David Raikuna who ended the season on 12.

 

Near the end of the game the referee gave Pukekohe's Brendon Farrell ten in the bin and then with five minutes to go Waiuku's, Notise Tauafoa scored to give Waiuku the lead.  Waiuku's Bayden Morery converted two tries and slotted two penalties and Pukekohe's Rob Dennison racked up the exact same amount of points for Pukekohe with his two conversions and two penalties.

 

Waiuku arrived back to their club rooms to a tradition Maori welcome then a guard of honour was formed for the players as they got off the bus.  The celebrations continued on all night then started again on Sunday, with some even suggesting statutes of coaches John Bell, Peter Summerville and manager Bruce Thompson should be erected in the town.

 

Pukekohe can still take heart from their campaign this season and the Pukekohe Rugby Club still have another final berth in sights with their U19 currently top of the table going into the semi-finals this coming weekend.

 

In the Bob Chandler Memorial Premier Reserve Final Ardmore Marist have something to celebrate after beating Waiuku 21- 5.  Ardmore Marist dominated the game from the first half and played more sensible rugby which saw them maximize any mistakes that Waiuku made.

 

In the Division two grade Papakura B&G Boyce beat Puni 15- 9, Onewhero ITM beat Te Kauwhata 22- 0  Weymouth White and Weymouth Blue had a tight match with the White team edging out fellow club mates 16-15 and Onewhero Profarm beat Tuakau 24-10.

 

In the Massey Cup U21 Final Patumahoe beat Pukekohe 11-5 to take the title.  Pukekohe had plenty of possession but Patumahoe played good team rugby which proved to be the difference in the end.

 

In the last round of the U19 Grade Karaka beat Waiuku 22-3, Onewhero Farmlands beat Drury 19-12, Patumahoe scored 52 unanswered points against Onewhero Pak N Save and Pukekohe also scored 62 unanswered points against Papakura.  This coming weekend the Bright Cup U19 Semi-Finals are:

1:00 pm Pukekohe v Waiuku @ Pukekohe

1:00pm Karaka v Onewhero Farmlands @ Karaka

 

The Counties Manukau Steelers are playing North Harbour at Bayer Growers Stadium this Wednesday 21 July at 6.00pm in a pre-season match.  The curtain raiser is Pukekohe High School 1st Xv v Manurewa 1st Xv and that kicks off at 4.10pm.  Tickets are $10 with kids Under 5 Free and season pass holders are FREE when they present their pass at the gates.
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Counties Power Senior Rugby Club Contacts 

Club: Ardmore Marist - Walters Rd, Papakura
Contact:  Robbie Burton 09 299 1849 or 027 292 5071

Club: Beachlands Maraetai – Te Puru Park 254 Whitford Maraetai Rd
Contact: Conal Dempsey ph 021 967 629

Club: Bombay- Paparata Rd, Bombay
ontact: Jack Kani 021 187 5762

Club: Drury- Tui St, Drury
Contact: Mike French 09 294 7186

Club: Karaka- Blackbridge Rd, Karaka
Contact: Marty Craze 021 334 095

Club: Manurewa – Mountfort Park, Dr Pickering Ave
Training: Tues/Thur 6.30pm
Contact: Andrew Talaimanu 0274 787 493
Manurewa Womens - Mon/Wed 6.30pm
Contact: Kim Hassen 027 546 2386 or 021 02782790

Club:Maramarua-2222 State Highway 2 , Maramarua
Contact:  Guy Platten 0274 876 426

Club: Onewhero – The Domain, Hall Rd, Onewhero
Training:  Tue/Thur 6.30pm
Contact: Brad Devlin 0274 981 203

Club: Papakura – Massey Park, Ron Keat Dr, Papakura/
or Mansell Park, Marne Rd Papakura
Contact: Hardy McLean 0274 849 634

Club: Patumahoe – Patumahoe Domain, Commerce St
Contact: Craig Carter Ph 027 4677042

Club: Pukekohe – Colin Lawrie Fields, Reynolds Rd
Contact: John Hawthorne 09 238 7074 or 027 214 7074

Club: Puni – Attwells Rd, RD 3 Puni
Contact: Paul Paranihi 021 174 6414 021 102 8609

Club: Te Kauwhata – Te Kauwhata Domain
Contact:  Paul Black 021 765 485 or 07 8260209

Club: Te Kohanga – Tuakau Lightbody Reserve
Contact: Chris Taylor 021 361 450

Club: Tuakau – Escotts Rd, Tuakau
Contact: Browyn Watson 0274 612 095

Club: Waiuku – 34 King St, Waiuku
Contact: Dale Loveridge Ph 027 444 5262

Club: Weymouth – Gibbons Rd, Weymouth
Contact:  Mike Tu'ua 0274 951 789

Club: Wesley RFC – Wesley College, Paerata Rd, Pukekohe
Contact: Mike Tod 0274 908 334

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The “Counties Power Game of the Week”

 

In 2008 a joint initiative between key sponsor Counties Power and CMRFU saw the introduction of a Counties Power Club Rugby game of the week called the ‘Counties Power Game of the Week’.  It continued in 2009 and will run again in 2010. 

The ‘Counties Power Game of the Week’ is carefully selected to provide unique exposure to a particular match. The aim is to offer each club at least one opportunity to be featured. For the first four weeks of the competition the ‘Counties Power Game of the Week’ is pre selected. From then on, once all teams have participated in the competition for a few weeks, key match ups and other exciting games will be selected to be the ‘Counties Power Game of the Week’. The focus is to feature teams across the grades 19’s to Premier’s of Club Rugby.

The Steelers website and CMRFU Media partner Franklin County News  will feature the ‘Counties Power Game of the Week’ each Thursday prior to the match. The rugby club hosting the ‘Counties Power Game of the Week’ are provided with promotional material to displayed on game day along with player of the day gifts. The player of the day gifts have been kindly provided by Counties Power and associate club rugby sponsor GJ Gardner and are to be presented to one player from each team after the game.

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