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32 WN 06-0187-02 FLTLT Trev Hammond This year’s Junior Offi cer Interservice Sports Tournament (JOIST) tournament took place at Waiouru Camp over 5 to 7 May. Three teams, comprising Offi cer Cadets and Junior Offi cers from Army, Navy and Air Force met at the Camp Marae to begin what turned out to be a hard fought battle of skill, courage and stamina. The competition saw the teams in a round robin event that included mixed netball and touch rugby, an endurance race and a scramble track relay race. In addition, rugby was played to contest ownership of the Weka Trophy. That afternoon the bid for the JOIST trophy began with a hard fought battle of mixed netball against Army. Unfortunately, and despite great goal shooting by OCDT’s Aaron Butler and Nathan Barrack, ably supported by their team mates, Air couldn’t close the gap that had been created by OCDT Carolyn Freeman, OCDT David De Graaf and OCDT Tim McAlevey dig deep during the endurance race. 2006 Army’s early fl air. Next, and with many of the same players who had fought so hard during the netball game, the opposition was again Army, this time on the touch fi eld. Everyone played extremely well, OCDT Robbie Harlow captaining the Air Force team. The match was very close, with a single defensive error by Air Force allowing Army to go one point up late in the second half. The fi nal score was 7-6 to Army. The team was beginning to hurt but without breaking stride it prepared to face Navy for the Weka Trophy. What an awesome spectacle this game was, and an awesome effort by the Air team, that was fi elding ten players who had never touched a rugby ball before. Team captain, OCDT Robbie Harlow, led from the front, and provided inspiration and words of encouragement AFN71 JUNE 06 www.airforce.mil.nz
WN 06-0187-04 WN 06-0187-01 throughout the game. The coaches, OCDTs Roscoe Paterson and Aaron Butler, did a fantastic job with a team that relied heavily upon their courage and determination to pull through and eventually score a try late in the second half. The fi nal score was 56 – 8 to Navy, but Air still felt like winners on the day. It was an awesome game, full of grit and determination. The next day Air took on Navy at netball and one touch rugby indoors, due to the appalling weather conditions. Air took an early lead in a game which was played in extremely good spirits by both sides and saw them triumph over the opposition. The netball game was played at an exhilarating pace and saw Navy displaying some adept footwork and goal shooting skills. Air dug deep with most goals coming in the second half of the game, but this turned out to be too late to close the gap Navy had created. FLTLT AJ Young was a noted player in this game, having never played before and was described by the team captain, OCDT Carolyn Freeman, as a natural! The most gruelling event of Air’s day was the endurance race. Three teams of ten people, starting fi ve minutes apart and carrying a huge log, two torsion bars and fi ve vehicle tyres negotiated a three kilometre course over a ridgeline at the back of Waiouru Camp. Then, after dumping the equipment, had to tackle a physically and mentally demanding combat assault course. The weather was appalling and the course tough but even the team members who weren’t competing in the event ran every step of the way, offering encouragement to their team mates. It was a monumental effort that saw Air achieve a fi nishing time of 39 minutes. Navy fi nished in 42 minutes and Army in 35 minutes. The team captain, OCDT McAlevey, (fi rst name?) displayed great leadership through encouragement and guidance. As team manager it was a moving event to watch, and an The endurance race’s fi nish line. Air Force’s OCDT Barrack gets the better of Army at the lineout. www.airforce.mil.nz AFN71 JUNE 06 WN 06-0187-03 The 2006 Air Force JOIST team. inspirational one that forged a great sense of unity throughout the Air Force team. The fi nal day of the tournament began early with the scramble track relay race, after a sociable evening in the Offi cer Cadet School Mess. Teams of fi ve negotiated a steep and winding hill track for 400 metres, before traversing a ridgeline and descending steeply to the start line where the next team member was waiting. It wasn’t to be an Air Force race as the team came in third to Navy who lost out to Army. The Air Force time was 11 minutes 16 seconds whilst the Army romped in at ten minutes 32 seconds. Air had some very fast team members, in particular OCDTU Shane Huisman, who completed his lap in one minute and 50 seconds - very impressive. OCDT Mark Wing, the most ‘senior’ member of the current IOTC intake, also gave his all. The fi nal event of the tournament was rugby - Army versus Air Force. It was described at the prize giving as ‘an event fi ercely competed for’. The Air team was depleted somewhat through injury but once again every member of the team fought to the very end and on a few occasions even looked like scoring a try. The fi nal score was not offi cially recorded but Air did come second. Another impressive captain’s performance saw OCDT Robbie Harlow and the team do themselves proud and hold their heads high. OCDT Roscoe Patterson took to the fi eld in the fi rst half and gave a hint of days gone by when he had previously played rugby, representing the NZDF. In all, it was a hard-fought game controlled by Army, but an entirely impressive performance by the inexperienced and depleted Air team - well done fellas! Manager’s Note: As the manager of the Air Force team I would like to thank Army for hosting this year’s event, and also Navy and Army for competing in the true nature of sport within the NZDF. Winning is important but so is competing fairly and with integrity. Thanks to you both. Finally, to the Air Force team. I was immensely proud to be associated with you throughout the tournament. The way in which you competed and supported each other was tremendous and showed without doubt the calibre and sense of unity that is present within the RNZAF. Congratulations on a great performance, let’s get out there next year and do it all again! FLTLT Trev Hammond 33
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