Bay Harbour: March 29, 2017

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Wednesday March 29 2017
Sumner’s season gets under way
SPORTS
FLYING HIGH: Dylan Nel will look to push on from an impressive
2016 campaign which saw him score 10 tries for Sumner and
make the Canterbury NPC squad. PHOTOS: ROZELLE MAY
• By Gordon Findlater
SUMNER HAS prepared well
ahead of their opening game of
the metro rugby competition
on Saturday.
After a handful of pre-season
hit-outs, Sumner will get their
first taste of competitive action
when they face Christchurch at
Linfield Park.
The team will play under the
guidance of a new coach this
season.
Martin Field-Dodgson, 39,
comes to Sumner with 10 years
of professional coaching experience
in Italy.
He’s held various roles at Benetton
Treviso, which play in the
Pro 12 competition, including
academy manager and assistant
coach.
His first job in his new role
has been getting the side in
shape ahead of the demanding
season. He says while the team
may not be where they would
like to be tactically, their fitness
levels are peaking.
“That was the principle priority
for pre-season. The boys
themselves identified that as
being an area we could make
some big gains on and we’ve
had some really intense, short
but sharp training sessions
since coming together,” said
Field-Dodgson.
In the pre-season, Sumner
produced three tries in the
final 20 minutes to save a draw
against Belfast. At the weekend,
they went down 28-38 to University.
Sumner finished last year’s
12-team Hawkins Cup roundrobin
in ninth spot. They then
finished as the second best
qualifier in the bottom six competition
before being eliminated
by University in the knock-out.
They have retained the bulk
of their squad from last year,
including South African-born
flanker, Dylan Nel, who was the
team’s top try scorer last season.
“We’ve got a nice core of guys
that have had a taste of the
next level. We run a leadership
group and a lot of the boys who
we’re part of the Canterbury
team are in it,” said Field-
Dodgson.
The opening round of the
Hawkins Cup will see all 12
teams play at the same venue,
using three grounds at Linfield
Park.
Sumner will be part of the
day’s first game when their
match against Christchurch
kicks off at 1pm.
RETURN: Fijian winger Poasa
Waqanibau is back for another
season. He also made the
Canterbury squad on the back of a
strong campaign for Sumner.
Bays gain experience in
national competition
THE FERRYMEAD Bays
under-17 boys’ team came within
a whisker of a top 12 play-off
spot in Auckland recently.
They competed in the Auckland
City Football Club under-17
tournament, which brings
together the best of the youth
talent from around the country,
playing in a competitive tournament
format.
On day one, Bays suffered a
3-0 loss to Cashmere Technical
and a 6-0 loss to Three Kings
United before defeating Glenfield
Rovers 2-0.
Day two saw the team start
with a 0-0 draw against Tauranga
City United and a 3-0 loss
to Central United FC.
In the quarter finals, Bays
came up against Waitakere City
FC. After a 0-0 stalemate at
full-time the two sides went to
penalties.
The dramatic spot kick decider
saw Waitakere advance 10-9 on
penalties.
The end result meant Bays
didn’t qualify for the top 12
of 24 on day three, but gained
great experience and an idea of
the level of talent around the
country.
EXPERIENCE: Ferrymead Bays’ Omar Cameron and Joe Hoole compete for the ball against
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