Bay Harbour: November 14, 2017

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SPORTS
Ben Shaw looks to move the ball against Belfast. Matt Little (right)
turns on the pace as he finds himself in space.
PHOTOS: ROZELLE MAY
Sumner’s Tom Ziolo eyes up a gap as he picks up the ball from a scrum.
Sumner players stay in
shape on sevens field
• By Gordon Findlater
A NUMBER of Sumner Rugby
Club players have been keeping
in shape over the off-season by
competing in the Spring Sevens
Cup at Hoon Hay Park.
The cup was held over three
weekends, with each weekend
contested as its own tournament.
Sumner had mixed results
over the three tournaments and
were runners-up in the shield
final on Saturday. The team lost
all three of their pool games to
University 17-19, Prebbleton
7-27, and Shirley 7-42.
They then prevailed against
Lyttelton 28-14 in the shield
semi-final to qualify for the
final against Belfast. The game
went down to the final whistle,
with Sumner fighting back from
a deficit. However, it wasn’t
enough, eventually going down
24-29. The Sumner sevens side
was made up from several of the
club’s 15-man teams, including
the division one, division two
and colts sides.
The players that turned out
for Sumner at Hoon Hay Park
will now get a well earned rest
leading up to Christmas before
pre-season training starts in
January.
Matt Little does a dance
after scoring a try.
Local plumbers offering
free checks on clay pipes
While it is now almost seven years since the
Christchurch earthquakes, damage to underground
pipes is still becoming apparent, says
the team at Laser Plumbing Christchurch
East, who are based in Ferrymead.
As they point out, homeowners can
be completely unaware that they have
earthquake damage to their clay pipes.
Properties built before the 1970s are
most likely to have clay pipes, and
cracks in the pipes allow tree roots to
enter and block drains. The damage can
take some time to become apparent
but when it does, it is usually fairly
major, and costly to repair.
Specialists in drain-laying and plumbing,
Laser Plumbing are currently offering a
free check on pipes. This involves a quick look with a
camera, and if any damage is found they will discuss
this with the owner. Laser Plumbing are experts in
dealing with EQC and know how
to make the process easy. The next
step is to provide
a drainage survey
report to EQC, who
in most cases, will
cover the cost of this
as well as replacing
the damaged pipes.
There are some
conditions, which
Laser Plumbing will
discuss with the
homeowner.
“We have done hundreds of surveys
and have been installing a lot of
replacement PVC pipes over recent
years,” says Carol McCann, who owns the
company with her husband Chris Dick.
“We want to make it easy for people by
offering the check at no cost, and we
urge people to get their pipes checked
sooner rather than later as we do not
know how long EQC will cover repairs for
home-owners. Having them replaced will
avoid serious problems in the future. It’s
all done with minimum fuss.”
Located in Tussock Lane, Ferrymead,
Laser Plumbing services customers right
across the city. They are very proud of
their team of qualified tradesmen, who
carry out plumbing and drainage work
with care and efficiency. They are the sort
of guys that you would be happy to have
working in and around your home, Carol says.
To make an appointment for your free pipe check,
phone them today on 376 5322.
Laser Plumbing Christchurch East
03 376 5322 | chcheast@laserplumbing.co.nz