Nor'West News: October 11, 2016

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Tuesday October 11 2016
Brydon new Black Stick
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NOR’WEST NEWS
• By Gordon Findlater
HIGH SCHOOL Old
Boys-Burnside player David
Brydon has been named in
the Black Sticks team to play
Australia in November.
The 20-year-old was named
in the national team for the first
time on the back of a standout
year which has saw him win the
most valuable player award at
last month’s National Hockey
League.
The former St Bede’s College
student received a phone call
from Black Sticks coach Colin
Batch early last week to deliver
the good news.
“It was definitely in the back of
my mind. It’s nice to now know
that I’m going to get that opportunity,”
said Brydon.
The side to take on Australia
is a relatively young one. Fellow
Canterbury Cavaliers player
and former St Andrew’s College
student Sam Lane and Dominic
Newman will also make there
international debuts against
Australia. The three were part of
the Canterbury team that won
this year’s under-21 national
tournament.
Nick Haig has also made the
Black Sticks squad and was part
of the Canterbury Cavaliers
men’s team which finished
second at the NHL with Brydon,
Lane and Newman.
For Cavaliers coach and former
Black Sticks player Andrew
DEBUT: David Brydon will represent the Black Sticks for the
first time in November against Australia in Auckland. ​
PHOTO: HOCKEY PLANET
Hastie, the inclusion of the players
comes as no suprise.
“I’m very proud of these guys. I
have no doubt they will have a lot
of influence during the Australia
series and I can see them going
onto have bright futures in the
black uniform,” said Hastie.
It will be a busy end to the year
for the midfielder. He will be part
of the three-game trans-Tasman
series in November and will then
represent New Zealand at under-21
level in the Junior World
Cup this December in India.
“It’s going to be hectic but it’s
very exciting. We’re going to
be going up against the world’s
best teams so I’m really looking
forward to it,” said Brydon.
Brydon and the rest of the
Black Sticks squad will assemble
in Auckland later this month to
begin their training camp ahead
of the trans-Tasman series.
The Black Sticks play Australia
in Auckland on November 17, 19
and 20.
• By Gordon Findlater
ST MARGARET’S College has
finished seventh at the New
Zealand Secondary Schools
Netball Championships,
achieving their goal of returning
to the top eight.
The team that has won six
consecutive Canterbury titles
finished second at nationals
two years ago but were looking
to improve on last year’s
tournament which saw them fall
outside the top eight.
In their first pool match St
Margaret’s were thrashed 20-
52 by tournament winner’s St
Kentigern College, of Auckland.
POISED: Ella
Wells takes
aim during
St Margaret’s
35-22 win over
Rotorua Girls’
High School. ​
PHOTO:
MICHAEL
BRADLEY
St Margaret’s netball
team back in top eight
They recovered to win their
final two pool games against
Palmerston North Girls’ High
School 39-27 and Dunedin’s St
Hilda’s Collegiate 33-30 and
advance to the quarter-finals.
There they were defeated 18-38
by Auckland’s St Mary’s College.
On the final day of
competition, St Margaret’s met
Rotorua Girls’ High School in a
playoff for seventh and eighth.
They led by just one goal at halftime.
However, a strong finish to
the match saw St Margaret’s win
comfortably 35-22.
St Andrew’s College also
attended the tournament and
finished 15th.
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