Bay Harbour: May 02, 2018

Wednesday May 2 2018
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Dodgson rues missed opportunities
SPORTS
• By Gordon Findlater
“AN OPPORTUNITY lost”
is how Sumner coach Martin
Dodgson has summed up two
narrow losses in the space of
three days.
Sumner started the Hawkins
Metro Premier Cup with a
hiss and a roar, winning their
opening three matches. However,
a 10-13 loss on Anzac Day to
Burnside, then a 15-20 loss to
Lincoln University on Saturday
saw them drop to fifth in the
competition standings.
While Dodgson was impressed
overall with two valiant efforts at
Leonards Park, the nature of the
losses has been hard to swallow.
“In both games, we put
ourselves in a really good
position to win . . . we’ve let eight
points slip through our fingers,”
said Dodgson.
On Saturday, Sumner seized
the early advantage against
the competition favourites and
found themselves leading 10-3
HEAVE: Sumner’s pack digs deep in the wet to score a penalty try against Lincoln University on Saturday. PHOTO: ROZELLE MAY
after a penalty try following a
collapsed scrum on the Lincoln
line.
When first-five Josh Toy
skipped his way past two
defenders following a number
of phases, Sumner found
themselves with a 15-10
lead. However, in the final
10min of the game the home
side conceded a penalty and
converted try to see what would
have been an impressive victory
slip from their grasp.
After reflecting on the busy
week of fixtures with a ‘court
session’ on Saturday night,
Dodgson says the wave are
raring to get back to their
winning ways.
Their upcoming game on
Saturday presents the team with
a great opportunity to give their
top six hopes an immediate
Strong cross-country results
for Sumner club athletes
SUMNER RUNNING Club had
a strong showing at the Lionel
Fox Relays at Woodend Beach
Domain on Saturday.
No wind but persistent rain
made for good cross-country
conditions in the forest.
Three Sumner senior teams
ran in the men’s masters
team event. Oliver Egan, Paul
Timothy, Shaun McWhirter
and Marty Lukes won the race,
while Al Cory-Wright, Lockie
Campbell, Trevor Batin and
Julian Gudsell finished fourth.
Three of the club’s women’s
masters and a senior member
finished sixth in the senior
women’s team event.
The club’s top individual results
went to Paul Timothy and
Shaun McWhirter who finished
second and third respectively in
the men’s senior event.
Six junior teams also competed
in the under-18 age group.
In the boys section, Sumner
PODIUM: Abi Scott-Douglas
finished second in the girls
nine age grade.
teams finished 10th, 20th and
21st, while in the girls section,
Sumner teams finished 13th and
17th. Top individual results went
to Zara Percasky and Neve
Majendie who completed a onetwo
in the girls seven age grade.
Abi Scott-Douglas was second in
the girls nine age grade, Maddie
Sharpe was second in the girls
13 grade and Aaron Clark came
third in the boys 13 age grade.
The next race for club runners
will be the Children’s Forest
Relays at Bottle Lake Forest on
Saturday.
boost. Sumner travel to Ilam
Fields to take on last year’s
grand-finalists and runners-up,
University of Canterbury Vipers.
Sumner’s backline is expected
to be boosted by the return of
Wesley Mauafu and Filimoni
Waqainabete who return from
a dislocated shoulder and
concussion respectively.
Up front Sumner will be
without prop Samuela Tawake,
OUR Lady Star
of the Sea’s
Noah Cole and
Redcliffs School’s
Benita Clark
teamed up to win
the mixed section
the Huxster
Challenge
mountain bike
relay race.
Due to the
small size of both
schools, dispensation
was given
so Noah and
Benita could race
as the year five
and six mixed
team on behalf of
Our Lady Star of
the Sea School. The pair said they
really enjoyed the experience and
winning the event topped off a
who has been selected for the
Fijian team to play the Western
Force in a World Series
Rugby invitational match on
Friday.
Meanwhile, Sumner’s
international contingent has
received a boost with the
addition of Italian hooker/loose
forward Giacomo Nicotera,
who arrived in Christchurch last
week from Treviso, Italy.
Mountain biking pupils team
up to win Huxster Challenge
YOUNG TEAM: Benita Clark
and Noah Cole teamed up
to win the mixed section the
Huxster Challenge mountain
bike relay race.
good week in
which Noah
was fifth and
Benita sixth
in their age
group races in
the Canterbury
Duathlon at
Ruapuna.
Following
the Huxster
Challenge,
Noah went
on to finish
in the top five
at the BMX
nationals in
New Plymouth,
earning him
a place in the
New Zealand
age group team to compete at the
world champs in Azerbaijan later
this month.
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