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40 Thursday June 21 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi The Star Sport ON TRACK: Habibi Inta and Blair Orange win the 4YO Ruby at the Harness Jewels. Orange is closing in on his mate Dexter Dunn’s wins record. PHOTO: TRISH DUNELL Orange closes on mate’s record Drivers’ premiership in the bag • By Michael Guerin THE MAN who for so long dreaded talking about winning the national drivers’ premiership has now opened up about going one step further. Canterbury horseman Blair Orange says he is now targeting good mate Dexter Dunn’s record number of wins in a season of 229. Orange is guaranteed winning his first premiership this term, sitting 23 wins clear of Dunn, who will head to the United States for a long working holiday if and when his visa is finalised. So Orange finds himself on 211 wins for the year, needing 19 Blair Orange Dexter Dunn more to set a new mark and likely to drive at 20 more meetings before August 1. With Dunn possibly out of the picture soon and Orange getting the pick of the drives at most meetings, his target of just over one win per meeting not only looks realistic but almost likely. “For a long time, I didn’t think about the premiership too much and just got on with driving and I definitely didn’t think about the record,” said Orange. “But now it looks like the premiership win might be mine, I needed a new goal and the record is the logical one. “I am not going to change anything, but if I keep going at the rate I have been, I think I am Orange’s double chase •NZ driving wins record season: 229 (Dunn). •Orange: 211. •NZ driving stakes record season: $2,328,344 (David Butcher 2009). •Orange: $2,245,529. about 50-50 to get to the 230.” Although he rates himself even money to crack the 230 mark, Orange is far more certain to pass Dunn’s personal best earnings record for a season in New Zealand. Orange’s drives have earned $2,245,529 this season, whereas Dunn’s best is $2,256,372, under $11,000 away. Even if he eclipses Dunn’s wins tally and best New Zealand stakes season, Orange still has more than $82,000 to earn to break the record for the richest domestic season by a New Zealand driver. That is, somewhat surprisingly, held by David Butcher, whose drives earned $2,328,344 in 2008-09, even more remarkably from only 94 wins. As for Dunn, a 10-time premiership winner, he is going to win even by finishing second this season. “Around about Christmas, Dex and I made a deal – the one who won the premiership and got to go to the world drivers’ championships in Sweden next year has to pay half the other one’s airfares there,” Orange explained. “So, while it looks like I might go there to compete, I’ll have to pay half Dexter’s airfare for him to come along and enjoy himself.” – NZ Herald Louie’s exclusive CBHS club 50 CLUB: Louie Chapman will become just the third player since 2000 to play 50 games for CBHS. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER • By Gordon Findlater LOUIE CHAPMAN will join a rare and renowned list when he brings up his 50th cap for the Christchurch Boys’ High first XV on Saturday. Recent history would suggest the year 13 halfback is destined for big things by reaching the milestone, which will come up against Waimea Combined. Chapman will become just the third player since 2000 to achieve 50 games for the school. Others to reach the milestone UC Championship table P W L D BP Pts CBHS 7 7 0 0 5 33 Chirst’s 7 6 1 0 5 29 Lincoln Combined 7 5 2 0 4 24 St Thomas 7 4 3 0 7 23 Marlborough Boys 7 4 3 0 5 21 SBHS 7 4 3 0 5 21 St Andrew’s 7 4 3 0 5 21 St Bede’s College 7 4 3 0 5 21 Rangiora High 8 4 4 0 3 18 Nelson College 6 3 3 0 5 17 Waimea 7 2 5 0 3 11 TBHS 7 1 6 0 4 8 Aoraki Combined 7 1 6 0 1 5 Mid-Canterbury 7 0 7 0 2 2 since 2000 are Crusaders midfielder Tim Bateman (2003- 2005) and former Highlanders No 8 Nasi Manu (2004-2006). Chapman received video messages from the pair this week congratulating him on the achievement, “That was pretty cool. They talked about the glory days of playing for the school,” said Chapman. The 17-year-old has been a mainstay in the first XV since the start of year 11. Previous to that, he says playing 50 games for the school seemed a distant reality. “I came into the gates as a year 9 and one of my peer support leaders was Alex Nankivell. I remember at that stage thinking how awesome it would be just to play one game for the first XV,” said Chapman. Going for his third straight UC Championship title this season, Chapman is highly regarded in the rugby community. He has been part of Crusaders Junior Knights development • By Gordon Findlater THERE WILL only be room for one Christchurch club in the Chatham Cup after Saturday when rivals Coastal Spirit and Cashmere Technical clash. Tech have claimed their fifth Mainland Premier League title in eight years and will come into the match as favourites. However, Coastal are in a rich vein of form, scoring goals for fun. On Tuesday evening, they defeated Halswell United 6-0. They also went unbeaten in their final five MPL matches, including four victories, and kept four clean sheet, conceding just one goal and scoring 15. The run of form has given Coastal manager Ekow Quainoo hope his side can finally get one over Tech in the cup. “It’s definitely the biggest game in my career, mainly because we have a real chance of winning this game,” said Quainoo. Tech won the cup back-to- Chatham Cup. back in 2013 and 2014, but no Christchurch club has won a title since. Quainoo believes Tech still have the class to win the cup, meaning his side will need to be on their game if they hope to get a result. “The thing that makes Tech so hard to beat is they have a UC top four still open OUTSIDE OF unbeaten CBHS, it is anyone’s guess as to how the top four will shape heading into the eighth round of the UC Championship. Just seven points separate third and 10th spot. One of the biggest encounters of the weekend will see traditional rivals St Thomas of Canterbury College and St Bede’s College battle for bragging rights at St Thomas. St Thomas’ broke a 34-year drought against St Bede’s last year to win the Catholic Schools Trophy 27-15. Meanwhile, Lincoln Combined face a tough task in their bid to continue the fairy-tale start to their campaign, which sees them in third spot after a tight 11-8 win over Timaru Boys’ High in round six. •Round eight fixtures: Waimea Combined v CBHS, Malrborough Boys v Lincoln Combined, SBHS v Aoraki Combined, TBHS v Nelson College, Mid-Canterbury Combined v STAC, St Thomas v St Bede’s. camps over the past two years and was selected in the New Zealand Schools Barbarians team last year. Chapman has also been in the CBHS first XI cricket team since year 11 and has been part of the Canterbury under-17 and under-19 teams in recent years. Chatham Cup rivalry ignites WINNERS: Coastal Spirit celebrate retaining the Hurley Shield at the end of the MPL season. They face a tough task on Saturday against Cashmere Technical in the core group of players who have played together for a long time,” said Quainoo. “Even when you throw new things at them it doesn’t take them long to figure it out.” •The round of 16 match kicks off on Saturday, 2pm, at Cuthberts Green.
The Star Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday June 21 2018 41 Value Cars www.valuecarswarehouse.co.nz 32 Moorhouse Ave | 03 366 7768 The biggest range of vehicles in one location Baxey fires up for another campaign Veteran to lead Bulls again • By Jacob Page TWELVE YEARS after his Canterbury Bulls debut, the fire to compete still burns strong for James Baxendale. The 32-year-old second rower will lead the Bulls again this season. A 19-man squad was named at the weekend, with three more players to be added. Baxendale says his advancing years has its football benefits. “I play for different reasons now. I play for enjoyment and I think I’m going better than I ever have,” he said. “When you get older, you get more crafty with how you play.” Baxendale comes from West Coast rugby league stock. His father Ray was a product of the Runanga club and he played 39 matches, including 17 tests, for the Kiwis between 1975 and 1981. “Dad guided me through the grades, but to be fair, he’s let me do my own thing and just play the way I want.” Baxendale, an electrician, said he was motivated to stay in the game to win a Massetti Cup title with his club Hornby and a national title with the Bulls. The Bulls’ last title was in 2014. Bulls coach Andrew Auimatagi has named 10 in the squad from the Massetti Cup’s leading two sides, the Linwood Keas and Hornby Panthers. It will be Auimatagi’s third season with the Bulls. Riccarton Knights second rower Jope Tagicakibau forced his way into the squad after a standout start to the season, Auimatagi said. “Jope is someone who trialled for the New Zealand 18s team and I thought he’s had a really strong season so far,” he said. Former North Queensland Cowboys junior and Aranui High School product Cyrus Timo-Latu will add plenty of zip at hooker, Veteran hard-man, back-rower Will Tafua, returns after a year off. Matt Sauni, who has played reserve grade football with the New Zealand Warriors, will help strengthen the centre combinations. Canterbury will play CAPTAIN: Second rower James Baxendale will captain the Canterbury Bulls in 2018. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES two of their three national premiership games at Christchurch Stadium. The Bulls will start with an away game against Counties on Sunday, September 16, and then have back-to-back home games against Waikato and Akarana. •The final will be played on October 6 at Mt Smart Stadium. Canterbury Bulls 2018 squad (three to be added) James Baxendale (captain, Hornby), Mark Burton (Linwood), Michael Butson (Northern), Jiordan Fidow-Kele (Linwood), Dene Grace (Hornby), Ben Ilalio (Halswell), Alani Kakoi (Linwood), Isaac Maliota (Papanui), Rulon Nutira (Hornby), Matthew Sauni (Halswell), Paul Sauni (Linwood), Toi Sepuloni (Linwood), Will Tafua (Hornby), Jope Tagicakibau (Riccarton), Elijah Tauamiti (Papanui), Reuben Te Amo (Riccarton), Cyrus Timo- Latu (Papanui), Alex Todd (Linwood), William Yeow (Linwood). Bulls national premiership draw •Sunday, September 16, v Counties, Mt Smart Stadium •Saturday, September 22, v Waikato, Christchurch Stadium, 2pm •Saturday, September 29, v Akarana, Christchurch Stadium, 2pm Guide to the weekend sporting action • By Jacob Page Metro rugby Christchuch’s trip to New Brighton is a highlight of week two of the second round of metro rugby. The two teams won their respective section A opening week fixtures but none was more impressive than Christchurch’s demolition of round one champions Lincoln University. Things don’t get any easier for Lincoln University as they welcome Sumner. Sumner will be looking for two wins in a row to start the round. Sydenham will host University with both teams looking to avoid going winless over the first two games. In section B, Burnside will look to build on their week one victory when they host High School Old Boys, Shirley welcome Linwood, and Belfast will battle Marist Albion. Men’s CPL hockey Carlton Redclifffs will be looking to keep the pressure on competition leaders Harewood during round nine of the men’s CPL hockey competition on Saturday. The second-placed side will not have it all their own way, though, as they face a Southern side which sits fourth after a 0-0 draw with Marist in the previous round. University, fresh off a 4-1 win over HSOB/Burnside, will battle Harewood. Harewood have won all eight of their games so far. At the other end of the table, Hornby will look for their first win of the campaign when they face Fendalton-Avon, and Marist will look to stay in the play-off picture when they battle HSOB/Burnside. Women’s CPL hockey Marist and HSOB/Burnside will look to push their women’s CPL play-off claims at the expense of each other on Saturday. HSOB/Burnside sits second on the ladder, while Marist is fourth. Third-placed Harewood have a bye. Top-of-the-table Carlton Redcliffs will face cellardwellers Southern, while Hornby and H and B Avon do battle in the middle of the table. Massetti Cup rugby league It is a battle of two v three that will be the highlight of the ninth round of the Massetti Cup rugby league competition. The Hornby Panthers will look to keep in touch with the unbeaten Linwood Keas but will have to fight off a strong challenge from the Massetti Cup P W D L PD Pts Linwood Keas 8 8 0 0 154 16 Hornby Panthers 8 7 1 0 98 14 Northern Bulldogs 8 6 2 0 68 12 Halswell Hornets 8 3 5 0 -24 6 Papanui Tigers 8 3 5 0 -69 6 Aranui Eagles 8 2 6 0 -43 4 Celebration Lions 8 2 6 0 -74 4 Riccarton Knights 8 1 7 0 -110 2 Metro premier section A P W L D Pts Christchurch 1 1 0 0 5 Sumner 1 1 0 0 4 New Brighton 1 1 0 0 4 Sydenham 1 0 1 0 2 University 1 0 1 0 1 Lincoln University 1 0 1 0 0 Metro premier section B P W L D Pts Burnside 1 1 0 0 5 Marist Albion 1 1 0 0 5 Shirley 1 1 0 0 4 third-placed Northern Bulldogs at Leslie Park. The Halswell Hornets will look to maintain their top four spot when they welcome the fifth-placed Papanui Tigers Top of the tables to Halswell Domain. The Keas face the bottom-of-the-table Riccarton Knights at Crosbie Park, and the Celebration Lions host the Aranui Eagles at Cuthberts Green. Linwood 1 0 1 0 1 HSOB 1 0 1 0 0 Belfast 1 0 1 0 0 Men’s premier hockey league P W L D GD Pts Harewood 8 8 0 0 16 24 Carlton Redcliffs 8 5 2 1 10 16 Marist 8 4 2 2 10 14 Southern United 8 3 4 1 0 10 University 8 3 4 1 -2 10 Fendalton Avon 6 3 2 1 -2 10 HSOB / Burnside 8 1 3 4 -4 7 Hornby Vipers 8 0 8 0 -22 0 Women’s premier hockey league P W L D GD Pts Carlton Redcliffs 7 6 1 0 19 18 HSOB/Burnside 6 5 0 1 27 16 Harewood 7 4 1 2 20 14 Marist 7 3 2 2 6 11 H and B Avon 7 1 5 1 -13 4 Hornby 7 0 5 2 -29 2 Southern 7 0 5 2 -30 2
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