Pegasus Post: October 30, 2018

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Tuesday October 30 2018
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SPORTS
SECOND: The Coastal Spirit under-19 boys team were
runners-up at the under-19 tournament at Cuthberts Green over
Labour weekend.
Second place for
Coastal Spirit
• By Jacob Page
THE COASTAL Spirit under-19
boys football team came up one
game short of winning their
own age-group tournament last
Monday at Cuthberts Green.
The annual men’s and women’s
Labour Weekend tournament
attracted teams from around
Canterbury and as far afield as
Wellington and Dunedin.
However, it was Halswell
United White who prevailed
in the final with a 3-0 win over
Coastal Spirit.
Cashmere Technical won the
women’s tournament by beating
Wellington United 4-1 on
penalties.
Event co-ordinator and Coastal
Spirit co-coach Gary Bennett
said the 14 teams that took part
all enjoyed the opportunity for
some spring football.
“We had players who were
after different things from the
tournament,” he said.
“We had players who were
going to carry on and play games
for the (Canterbury) Junior
Dragons while others were
having their last kick around
for the season and moving on to
summer sports,” he said.
“It was great to have some
teams from outside the region
being part of the event and for
(Coastal Spirit) to make the boys’
final was something that was
really pleasing.”
Bennett said players and
coaches found the tournament
valuable as they look to build
squad depth for the future
across both men’s and women’s
teams within their respective
clubs.
COACHES: The Coastal Spirit team was coached by Gary
Bennett (left), Ekow Quainoo and Warren Dunick.
Linwood Keas scoop
plenty of awards
• By Jacob Page
LINWOOD KEAS players
and coaching staff dominated
the Canterbury Rugby League
Awards on Friday night at the
Hornby Workingman’s Club.
After both the Keas men’s and
women’s team won their respective
premier competitions, the
club scooped many of the top
awards.
The club won the Poore Cup
for the most teams making and
winning finals across all grades.
Keas second rower Sui
Pauaraisa, who made her
New Zealand and
Warriors women’s
debut this season was
named sportswoman
of the year.
Keas teammate
Cassie Siataga was
named most outstanding
women’s
player.
Siataga she also
was commended as
top points scorer in
the club competition
with 130 points culminating
in 10 tries
and 45 goals.
Keas president
Hana Kakoi won the
R C Reddock Trophy,
club president of
the year. Fabricius Su’a was also
named the 19s most outstanding
player of the year after a great
season in Keas colours.
Long-time Halswell Hornets
club member Jeff Whittaker, who
started playing in 1965 and then
has continued to coach and be a
selector at club, province and national
age-group level, was made
a life member of Canterbury
Rugby League.
Canterbury Rugby
League individual award
winners
CRL life membership: Jeff
Whittaker (Halswell)
Youth grade referee of the
year: Simon Buttery
Community referee of the
year: Dai Roberts
Senior grade referee of the
SUCCESS: Linwood Keas front rower Sui Pauaraisa
was rewarded with several trophies at the Canterbury
Rugby League Awards on Friday.
year: Jason Wilson
Premier Grade referee of the
year: Gary Smallridge
CRL Trophy women’s grand
final player of the match: Sui
Pauaraisa (Linwood)
CRL Trophy women’s grand
final winning coach: Kylie
O’Loughlin (Linwood)
Mel Cooke Trophy men’’s
grand final player of the
match Alex Todd (Linwood)
John Coffey Cup men’s
grand final winning coach:
Andrew Auimatagi
Turner & Le Brun Cup most
goals in a season: Sean
Scott (Halswell)
A G Bailey Cup most tries
in a season: Chris Bamford
(Northern)
Most tries women’s premiership:
Bobby Lee Ross
(Burnham)
Most goals women’s premiership:
Cassie Siataga
(Linwood)
Poore Cup most successful
club in finals: Linwood
Keas
CRL volunteer of the year:
Tony Grenfell (Riccarton)
Rochelle MacPherson
Trophy administrator of
the year: Michelle Harding
(Halswell)
NZ Masters Cup, manager
of the year: Graeme
Langley (Hornby)
Trainer of the year:
Aaron Hoeflich
(Burnham)
NZ Masters Cup,
coach of the
year: Jed Lawrie
(Hornby)
R C Reddock
Trophy, club
president of the
year: Hana Kakoi
(Linwood)
19s rookie of the
year: Kingston
Dempsey (Shirley)
19s most outstanding
player of
the year: Fabricius
Su’a (Linwood)
19s sportsman of
the year: Jimmy
Wihongi (Papanui)
Canterbury women’s rookie
of the year: Bobby Lee Ross
(Burnham)
Canterbury women’s most
outstanding player: Cassie
Siataga (Linwood)
Canterbury women’s sportswoman
of the year: Sui
Pauaraisa (Linwood)
Rockcote Canterbury Bulls
rookie of the year: Brad
Campbell (Hornby)
Rockcote Canterbury Bulls
most outstanding player:
Alex Todd (Linwood)
Rockcote Canterbury Bulls
player’s player: Rulon Nutira
(Hornby)
Rockcote Canterbury Bulls
sportsman of the year :
James Baxendale (Hornby)
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