Bay Harbour: May 15, 2019

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Wednesday May 15 2019
Easy game makes it two wins in a row
• By Gordon Findlater
SUMNER COME into
Saturday’s club day at St
Leonards Square in fine form
after making it two wins in as
many weeks when they brushed
aside Canterbury University at
the weekend.
The win 47-19 win at Ilam
Fields comes on the back of
the side’s 21-19 heroic upset
against Lincoln University which
kick-started their season after
they begun the year with five
consecutive defeats.
Canterbury University are yet
to register a point in this year’s
competition.
However, Sumner coach
Martin Dodgson described the
match as a “potential banana
skin.”
During the week emphasis
was put on the importance
of making a strong start and
Sumner didn’t disappoint as they
rushed out to a 33-7 advantage in
BIG: No 8 Mathew Tuala crossed the line twice in Sumner’s
47-19 win over Canterbury University. ​
quick time.
“We wanted to start like a
house on fire and really put them
under the pump,” said Dodgson.
After securing a fourth try
bonus points Sumner switched
SPORT
off during patches of the second
half which was saw both sides
register 14 points.
Winger Charlie Oswald
had a day to remember with a
hat-trick of tries, while centre
ASSISTS: Alistair Crossdale continued his run of form to set
up three tries.
PHOTOS: ROZELLE MAY
Alistair Crossdale registered as
many assists in the proses. No 8
Mathew Tuala also continued his
impressive form for the wave by
scoring two tries.
Sumner will now look to go
three on the trot at their club day
this Saturday.
They host seventh-placed
Sydenham who sit five points
above them.
Kick-off is at 2.45pm.
Louis Clark adds lifesaving award to list of achievements
TAYLORS MISTAKE’S Louis
Clark has been named athlete
of the year at the annual
Christchurch-Tasman Surf Life
Saving Awards of Excellence on
Saturday night.
The 17-year-old, who is also a
national water-polo representative,
had a big year, including being
named in the New Zealand
youth squad for the third time
and heading to Japan for the
International Lifesaving Cup last
June.
He won 11 golds and a bronze
at the SLSNZ Southern Regional
Championships in 2019, and was
selected for the SLSNZ junior
Black Fins team for the international
surf rescue challenge in
Durban, in September.
Clubmate Agatha Weston was
co-winner of the rookie of the
year award with New Brighton’s
Hayley Reid.
Coach of the year Jonelle
Quane from Sumner SLSC was
chosen as assistant coach to the
NZ Black Fins, acting as their
pool coach, and was a New Zealand
selector.
“Jonelle has made a huge contribution
to high performance
sport at NZ level. She is currently
mentoring a group of newly-appointed
selectors,” said Sumner
SLSC coach Mark Robberds.
“Jonelle has set an amazing
example for our Canterbury
athletes and coaches in terms
of what can be achieved …
and her door is always open to
Canterbury athletes and coaches
who want to tap into her vast
SUCCESS: Louis Clark was named athlete of the year at the
Christchurch-Tasman Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence.
(Above) – Louis in action.
experience.”
The list of contributions made
by volunteer of the year Tom
Denman of Sumner SLSC is
impressive. As well as doing
beach patrols as a lifeguard, he
runs the Sumner emergency
callout squad, co-ordinates the
club’s advanced lifeguard team,
mentors lifeguards, runs weekly
club training sessions, instructs
for courses and has been an instructor
at the national lifeguard
school in the past year.
He is a committee member
with Sumner SLSC, manages the
club Facebook and emails and
maintains and is responsible for
its lifeguard equipment, including
carrying out mechanical
maintenance and repairs for the
IRBs.
“Tom is seen as a hands-on
leader within the club, with a
passion for lifeguard excellence,
continual improvement and IRB
development,” said Sumner SLSC
president Glenn Fergus.
Sumner’s success continued
with Boetie Koekemoer won the
Te Onepoto award for junior
coaching and Kate Suter won
instructor of the year
2019 Christchurch/Tasman
Awards of Excellence winners:
Coach of the year – Jonelle
Quane, Sumner SLSC
Official of the year – Mike
Smith, Taylors Mistake SLSC
Sportsperson of the year –
Louis Clark, Taylors Mistake
SLSC
Te Onepoto award for junior
coaching – Boetie Koekemoer,
Sumner SLSC
Lifeguard of the year – Dean
Le Warne, North Beach SLSC
Instructor of the year – Kate
Suter, Sumner SLSC
Volunteer of the year – Tom
Denman, Sumner SLSC
Rookie of the year – Hayley
Reid, New Brighton SLSC and
Agatha Weston, Taylors Mistake
SLSC
The Allan Lee top beach team
– South Brighton SLSC Open
Men’s Double Ski
The Leon Peters top craft
team – Waimairi SLSC open
men’s and women’s canoe
teams
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