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PAGE 16 Wednesday June 19 2019 BAY HARBOUR Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Bays must win to make SFL • By Gordon Findlater THE TASK is simple for Ferrymead Bays in their pursuit Southern Football League spot – win against Cashmere Technical on Saturday and they’re in. Bays go into Saturday’s final round of the Mainland Premier League in fifth spot on the table. The top five teams in the MPL will gain spots in the SFL. However, if Bays fail to win a tough match against Tech, both Coastal Spirit and Selwyn United could leap-frog them. Coastal and Selwyn are just one point behind Bays. “We know what we need to do and it gives us a bit of focus going into the week,” said Bays co-coach Neil Murphy. Bays will be underdogs in the match against Tech. Tech have already wrapped up the MPL title. However, Bays will take confidence from being the only team to defeat them in the league this season, which they did 2-1 in the opening round. “They’ll not want to have that repeated and obviously we’ll use that as confidence . . . we hope to strengthen the side this week from previous weeks – we’ve had a few players away,” he said. Bays also want to put a 1-11 thrashing at the hands of Nelson Suburbs behind them. A somewhat depleted side travelled to Nelson at the weekend for their third round Chatham Cup match. Suburbs scored three early goals before Jesse Ruwhui made it 1-3. However, the match quickly got away from Bays before the end of the first half. Just months before the first round of the MPL, Bays were struck an almighty blow with the departure of their former coach Danny Halligan to Sumner scrum dominates Belfast in the mud MUD BATH: Sumner’s scrum flourished in wet conditions during their 8-3 win over Belfast at St Leonards Square on Saturday. PHOTO: ROZELLE MAY • By Gordon Findlater BIG TASK: Ferrymead Bays can book a spot in the Southern Football League with victory over Cashmere Technical on Saturday. PHOTO: MIDFIELD SPORT PHOTOGRAPHY Christchurch United. His departure was followed by half of Bays’ first team, many of whom followed Halligan to cash-rich Christchurch. Given the circumstances, qualifying for the SFL would be deemed a success for Bays. “At the start of the season, if you’d have said it would come down to the last game where we have a chance of qualifying, I’d have taken it,” said Murphy. •Bay’s match against Cashmere on Saturday kicks off at 2.45pm at Garrick Park, Woolston. SUMNER GOT their bottom six premier rugby campaign off to a winning start with an 8-3 victory over Belfast in a mud bath at St Leonards Square. Dominance at scrum time and forcing the opposition to make errors in their own half were the keys to Sumner’s control throughout what was an otherwise uninteresting match due to terrible conditions. Sumner opened the scoring midway through the first half through fullback Charles Oswald. Following a dominant scrum, Sumner were awarded a penalty advantage, which gave them a licence to flick a hail Mary pass Martin Dodgson • By Gordon Findlater SUMNER PROP Samuela Tawake will play on the national stage after being snapped up by Manawatu for the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup season. The 120kg tighthead was offered a two-year deal with Manawatu last week, and will relocate to Palmerston North next month. The 22-year-old has been with Sumner for four years and made his Mitre 10 Cup debut for Canterbury off the bench last year. He hopes the move to Manawatu will present an opportunity to become a regular player in the competition and at a higher level. “It’s always been the goal to play Mitre 10 and then go further. If I want to do that I need to be playing Mitre 10 consistently,” said Tawake. Tawake relocated to Christchurch in 2015 after receiving a rugby scholarship at Christ’s College. He then returned to Fiji for a short period before returning to Christchurch and plying his trade with Sumner. He says the club has played a major role in his development as a player. to Oswald, who then dummy passed an inside flick and scored in the corner, taking out the corner flag in the process. Coach Martin Dodgson pointed out the performance of Oswald as a key to restricting Belfast to just three points. “He had some huge kicks to keep them down in one corner and our dominance at the set piece made it hard for them to go anywhere,” said Dodgson. Sumner were without regular halfback Hayden O’Donnell due to injury. However, it created the perfect opportunity for recently arrived Englishman James Elliot to make his premier debut. “If ever you’re going to get a perfect time for a Northern SPORT Prop bound for Manawatu BIG PROP: Samuela Tawake has been picked up by Manawatu for the Mitre 10 Cup. “They’ve been with me through my ups and downs... They’ve been really key for me in terms of giving me hope. Sumner has been really important in terms of getting me to where I am now,” he said. Tawake also said a shift in his approach to the game has helped him. “The mental approach for me is to dominate and be the big man wherever it is on the field,” said Tawake. Hemisphere halfback to come in and make his debut, it’s on a cold, wet, windy day. He’s been around the block enough to know when to slow the game down and when to kick,” said Dodgson. Wesley Mauafu also returned from Auckland to make his first appearance of the season by starting on the wing. There was also a win for Sumner’s division two side against Belfast 12-10. Meanwhile, the Sharks went down to Sydenham 7-41 in the classics division. The Sumner/ Suburbs under-16 girls team had a close fought 22-27 loss to Prebbleton. •On Saturday, Sumner will host lowly Canterbury University. Kick off at St Leonards Square is at 2.45pm. $53,000 WORTH OF PRIZES TO BE WON!
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