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24 The Star Thursday January 30 2020 24 NEWS in brief Three tennis titles for veteran Meredith Cashmere tennis player Dave Meredith completed a clean sweep at the New Zealand Seniors 2020 National Championships. Yesterday, Meredith won the 70 and over men’s single title in Hamilton by defeating Erwin Notter 6-2, 6-3. Earlier in the week Meredith teamed up with Max Morrison to win the men’s doubles title. He also won the mixed doubles title with Victoria Kerrison. Meredith is best known for his 35-year career in cue sports, which included four snooker and a record 15 national billiards titles. Straight set tournament win for Heap Waimairi tennis player Connor Heap won the Kiwi Money Tournament at Wilding Park at the weekend. The No 1 seed didn’t drop a set en route to the title, defeating Auckland’s James McPherson 6-3, 6-1 in the final. Two Canty players in NZ A squad Canterbury batsman and parttime spinner Cole McConchie and pace bowler Ed Nuttal are in the New Zealand A squad to play India A in a four-day match at Halgey Oval starting today. McConchie – the Canterbury captain – was part of the NZ A side which defeated India A 2-1 in a recent 50-over series. Kay wins Otago strokeplay event Nic Kay shot rounds of 69, 70 and 68 to win the Otago Strokeplay title at Otago Golf Club on Sunday. The Christchurch member finished three shots clear of Allan Grange’s Kayne Wardell. The women’s event was a close contest with Sumin Kang, of Wakatipu, snatching the win in an extra hole play-off over Russley’s Maddie May. US scholarship for basketballer Basketballer Tom Webley is heading to the United States after receiving a scholarship to play at University of Hartford in Connecticut. The 209cm centre was a major contributor to Cashmere High School earning fourth at last year’s national secondary tournament – their best ever finish. The 18-year-old averaged more than 30 points a game at the tournament. Dragons look for form at home The Canterbury United Dragons will hope to end a three-match losing streak when they return to English Park to face Waitakere United on Sunday. The Dragons have slumped to the bottom of the national league table following a 1-2 loss to Southern United in Dunedin at the weekend. The match at English Park kicks off at 4pm. • By Gordon Findlater JUST DAYS OUT from the beginning of the Crusaders bid for a record fourth straight Super Rugby title, coach Scott Robertson still has time for something at the grass roots which makes him tick. Robertson might be one of the biggest names in World Rugby, but outside of the day-to-day running of the Crusaders it’s the progression of his local Sumner colts side playing on the back of his mind. This comes to fruition on Tuesday and Thursday evenings when Robertson finishes his day with the Crusaders at Rugby Park and heads to colts training to help the Sumner teenagers as what he describes as a technical adviser role for the team. “I’m just giving back,” said Robertson. In the past Sumner have tried, but failed to establish and maintain a colts side – which is crucial for the development of players out of secondary school before moving to premier grade. Robertson had the same pathway to achieve his dreams as a teen at the Mt Maunganui club before moving south. He now hopes Sumner will be able to offer the same opportunity for its local players. “That’s what I would like, the opportunity for one of the local boys from Sumner to have what I had and be given a pathway to achieve what they can and play for Canterbury, Crusaders and the All Blacks.” Robertson – a life member at Sumner – says the emergence of the Storm colts team this year is a massive step for the club. “Colts grade is tough. We know the participation rates in rugby is an area that needs attention and it’s a real challenge for us. “Being involved is just what anyone would do for their club, just to keep to connected with the young players because we know how important they are for our game,” said Robertson. It’s easy to see that Sumner has a special place in Robertson’s heart. He has lived in the seaside community for 20 years and began his coaching career with the club. He was a player coach for the club’s top side and after undefeated division 2 campaigns in 2008 and 2009 they gained promotion to the premier competition for the first time in 2010. He coached the side to a debut 6th-place finish, before concentrating on his role with Canterbury at the time. His passion for the colts team has already rubbed off on some of its players. First-five Ollie Lewis played his junior rugby at Sumner and now after five years at Christchurch Boys’ Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Razor giving Sumner grass roots rugby an edge TALENT: Ollie Lewis will steer the Sumner Storm backline after a standout season at Christchurch Boys’ High School in 2019. High School – which included playing for New Zealand Schools last year – is returning to his boyhood club with the Storm. “We just had a little gettogether the other week and he was really passionate. I think all the boys thought, hang on this is something else. It’s pretty cool to have him come along and show how much passion he has for the club,” said Lewis. “I don’t think too many clubs have a Super Rugby coach coming down to training.” The 18-year-old was part of a very strong junior side also called the Storm several years ago. Lewis says the side spent four years together and could count the amount of losses they had on one hand. The boys then departed for secondary school and many eventually played first XV rugby. However, five years ago somewhat of a pact was made to regroup in 2020 and get a colts team running. “We always wanted to come back and play for Sumner,” said Lewis. The side is coached by Gareth D’Almeida who was a player under Robertson’s reign with the club’s premier side. “It’s been a long time in the making,” said D’Almeida. ‘Grass roots rugby is the lifeblood of communities and the spirit of our nation’ – Scott Robertson “There’s a good core group of them that played junior rugby together for Sumner. They would have been eight or nine. They’ve had Storm 2020 gear for the last three years. That’s always been to finish school and aim for 2020. “If you don’t have colts, you don’t have a pathway. They go to first XV, but where do they go from there. If you’re a sharp half-back or first-five you might go straight to div one, but ideally they want to play premier colts for a year and go from there.” CLUB MAN: Robertson has been helping coach the Sumner colts side on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (left). In recent years he has built a reputation as one of the globe’s top rugby coaches after winning three straight Super Rugby titles with the Crusaders (below). D’Almeida says that Robertson has played a key role in establishing the colts side and believes his presence at training is a massive boost for the players. “Razor’s been involved with that right through the years as well. He’s certainly there to help . . . he’s just keen to see it get off the ground,” said D’Almeida. “If you’re a budding young rugby player and you’ve got the Crusaders head coach cruising around, it’s absolutely a big drawcard and equally he could have been the All Blacks coach.” Robertson says his involvement with Sumner is just one aspect to his values of wanting to give back to grass roots rugby which he fondly remembers growing up. He also expressed he has and open door policy for coaches from club rugby to come into the Crusaders and up-skill. “Grass roots rugby is the lifeblood of communities and the spirit of our nation, so everyone’s got their little part to play,” said Robertson. “I think it’s key that everyone has a role in their club. I just see the role in my club as connecting people and to get people to continue their love for rugby.”
SPORT 25 Skope Classic to feature replica V8-powered Cortina • By Gordon Findlater IN 1973 Clyde Collins drove his V8-powered Ford Cortina to win the OSCA championship. THis weekend Clyde will watch a replica of the same car, he and his son Adam have built, race at OSCA’s 50th-anniversary event at Ruapuna. The OSCA 50th-celebration is part of the Skope Classic meeting this weekend where the Collins’ car will be driven by Adam. The decision to create a replica of the championship-winning Cortina has been a special experience for Clyde and Adam – who has been through a turbulent time. Adam’s daughter Maddie was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome, a kidney disease, in 2008, and has since received two different kidneys. In 2012, a kidney donated from Adam was rejected by her body. Maddie’s current kidney was donated in January last year. Clyde, who turns 79 tomorrow, says the project has been instrumental in giving his son something else to focus on during that challenging time. “Adam was in a pretty bad spot with the situation going on over a period of eight years and I thought it would be good for him to be involved in this project to help him through the situation, and it’s done that,” said Clyde. “He has got the passion and it helped him get out of a very grey spot a couple of years back.” The car racing this weekend is almost identical to the original Cortina which ran a 5-litre Chevrolet engine taken from and old formula 5000 belonging to Australian racer Warwick Brown. Clyde remembers the early days of the Open Saloon Car Association fondly. He and many others had been racing in the national open saloon class. However, the class was scrapped by Motorsport New Zealand, leaving many drivers who had invested in cars without a class to compete in. “There were a lot of open saloon cars which were left redundant . . . so I, Ron McPhail, Trevor Crowe and a few others got together and set up OSCA to allow those redundant cars to race,” said Clyde. “It was a lot of enthusiasts with a passion for racing. It allowed you to build your own car and compete in it on a reasonable budget.” Now, 50 years on the class is still going strong albeit with a different look. However, this weekend’s annual Skope Classic meeting at Ruapuna will see the best of the class from the 1970s and 1980s celebrated. “The whole structure of the class has changed because the new drivers coming into it are heavily into Japanese smaller engines with turbochargers. They’ve got them going really well . . . but what made the class so popular back in the day is that they were all V8s. Everyone wanted to come and see V8s,” said Clyde. “It’s good to see that the class is coming back again with a new breed of driver and a new breed of car, but with the same level of passion.” The OSCA celebration will also see the return of one of the classes most dominant cars – the first of two Trevor Crowe-built V8-powered Toyota Starlets which won the national title in 1981, 82, 84 and the 1985 Ashley Forest Rallysprint. The Starlet will be raced by current owner Richard Quinn. However, a reunion with its original owner could be on the cards. local sport Proudly brought to you by... CLASSIC: Clyde Collins will watch his replica of the 1973 OSCAwinning Cortina at the Skope Classic’s 50th anniversary of OSCA this weekend. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN “He’s [Quinn] always trying to twist my arm and get me back behind the wheel of it, we’ll see what happens. I’m sure I could be convinced,” said Crowe. Amongst the North Island contingent coming south is the Ian Algie Alfetta which will be driven by former NZ V8 champion Angus Fogg. The Skope Classic meeting will also feature formula 5000, historic touring cars, classic and historic sports cars, classic saloons, muscle cars, vintage racing cars and single seaters. Thursday January 30 2020 The Star Tower JuncTion Phone: 348 6020 Open 7 days 11am to late www.speightstowerjunction.co.nz in brief Pace bowler Henry rejoins for Kent Canterbury and Black Caps pace bowler Matt Henry will return to a happy hunting ground in England later this year. The 28-year-old will re-join Kent County Cricket Club for the first seven matches in the County Championship later this year. Henry originally joined Kent in 2018 and took 75 wickets in just 11 matches in the County Championship, finishing the year as division two’s highest wickettaker, with a bowling average of only 15.48. Twenty20 semi-finals tonight The finalists for this year’s premier twenty20 men’s competition will be found tonight. The two semi-finals see top qualifiers Burnside West University host Lancaster Park at Burnside Park, while East Christchurch Shirley host St Albans at Burwood Park. Both matches begin at 5.30pm. McNicol gets 10-wicket bag Nathan McNicol completed his first career 10-wicket match on Saturday. The left-arm quick finished with match figures of 10/81 during his East Christchurch Shirley side’s innings and eight-run victory over Lancaster Park in the two-day premiership. McNicol is now the leading wicket-taker in the competition with 19 scalps at an average of 15.05. New Brighton club host to bowls event The region’s best bowlers will be crowned at the New Brighton Bowling Club this weekend. The Bowls Canterbury centre finals will feature singles, pairs, triples and fours in men’s, women’s and mixed grades as well as first and second year grades. 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