Ashburton Courier: June 18, 2020

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Spartans have tough first up game
The Mid Canterbury Spartans head
to Nelson tomorrow for atough
initiation into the world of first XV
rugby.
Ashburton College principal
Ross Preece will travel with the side,
which is acombined team of
Ashburton College and Mt Hutt
College players.
Coach Shane Enright said apreseason
warm­up game against a
Timaru Boys’ High School side had
been agreat confidence builder last
weekend, but resulted in aknee
injury to newly­named captain
Michael Hennings.
It is likely Hennings will be out
for several weeks, leaving first­five
Sam Ree to lead the team.
Enright said taking on defending
UC Championship winners Nelson
College would be ahuge experience
for his side. Many had played under
16 rugby last year and were stepping
up to first XV rugby as part of a
rebuilding phase for schoolboy
rugby in Mid Canterbury.
Covid­19 stopped the Spartans
from holding atwo­day teambuilding
camp prior to the season
and Enright said the trip to Nelson
would also be great bonding time.
The group will stay at achristian
camp near Wakefield and take on
Nelson, at the school, on Saturday
at 11am. They will return to
Ashburton later that night.
Enright said he was pleased that
the squad had stayed motivated
during lockdown, posting their
individual trainings to encourage
others.
The warm­up game had been a
good hit­out and put their bodies to
the test.
Enright said the coronavirus had
delivered awin in the shape of
Heartland coach Jason Rickard.
Rickard had been set to coach the
Mid Canterbury senior
representative side this season but
the Heartland competition has been
cancelled because of Covid­19.
Rickard had initially agreed to
help the players improve scrum and
lineout skills pre­season, but he is
now on board for the next 13 weeks.
Photo: Pasi Hala scores for the
Mid Canterbury Spartans in their
33­17 win over aTimaru Boys’ High
School side.
Home win for Mid Canty senior team
Mid Canterbury United player/coach Luke Martin (in blue and red) goes for
the ball in Saturday’s game at Ashburton. (Photo: Doug Bovett)
Local junior football
competitions kicked off
on Saturday and the
district’s top team
claimed its first win in
the Canterbury
Championship League.
Afrosty, sunny
morning greeted juniors
on Ashburton Domain
pitches for the start of
age group competitions
featuring boys and girls
aged between four and
14 years.
Atotal of 31 teams
played in domain games
on Saturday, while two
teams travelled up to
Christchurch.
The Mid Canterbury
United Football Club
senior team kicked off at
2.45pm in the domain
and in perfect conditions
played out aclose match
against visitors Burwood.
Burwood took the lead
early in the second half
and looked like they
might get agrip of the
game.
But atimely penalty
levelled the scores and
Mid Canterbury added
two more goals to claim
the victory. One goal
came from awicked and
fortuitous bounce and
another from the penalty
spot.
Mid Canterbury was
beaten 4­1 by FC
Twenty11 in last week’s
first game of the season,
while Burwood won 3­2
against Waimak Utd.
Mid Canterbury plays
Universities away this
Saturday.
Cycling results
Mid Canterbury Social
Wheelers, June 13
1st. Alan Johns 32m 53s.
2nd. Rachel Russell 33m 48s.
3rd. Rob Redmond 27m 19s.
4th. Martin Hydes 25m 43s.
5th. Doug Coley 26m 34s.
6th. Nick Grijns25m 44s. 7th.
EmmaHudson 27m 45s. 8th.
Don Sutton 27m 46s. 9th.
Ross Templeton 27m 46s.
10th.Rachel Reid 27m 47s.
11th. Don Morrison 26m
37s. 12th.Sam Barltrop26m
38s. 13th.Kenny Johnston
29m 38s. 14th. Dave
Shurrock 29m 38s. 15th. Ross
Proctor 29m 39s. 16th. Matt
Marshall 25m 50s. 17th. Troy
McDowel 26m 40s. 18th.
Dave Knight 23m 05s F/T.
19th. Tony Ward 23m 05s.
2f/t. 20th.Kevin Opele 23m
06s 3f/t.
21st. Michael Gallagher
24m 36s. 22nd BradHudson
23m 07s.4f/t. 23rd. Rob
Hooper 24m 37s. 24th. Mark
Summerfield 23m 08s 5f/t.
25th.KristineMarriott 24m
43s. 26th.Simon Chapman
24m 44s. 27th. Kerry Clough
31m 50s. 28th. Liz Wylie 31m
50s. 29th.Brent Hudson 31m
51s. 30th.Colin Teahan 30m
20s.
Tinwald Cycling U17
Development, June 14
Opening Day. Open 4km
TimeTrial. 1st. Amwolf
Artz5m 27s. 2nd. Ryan
Gallagher 5m 42s. 3rd.
Austin Earl 5m 53s. 4th. Zoe
Nichols 6m 05s. 5th. Jack
Templeton 6m 07s. 6th.
Konrad Artz 6m 10s. 7th.
Tineke Artz 6m 11s. 8th. Alex
Kenure Blackler 6m 15s. 9th.
Eliza McKenzie 6m 41s.
Second race: TeamsRelay.
Winning Team Amwolf Artz,
Austin Earl,Alex Kenure
Blackler, Eliza McKenzie,
Amwolf Artz.Team Time
29m52sec. Runner­up team
Ryan Gallagher, Zoe
Nichols, Jack Templeton,
Tineke Artz,Konrade Artz.
Team Time 31m 21s.
Sports draws
Rugby
The Mid CanterburyRugbydraw
for Saturday:
Seniors, WattersCup ­Hampstead
vCeltic, 2.15pm, Hampstead 1, K
Faalogo, AMcGirr,MSouthby (also
TravisDurham Trophy). Rakaia v
Southern, 2:30pm, Rakaia1 HGrant,
JO’Connor, GBarr.
Senior B, MichaelDuffMemorial
Trophy ­AllentonvMethven,
2.15pm, Allenton, GJopson.
Collegiate vSouthern, 2.15pm,
Collegiate 1, NForbes,JRobinson, C
Marshall.MtSomers vCeltic,
2.15pm, Mt Somers, CKelland.
Senior Women ­Linwood vCeltic,
TBC.
Pre­season Colts ­Methven/
Rakaia Colts vPrebbleton Rakaia1,
1pm,JO’Connor.
1stXVUCChampionship ­
Nelson College vAshburtonMC
Combined, Nelson, 11am.
Pre­Season Under 13 ­Methven v
Darfield, Methven 1, 11.30am, G
Barr.
Pre­Season Under 18 ­Mid
CanterburyAlps vPrebbleton Rakaia
2, 1pm, PEverest.
Hockey
Mid Canterbury Hockey
Association draw ­19June to 24 June
Grade Dates/TimesTeams
SMALL STICKSDUTY CLUB:
Allenton Friday 19 June
KiwiSticks (Yr 5) 3.45 pm
Methven vAllenton (Turfa)GMuir/
Coach Wakanui Black vTinwald
(Turf b) DLaw/Coach Rakaia (BYE)
4.30pmTinwaldFoothills vWakanui
Blue(Turf a) DLaw/Coach Kiwi
Sticks (Yr6) Tinwald Foothills v
Wakanui (Turf b) GMuir/Coach 5.15
pm CollegiansD&EvAllenton
(Turf a) RKidd/Coach Rakaia v
Tinwald (Turf b) DLaw/Coach 6.00
pm MethvenBlack vMethven
White (Methven) RKidd/Coach
1st GradeWomen 6.50pm
Hampstead vMethven(Wakanui/
Hampstead Blue) 8.00pmWakanuiv
Hampstead Blue (Hampstead/
Methven)
Connetics SSL Div 1Boys Draw
unknown (Umpires supplied)
Connetics SSL Div 2Boys Draw
unknown (Umpires supplied)
SMALL STICKSDUTY CLUB:
Allenton Saturday 20 JuneMini
Sticks 10.15 am Tinwald Foothills v
Hampstead (Turf a) Coaches
Allenton vWakanui (Turf b)
CoachesMethven Yr 4vTinwald
(Turf c) Coaches Methven Yr 3v
Wakanui Blue (Turf d)
SeniorWomen4.50 pm TIM
GeraldinevWakanui Umpires
supplied
SeniorMen 2.40pmOAM Tainui
vWakanui Umpires supplied
Sunday 21 June
2nd Grade Girls1.05 pm TIM WD
Temuka vTinwaldUmpires Supplied
2.55pmTIM WD Craighead2nd XI
vWakanui Umpires Supplied
1st GradeMen 4.00 pm Tinwald
Black vTinwald Orange (Hampstead
Lowcliffe/Wakanui)
5.15pmHampstead Wakanui v
Allenton (Tinwald Black/Tinwald
Orange) 6.30 pm Hampstead
Lowcliffe vWakanui (Hampstead
Wakanui/Allenton)
Tuesday 23 June
KwikSticks (Yrs 7&8) 4.00 pm
Wakanui Blue/CollegiansvWakanui
Black (M WilsonGOates) 5.15 pm
Tinwald Orange vMethven (L Ellis B
Trusler­Clark) 6.30pmTinwald
FoothillsvAllenton (WakanuiSnr
Men x2)
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