North Canterbury News: September 17, 2020
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SPORT<br />
32 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
Season opener ... Mayor Dan Gordon celebrates the opening of the Rangiora Croquet<br />
Club’s season.<br />
PHOTO:HOWARD PETTIGREW<br />
Mallet in hand, mayor<br />
kicks off fresh season<br />
Thenew Rangiora Croquet Club season<br />
wasopened lastSaturday.<br />
Theclub,whichwas in recess just five<br />
years ago,today has amembershipof48.<br />
It lost its facility at the Rangiora<br />
Bowling Clubin2000. However, withthe<br />
help of thecouncilitnow has anew<br />
facility on River Road. It is theenvy of<br />
many other <strong>Canterbury</strong> croquetclubs.<br />
Croquet is one of Rangiora’s oldest<br />
sports, withits origindating to about1900.<br />
It wasplayedonthe lawn of theAnglican<br />
Vicarage.<br />
Theclub wasformed in 1904, fiveyears<br />
CROQUET<br />
before the Rangiora Cricket Club, which<br />
is one of New Zealand’soldestcricket<br />
clubs.<br />
Last season’s success included the<br />
winningoffour<strong>Canterbury</strong> titles.<br />
Theclub also won the<strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
AssociationsMillenniumCup for the most<br />
successinprovincial competition, with<br />
thejewelinthe crown being <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>Sport and Recreation’sClub<br />
of theYear titleatits annual awards.<br />
Funding for sports groups<br />
Funding from SportsNZ is helping<br />
Hurunui district sports clubs and groups<br />
enjoy their pastimes.<br />
The most recentround of funding from<br />
the SportsNZ Rural Travel Fund resulted<br />
in $9500goingto12district clubs and<br />
groups.<br />
The Hurunui HockeyClub is one<br />
beneficiary, receiving $925 to help fund<br />
travel for playerstoand fromtraining and<br />
games in Christchurch.<br />
There are six players at the club who<br />
playinChristchurch competitions but<br />
need transport at different times,<br />
depending on when their own training and<br />
games take place.<br />
Lourdes MonesCazon is alocal mother<br />
withchildren involved in the club, and<br />
plays abig part in helping organise the<br />
teams. ‘‘My husband and Ihave sevenkids,<br />
and last yearall of them were playing<br />
sports, four of them in town.Weended up<br />
using 2400 litresofpetrol in one season.’’<br />
The SportsNZ fundingallows for $154<br />
per player, to cover someofthe trips.<br />
‘‘Everything counts, we are very grateful.’’<br />
Other groupstoreceivefundingwere:<br />
Stickingwith it ... Five of the playerswho<br />
represented the Hurunuiand Rangiora hockey<br />
clubsinthe <strong>Canterbury</strong> competition this<br />
winter. They attendedthe recent prizegivingat<br />
the Hurunuiclub. Dustin Wright, trophy in<br />
hand,was named themost promising junior.<br />
Amberley Rugby Football Club ($2000),<br />
AmuriArea School ($1000), Amuri Boxing<br />
Group($1560),Cheviot Netball Club($750),<br />
Hanmer Springs RugbyClub ($940),<br />
Hanmer Springs Swimming Club($1325);<br />
Hanmer Springs Tennis Club($625),<br />
Hurunui Rangers Football Club ($2125),<br />
Hurunui RugbyFootball Club($2250), and<br />
the Waiau NetballClub ($500).<br />
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