The Star: April 22, 2021

The Star Thursday April 22 2021
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SPORT
Sports reporter Chris
Barclay looks at the
weekend’s club sport
match-ups
CASHMERE Technical find
themselves in familiar territory
as the only unbeaten side in the
Mainland Football premiership
after Christchurch United
surrendered the competition
lead with a fifth round loss to
Nelson Suburbs.
The three-time defending
champions were not at their
best last weekend either, but
after racing to a two-goal lead
after nine minutes against
Ferrymead Bays – including
the fastest strike of the season
by Yuya Taguchi after 95sec –
Cashmere Technical survived
the concession of a late goal to
claim top spot.
Cashmere-Technical are now
unbeaten in 39 league games
stretching back to a 2-1 loss to
Ferrymead Bays in the opening
round of the 2019 season.
They strive to preserve that
impressive record against
Nomads United on Saturday
while Christchurch United
should bounce back from a 3-1
loss to Nelson Suburbs when
they take on winless Halswell
United.
Coastal Spirit and Nelson
Suburbs have a busy weekend
with a second game on
Monday after that clash was
postponed earlier the season
when the visitors had a flight to
Christchurch cancelled.
In Christchurch Metro
Premier Cup rugby, last year’s
beaten finalists Marist Albion
are seeking a third successive
win against Shirley, while New
Brighton’s centenary season is
panning out to plan as the only
other unbeaten club after two
rounds.
New Brighton, who edged
Christchurch 16-15 last weekend,
host Burnside at Rawhiti
Domain while Marist Albion
claimed a tight encounter with
Belfast, 31-26.
Champions Lincoln University
were under strength when they
lost in the opening round to
Marist Albion but bounced
back against bottom-placed
University. They host Sydenham
on Saturday.
Hornby captain Sincere
Harraway maintained his
impressive strike rate with a
second successive hat-trick as
the Panthers maintained their
lead in the Canterbury Rugby
League premiership on points
differential.
Harraway notched a treble in
week one against Riccarton and
repeated the feat in the 34-14
win over a Papanui side making
their season debut after having
to default their opening round
clash to Halswell due to lack of
numbers.
While it was no surprise
to see Hornby and five-time
defending champions Linwood
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Busy weekend looms
for top club fixtures
SIX PACK: Hornby Panthers captain Sincere Harraway has scored a hat-trick in the opening
round rounds on the Canterbury Rugby League premiership, including this effort against
Papanui last weekend.
PHOTO: BRENT TOMLINSON
Top of the tables
Christchurch Metro Premier Cup rugby
P W L D PD Pts
Marist Albion 2 2 0 0 13 10
New Brighton 2 2 0 0 16 8
Shirley 2 1 1 0 7 7
Christchurch 2 1 1 0 14 6
Sumner 2 1 0 1 8 6
Burnside 2 1 1 0 14 5
Lincoln University 2 1 1 0 7 5
Linwood 2 1 1 0 -4 5
Belfast 2 0 1 1 -5 4
Sydenham 2 1 1 0 -14 4
HSOB 2 0 2 0 -16 1
University 2 0 2 0 -40 0
Canterbury Rugby League Premiership
P W L D PD Pts
Hornby Panthers 2 2 0 0 54 4
Linwood Keas 2 2 0 0 40 4
at the forefront of the standings,
last season’s wooden spooners
Celebration Lions are also
among the pacesetters after
pipping Halswell 24-22.
Weekend match-ups
•Christchurch Metro
Premier Cup (all Saturday
at 2.45pm)
Marist Albion v Shirley,
Edgar McIntosh Park;
University v Sumner, Ilam
Fields; Linwood v Belfast,
Linfield Park; New Brighton
v Burnside, Rawhiti Domain;
Lincoln University v
Sydenham, Lincoln Uni;
Christchurch v HSOB,
Christchurch Park.
•Canterbury Rugby
League Premiership (all
Saturday at 2.45pm)
Halswell Hornets v
Eastern Eagles, Halswell
Domain; Hornby Panthers
v Celebrations Lions, Leslie
Park; Linwood Keas v Papanui
Tigers, Canterbury Park Oval;
Northern Bulldogs v Riccarton
Knights, Murphy Park.
•Mainland Football
Premiership
They now face an acid test
against Hornby on Saturday
while Linwood should have a
straightforward outing against
Papanui.
Celebration Lions 2 2 0 0 34 4
Northern Bulldogs 2 1 1 0 30 2
Halswell Hornets 2 1 1 0 18 2
Papanui Tigers 2 0 2 0 -40 0
Riccarton Knights 2 0 2 0 -64 0
Eastern Eagles 2 0 2 0 -70 0
Mainland Football Premiership
P W D L GD Pts
Cashmere Technical 5 4 1 0 8 13
Christchurch Utd 5 3 1 1 9 10
Coastal Spirit 4 3 0 1 5 9
Nelson Suburbs 4 2 1 1 4 7
Nomads Utd AFC 5 2 0 3 -1 6
Ferrymeads Bays 5 2 0 3 -5 6
Selwyn Utd FC 5 1 1 3 -5 4
Halswell Utd AFC 5 0 0 5 -15 0
Christchurch Utd v Halswell
United, Christchurch Football
Centre, 7.30pm Friday;
Ferrymead Bays FC v Nelson
Suburbs FC, Ferrymead Park,
11.30am Saturday; Cashmere
Technical v Nomads United,
Garrick Park, 2.45pm
Saturday; Selwyn United v
Coastal Spirit, English Park,
5pm Saturday; Coastal Spirit v
Nelson Suburbs, Linfield Park,
11.30am Monday.
Bulldogs
mourn
loss of
club
stalwart
• By Chris Barclay
THE NORTHERN Bulldogs
are mourning the loss of club
stalwart Glenn Scott, prompting
Saturday’s rugby league
premiership clash with Riccarton
to be relocated to Kaiapoi.
Scott lost a prolonged battle
with cancer on Monday, ending
a near life-long association with
the club.
After rising through the
playing ranks to the premier
grade, Scott then took up a range
of administrative roles.
He played a pivotal role when
the club had to rebuild at Murphy
Park after
the February
22, 2011,
earthquake.
“He was
the man
behind
the main
drive of the
rebuild of the
clubrooms. Glenn Scott
He put a
lot of time into making that
succeed,” said Hayden Jones,
who succeeded Scott as club
president.
During his tenure, Scott
oversaw a period of growth and
success at the club, including a
Canterbury Cup title and a return
to the premiership semi-finals in
2018. He stood down from the
role in late 2019.
“He never stopped working for
the club, even with his illness he
supported them in everything,”
said Bulldogs head coach Frank
Endacott.
“When we played Linwood
in our first game of the year (on
April 10) he came down in his
motorised wheelchair. That was
the last game he saw. His interest
was there right to the end.”
As a mark of respect the third
round match with the Knights
has been switched to a Bulldogs
home game. The fixture might
eventually serve as an annual
memorial game.
“I can remember Glenn playing
as a 10-year-old for Kaiapoi.
He was always one of those
good, honest, consistent players
that every team needs,” added
Endacott.
“But he’ll be remembered for
more than being a player. His
contribution to the Kaiapoi, and
now Northern Bulldogs, club was
unbelievable. Marking fields . . .
there wasn’t anything he didn’t
do.
“He gave his time and plenty
of it.”
Scott is survived by his wife
Jenny, son Blake, a junior
player at the club, and daughter
Hannah.