The Star: May 11, 2023

The Star Thursday May 11 2023
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Rare home game for Sumner,
battle for Chatham Cup starts
Reporter Jaime
Cunnigham previews
the next round of club
sport and the start of
the Chatham Cup
RUGBY (ALL GAMES
SATURDAY 3PM)
After four rounds on the road,
Sumner return to St Leonards
Square to take on High School
Old Boys in their first home
game of the season.
The Wave lost to Marist Albion
40-20 in round 4’s DCL Shield
match after trailing 19-13 at
halftime.
Sumner head coach Gareth
D’almeida said the team are
looking forward to their first
of three Metro premier home
games this season.
“We’re expecting a large
turnout and just hoping people
will make the most of it,” he said.
High School Old Boys beat
Shirley 33-29 in a tight game and
now sit on 11 points.
The Wave, who also have
11 points, have been boosted
by five new players from the
United Kingdom. Three of the
five, including Andrew Turner
who debuted for the Crusaders
in their 48-13 win over the
Force, are academy players from
England’s Premiership Rugby
competition.
“There’s quite a lot of history
and a good relationship between
Sumner and clubs over there,”
D’almeida said.
Marist are set to defend the
DCL Shield against University
of Canterbury. UC narrowly lost
43-37 to defending champions
Sydenham at the weekend.
Sydenham play struggling
Belfast who were unable to score
a try in the 27-3 loss to New
Brighton in round 4.
New Brighton host
Christchurch who are yet to
record a win following their
57-0 thrashing at the hands of
Linwood. Third-placed Linwood
take on fourth-placed Lincoln
University at Linfield Park.
Lincoln University beat Burnside
24-17 in round 4.
Meanwhile, Burnside will look
for their third win of the season
when they take on Shirley.
FOOTBALL
The Southern League takes
a break this weekend as 11
Christchurch teams feature
in the opening round of the
Chatham Cup.
League leaders Christchurch
United play the first cup
match on Friday night against
Parklands.
United go into the game on the
back of a clinical 4-0 win over
Nelson Suburbs in the league last
weekend.
Cashmere Technical play
Selwyn United after suffering
their first league loss of the
season to Dunedin City Royals
3-2.
Selwyn come off a 4-1 loss to
Green Island in round 7 of the
league.
FC Twenty 11 are confident
going into their opening round
game against Halswell United
following a 3-0 win over
Ferrymead Bays.
Nomads host Ferrymead on
Saturday, after a tight 2-1 loss to
Coastal Spirit. The team now sit
STRONG:
Marist
Albion
lock
Caleb
Grace
wins a
lineout in
his side’s
40-20
victory
over
Sumner.
at the bottom of the league table.
University of Canterbury take
on Waimakariri on Saturday,
while Coastal Spirit play
Burwood on Sunday.
NETBALL (ALL GAMES
TUESDAY)
Technical A and Kia Toa A
are set to battle it out in round
4 of the premier netball season.
Both teams are fighting to avoid
relegation and searching for their
first win of the season.
Technical suffered yet another
loss but gained their second
bonus point in three games
following a 39-37 loss to Lincoln
University B.
Led by Janae Riordan’s 34
goals from 42 attempts, Lincoln
University B recorded their
second win of the year. But they
face a big challenge against UC
A. UC A are coming into form
after their surprise first round
loss to Kereru B in round 1.
Lincoln University A came
away with their closest win of the
season so far, beating Kia Toa A
56-41 in round 3. The defending
champions are yet to win a game
by less than 10 goals. Kereru A
have to be at their best to come
close to Lincoln University A
who are boosted by the return of
young shooter Taiana Day from
the National Netball League for
the remainder of the season.
Kereru B suffered a hefty loss
to Kereru A in the last round
and are set play Hearts St Peters
who recorded their first loss of
the season going down to UC A
50-35.
Premier 1 results and stats:
UC A 50 (T Hassan 34/39, M
Hill 12/15, K Lane 2/3, T Rollo
2/3) def Saints A (B Ferguson
10/11, T Dunn 25/30). Qtrs: 12-
10, 23-17, 41-25, 50-35.
Lincoln University B 39 (E
Wilke 5/11, J Riordan 34/42) def
Technical A 37 (M Kay 1/4, A
Hendry 24/28, K Ralph 1/6, O
Wilkie 11/13). Qtrs: 7-11, 17-20,
30-29, 39-37.
Kereru A 54 (J Wolfgramm
12/17, L Clark 35/47, H Tallentire
7/10) def Kereru B 35 (C
Cramond 10/15, G Nicholls
14/19, S Cusack 6/8, F Ross 5/7).
Qtrs: 11-10, 32-17, 43-27, 54-35.
Lincoln University A 56 (E
Hargreaves 10/11, K Grant 33/49,
T Day 12/17, M Grey 1/1) def Kia
Toa A 41 (C Corbett 16/22, F
LaiKong 12/18, R Petero 13/14).
Qtrs: 15-8, 27-23, 45-32, 56-41.
RUGBY LEAGUE (ALL
GAMES SATURDAY,
2.45PM)
The Riccarton Knights have an
opportunity to follow up their
first win of the season, when
they host the Halswell Hornets at
Crosbie Park.
The Knights won their first
game against the Northern
Bulldogs 28-16 at the weekend
and are fifth on the premiership
table. After blowing a 16-4
halftime lead against the Hornby
Panthers, the Hornets take on
the Knights. The Panthers scored
an unanswered 20-points in the
opening stages of the second half
against the Hornets to get a 28-
20 win. The Bulldogs are looking
to stop the Keas’ unbeaten streak
this weekend, but will need a
far better performance than last
week when they trailed 22-0
against the Knights after 40
minutes. A tight match is on the
cards for the Panthers when they
take on the Eagles who pushed
the Linwood Keas last weekend
but were unable to come away
with the win, losing 28-16.
At halftime, the Eastern Eagles
and Keas were locked at 10-10.
But a dominant second half saw
the defending champions score
three tries to the Eagles’ one.
HOCKEY (ALL GAMES
SATURDAY)
Carlton Redcliffs lead both the
men’s and women’s competitions
after three rounds of the
Canterbury Premier League.
The men’s side are already two
points clear at the top of the table
after a 2-0 win over Hornby.
Southern dominated
University to get their first win of
the season 6-2, which included a
Jonathon Smalberger hat-trick.
University play Hornby as
they search for a win after three
losses.
HSOB/Burnside face a
challenge to beat Carlton
Redcliffs in the fourth round, but
will be looking to continue their
momentum after a 4-2 win over
Harewood. Meanwhile, second
place will be up for grabs when
Marist and Harewood play each
other.
In the women’s competition,
the top of the ladder looks
similar to the men’s table, with
Carlton Redcliffs on nine points
followed by Marist on seven.
Carlton Redcliffs take on
HSOB/Burnside who are still
chasing their first win after
their opening round loss and
a 2-2 draw with Harewood
last weekend. Marist look to
return to winning ways against
Harewood after their 1-1 draw
last week.
Harewood have an
opportunity to jump up to
second if they can beat Marist.
Southern play Avon after a bye
last weekend. Both teams are
looking to record their first win.
CANTERBURY
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WITH NEW ZEALAND WOMEN’S CRICKETER
FRANKIE MACKAY SATURDAY 7– 8AM