The Star: July 20, 2023

The Star Thursday July 20 2023
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SPORT
In Brief
Delaney-Hoshek stays
Tactix head coach
Marianne
Delaney-Hoshek
is set to return
for a seventh
season as
Mainland Tactix
head coach in
the 2024 ANZ Premiership.
Delaney-Hoshek has taken
the Tactix to two grand finals
during her time as coach,
although the team have never
won the competition. Netball
New Zealand also announced
this week Delaney-Hoshek
will lead the Fast5 Ferns in
November’s Netball World
Series in Christchurch. It will
be her first time leading the
team.
International test
announced for city
For the first time since 2016,
Hagley Oval will host a test
match between the Black
Caps and Australia in March.
Australia will play three T20s
and two tests in Wellington,
Auckland and Christchurch
next year. They last toured
New Zealand in 2021. New
Zealand Cricket announced
both the Black Caps and
White Ferns’ international
home schedules on Tuesday,
which includes five matches at
Hagley Oval. See the
full schedules at
www.nzc.nz/schedules
Shatford becomes life
member of Boxing NZ
Canterbury
boxing icon
Phil Shatford
was made a
life member of
Boxing New
Zealand at
the recent amateur national
championships in Rotorua.
One of New Zealand’s most
prominent amateur coaches,
Shatford also led the national
team. He was a successful
boxer himself, winning
national titles. He currently
coaches at Riverside Boxing
Club, which he established in
1998.
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
Netball, hockey, league return,
as Coastal claim Hurley shield
Coastal Spirit will
look to continue their
momentum into the
Southern League after
a surprise win over
Cashmere Technical,
while netball, rugby
league and hockey all
return following Matariki.
Jaime Cunningham
reports
FOOTBALL
For the first time in two years,
Coastal Spirit have secured
the Hurley Challenge Shield
with a 3-2 win over Cashmere
Technical.
A flurry of goals from Apisai
Rabuka, Omar Cameron and
Aashish Rai within the first 26
minutes propelled Coastal to
a 3-0 lead over the perennial
Southern League contenders
at Garrick Memorial Park on
Friday.
Although Technical fought
back with two goals, Coastal
head coach Robbie Stanton said
his team worked “extremely
hard” to close out the game.
“The club doesn’t have any
other silverware, apart from the
Hurley shield, at the moment,”
he said.
“So there were a few celebrations
on Friday as you’d expect.”
The shield is only on the
line in home games against
Canterbury teams, meaning
Coastal won’t have to defend it
when they play Green Island on
Sunday.
However, with their last two
games resulting in wins, Stanton
is hoping Coastal can continue
their momentum.
“This year we’ve been a little
inconsistent, but had half a
dozen new players.
“We always knew that we
would hit the straps in the second
half of the season.”
Technical take on Nomads on
Saturday. Nomads seem to have
avoided relegation with their 2-0
win over FC Twenty 11 at the
weekend.
The winner of Friday’s match
between FC Twenty 11 and
CELEBRATE: Coastal Spirit claimed the Hurley Challenge
Shield for the first time since July 2021 with a 3-2 win
over Cashmere Technical. PHOTO: COASTAL SPIRIT
Selwyn United will likely decide
which team stays in next season’s
league. Selwyn will be looking
to bounce back from a hefty 6-0
loss to unbeaten table leaders
Christchurch United.
United travel to play the Dunedin
City Royals on Saturday,
while Ferrymead Bays take on
Nelson Suburbs at Saxton Fields
on Sunday.
NETBALL
UC A put a stop to Technical
A’s perfect championship round
start on Tuesday, producing a
comfortable 53-42 win over the
early pace-setters.
Technical were without midcourter
Charlotte Elley, while
UC saw the likes of Paris Lokotui
and Parris Petera return.
UC can further climb the
standings with a large win over
the struggling Hearts St Peters A
on Tuesday.
Saints suffered a 64-22 thrashing
at the hands of Lincoln
University A who shot up to
second place.
Kereru A and Lincoln University
A face each other in a
blockbuster clash on Tuesday,
with both teams in hot form and
the winner set to rise to the top
of the table. Kereru A go into the
game following a convincing 54-
40 win over Kereru B. Despite a
15-9 second quarter from the B
side, Kereru A proved too strong
for their counterparts.
Kereru B still have an outside
chance to make the playoffs, but
need a win over Lincoln University
B to stay in contention.
Fifth-placed Lincoln University
B beat the winless Kia Toa A
53-47.
Kia Toa face Technical A next
week, as they continue to search
for their first win of the round.
Premier 1 stats: Lincoln
University B 53 (A Guard 43/58,
E Wilkie 10/14) def Kia Toa A 47
(O McIntyre 42/50, C Corbett
5/7, M Ruki 0/0). Qtrs: 12-10, 27-
24, 40-39, 53-47
Kereru A 58 (L Clark 39/49,
J Wolfgramm 6/8, H Tallentire
5/5, S Adams 8/11) def Kereru B
40 (S Cusack 28/40, K Timpson
12/18). Qtrs: 18-10, 27-25, 47-32,
58-40
UC A 53 (V Koloto 28/32, K
Williams 15/19, T Hassan 10/14)
def Technical A 42 (O Wilkie
27/31, K Ralph 15/18). Qtrs: 17-8,
26-23, 38-32, 53-42
Lincoln University A 64 (K
Grant 28/35, T Day 17/18, E
Hargreaves 19/21) def Hearts St
Peters A 22 (J Reuben 6/10, B
Ferguson 15/21, S Matthew 1/3).
Qtrs: 16-6, 36-11, 48-18, 64-22
HOCKEY
After a period of Carlton
Redcliffs dominance, HSOB/
Burnside’s men face their first
Challenge Shield defence of
the season against Southern
on Saturday. HSOB/Burnside
overcame Carlton 3-2 on July
8 to secure the shield and will
be expected to retain it against
seventh-placed Southern.
But Southern will have added
club day support at Nunweek
Park before their female counterparts
search for their first win
of the season against HSOB/
Burnside.
Table leaders Marist take on
Hornby after they all but sealed
a playoff spot in their 5-0 win
over Harewood in round 12.
Harewood look to edge closer
to Marist and second-placed
Carlton with a win over Avon on
Saturday. Carlton have a bye.
Following their Challenge
Shield loss, Carlton’s men’s side
take on University. Marist and
Hornby face off at Marist Park
before the club’s women’s teams.
RUGBY LEAGUE
The in-form Halswell Hornets
have a chance to climb into major
semi-final contention at the
expense of the Linwood Keas.
The Hornets will be confident
heading into their clash against
the Eastern Eagles on Saturday
after thumping the Northern
Bulldogs 56-0 two weeks ago.
Halswell have already cemented
a playoff spot, with large wins
over the Keas and Bulldogs.
After losing the Massetti Cup
to the Hornby Panthers, the
Keas must record their first win
since June 24 to avoid a minor
semi-final against the Eagles.
The Keas went down to the
Panthers 16-8 before Matariki
and will look to bounce back
in the final round robin match
against the Riccarton Knights.
The Knights came close to
beating the Keas last month but
lost 22-16. The Panthers will be
expected to finish the regular
season on a high against the
Bulldogs.
DRAWS / STANDINGS
RUGBY (SATURDAY, 2.45PM)
Metro premier: HSOB v New
Brighton, Bob Deans; Marist
Albion v Linwood, Edgar
MacIntosh Park; Sumner v
Burnside, St Leonards Square.
FOOTBALL
Southern League: Selwyn
United v FC Twenty 11, Foster
Park, Friday 7pm; Dunedin City
Royals v Christchurch United,
Sunnyvale (Dunedin), Saturday
noon; Nomads v Cashmere
Technical, Tulett Park, Saturday
2.45pm; Nelson Suburbs v
Ferrymead Bays, Saxton Fields
(Nelson), Sunday noon; Coastal
Spirit v Green Island, English
Park, Sunday 1.30pm.
Women’s South Island league:
University of Canterbury v
Nelson Suburbs, English Park,
Saturday noon; Cashmere
Technical v Dunedin City
Royals, Garrick Memorial Park,
Saturday 12.30pm; Otago
University v Coastal Spirit,
Otago University multi-sport
turf, Sunday 12.30pm.
NETBALL (TUESDAY,
BISHOPDALE YMCA)
Premier 1: Hearts St Peters A v
UC A, court 1, 6.30pm; Lincoln
University A v Kereru A, court 2,
6.45pm; Technical A v Kia Toa
A, court 1, 8.05pm; Kereru B v
Lincoln University B, court 2,
8.20pm.
RUGBY LEAGUE (SATURDAY,
2.45PM)
Massetti Cup: Eastern Eagles v
Halswell Hornets, Wainoni Park;
Riccarton Knights v Linwood
Keas, Crosbie Park; Northern
Bulldogs v Hornby Panthers,
Murphy Park (Kaiapoi).
HOCKEY (SATURDAY)
Women’s CPL: Harewood v
Avon, Ngā Puna Wai 1, 1.30pm;
Marist v Hornby, Marist Park,
1.30pm; Southern v HSOB/
Burnside, Nunweek Park 1,
1.40pm; Carlton Redcliffs bye.
Men’s CPL: Harewood v Avon,
Ngā Puna Wai 1, noon; Marist
v Hornby, Marist Park, noon;
Southern v HSOB/Burnside,
Nunweek Park 1, 12.10pm;
Carlton Redcliffs v University,
Ngā Puna Wai 1, 3pm.
POINTS
Southern League (games
played in brackets):
Christchurch United (12) 34,
Cashmere Technical (13) 29,
Ferrymead Bays (13) 22, Coastal
Spirit (13) 22, Dunedin City
Royals (12) 21, Nelson Suburbs
(13) 16, Nomads (13) 13, Green
Island (12) 12, Selwyn United
(13) 7, FC Twenty 11 (13) 6.
Women’s South Island
league: Cashmere Technical
(4) 10, Dunedin City Royals
(4) 9, Otago University (3) 6,
Coastal Spirit (4) 1, University of
Canterbury (4) 1.
Premier 1 netball: Kereru A
16, Lincoln University A 12, UC
A 12, Technical A 12, Lincoln
University B 8, Kereru B 4,
Hearts St Peters A 1, Kia Toa A
0.
Massetti Cup: Hornby Panthers
24, Linwood Keas 20, Halswell
Hornets 18, Eastern Eagles 12,
Riccarton Knights 8, Northern
Bulldogs 2.
Women’s CPL: Marist 23, Marist
21, Harewood 16, Avon 14,
HSOB/Burnside 12, Hornby 4,
Southern 0.
Men’s CPL: HSOB/Burnside 25,
Carlton Redcliffs 23, Harewood
19, Marist 18, Hornby 15, Avon
11, Southern 9, University 2.