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Annual Report 2018

th 138 Annual Report of the Rugby Football Union

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Otago Rugby Football Union Inc. th Notice is hereby given that the 138 Annual General Meeting of the Otago Rugby Football Union Incorporated will be held at Taieri Rugby Football Club, Peter Johnstone Park, Reid Avenue, on Wednesday 27th March 2019, beginning at 7.00pm.

Richard Kinley General Manager

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President’s Report

This is my third year as President of the ORFU and from an overall perspective of Otago Rugby, this year would clearly be the most satisfying. While there remain a number of challenges in our game right across the board both at provincial and at a national level, there are many positive aspects which we should all enjoy and continue to celebrate. Of the 33 clubs in the province, I managed to visit 28 of them and every one was an absolute pleasure. In addition, the many secondary school games, weight grade fixtures, tournaments, representative fixtures, meetings, prizegivings, sponsors functions and a host of other events, has made this season a most enjoyable experience.

One aspect that I would like to comment on is the secondary school rugby scene. Richard Kinley and I took the opportunity to meet with the Chairman of the Canterbury Secondary Schools Rugby Council during a visit to . While I will not go into the details of the meeting, it became very evident that the current systems we have in place for administering and managing the game at this level in Otago are very sound. The Otago Secondary Schools Rugby Council raise significant funds to support what is truly an Otago wide competition. It is pleasing to note that in 2019, will be entering all their teams in the Otago competition, the first time for a number of years. The introduction of a Co-educational Team in the Premier Schools Grade is another positive initiative to give students a pathway to play First XV rugby. The philosophy of creating a draw that gives teams across all grades competitive games, has been long standing and will continue to assist in keeping players in the game. While there is always room for improvement, including the liaison between clubs and schools, the Otago Secondary Schools Rugby Council are open to ideas and aware that students now have a wide range of sports to choose from, and clearly understand that as a governing body they must continue to be proactive.

Premier Club rugby both in the Country and in the Metropolitan competitions were very successful. As stated earlier I was fortunate enough to see a large number of country games and was impressed with the quality of the matches. There is no question that country rugby continues to improve at all levels, due largely to supportive volunteers in the clubs, some fine coaching led by Aaron Callaghan and Lee Allan and strong administration at the Country Board level. The Metropolitan Premier competition was well contested, with a number of teams vying for the top four positions. From my perspective, all grades appeared to function well with some learnings to be taken from the Colts grade. The finals in the Country at and in Balclutha were great occasions with huge crowds at both games showing there is still a real interest in club rugby. The finals day concept centred around the was also very successful, attracting good support across all matches. Congratulations to all those involved on what was a positive initiative.

In watching so much rugby throughout the season, I would particularly like to pass on the Union’s appreciation to the referees throughout the province who willingly give up their time to officiate our great game. The emergence of secondary school referees is a wonderful initiative by the Association and bodes well for the future. As we all know, the rules of the game are not easy to follow or understand, however we are so fortunate in having a very able group of volunteers who do their very best in assisting to give the players an enjoyable experience.

I had the privilege of attending the 125th Jubilee of the Rugby Club along with their special guest Stan Meads. I spent two days at the celebrations and could have easily stayed a whole week as the Jubilee Committee did an outstanding job of organising such a wonderful event. The large turnout of past players, coaches, administrators and supporters was testimony to the traditions of the Owaka Rugby Club. The Premier team then went on to cap off the weekend by defeating Clinton in the first competition match of the season. The organising committee should be very proud of their efforts – we expected nothing less from such a great club.

Well done to the Otago Spirit team on making the Championship Final of the Farah Palmer Cup. I was fortunate enough to see the Spirit play on a number of occasions and was impressed with their skill level and their commitment. They will continue to grow as a team and will be motivated to go the next step in 2019. Women’s rugby across the province is certainly developing, and while this will take time to progress to the highest level, the introduction of the Women’s Academy and the continuation of the secondary schoolgirls competitions, will all assist in growing the game. The Women’s Premier competition produced another exciting final in front of a very supportive crowd.

As President, there can be some very satisfying and rewarding moments during the season. The trip to to support the Otago team at was a wonderful experience. The boys played 3 | P a g e their hearts out and to hold onto the ball for those final four minutes was a great effort. For me this was a special victory as I have been to Eden Park several times as Manager of the Otago team and although we came close, we never managed to win. What impressed me most was the way our boys handled themselves after the game – remaining humble at all times. I was also impressed with the Auckland team management and their Board who were extremely praiseworthy of our performance both when speaking at the after-match function and also when congratulating me and our small group of supporters after the game.

The challenge would be without doubt the highlight of the year. I was the leader of a tour party, which made the victory even sweeter. The way we played in the early part of that game was just outstanding so to have that cushion of points, placed us in a strong position. The last four minutes were nerve wracking but I was confident we would hold on after the experience of the Auckland win. I would be telling a lie if I said I was not emotional after the game. That result was huge for all the rugby people of Otago and we can now look forward to a number of exciting Shield defences.

The re-union of the NPC Champions of 1998, both players and management, together with the Champion Rebels Netball team was a wonderful experience. Managing the team in 1998 was probably the highlight of my rugby career mainly because you were in the company of such a great group of guys who played some outstanding rugby, the likes we may never see again.

The luncheon on the Friday was a superb event. Players and management were interviewed, stories were told about times both on and off the field - it was wonderful entertainment for the whole three hours.

Then there was the cocktail function where the Brendan Laney chainsaw was in action as was the Romi Ropati kick box added to by the humorous stories from Kees Meeuws and many others. The netball girls more than played their part as well at both functions and talked openly about their competitiveness on the court as well as their frequent social times. It was great also to have the current 2018 team come to the luncheon to have their playing jerseys presented by the 1998 team. The lounges were decked out in Blue and Gold, the food was great and the Speight’s tasted as good as ever. Well done to Matt, Michelle and Monique from the ORFU for their superb organisation.

Saturday morning saw the boys assemble at to reminisce about that incredible season and those amazing home games including a semi-final against and the final against Waikato. We assembled on Saturday afternoon for pre-match drinks with the netball girls and then made our way to the ground to be hosted by the ORFU. As the Otago and Canterbury teams ran out onto the ground the netball girls lined the tunnel while at half time the 1998 rugby team were taken out onto the ground to meet all the fans and throw balls into the crowd.

The 1998 team joined the current team in the changing room after the game and while the 2018 boys were disappointed with their performance, the 1998 lads soon lifted their spirits. Both teams stood together, embraced and sung a great rendition of the Southern Man song, something we did after every game. All in all a wonderful weekend of celebrations.

It is sad to record that the Otago Rugby Supporters Club is no more. They have been an integral part of Otago Rugby for many years but for a variety of reasons have had to close their doors. The Supporters Club have raised significant money over the years for the benefit of junior rugby. This money was always put towards worthwhile projects to promote the game. The clubrooms at Carisbrook under the Neville Street Stand and later under the Terrace Complex, were always very popular and well attended. Teams would always visit the Club and were welcomed with open arms – it became a tradition. On behalf of all supporters of Otago Rugby may I pass on my sincere appreciation for the kindness, friendship and support they have given to Otago Rugby.

In conclusion, may I express the Union’s appreciation to the many players, volunteers, sponsors and supporters of our wonderful game. Please know that your contribution is extremely important and very much appreciated, and I am sure that you have enjoyed this season as much as I have.

Des Smith MNZM President

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Chairman & General Manager’s Report

Two of the biggest challenges currently facing sport throughout the country are; how at a regional level we make sport accessible and financially sustainable without having to pass significant costs to members along with maintaining and/or increasing the number of people participating. Rugby is in a unique situation where Provincial Unions receive funding directly from Rugby (NZR) to support the development and delivery at grass roots level.

However, the future is uncertain with NZR, in 2020, renegotiating Rugby’s broadcasting rights as well as facing the potential change in how the international calendar will be structured along with the current future format of the Mitre 10 Cup competition. These factors along with others including the establishment of Global Rapid Rugby and the growth of professional rugby in the USA all add pressure to rugby in New Zealand and it is important that time is taken to fully understand the changing landscape and the implications on Provincial Unions.

Locally, one of the major operational challenges is generating revenue to support the development of community grass roots rugby. Maintaining existing and growing new financial support from Otago based benefactors and commercial partners is critical to the future of the ORFU, which can be challenging, given the competition from others also offering rugby products. Our key point of difference is any surpluses generated are reinvested back into the community game.

Overall player numbers for Otago have grown by 4% over the last four seasons; this is mainly due to a 12% growth in juniors (0-12) which largely comprises of an increase in females playing and also the growth in the region. When compared to the seven Provincial Unions that have higher overall player numbers than Otago we sit in fourth equal position on overall growth, equal with Auckland and North Harbour.

Retaining Secondary School aged players continues to be an area of challenge throughout the country and 10 of the 14 Mitre 10 Cup Unions, including Otago, have experienced an overall drop in this age group over the last four years. While Otago ranks eighth in the country for overall player numbers, we have the fifth highest number of players aged 13-20. However retaining players in this age group remains possibly the biggest participation challenge facing most Unions and with the recent Secondary School Rugby review as a basis we hope to develop some national and regional strategies and initiatives that assist to address the decline.

Senior numbers (21+) in Otago have remained reasonably static with a 3% increase over the last four years. This statistic is interesting as while we have experienced some growth we have also seen a drop in the number of teams entering some competitions. Some of our clubs have identified a contributing factor being the seven day working week and variable working hours team squads have increased in order to have enough players available each weekend.

During 2018 to address these challenges and prepare the ORFU for the future the Board reviewed the Unions strategic plan, which resulted in three areas identified that required an increase in focus:

1. Developing pathways and skill development opportunities for the increase of young females playing rugby – Our Junior Girl’s participation role has been increased in hours and now includes both country and metropolitan areas and the Union has recently established in partnership with NZR a Woman’s Academy Programme.

2. Developing and delivering a club support programme to provide best practice and to assist our clubs plan for the future – this programme commenced in October last year with the first workshops focusing on constitutions, governance and strategic plans.

3. Growing revenue to support the delivery of our community rugby programmes through new ORFU led programmes and initiatives. (This is important when considering the current uncertain future of funding from NZR, the reduction in gaming funding and the nationwide drop in people attending games) – Following a small trial in 2018, the Union is now further

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investigating the viability of introducing a programme that generates a profit by attracting fee paying international players and coaches who receive specialist short stay development from ORFU and community coaches, trainers, nutritionists and support staff.

Overall 2018 was a sound year for the ORFU with a profit of $131,598 recorded. This was significantly better than budget due to $35k of capital funding for office redevelopments and was also achieved largely on the back of very few injuries to NZR contracted players during our Mitre 10 Cup campaign. Another contributing factor was having an All Black assembled for long periods resulting in a rebate received and his replacement managed from within the squad.

Lifting the Ranfurly Shield from Waikato was undoubtedly the major achievement on the paddock for Otago during 2018. Having the Shield over the summer months and into the 2019 community season provides an opportunity to promote and lift the exposure of rugby across the province, not only to the people already involved in the game but also into our communities and to new partners.

It is also important to highlight that in 2018 Otago had 661 registered coaches and 104 qualified referees involved in community rugby. These numbers result in Otago being above the national average for players per coach and referee which is an excellent achievement. Thank you to all those people, including our coaches and referees that voluntarily contribute their time to ensuring that all the people that want to play rugby have the opportunity to do so.

A special acknowledgment to all our partners, the ORFU Board, President and ORFU Staff for the contribution you have all made during 2018. Your commitment has played and continues to play an important part in the Union being able to provide the development opportunities and support to all our members involved in our clubs and secondary schools across the province.

The last word from the Chair

This will be my last AGM as Chair having advised the Board I will be stepping down at an appropriate time over the next few months to ensure an orderly transition.

It has been a privilege to serve the Otago Rugby community via the ORFU for the past seven years, albeit there were considerable challenges in the early days post the 2012 rescue package. Whilst that was seven years ago and we have come an awful long way, it is particularly timely to ensure we have learnt from that era and respect the sacrfices that were made by many to ensure the ORFU survived.

The ORFU is a business, it is reliant on donations, sponsorship and grants from a variety of organisations that must have confidence in the governance of the organisation. To ensure that, we must have skilled and competent Directors to set the strategy and hold management to account to deliver against that strategy.

It was quite clear at the time of the 2012 rescue that independent appointment on the Board was paramount and the Board must be skill based appointees and not representatives of stakeholders. The success of your ORFU over the past seven years lays testimony to that. When I say that, I am not only meaning the financial base we now have, but our success in delivering rugby to the community under the mantra “creating opportunities for all in the province” which is verified by our player, coach and referee numbers.

As with any organisation, we often have to make many decisions, many of which may be unpopular, however that is a part of leadership. Those decisions will not always please all, however Directors of any business are best placed and informed to make those decisions.

In addition to our governance and management structure we have the Metropolitan Rugby Council and the Otago Country Rugby Board, both important connecting groups to grass roots stakeholders. It is critical these two sub groups of the ORFU also attract the suitably skilled people and that our stakeholders have confidence in those groups to escalate ideas, opportunities and issues as required.

I am proud of what the successive Boards have achieved since 2012 and I would like to thank not only my current fellow Directors but also past colleagues who I served with on the ORFU Board.

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The job is never done, however there are some great plans in place that will better set up the ORFU to weather the tough times and enable more reinvestment in rugby. Whist we have yet to earn our place in the Premiership, having been in the finals three times over my seven years along also with having lifted the Ranfurly Shield twice during that the time, (not previously having held the “log of wood” since 1958) are proud times indeed.

Finally, I would like to thank all employees of the ORFU, particularly those who stayed around and listened to my fireside chat as Deputy Chair in 2012 assuring them that they and the ORFU had a bright future, a statement that has borne to be true and holds firm in my mind today, as much as it did back then.

Until the next game!

Keith Cooper Richard Kinley Chairman General Manager

Members of the 1998 Otago team presented playing jerseys to the 2018 team at the 1998 Champions Lunch held on 21 September, celebrating the 20 year anniversary of Otago winning the NPC and the Otago Rebels (netball) winning the Coca-Cola Cup.

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Partners

Principal Partners:

Major Partners:

Elite Partners: Blacks Fasteners Coca-Cola Dunedin City Motors Gilbert Les Mills McDonalds Dunedin Mediaworks OceanaGold Ricoh Ritchies Smiths Sports Shoes and Asics TicketDirect Triton Hearing Whitestone Cheese

Mitre 10 Cup First XV Partner: Anchor Milk, Aotea Electrical, CT Business Solutions, Design Windows, Dunedin’s Golden Centre Mall, Harvie Green Wyatt, Highlands Motorsport Park, Foleys, Norwood Farm Machinery, Orbit House of Travel, Otago Painting Solutions, Otago Polytechnic, RD Petroleum, Ricoh, Williams Signs and Graphix

Community Partners: Atmos Engineering, United Scaffolding, Fletcher Steel

Official Team Partners: Inline Nutrition, Plaza Café, R80, USL Medical, Mornington Tavern

Official Partners: Gilchrist Media, Governors Café, Promo-X, Barkers, HeartSaver, Chipmunks, The Lab, Brocklebanks Dry Cleaners, Otago Daily Times

Official Charity: Ronald McDonald House Charities

Trust Partners: Bendigo Valley Sports & Charity Foundation, CERT, KiwiSport, The Lion Foundation, New Zealand Community Trust, Otago Amateur Rugby Charitable Trust, Otago Community Trust, The Southern Trust

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Mitre 10 Cup Played: 11 Won: 7 MANAGEMENT Lost: 5 Head Coach: Ben Herring Assistant Coaches: Points For: 339 Ryan Martin Points Against: 357 Skills Coach: Kane Jury Manager: Andrew Hunter Physiotherapist: Anne Wilson Doctor: James Bishop Trainer: Karl Bloxham Video Analyst: Anthony Staples

RECORD 19 August Westpac Stadium Lost 16 – 34 24 August Hawke’s Bay Forsyth Barr Stadium Lost 25 – 31 1 September Manawatu Central Energy Trust Arena Won 50 – 17 7 September Northland Forsyth Barr Stadium Won 27 – 23 15 September Southland Rugby Park Won 43 – 24 22 September Canterbury Forsyth Barr Stadium Lost 25 – 47 28 September (Lin Colling) Auckland Eden Park Won 31 – 26 3 October Bay of Plenty Forsyth Barr Stadium Won 45 – 34 7 October Tasman Forsyth Barr Stadium Lost 21 – 47 13 October (Ranfurly Shield) Waikato FMG Stadium Won 23 – 19 20 October (Semi Final) Hawke’s Bay Forsyth Barr Stadium Won 20 – 19 26 October (Championship Final) Waikato FMG Stadium Lost 13 – 36

Back Row: Naulia Dawai, Dylan Nel, Joketani Koroi, Tom Rowe, , Josh Larsen, Matt Whaanga, Sione Misiloi, , Tom Hill Fourth Row: Thomas Grant (Team Support), James Bishop (Doctor), Slade McDowall, Jonah Aoina, George Bower, Patelesio Tomkinson, Ricky Jackson, Samual Dickson, Anne Wilson (Physiotherapist) Third Row: Anthony Staples (Analyst), Andrew Hunter (Manager), Taylor Haugh, Sekonaia Pole, Josh Timu, , , Angus Williams, Karl Bloxham (Trainer), Kane Jury (Skills Coach) Second Row: Richard Kinley (General Manager), Des Smith (President), , , Finn Strawbridge, Kurt Hammer, Melani Matavao, Keith Cooper (Chairman), Ryan Martin (Assistant Coach) Front Row: Tom Donnelly (Assistant Coach), Josh Renton, Hisa Sasagi, Michael Collins, Sam Anderson- Heather (Captain), Aki Seiuli, , Donald Brighouse, Matt Faddes, Ben Herring (Coach) Absent: Hame Toma

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Otago Spirit Played: 8

MANAGEMENT Won: 5 Coach: Scott Manson Lost: 3 Assistant Coach: Karina Nafatali Points For: 228 Manager: Toni Wall Points Against: 176 Physiotherapists: Biddy Sefton Soraya Umaga-Jensen Technical Advisor: Jamie Angus

PLAYERS Paige Church, Eilis Doyle, Janelle Romanchuck, Kiana Wereta, Zoe Whatarau (Alhambra-Union RFC); - Erin Adams (Green Island RFC); - Cheyenne Cunningham, Morgan Henderson, Georgina McCullough (North Otago); - Sheree Hume, Gemma Millar, Kilisitina Moata’ane, Greer Muir, Morgan Walker, Sammy Wong (Pirates RFC); - Cassandra Engler, Amy du Plessis, Amy Rule (Southland); - Rosie Buchanan-Brown, Jessica Dermody, Islay Fowler, Julia Gorinski, Samantha Hollows, Tegan Hollows, Patricia Hopcroft, Rosie Kelly, Jessica Kendall, Georgia Mason, Isla Pringle, Kate Smith, Rebecca Todd (University RFC); - Rachel Scott (Wakatipu RFC)

RECORD 1 September North Harbour Won 27 – 13 8 September Hawke’s Bay Logan Park 6 Won 31 – 12 15 September Wellington Porirua Park Lost 10 – 38 22 September Counties-Manukau Forsyth Barr Stadium Lost 8 – 39 29 September Taranaki Yarrow Stadium Won 65 – 0 6 October Tasman Landsdowne Park Won 48 – 7 13 October (Semi Final) Hawke’s Bay Forsyth Barr Stadium Won 34 – 10 20 October (Championship Final) Wellington Porirua Park Lost 5 – 57

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Otago Mens Sevens Played: 5 Won: 2 MANAGEMENT Lost: 3 Coach: Kane Jury Assistant Coach: Elgin O’Donnell Points For: 83 Manager: Clint Austin Points Against: 101 Physiotherapist: Ash Stiven Trainer: Jayden Pinfold

PLAYERS Benjamin Tuiomanufili (Alhambra-Union RFC); - Rory Ward (Dunedin RFC); - Ewan Brumwell, Charles Elton, Jerome Harimate, Joketani Koroi, Ben Whale (Harbour RFC); - James Te-Pairi (Kings High School); - Layne Opetaia (Otago Boys’ High School); - Josh Buchan, Mika Mafi (SouthernRFC); - Taylor Haugh (University RFC)

RECORD 13 January Manawatu Won 26 – 19 North Harbour Lost 7 – 40 Hawkes Bay Lost 14 – 20 14 January Northland Won 24 – 0 Canterbury Lost 12 – 22

Otago Womens Sevens Played: 5

MANAGEMENT Won: 2 Coach: David Latta Lost: 3 Assistant Coach: Michael Jacobs Points For: 46 Manager: Michaela Baker Points Against: 104 Physiotherapist: Thomas Wardhaugh

PLAYERS Kiana Wereta (Alhambra-Union RFC); - Sheree Hume, Kilisitina Moata’ane, Angie Sisifa, Celine Timoko, Soraya Umaga- Jensen (Pirates RFC); - Julia Gorinski, Sam Hollows (University RFC); - Zoey Flockton (Otago Sevens); - Jess Drummond, Risa Pouri-Lane (Loan – Tasman)

RECORD 13 January Canterbury Won 17 – 7 Waikato Lost 0 – 31 Poverty Bay Won 29 – 0 14 January Auckland Lost 0 – 33 Wellington Lost 0 – 33

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Otago B Played: 7

Won: 4 MANAGEMENT Coach: Hayden Finch Lost: 3 Assistant Coach: Hale T’Pole Points For: 210 Manager: Hugh Tait Points Against: 192 Physiotherapist: Karen Meehan Trainer: Jayden Pinfold Medic: Paul O’Driscoll Video Analyst: Devin Lambert

PLAYERS Legin Hotham, Connor Van Turnhout, Ben Webby (Alhambra-Union RFC); - Corrie Barrett, Isaiah Duncanson, Ben Freshini, Mark Grieve-Dunn, Zac Harrison-Jones, Tim Hogan, Hame Toma (Dunedin RFC); - William Kirkwood (Green Island RFC); - Logan Allan, Georgio Bower, Ewan Brumwell, Charles Elton, Melani Matavao, Aberham Pole (Harbour RFC); - Kyle Harris, Christian Lio-Willie, Pat McCurran, Sam Wyber (Kaikorai RFC); - Josh Gordon, MacKenzie Haugh, Axel Hohneck, Michael Mata’afa, Sam Pene, Tom Yarrell (Southern RFC); - Josh Casey, Nick Henderson, Marc Rooney, Matt Whaanga (Taieri RFC); - Callum Hardie, Taylor Haugh, Ricky Jackson, Kilipati Lea, Jack McHugh, Connor McLeod, Gavin Stark, Josh Timu, Angus Williams, Mike Williams (University RFC); - Keenan Masina (Zingari-Richmond RFC)

RECORD 12 August Southland Spartans Lost 38 – 44 18 August South Canterbury Lost 22 – 28 25 August Otago Country Won 24 – 14 1 September Tasman B Lost 16 – 44 8 September Canterbury Country Won 42 – 12 15 September Southland B Won 28 – 24 22 September Canterbury B Won 40 – 26

Otago Under 19 Played: 6 Won: 3 MANAGEMENT Lost: 3 Coach: Seilala Mapusua Assistant Coaches: Dean Moeahu Points For: 136 Erik Vaafusuaga Points Against: 167 Manager: Jason Esplin Physiotherapist: Logan Smith Trainer: Ewan Brumwell

PLAYERS Levi Emery, Llew Johnson, Moala Katoa, Elim Liko, Mamea Taimalie, JJ Tonks, (Alhambra-Union RFC); - Harrison Boyle, Josh Retter, James Te Pairi, Sepa Vaka (Dunedin RFC); - Jake Fowler, Delaney McKenzie (Green Island RFC); - Abraham Pole (Harbour RFC); - TJ Ane, Sean Jansen, Sam Jones, Kane Johnston, Layne Opetaia, Anton Schroder, Robbie Wong- Toi (Kaikorai RFC); - Brady Robertson (Taieri RFC); - Henry Bell, Adam Brash, Ross Burton, Sam Dickson, Kody Edwards, Josh Hill, Bob Martin, Gus McPherson, Graham Urquhart (University RFC)

RECORD 18 August Canterbury Lost 17 – 45 26 August Tasman Lost 18 – 23 1 September Southland Won 40 – 22 9 September Auckland Development Won 29 – 22 12 September Counties-Manukau Won 27 – 25 15 September Waikato Lost 5 – 30

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Otago Under 18 Women Played: 7 MANAGEMENT Won: 5 Coach: John Hedges Lost: 2 Assistant Coach: Simon Maole Manager: Vicki Millar Points For: 145 Points Against: 92 PLAYERS Paige McIvor (Blue Mountain College); - Meg Breen, Niamh Paterson (); - Tia Clark (Cromwell College); - Fuki Baker (); - Jamie Church, Brigid Corson, Helene Elisara (); - Georgia Budd (Mt Aspiring College); - Oceana Campbell, Ella Fry, Ella Gomez, Tashie Iti, Gemma Millar, Xanthe Maole, Storm Maole (Otago Girls’ High School); - Keely Hill, Kayley Johnstone ( High School); - Lily Davies, Libby Drummond, Olivia George, Georgie Jessop, Stacey Sanders (St Hilda’s Collegiate)

RECORD 15 September (warm up) Southland Won 39 – 10 30 September Aoraki Won 24 – 5 Tasman Won 17 – 10 1 October Canterbury Lost 5 – 17 Southland Won 19 – 14 2 October Canterbury Development Won 34 – 0 (Final) Canterbury Lost 7 – 36

Otago Under 15 Girls Sevens Played: 5

MANAGEMENT Won: 4 Coach: Zoe Whatarau Lost: 1 Manager: Eilis Doyle Points For: 138 Points Against: 76

PLAYERS Oceana Campbell, Ella Gomez, Rawinia Ngamoki-Moana (Otago Girls’ High School); - Madeline Deacon, Keely Hill, Gemma Johnson, Lilly Pringle, Luana Villi (); - Jaymee Meffan (St Hilda’s Collegiate); - Kasey Bonn, Anika Moetaua, Alicia Robert (Wakatipu High School)

RECORD 10 November Canterbury Country Won 33 – 17 Mid Canterbury Won 46 – 5 South Canterbury Lost 22 – 24 11 November Canterbury Metro Won 20 – 15 (Final) South Canterbury Won 17 – 15

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Otago Under 65kg Played: 5

Won: 3 MANAGEMENT Lost: 2 Coaches: Mike Robertson Points For: 133 Mike Moffitt Points Against: 93 Manager: Aaron Johnson Physiotherapist: Trainer:

PLAYERS Xavier Liddell, Rafferty Love (Alexandra RFC): - Bryant van Kessell (Clutha Valley RFC): - Rota Lafita (Cromwell RFC): - Bryce Lott (Kaikorai RFC): - Tyler Metua, Jonty Townsend (Pirates RFC): - Dallas Kernan, Noah McDowall, Andre Mata’afa (Southern RFC): - Nixon Burns, Caleb Lilley, Ramana Metuakore, William Ryan (Taieri RFC); - Millar McElrea (Toko): - Gustav Legnavsky, Thomas Scurr (Upper Clutha RFC)): - Matt Attenborough, Tama Dix, Grace Hastie, Thomas Hulsman, Sam McAtamney, Xavier Small (Wakatipu RFC)

RECORD John Stead Trophy 15 September Southland Won 52 – 14

30 September Canterbury Country Won 31 – 7 Southland Won 31 – 14 1 October Canterbury Metro Lost 14 – 22 2 October Canterbury Metro Lost 5 – 36

Otago Under 48kg Played: 6

Won: 5 MANAGEMENT Lost: 1 Coaches: Dan Marshall Points For: 146 Adam Wyber Points Against: 36 Manager: Steve McIsaac Medic/Coach: Clayton Peters

PLAYERS Mac Denniston (Alexandra RFC); - Kairus Booth, Adam McNab, Harlin Puna, Chase Te Moananui-Currie (Clutha RFC); - T-Jae Valli (Clutha Valley RFC); - Owain Harris (Cromwell RFC); - Jackson Hughan (Green Island RFC); - Wiremu Ferguson, Reef Jolly, Brodie MacDonald (Pirates RFC); - Joe Parkinson, Dylan Pledger, Oliver Thode, William Thode (Southern RFC); - Jake Fowler, Matthew Taylor (Taieri RFC); - Jackson Nicol (Toko RFC); - Jake Green (Upper Clutha RFC); - Connor McIsaac, Harrison Rogers, Isaac Turoa (Wakatipu RFC); - Nick Casey (West Taieri RFC)

RECORD Gallipoli Shield 15 September Southland Won 24 – 7

22 September Southland Won 38 – 5 30 September Canterbury Country Lost 5 – 12 Nelson Won 19 – 7 1 October Canterbury Metro Won 40 – 0 2 October Marlborough Won 20 – 5

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Otago Metro Under 18 Played: 6 Won: 6 MANAGEMENT Coach: Regan Turoa Lost: 0 Assistant Coaches: Ryan Nicholas Points For: 258 Mike Paine Points Against: 85 Manager: David Geraghty Physiotherapist: Jake Ellis Trainer: Shaun Burrows

PLAYERS Elim Liko, JJ Tonks (Alhambra-Union RFC); - Ben Pringle (Harbour RFC); - Nico Bowering, Charlie Davies, Leroy Ferguson, Oliver Geddes, Tom Warman (John McGlashan College); - Macauley Casey (Kaikorai RFC); - Nathan Hastie, Ryan Jones, Giovanni Leituala, Izaak Parata, Sam Stewart (Kings High School); - Tevita Asi, Max Brown, Oliver Griffin, Jordan Hand, Harry Hansen Michael Manson, Tevita Pole, Hilary Takau, Isaac Te Hiwi, Jesse Va’afusuaga, Reuben Wairau, Nick Washington (Otago Boys’ High School); - Marc Cormack (Southern RFC); - Cameron Allan-McNeill, Hunter Dale (); - Hunter Blackwood (Taieri RFC); - Bob Martin (University RFC)

RECORD 8 September (warm up) Otago Country Won 34 – 13 15 September North Otago Won 75 – 0 22 September Southalnd Won 31 – 16 29 September Otago Country Won 44 – 15 5 October (Semi Final) Tasman Won 40 – 24 7 October (Final) Canterbury Metro Red Won 34 – 17

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Otago Metro Under 16 Played: 6 Won: 5 MANAGEMENT Coaches: Ryan Bambry Lost: 1 William Henry Points For: 237 Manager: Swannee Taiawa Points Against: 105 Physiotherapist: Taylor Worthington Thin Trainer: Elvyn Rouvi

PLAYERS George Bell, Jack Colbourne, Sam Knight, CaineTaylor (John McGlashan College); - David Makasini (Kavanagh College); - Mahonri Auva’a Jay Davis, Trevor Elisara, Taine Hand, Nasili Ikahihifo, Bradley McPate, Josh Nevin, Jonah Palu, Steve Sione Salelea, Ryan Watterston, Logan Wilson, Rohan Wingham (Kings High School); - Taylor Dale, Mitchell Duncan, Angus Faulks, Oliver Haig, Angus Hewitt, Ben Hill, Caleb Hughes, Jake Te Hiwi, Levi Turoa (Otago Boys High School); - Trey Russell (Taieri College)

RECORD 15 September North Otago Won 90 – 0 22 September Southland Won 23 – 19 29 September Otago Country Won 49 – 25 4 October Canterbury Country Won 35 – 15 5 October (Semi Final) Tasman Won 24 – 17 6 October (Final) Canterbury Metro Lost 16 – 29

Otago Metro Under 14 Played: 3

MANAGEMENT Won: 2 Coach: Craig Sneddon Lost: 1 Assistant Coaches: Marty Schaaf Points For: 158 Rodney Stringer Points Against: 66 Manager: Cleveland Tupetagi

PLAYERS Zac Cleaver-Donovan, Keegan Ferguson, Jack Hazlett, Felix Mauger, Stanley McClure, Marshall Macready, William Smillie, Ethan Stirling, Jack Timu, Josh Whaanga (John McGlashan College); - Patrick Soo Choon, Tapuvae Faitonu, Fergus Hepburn, Ioane Iaseto, Ryan Kreft, Kobe McDermott, Paea Vaiola Palu, Eric Peita, Jayden Penese, Lisisate Taufa (Kings High School); - Petelo Amato, Ashton Booth, Cody Campbell, Hopoate Finau, Cody Glover, Dylan Harris, Charlie Mathias (Otago Boys’ High School): - Riley Horne, Ben Joyce (Taieri College)

RECORD 22 September Southland Won 52 – 15 29 September Otago Country Won 65 – 5 7 October Southland Lost 41 – 46

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Otago Country Premier Played: 5 MANAGEMENT Won: 1 Coach: Marty Hurring Lost: 4 Assistant Coach: Lee Allan Points For: 92 Managers: Tony Pryde Marty Rendall Points Against: 149 Physiotherapist: Hayley Foster

PLAYERS Rynard Kruger (Alexandra RFC); - Ryan Edgeton, Tom Grandiek, Liam Jenkins, George Ravula, Malcolm Sutherland (Arrowtown RFC); - Ben Miller (Clinton RFC); - Tyler Bichan, Ropini Fesilafai, Rym Geary, Simon Grant, Max Pennell, Sylvester Reeves, Jamie Sutton, Kane Teunissen (Clutha RFC); - Cole Birse, Harley McHardy (Crescent RFC); - Stefan Blakeborough, Warrick Chinney, Dane Edge, Rhys Harrold, Ben Maxwell, Hayden Todd (Cromwell RFC); - Craig Stanway (Heriot RFC); - Peter O’Malley (Lawrence RFC); - Angus Gibb, Ollie McLelland, Tim O’Neil (Maniototo RFC); - Chris Preddy (Owaka RFC); - Jack McHugh (University RFC); - Sam Calder, James Davies (Upper Clutha RFC); - Josh Brown, Joe Cairns, Mark Te-Whaiti (Wakatipu RFC)

RECORD 11 August North Otago Lost 19 – 61 18 August Southland Country Lost 8 – 9 25 August Otago B Lost 14 – 24 1 September Southland B Lost 18 – 26 15 September Canterbury Country Won 33 – 29

Otago Sassenachs Colts Played: 2 Won: 1 MANAGEMENT Lost: 1 Coach: Roger Cotton Points For: 40 Assistant Coach: James Kenny Manager: Conrad Williams Points Against: 82

PLAYERS George Blyth (Clinton RFC); - Ollie Kenny, Kurt Turnbull (Clutha RFC); - Damian Wilson (Clutha Valley RFC); - Logan Morrell (Crescent RFC); - Ethan Molloy (Cromwell RFC); - Taine Wagstaff (Harbour RFC); - Mackenzie Faulks, Sidney Fidow, Angus Gray, Sam McCall, Patrick McCurran, Jordan McEntee, Zach McKenzie, Jonty McKinnel, Mitchell Pryde, Mitchell Mahonri-Rae, Taine Rarere, Tarzan Smith, Issac Steentjes, George Thomas, Isi Tuivaga (Kaikorai RFC); - Jessie Hutton (South Otago High School); - Midge van Boxtel, Sam Fischli (Taieri RFC); - Roman Blackman (University RFC); - Sam Calder, Ben Morris (Upper Clutha RFC); Ben Scorgie (West Taieri RFC)

RECORD 11 August Otago U19 Lost 14 – 60 18 August Cantabrian Colts Won 26 – 22

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Otago Country U18 Played: 7 Won: 2 MANAGEMENT Coach: Clint Robinson Lost: 5 Assistant Coach: Tyler Bichan Points For: 127 Manager: Francis Parker Points Against: 217 Assistant Manager: Tim Hutton Medic: Nisha Bennett

PLAYERS Angus Mitchell (Clinton RFC); - Ben Ruzich, Kemp Skipper (Clutha RFC); - Liam Turnbull (Clutha Valley RFC); - Kees Scott (Cromwell RFC); - Jack Harrington, Regan Hucklebridge, Brayden Laing, Beau Meehan, Nic O’Donnell-Fluit, (Dunstan High School); - Kane Whitehead (Lawrence RFC); - Sam Howard, Cai Jager, Lachie Weir (); - Jamie Beck, Jesse Hutton, Jordan Mcphee-Hale, Jack Pringle, Kace Shaw (South Otago High School); - Locky Finch (Toko); - Ben Ellis, Xavier Sadler, Ben Standish (Wakatipu High School); - Sam Calder, Josh Hines, Kane Moore, Mathew Standish (West Otago)

RECORD 1 September (warm up) South Canterbury Won 40 – 31 8 September (warm up) Otago Metro Lost 13 – 34 15 September Southland Lost 5 – 33 22 September North Otago Won 27 – 24 29 September Otago Metro Lost 15 – 44 5 October Southland Lost 10 – 22 7 October South Canterbury Lost 17 – 29

Otago Country U16 Played: 6 Won: 2

MANAGEMENT Lost: 4 Coach: Cory Crosbie Points For: 140 Assistant Coaches: Vaughn Healey Points Against: 227 Stephen Dent Manager: John Hancock Medic: Lee Wilson

PLAYERS Ryan Jones, Nicklaus Rae (Cromwell College); - Mitchell Brown, Harlen Hancock, Will Healey, Tipene Patena-Fortune, Callum Smith, Doug Smith, Teariki Tapatu (Dunstan High School); - Rhys Hughes, Lachie MacDonald, Fergus Read, Ryan Schmack, Tait Scurr (Mount Aspiring High School); - Caiden Davidson, Jack Dent, Zayde Francis, Jared Hayes, Kael Merritt, Dallas Pickering, Liam Sell, Kobe Thomson, Daniel Thorn (South Otago High School); - Oliver Herron, Alesana Tulafono (Wakatipu High School)

RECORD 15 September Southland Lost 0 – 63 22 September North Otago Won 57 – 3 29 September Otago Metro Lost 25 – 49 4 October Canterbury Lost 12 – 80 5 October Mid Canterbury Won 26 – 5 6 October Canterbury Country Lost 20 – 27 19 | P a g e

Otago Country U14 Played: 6

MANAGEMENT Won: 1 Coach: Duncan Randall Lost: 5 Assistant Coaches: Craig Darling Points For: 109 Wayne Findlay Points Against: 245 Aaron Callaghan Manager: Tanya Reddy

PLAYERS Lachie Gillespie, Caleb McKinlay (Cromwell College); - Andrew Fetalver, Lachlan Harris, Cyress Hutchinson, Ben Johnson, Tom Michelle, Ryan O’Neill, Zach Randall, Seb Waldron, Steve Worthington (Dunstan High School); - Otis Harry (Mount Aspiring College); - Lucas Anderson, Josh Dent, Blake Dodds, Jomhel Gonzales, Blake McDonald, Jon- Duncan McLeod (South Otago High School); - Ben Bark, Henry Cleaver, Morris Finnigan, Paddy Hogan, Jonty Light, Fletcher Marshall (Wakatipu High School)

RECORD 25 August Otago Metro Lost 22 – 46 1 September Southland Lost 24 – 34 15 September Southland Lost 22 – 71 22 September North Otago Won 17 – 12 South Canterbury Lost 19 – 26 29 September Otago Metro Lost 5 – 56

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Club Rugby Competitions

Winner of club with the best overall team’s finishing record. To qualify a Club must field a minimum of 5 teams.

Final Placings: University 13, Kaikorai 14, Dunedin 15, Alhambra-Union 29

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First round: Full round robin for SPEIGHT’S JUG – WINNER: TAIERI

Placings after round 1: Taieri 31, University 31, Southern 29, Dunedin 25, Harbour 22, Kaikorai 19, Green Island 17, Alhambra-Union 13, Zingari-Richmond 5

Second round: Full round robin for GALLOWAY TROPHY – WINNER: UNIVERSITY Points carried forward from first round

Placings after round 2: University 65, Taieri 58, Harbour 52, Kaikorai 51, Southern 48, Dunedin 44, Green Island 33, Alhambra-Union 25, Zingari-Richmond 7

SPEIGHT’S CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD – WINNER: UNIVERSITY/HARBOUR

Top Four: University, Taieri, Harbour, Kaikorai

Semi Finals: Harbour 30 – Taieri 20 University 21 – Kaikorai 20

Final: University 30 – Harbour 30

SPEIGHT’S CHALLENGE SHIELD WINNER: UNIVERSITY

First round: Full round robin for SPEIGHT’S CUP – WINNER: WEST TAIERI

Placings after round 1: West Taieri 43, Dunedin 41, Green Island 31, Kaikorai 29, Eastern 28, Taieri 22 University 16, Alhambra-Union 13, Pirates 6, Zingari-Richmond 3

Second round: Two cross section pools for CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY – WINNER: WEST TAIERI Points carried forward from first round

Placings after round 2: West Taieri 68, Dunedin 51, Kaikorai 48, Eastern 44, Green Island 44, Taieri 33, Alhambra-Union 18, University 17, Pirates 13, Zingari-Richmond 9

Top Four: West Taieri, Dunedin, Kaikorai, Eastern

Semi Finals: Dunedin 32 – Kaikorai 21 West Taieri 45 – Eastern 14

Final: Dunedin 20 – West Taieri 17

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First round: Full round robin

Placings after round 1: Brighton 40, Green Island 36, Crescent 36, Kaikorai 32, Alhambra-Union 25, Strath Taieri 24, Southern 16, Toko 16, West Taieri 13, Taieri 8

Second round: Split into Top 6, Bottom 4

Top Six: Brighton 59, Crescent 53, Green Island 52, Kaikorai 46, Alhambra-Union 27, Strath Taieri 25

Semi Finals: Green Island 36 – Crescent 26 Kaikorai 24 – Brighton 18

Championship Final: Green Island 36 – Kaikorai 10

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER: GREEN ISLAND

Bottom Four: Toko 33, Southern 32, West Taieri 31, Taieri 9

Final: Southern 32 – Toko 10

Senior Bottom 4 Winners: SOUTHERN

Final Placings: Harbour, Strath Taieri, Brighton, Eastern, Kaikorai, Green Island, Alhambra-Union, Toko, Crescent, Taieri

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First round: Double round robin

Placings after round 1: University 40, Pirates 30, North Otago 21, Alhambra-Union 11, Green Island 0

Semi Finals: Pirates 44 – North Otago 0 University 54 – Alhambra-Union 10

Final: University 20 – Pirates 10

GALLAGHER CUP CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER: UNIVERSITY

Final Placings: University 40, Pirates 30, North Otago 21, Alhambra-Union 11, Green Island 0

First round: Full round robin Second round: Cross-over Pool Play (5 Flag points added for Pool-Play Bye) Third round: Semi Finals Fourth round: Finals

Placings: University Blue 35, Kaikorai 27, Dunedin 26, Southern 18, Southland BHS 15, Taieri 12, Alhambra-Union 10, Harbour 1

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Placings: University Blue 35, Kaikorai 27, Dunedin 26, Southern 18, Southland BHS 15, Taieri 12, Alhambra-Union 10, Harbour 1

Semi Finals: Kaikorai 25 - Dunedin 24 University Blue 59– Southern 5

Final: University Blue 27 – Kaikorai 22

Final Placings: University Blue, Kaikorai, Dunedin, Southern, Southland Boys HS, Taieri, Alhambra-Union, Harbour

First round: Full round robin Second round: Two Cross Section Pool (points carried forward from first round) Third round: Semi Finals Fourth round: Finals

Placings: University Gold 36, Dunedin Tigers 33, Kaikorai 30, Dunedin Bull Sharks 24, Alhambra-Union 20, Green Island 16, Zingari-Richmond 9

Semi Finals: Dunedin Tigers 37 – Kaikorai 19 University Gold 40 – Dunedin Bull Sharks 5

Final: Dunedin Tigers 32 – University Gold 10

Final Placings: Dunedin Tigers, University Gold, Kaikorai, Dunedin Bull Sharks, Alhambra-Union, Green Island, Zingari-Richmond

UNDER 13 WINNER: Southern Magpies UNDER 12 WINNER: Southern Magpies UNDER 11 WINNER: Pirates

Premier Schools 1st XV Competition: Otago Boys’ HS 1st XV 24 – John McGlashan College 17

Senior Division 1: West Otago

Top Four Challenge Knockout Games:

Co-Ed Otago Final: South Otago High School 20 – 24 St Kevins College

Co-Ed Highlanders Final: Gore High School defeated St Kevins College

Co-Ed Final: Rangiora High School defeated Gore High School

Boys Highlanders Final: Otago Boys’ HS 1st XV 26 – 7 Southland Boys’ HS 1st XV

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COUNTRY WIDE WINNER: CLUTHA

Final: Clutha 31 – Upper Clutha 28

First round: Double round robin of 14 games Second round: Semi Finals and Final

Placings: Upper Clutha 56, Wakatipu 54, Cromwell 53, Arrowtown 51, Maniototo 40, Clyde-Earnsclugh 17, Matakanui Combined 13, Alexandra 8

Semi Finals: Wakatipu 6 – Cromwell 8 Upper Clutha 8 – Arrowtown 6

Final: Upper Clutha 27 – Cromwell 8

Winner: White Horse Cup: Arrowtown Super Liquor Trophy: Wakatipu Vincent Shield (Winner first round): Wakatipu Gordon White Cup: John Dewar & Sons (Good Conduct):

First round: Double round robin of 14 games Second round: Semi Finals and Final

Placings: Clutha 67, Crescent 63, Clutha Valley 44, Heriot 40, Toko 31, Clinton 26, Owaka 21 Lawrence 16

Semi Finals: Clutha 36 – Heriot 29 Crescent 24 – Clutha Valley 22

Final: Clutha 43 – Crescent 25

McIntosh Cup: Clutha West Otago Shield: Heriot Springbok Horns (Winner of First Round): Clutha South Otago Banner: Clutha Speight’s Cup Winner Southern Region: Clutha Nissan Balclutha Motors Cup: Clinton

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