29Th Annual Report & Financial Statements
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29TH ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2013 NORTH HARBOUR RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION INC OFFICE HOLDERS Patron Barry Morris 1998-1999 John Wynyard President Gary Howarth 2000-2001 Colin Gibbons Vice President Brad Meurant 2002-2003 Ken Osborn Life Members 2004-2005 Ray Diver Pat Delich Peter Dolan 2006-2007 Bruce Morrison Ray Diver Chris Kennings 2008-2009 Steve Lobb Peter Thorburn Wayne Shelford 2010-2011 Wayne Shelford Clive Kelly Past Chairmen BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board of Directors 1985-1988 Chris Kennings Chairman John Morgan 1989 Dennis McColl Directors 1990-1992 Peter Dolan Gary Colhoun Jerry Hirst 1993-1995 Peter Atkinson Ian Jones Chris Mitchell 1996-2000 Brian Purdy Andrew Ridling David Mayhew 2001-2004 Laurie Margrain Shaun Nixon Mel Firmin 2005-2007 Gerard van Tilborg Co-opted Grant Graham Council of Club Delegates Chairman Chris Mitchell Honorary Positions Deputy Chairman Mark Manihera John Morgan Grant Graham Auditors East Coast Bays Ken Pemberton Chairman Deputy Chairman Accru Smith Glenfield Colin Dick Chilcott Helensville Nick Mulvaney Doctors Kumeu Mark Hall John Mayhew Greg Wiggill Mahurangi Sam Ryburn Warren Groarke Stu Walsh Marist John Abell Solicitors to the Union Massey Brendon Clarkson Northcote David Newman Davenports North Harbour North Shore Chris Tankard Past Presidents Royal NZ Navy Simon Vissers Gary Colhoun Shaun Nixon 1985-1986 Jim Stuart Silverdale Mark Manihera 1987-1988 Allan Pengelly Takapuna Mike Pratt 1989-1990 Bruce Blackett Referees Cam Piggott 1991 Graeme Matheson Junior Rugby Committee Don Berry 1992-1993 Chris Doel Secondary Schools Lester Dallow 1994-1995 Peter Lamont Primary Schools Bruce Strang 1996-1997 Peter Dolan Maori Bernard Te Paa as at 31 December 2013 HARBOUR STAFF 2014 Staff as at 1 March 2014 David Mayhew Ian Jones Chief Executive Brett Hollister Commercial Manager Callumn McNair Operations Manager Miles Marcroft Finance Manager Rohit Patel Community Rugby Manager Alex O’Dowd Executive Assistant Jacqui Scheib Office Manager Sandra Southworth Operations Officer Tina Gates Club Liaison Officer Denis Henderson Referee Education Officer Paul Greenstreet Jerry Hirst Andrew Ridling Player & Coach Development Officer Bill Wigglesworth Professional Development Manager Fiona Brading ITM Cup Management As at 31st December 2013 Head Coach Liam Barry Assistant Coach Alex O’Dowd Manager John McKittrick Assistant Manager Clive Kelly Strength & Conditioning Coach Dean Rice Physiotherapist Ash Draper Team Doctor Dr Ian Stewart Chris Mitchell Mel Firmin 2 29TH ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FAMILY OF SPONSORS North Harbour Rugby would like to thank and acknowledge the following sponsors for their ongoing support throughout the 2013 season. Your sponsorship and support is sincerely appreciated and enables us to provide opportunities for people in the North Harbour region to participate in rugby at all levels. Principal Major Sponsor Major Sponsors Support Sponsors Business Supporters Funding Partners D ra go n C o m m u n i t y T r u s t North Harbour Rugby Football Union 3 We on the Board take our collective hats off to the countless “ hours, the personal sacrifice and the undying support that you give to your clubs, your schools and your communities. John Morgan - Chairman ” 4 29TH ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTENTS President’s Message ..........................................................................6 Chairman’s Report .............................................................................8 Chief Executive’s Report ................................................................10 Commercial Report ........................................................................14 QBE Insurance North Harbour ITM Cup Report .....................15 Operations Report ...........................................................................16 Community Rugby Report ............................................................18 Council of Clubs Report ............................................................... 20 First Class Representative Player Statistics & Honours ......... 24 Representative Team Results ....................................................... 25 Club & School Finals Results ....................................................... 36 Annual Award Recipients ...............................................................37 Financial Statements ...................................................................... 39 North Harbour Rugby Football Union 5 PRESIDENTS MESSAGE Welcome to the 29th Annual General Meeting of the North Harbour Rugby Union. A special welcome to our Patron Barry Morris, Life Members, Past Presidents and Past Chairmen. Welcome also to the Club, School Representatives and other members. Thank you all for your attendance and support. The ITM cup team had another extremely disappointing campaign after a the review committee for the hours of challenging discussions. I believe we belief that we could climb away from the bottom of the table. We have now have produced a top class document which will hold Harbour in good stead seen the departure of Liam Barry and appointment of Steve Jackson to the for many years to come. Once completed, it will be sent to all stakeholders Head Coach’s roll. I would like to thank Liam for his contribution and wish with the proposed changes for their comments. We then propose to hold a him well in the future. I have been impressed with the off-season work carried SGM to vote on these changes. out by Steve and his team, bringing a new culture which I feel will build on Harbour strengths and produce a far more successful season in 2014. To all our Union stakeholders in the rugby community, from club and school players, coaches and administrators, the Referees Association, our sponsors, We have already started the 2014 season with the Sevens team winning the fellow Board members and to our staff, please accept our grateful thanks for Bowl Final of the National Sevens in January. Well done to coach Scotty Pierce your efforts and your support of North Harbour Rugby. and the boys, it is pleasing to see our talent still performing at the top level, particularly with so much emphasis being placed on the Olympics which are Finally it is with a tinge of sadness that I am retiring from this position this year just around the corner. having served my term. I have thoroughly enjoyed the camaraderie and spirit which is alive and well within our Harbour rugby community, and have been Community rugby operated well in 2013 and the highlights were Premier proud to serve you all. There is still work that I wish to continue with, so will finals and senior grades finals day both held at the Stadium, as was the 1st XV endeavour to stay close at heart. I wish the incoming President Brad Meurant finals for 1A and, the 1B final on the Oval. Secondary school finals were well all the best for his term. supported at Marist as was our junior finals at North Shore. The quality of the rugby on display at all levels of the game was testament to the hard work Best wishes to everyone for the 2014 season. put in by the teams and their management through a busy and congested Gary Howarth season window. President Our amateur representative teams all performed well again with the Development XV and U20 teams both being the top performers in 3rd position and the U16 finished 2nd in the Northern Region competitions. Other teams we fielded were U18, U18 Development, U85kg, U14, secondary school girls and two Roller Mills teams. The Silverdale Rugby Club successfully hosted the Roller Mills tournament in 2013. It was an tremendous week with some exceptional talent on show. Our top team went through to eventually finish fifth overall, with the development team finishing eighth. Congratulations to the Silverdale team for all the hard work and endless hours to put on such a great event. We look forward to hosting the 2014 Junior World Championships in June, with games split between North Harbour Stadium and Pukekohe, and the final at Eden Park. This will continue to ignite the rugby passion around Harbour and I look forward to a fabulous event. The Strategic Plan is now a year old and due for its’ annual review shortly. The Board continues to work hard to ensure we see the ideas in the plan implemented so that we as a Union can move forward positively. I have almost completed a full review of the Unions Constitution. This has been an arduous task where I have endeavoured to bring the Union into the Professional era as well as future proof the document. I would like to thank 6 29TH ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS I have thoroughly enjoyed the camaraderie and spirit which is alive and well within our Harbour rugby community, “ and have been proud to serve you all. Gary Howarth - President ” North Harbour Rugby Football Union 7 ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIRMAN’S REPORT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Time will be the judge, but I feel 2013 will be marked down as a watershed year in the history of North Harbour Rugby. Whilst we cannot (will not) ignore our ITM Cup performance – and I will touch on this further, we likewise cannot ignore some of the stepping stones that are being laid that we believe will strengthen the position of this Union long term. Underpinning all of this is the unwavering support of our clubs, our schools, note are our long-term partners QBE Insurance, who not only renewed their our volunteers and our member base. We, on the Board take our collective sponsorship for another three years – but have also taken the naming rights to hats off