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Gordon Tietjens: Richmond Fight Back to Secure Rugby’S Unsung Hero Semi-Final Place Ugby Sevens Guru Gordon Tietjens Ens Careers Tuesday 31st August, 2010 15 Under-15 Cricket quarter-finals Gordon Tietjens: Richmond fight back to secure Rugby’s unsung hero semi-final place ugby sevens guru Gordon Tietjens ens careers. Just a few like Eric Rush expending all energies at training or at Thompson and Hosea Gear can re- BY REEMUS FERNANDO is an unsung hero. He is synony- and Jonah Lomu may have managed to matches. His players know that they launch their careers for the 15-a-side A defiant sixth wicket stand of 112 Rmous with New Zealand winning play both forms of rugby while being have to eat ‘rabbit’ food and push away rugby World Cup, happening next year. runs between skipper Hasitha three Commonwealth Games gold students of Tietjens and having steady the desert on the table when the intensi- Fifteen-a-side rugby coaches frown at Madushan and Saveen Nanayakkara medals, six IRB Sevens Series titles and playing contracts with the All Blacks. sevens rugby gurus because it is and some fine spin bowling from the one IRB Sevens World Cup. But the true One of the key motivating factors that thought that the sevens rugby training latter and Bhanuka Madupriya helped recognition for the man behind New keep Tietjens going, as a sevens coach, is really eats into the players’ muscle Richmond College fight back to beat Zealand’s rugby sevens wheel has not that each year he comes across new tal- mass. Tietjens challenges this school of Gurukula College in the Inter School been given. The reason: Probably ent which he moulds into superstars in thought and states that modern sevens Under-15 Division I quarter-final because fans associate New Zealand rugby sevens. A good number of them rugby training makes players bigger match played at CCC Ground yester- rugby largely with the All Blacks and have graduated from sevens rugby to 15- and fitter, not smaller. day. Chasing 206 runs to win Gurukula 15—a-side rugby, so they tend to overlook a-side rugby. He is a committed coach and there is were 83 for no wicket at one stage this country’s achievements in rugby He throws a lot of emphasis on his talk that he has the habit of calling play- before a fighting left arm spinner sevens, leave alone who coaches them. brutal fitness sessions and has named ers late in the night for in-depth analy- Bhanuka Madupriya triggered a dra- At the time of writing, Tietjens is four key factors; metal toughness, unify- sis of their games. He is also said to be a matic collapse to bundle them out for preparing the national sevens team for ing as a team, passion to wear the coun- very helpful individual. Former Sri 148 runs and book Richmond a well the upcoming Commonwealth Games in try’s jersey and represent New Zealand Lanka player Chaminda Rupasinghe, deserving semi final berth. India. And it is also talked about widely and being strictly disciplined as key who was the manager of the Sri Lank After Nanayakkara had opener that Tietjens’ sevens contract with the ingredients in his formula for success. sevens team, recalls Tietjens being kind Hashan Dumindu lbw for 15 runs to New Zealand Rugby Union is to be A fovourite phrase associated with enough to organize some friendly break a threatening first wicket stand reviewed after the country’s tour of Tietjen’s relationship with his chargers matches for the Sri Lanka team with the of 83 runs, Madupriya had Namal India. Given the backdrop of such devel- is ‘emptying the tank’, used in terms of New Zealanders, during international Pathum, Christy Ashan and Ishara Sandum all LBW for naughts to break opments, it is quite appropriate to remi- BY RAVI NAGAHAWATTE sevens tournaments, which he says were the back bone of Gurukula line up. nisce the achievements of this beneficial to the islanders. Later Madupriya accounted for oppo- great rugby sevens coach and Gordon Tietjen’s dream The fortunes of sevens rugby have sition skipper Roshan Anuruddha who how he has helped shape the changed dramatically over the years, fought a lone battle top scoring with 73 future of this abbreviated sevens team unlike when he represented New runs. Madupriya and Nanayakkara form of rugby union. 1. Eric Rush (New Zealand) Zealand, which was in 1983. At present, shared eight wickets between them to New Zealand’s inter- 2. Jonah Lomu (New Zealand) players have eight stops in the IRB skittle out Gurukula for 148 runs. ests in rugby sevens bub- 3. Mesaki Raseri (Fiji) Sevens Series each year, a Earlier put to bat, Richmond were 93 for six wickets in the 36th over but bled to the surface when 4. Amasio Valence Raoma Commonwealth Games and a Rugby he took over the reigns Sevens World Cup which happens every a dramatic fight back from skipper (New Zealand) as coach of the New four years. Opportunities for rugby sev- Hasitha Madushan and Nanayakkara 5. Waisale Serevi (Fiji) helped them recover to post 205 runs. Zealand side in 1994. The ens players are immense and Tietjens is They put on an unbeaten 112 stand for thinking of New Zealand 6. David Campese (Australia) all excited with rugby sevens being 7. Christian Cullen (New Zealand) the seventh wicket. While Madushan Rugby Union is at times a included as one of the disciplines at the hit seven fours and a six in his 64 runs bit complicated. Most (Courtesy www.hksevens.com) 2016 edition of the Olympics, which will (92 balls), number eight batsman who shine at sevens are be hosted by Brazil. He is a coach who Nanayakkara cracked six fours in his absorbed into the 15-a- ty of training is revved up. has achieved practically all the goals 47 runs which came in 48 balls. side squad and this His entry into coaching New Zealand any coach can set himself. But the rugby Scores brings down the saw the trophy cupboard at New Zealand sevens event at the Olympics has Richmond 205 for 6 in 50 overs curtain to Rugby Union being filled with silver- prompted him to say that making the (Sahan Samarasinghe 17, Kelum their ware. Tietjens is credited with New trip to Rio de Jenaireo is his ultimate Shehara 16, K.V. Tyrone 17, Hasitha sev- Zealand having won six IRB Sevens goal as a rugby coach. He has spoken Madushan 64n.o, Saveen Nanayakkara Series titles, one Sevens World Cup and with a lot of enthusiasm about the 47n.o; Hashan Dumindu 2/21, Namal Pathum 2/45) three Commonwealth Sevens gold expansion of rugby sevens as a sport Gurukula 148 all out in 40.4 overs medals. However, despite all this rugby and how people wish to see more of the (Roshan Anuruddha 74; Bhanuka coaching success, he has to work to sup- shorter version of rugby, like one day Madupriya 4/21, Saveen Nanayakkara plementing his income, a feature all his cricket, because there are more scoring 4/15) sevens players share in common. Rugby opportunities in it. Tietjens affirms that sevens in New Zealand is not a paying more youngsters will take to sevens Under-17 Division II semi finals profession. rugby in the future with the exciting Chemila impresses as Petes Tietjens says he likes this set-up prospect of seeing medals dangling from advance to finals because the jobs he does when he is out their necks if they make New Zealand Chemila Obeysekara impressed of rugby, helps freshen his mind. He is the winners at the Commonwealth with a six wicket haul for St. Peter’s also a successful businessman and a Games or the Olympics. College ‘B’ to record a six wicket victo- renowned motivational speaker. However, there is another aspect that ry over Wayamba Royal after restrict- ing them to a paltry 60 runs in the He takes great interest in organizing needs serious consideration and that is Gordon Inter School Under-17 Division II semi sevens training camps to shift the focus Tietjen’s contract with New Zealand Tietjens final played at Moors Ground yester- of players from 15-a-side rugby to sevens rugby coming up for review soon and day. rugby.He can also be very helpful to countries like Russia and China are Scores players who have lost their way in the showing a keen interest to have him as Wayamba Royal 60 all out in 19 15-a-side version of rugby union. This their coach. The good news for New overs (T. Sampath 14n.o; Chemila year’s sevens training is special because Zealand is that Tietjens has said he Obeysekara 6/15, Chamila the sevens guru hopes to use sevens would continue to be part of New Godellawatte 2/16) rugby as a tool so that rugby 15s players Zealand’s coaching staff if they wish to St. Peter’s ‘B’ 61 for 4 in 14.2 overs like Zac Guildford, Ben Smith, Adam have him. (Chenura Obeysekara 22, Kalana Ranjana 13n.o) Limited over tri-series Sri Lanka Schools All Island 12-a-Side U-16 rugby South Africans Kingswood College clinch Milo plum TEXT AND PIX BY M. are favorites FAROOK LANTRA Kingwood College BY ROSHEN STEELMAN will be looking at their fast clinched the Milo Trophy bowlers to do well in the when they beat fancied South Africa ‘A’ who are today’s game. currently leading the points Pakistan ‘A’ with a win Trinity College by 5 points to table with a win and draw and loss is placed second in nil at Kandy Sports will meet Pakistan ‘A’ in the the points table and hosts Grounds, Nittawela on fourth match of the Limited Sri Lanka ‘A’ are yet to August 29.
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