The Lupin Snooper Volume 4 Official Newsletter of the July 2015 New Brighton Rugby Football Club Inc SPECIAL EVENT! Inside this issue: Come along and see a Special Event 1 celebration of the Division One Championship Congratulations 2 successes in the history of Questionnaire 2 the Club this Saturday. Senior Division 3 3 Colts Premier 3 Inspired by the way Basketball teams have Go for Gold 4 Traditionally hung Raffle 5 Championship banners, we Presentation of 5 will be doing the same this Trophies Saturday as we recognize How are our teams 6 the Five going? Championship wins Blazer Day 2015 7 All Black and 8 Don’t miss the celebration Canterbury ITM Cup as team members from each schedules as team members from each team join us . This segment will be straight after normal speeches at 6.15pm Club Questionnaire Our Annual Club membership questionnaire has been sent by email to all members recently. As this Lupin Snooper edition goes to print we have had 48 responses, and of those only 6 are from current players! I encourage all members to take the time to fill our the survey so the Management Committee can use the feedback to make the Club better for all members. CONGRATULATIONS The Club extends it’s congratulations to Ryan Crotty on his selection in the initial All Black squad for this season On the back of the recent announcement that Ryan has re-signed for the Crusaders for next season, it was great to see Ryan’s name read out last weekend. Media speculation suggests Ryan will possibly start in the first test next week against Samoa so we look forward to seeing Ryan back in black if that is true. We wish Ryan all the best in this all important year for All Black rugby. ****************************************************************************************** Congratulation goes to Billy Harmon and Tulolo Tulolo who have been named in the initial Canterbury ITM Cup squad this season. Senior Division Three 2015 It’s been a rather turbulent year for the Div 3 side to date. Currently running a record of 5 Wins, 3 Losses and 3 Draws which in our highly contestable section has the team sitting 5 th out of 9 sides with our remaining four games to be played against the sides sitting above them on the ladder. As ever Div 3 stalwart Shayne Lewis Leads the side with his trademark flare, new additions to the forward pack such as Ruben Burke and Karaitiana Mita have made our line out & rolling maul fierce attacking weapons. Center Lee Foreman’s return from a BBQ holiday in South Africa, along with ½ back Michael Keith coming out of retirement has resulted in our backline showing great promise as we approach the business end of the season. All signs point to a thrilling conclusion to a season and hopefully some silverware for this great bunch of Lad's The coaches and management staff would like to thank the loyal supporters that follows us around Canterbury and also the Div 2 side for assisting us with players at times when our ranks have faltered. Brett Williamson ASST COACH Sponsors The Team Fox & Ferret The Palms Tess Ah Kuoi Mark Ashby Plumbing world Jonathan Brennan Reuben Burke Ben Cambell Flame & Water Plumbing Matt Clark Kody Ferguson & Gas Fitting Lee Forman Brian Griffiths Newlook Interior Plastering Simon Hill Michael Keith Shayne Lewis Dreamcoat Exterior Plastering Andrew Littlejohn Nick McCrostie Dean Nesbitt Ryan Norton Greg Richardson Coach Shane McBeath Liam Smedley Asst Coaches Brett Williamson Quentin Vui Carl Rendle James Weber Nathan Wedd Managers Donna Gardiner Paul Williamson Rhys Gardiner GO FOR GOLD RESULTS DRAW 1 on 18th April 1st prize - $500 #74 Ross Currie 2nd prize - $200 #27 Margaret Kelso 3rd prize - $100 #4 Paulie Gonzalez DRAW 2 on 25th April 1st prize - $200 #23 Trevor Salt 2nd prize - $100 #6 John Te Amo 3rd prize - $50 #55 Chris & Christine Bates DRAW 3 on 2nd May 1st prize - $200 #97 Hunter Ritchie 2nd prize - $100 #24 Jack Hulme 3rd prize - $50 #55 Chris & Christine Bates Draw 9 on 20 June 2015 DRAW 4 on 9th May 1st prize - $200 #84 Buzz March 1st prize - $200 #20 Paulie Gonzalez 2nd Prize - $100 #51 Paulie Gonzalez 2nd prize - $100 #26 Les Davidson & Derek 3rd Prize - $50 #40 Kevin Odgers & Davidson Jim Christie 3rd prize - $50 #40 Kevin Odgers & Jim Christie Draw 9 on 27 June 2015 1st prize - $200 #81 Derek Shearer DRAW 5 on 16th May 2nd Prize - $100 #96 Bruce Boland 1st prize - $500 #45 Paulie Gonzalez 3rd Prize - $50 #52 Mike Bourgeois 2nd prize - $200 #41 Nigel & Kate Turner 3rd prize - $100 #72 Andrew Kelso DRAW 6 on 23rd May 1st prize - $200 #8 Ian Penrose & Margaret Kelso 2nd prize - $100 #87 Tiny Kirk 3rd prize - $ 50 #99 Paulie Gonzalez Draw 7 on 30 May 2015 1st Prize - $200 #21 Ron Vette 2nd Prize - $100 #53 David Browne 3rd Prize - $50 #13 Shireen Spaull Thank you to all ticket Draw 8 on 6 June 2015 holders for your support 1st Prize - $200 #14 Lois Burleigh of this major fundraiser 2nd Prize - $100 #63 Clive/Mike McLaughlin for our club. 3rd Prize - $50 #44 Wayne Burleigh Draw 9 on 13 June 2015 1st prize - $500 #72 Andrew Kelso 2nd Prize - $200 #59 Ken & Denise Paterson 3rd Prize - $100 #12 Russell Fitchett SATURDAY NIGHT RAFFLE Thanks to all teams for completing their raffle roster duties so far this season. Please note that the team on rostered duty has the right to sell their own raffle after speeches if they want to. No other team is to sell raffles in the Clubhouse on a night they are not rostered. Team roster is - 04 July 2015 Management Committee 11 July 2015 Junior Committee 18 July 2015 Division 3 25 July 2015 Division 2 1 August 2015 Division 4 8 August 2015 Colts Premier Kevin Lundon, Club Captain will be responsible for making sure teams sell raffles on their allocated evening. END OF SEASON PRESENTATIONS FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 2015 7pm PUT THIS DATE IN YOUR DIARY NOW! HOW ARE OUR TEAMS GOING? (As at 27 June 2015) DIVISION ONE Played 14 Won 9 Lost 5 2nd in Hawkins Cup 1st round competition Need to win game this Saturday v Varsity to quality for Top 4 Hawkins Trophy semi-finals DIVISION TWO Played 12 Won 8 Lost 4 Finished 4th in Hawkins Cup 1st round competition Start Top 8 Trophy Competition this coming weekend COLTS PREMIER Played 13 Won 9 Lost 4 Currently forth in Cup competition DIVISION THREE Played 11 Won 5 Draw 3 Lost 3 Currently 6th in Hawkins Cup 1st round competition DIVISION FOUR Played 11 Won 8 Lost 3 Currently 3rd in Hawkins Cup 1st round competition These results make great reading overall for the season We wish all teams the best for the remainder of the season KIA KAHA BLAZER DAY 2015 Our Annual Blazer Day event was held on Saturday 16 June 2015, with around 40 past and present Division One players present. The tradition of presenting two retrospective blazers each year to former players continued, with Wayne Burleigh and Basil Duncan receiving their blazers. BASIL DUNCAN 1951-60 Winger/Flanker 100+ Games for Division One Coached Senior Division One in 1971 when the team jointly won the Harewood Trophy with Christchurch in the Club’s 50th Anniversary year WAYNE BURLEIGH 1976-92 1st five/2nd Five 260 Games for Division One Canterbury 1981-87 — 48 games South Island 1985-86 Coached Senior Division One in 1998-99 Current CRFU President ALL BLACK SCHEDULE 2015 8 July 2015 v Samoa Apia 2pm INVESTEC RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 17 July 2015 v Argentina Christchurch 7.35pm 26 July 2015 v South Africa Johannesburg 3.05am 8 August 2015 v Australia Sydney 10.05pm BLEDISLOE CUP 15 August 2015 v Australia Auckland 7.35pm RUGBY WORLD CUP 21 September 2015 v Argentina London 3.45am 25 September 2015 v Namibia London 7.00am 3 October 2015 v Georgia Cardiff 8.00am 10 October 2015 v Tonga Newcastle 8.00am CANTERBURY ITM CUP SCHEDULE 2015 15 August 2015 v Otago Dunedin 4.35pm 23 August 2015 v Counties Christchurch 4.35pm 29 August 2015 v Auckland Auckland 2.35pm 3 September 2015 v Manawatu Palm North 7.35pm 12 September 2015 v Hawkes Bay Christchurch 7.35pm 20 September 2015 v North Harbour Albany 2.35pm 23 September 2015 v Waikato Hamilton 7.35pm 27 September 2015 v Taranaki Christchurch 4.35pm 3 October 2015 v Tasman Nelson TBC 10 October 2015 v Southland Christchurch 2.35pm .