Rugby

It was a big weekend for rep rugby in Cromwell last Monday when the annual clash between Central Otago and South Otago was played, with matches for U14, U16, U18, Development and Premier teams. Each region selects their best available players for theseteams and rugby selectors then choose players for Otago and Otago Country teams.  The weather conditions were not good for rugby and a lot of the players were covered in mud from head to toe by the end of the matches. 

The Telford students selected to play for South Otago were:

Caleb Wall for the Premiers,  Jeff Meredith for the Development side and Adam Bishell, Reihana Allen and Lyndon Buchanan for the U-18 team.

Results:

Premiers Central 16, South Otago 14

Development Central 8, South Otago 22

Under 18 Central 28, South Otago 24

Club Rugby

Hayden Tapp's Clinton team hosted Crescent from Kaitangata for the second time this season. Clinton had lost to Crescent in the first round so the Crescent team including Caleb Wall, Jeff Meredith and BJ Campbell came into the match as favourites to win.  Clinton's forward pack got physical up front and shut down Crescent's options making it hard for them to spin the ball wide. Crescent showed good skills and were 12-7 ahead at half time.  As the game progressed Clinton managed to muscle their way back with a try scored by Hayden Tapp and Clinton's goal kicker, converted a penalty four minutes from full time to take the win.

Soccer

Balclutha Ladies team played Green Island. Fiona Darwen was moved into mid field for this game, making the most of opportunities in this new position. Fiona provided a cross kick which lead to the only goal being scored for the game.

Week ending 23rd May 2010                         â Scroll down to view other reports

The second round of the basketball competition was played on Wednesday 19^th May.

Telford Tormentors (Staff) defeated The Llamas (Diploma students) 49-32

The staff were down on players so dragged Josh Monks on court with a damaged shoulder to play half a game with one arm -well done Josh, we will miss you. Lyndon Buchanan filled in for the second half and played well (9 points), some good shooting from Davina (14 points) and strong running from Des (8 points). For the Llamas (Dips) Stuart Feary top scored with 15 points, Chris Cowie scored 8 points and Emma McGinty 6 points.

Ride Me (captain Adam Bishell) defeated Bounce Me (Captain Matt Vermunt) 66-19

Reihana Allen top scored with 18 points for Ride Me with good games from Adam Bishell (16 points), Jordon Watson (14 points) and other team members all scoring points. For Bounce Me Lyndon Buchanan top scored with 14 points.

Barney and Learners Club had the Bye

Thanks to Mandy and Evan for refereeing and Katharina and Kala for scoring.

Points after the second round:

Week ending 16th May 2010                         â Scroll down to view other reports

Wow, what a week….

Over the past week we’ve been pretty full on with a lot happening on and off campus.

Last Tuesday we had the Revolution tour going around the schools, telling everyone about their trials and tribulations of life. The group expressed themselves in the form of dancing, singing, rapping and audience participation. It was one of the more entertaining lunches we have had on campus, with both students and staff enjoying the presentation.

Basketball

Wednesday night basketball kicked off with 2 games being played. Domination was the main focus for the first game with the  The Telford Tormentors (staff team), taking full advantage of their skill and experience beating Barney and the Learners club 61-19.  Davina Booth top scoring for the Tormentors 20 points.

Not to be left out, the Diplomas showed up in force with their team the Lamas who played Ride Me. With a bit skill from Reihana Allen and Adam Bishell, Ride Me rode the Lamas into the ground beating them 28-23.

The Jam Session

For the music lovers, we have some talented staff and students who have been getting together with instruments each Wednesday evening and busting out some sounds.

Staff members Pete Walker and Nelson Bungard are starting to get more and more of a following with students joining or just coming in to watch and listen to the talent . Two of the highlights of the night were Jack McGrath playing his saxophone, and guitar guru Kieran Bell.

Weekend Sport

The Telford Bulls travelled away to Alexandra to play Dunstan 2nd XV on Saturday. After a cold start to the day the weather turned out to be a warm and sunny in Central Otago, which was just what the doctor ordered for Adam Bishell to show his skills and direct traffic from the forwards to the backs and touch down for the first try of the day.  Joseph Vollebregt played his first game at number 8 and he showed good strength making a lot of ground with ball in hand proving very difficult for the opposition to tackle. With Dunstan on the back foot and not wanting to send the ball out to the their backs, their forwards took the Bulls on up front, but found the presence of Chris Cairns-Nelson, Jim Earl and Stuart Feary too strong around the fringes at ruck and maul time, in turn setting up John Gow to cross the line for his first try for the season.

In the second half the reserve wingers came on and made a big impact with Daniel Colgan putting pressure on out wide, forcing his opposite number to make mistakes which saw Daniel capitalise and score in the corners. The other winger, James Fletcher, managed to side step his way through red and gold jerseys and dive over in the corner for his second try of the season. Dunstan fought back in the dying minutes of the game but Telford managed to hold them out, claiming the win 29-8.

Saturday Night Social

The Student Association put together a Toga party, combined with the farewell for the mid-years. There was lots of dancing and fun had by all with the students certainly getting right into the theme of the night. The mid-years where presented with a gift from the President, Chris Cowie based on some of the good times, stories and memories the mid-years had created in their time spent here at Telford.

A special thanks goes to the Student Association for organising a great night and also to the staff Denise Hall, Owen Marshall, Ian Knowles and Stewart MacDonell who volunteered their services for the night.

Week ending 2nd May 2010 - Weekend Sports Report 

Rugby -  The Telford bulls rugby team travelled to Queenstown over the weekend to play Wakatipu . Despite the weather warnings and flooding over the past week the day turned out to be sunny and fine and the ground was in good condition.

From the kick off Wakatipu showed good skills all round, and their forward pack made their presence felt, demolishing us at scrum time.

Wakatipu took full advantage of the fact that we had travelled 3 hours to get there, scoring tries earlier in the game. The Telford team were slow and sluggish in the first 20 minutes, but picked up as the game progressed. Adam Bishell took up the task of keeping Telford in the match kicking a penalty , scoring a try and converting it as well. Wakatipu dominated the first half and were in the lead 12-10 at half time.

After a bit of a stir up from the coach and the feisty Stuart Feary coming on in the second half, Telford started their fight back. Stuart came out with guns blazing and some good strong running from the half back position to lift the team. All of a sudden Telford forward pack showed they weren’t done and dusted: with Jeff Corns and Brad Beatson taking charge at scrum time Telford started to dominated scrums and at ruck and maul time. With a strong platform set in place from the forwards, the backs got some good running ball and scored two tries out wide, one from Lyndon Buchanan and the other from James Fletcher who side stepped his way down the field to touch down in the corner. Wakatipu had not given up, they also scored in the second half but with good pressure out wide form Daniel Colgan and Nick Potts on defence, Telford managed to hold them out winning the game 20-19.

Nick Potts-got player of the day for great cover defence work and support on attack.

Other rugby results- Clinton 10, Clutha 24.   Josh Monks made his mark on the game scoring a try carrying both the ball and three opposition players across the line - the raging bull is back in form. Due to bad conditions last Thursday night both teams spun the ball around in a attempt to cross the line, but Josh did it the old fashioned way, straight up the guts. However, despite all his efforts, Clutha came away with the win.

Crescent  0,  Lawrence 19

Soccer Results 

Clutha Men’s A 2,  Northern 1

Clutha Women’s 0, Green Island Gold 6.

It was a nice Sunday afternoon to watch a bit of footy but unfortunately it didn’t last long for the Clutha women’s soccer team who came up against strong Green Island team determined to win.

With a lot of ball being passed around the Clutha girls had their opportunities but they could not capitalise in it. Fiona Darwen played her heart out in defence, and Anna Miskimmin and Viktoria Ruddle took what little opportunities they had to try and help their team score.

Duck shooting – Opening day for the duck shooters has finally come. Corey Lambeth was one of many who ventured out in the cold and wet conditions dressed for war in his camo gear ready to pounce on unsuspecting feather birds. Some of the Telford students who went home for the weekend reported that the numbers of ducks shot were around ten per hunter, and that it was it was a mixed bag for the opening day.

Week ending 25th April 2010

Rugby

Crescent Premier rugby team played Heriot at Kaitangata, winning the game 40-6.

Caleb Wall played a good solid game, earning him player of the day. Fellow team mate Jeff Meredith, was also a stand out, winning line out ball. Brendan Campbell has returned back from holiday joining his fellow Telford mates in the black and white Jersey.

Clinton Premier rugby team played Toko at Milton, winning the game 10-8.

Hayden Tapp, putting in another solid performance for Clinton, but some might think he had been in a boxing match! It’s about putting the body on the line, shiner of the week goes to ...  Hayden Tapp.

Telford Bulls rugby team won by default from Toko.

Soccer

Balclutha soccer have two new stars in their midst.

Troy Blatherwick-Hindmarsh has swapped his rugby boots for soccer shoes (and tights!) and has made the Balclutha Senior men's soccer team. They travelled to Dunedin to face Mornington Senior A, winning the game 7-0.

Tim White is another Telford soccer buff. He played for the Balclutha Senior Reserves against Northern B team, going down 3-1.

Ladies Soccer

Viktoria Ruddle, Anna Miskimmin and Kirsten Watts are playing for the ladies soccer team in Balclutha. 

The ladies played away to Caversham this weekend in Dunedin and came away with a 4-0 win. Anna and Viktoria had outstanding games in defence with Anna putting on the goalies jersey for the second half. Viktoria got player of the day for her performance. Unfortunately Kirsten couldn't play this week due to an injury, but we will look forward to seeing her back at training soon and playing for us.

Equine

The Telford Equine Team were out in force this weekend achieving great results at the fun day in Mataura.

• Dressage Beginners Class 1^st Anna Welch, 3^rd Emma Pearse ,4^th Caitlin Noblejas

• A2 Advanced 4^th place Kirstin Watts

• Show Jumping Beginners 1st in 30 Emma Pearse, 1^st in 65 Deearna Dewhurst

• Games 1^st in turn out Kirstin Watts

• Best Rider 1^st Kala Hunter

• Ribbons getting 2^nd and 3^rd Lauren Stiles

Congratulations to those who received placings over the day's events.

Special mentions go to Anna Welch and Lauren Stiles for their great all round efforts and outstanding team work on the day.

Congratulations to all students who participate in activities within the local community.