Photo Gallery – Swords 17s v Manurewa Marlins
Photo gallery of Swords 17s vs Manurewa Marlins held at Toll Stadium, Sunday 4th September
Photo Gallery – Swords Prems v Waikato
Photo Gallery of Swords Premiers vs Waikato
Photo Gallery – Takahiwai Warriors v Otangarei Knights
Photos of the 2016 RLN Scott Electrical Premiership between Takahiwai Warriors and Otangarei Knights
Photo gallery – Marist v Moerewa 18s
Photos from the Sam McKendry Cup Grand Final – Marist 18s v Moerewa 18s.
Photographs of Adam Blair XII v Warriors
To see more photos from this game please click here Photos courtesy of Robert O’Hara – Impact photography
Four Nations Test Match and Northland Primary Schools Championship
WOW – what a week for League in Northland. To have two quality teams in Whangarei for a week was a great event! We were fortunate that the Test Match coincided with the Northland Primary School Championship Finals. The Thursday before the Test, 31 teams from 26 Primary Schools from Ruawai to Kaitaia and everywhere in between flocked to Kensington Park to see who would make the final and get to play the Curtain Raiser on Toll Stadium. Oh and lets not forget, that the FULL Kiwi and Samoan Team came along for a mass signing session with the kids!
School Development
The Leadership through League programme continues RLN’s strategic plan, embracing our Mantra ”More than just a game.” Based on the maori philosophy of Tuakana Teina of older sibling teaching younger sibling, students use Rugby League as a vehicle to learn about coaching and leadership, who in turn, coach Primary School students, in their community. In total we have qualified 159 coaches from 11 Colleges, who in turn have coached over 2,996 Primary School kids in 41 Primary Schools across Northland.
Club League and the 2014 Season Winners
Club League was again vibrant. The 10 team MuliKai Cooker Premiership saw an climatic finish to the senior season with Otangarei Knights going on a three match winning streak to firstly defeat the Portland Panthers, then shock minor Premiers the Takahiwai Warriors, then come from a 26 – 12 deficit with less than 20 minutes to play to stop Hikurangi from winning their fourth straight victory!
Swords Summary
The Swords 13s travelled to the RULA District Tournament in Mt Maunganui and finished 4th, whilst the Swords 15s finished 8th of 8 in the NZRL National Tournament. However they were very competitive in every game and were runners up in the Upper Central Zone district tournament. Our Swords 17s finished 7th out of 8 in the NZRL national Tournament and our Swords Premiers had a bit of a disappointing season, not winning a game and finished 7th out of 7.