Kiwis and Samoa to Cheer Northland Primary Schools

September 19, 2014| 0 Comment| 2:41 am

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On October 30^th as a part of the festivities around the Kiwis and Samoans being in town, 32 Primary and Intermediate teams will converge on Whangarei to compete for Inaugural Northland Champions Primary festival. In attendance will the Kiwi and Samoan test teams.

The event is a public event and will see both teams come along and cheer the next generation of Kiwi stars. The tournament will kick off at 10am and run through to 2pm with the test stars in attendance between 11 and 12pm*. With the weather we have had, the venue will be confirmed over the next two weeks.

Teams will compete in two divisions: Year 4 – 6 and Years 7 – 8.

RLN has run a number of Northland wide Festivals with the top two from each festival progressing to Oct 30^th Champions Festival. There is added twist, as the teams that make the finals, will return to Toll Stadium on November the 1^st to play the final on Toll Stadium!

Click here to get more information on the Four Nations Tour

*Please note that this time is subject to change

Leadership Through League – Kamo High School Festival – Year 4-6 and Year 7-8Leadership Through League – Kamo High School Festival – Year 4-6 and Year 7-8

An absolutely awesome event yesterday (Tuesday 30th June), saw Rugby League Northland’s Leadership through League program with the Kamo High School year 12 PE students facilitate the festival. We had 14 teams participate in 2 age divisions. With over 230 players it was a great spectacle for rugby league and awesome to see so many enthusiastic students.

The Kamo high school students were guided by the Lowie Rugby League Academy students who assisted with the refereeing aspect of the day. It was a fantastic day with a high level of skills on display from all teams. It was great to see lots of girls mixing it up with the boys. Ruarimu and Tikipunga had some outstanding female participants.

The semi-finals were all very tight games and the winning margins were all under two tries. The Finals were played under a very high level of intensity and it was a great atmosphere to observe. There were lots of parents and supporters.

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The results were as follows:

Year 7/8

Championship Winners: Huanui
Runners up: Manaia View

Plate Final Winners: Whangarei Intermediate School
Runners up: Patuharakeke

Year4/6

Championship Winners: Whau Valley
Runners up: Manaia View

Plate Final Winners: Totara Grove
Runners up: Kamo

Semi-Finals – 27 July 2014 – Hokianga Pioneers v Northern Wairoa BullsSemi-Finals – 27 July 2014 – Hokianga Pioneers v Northern Wairoa Bulls

Orcas defeat Swords but Freeman sees many positivesOrcas defeat Swords but Freeman sees many positives

At a cold wet and soggy Petone Rec in Wellington, the Orcas Bernard Gregorius’ hat-trick of tries has guided Wellington Orcas to a 38 – 14 win over the Northern Swords in the Pirtek NZRL National Premiership on Saturday.

Wellington jumped out to a perfect start, with two tries in the first 15 minutes and two more before the break for a 22-4 advantage. However the Swords showed that they could mix with the Orcas, scoring three tries in the second half to Joel Freeman, Sam Henry and Jordan Hool. Coach, Mark Freeman, was buoyed by the performance, “The conditions were terrible and after the bus trip and flight it took us 40 minutes to realise we were playing National League. We came into the first game knowing that we were slightly under prepared, but we know what we have to work on moving forward.”

With 8 debutants in the squad, Freeman was positive by some of their individual performances, heralding Outside Backs, Ross McFarlane and Tumoana Halkyard, as having standout performances. Skipper Joel Freeman was also a stand out, while young Daniel Fulop at Stand Off didn’t look out of place after making the step up from the 2013 Swords 17s.

“We hope to have Takahiwai’s powerhouse loose forward Adam Donaldson and inspirational fullback Hori Tuhoro, as well as Knights player of the RLN Grand Final, Jordan Katene, available this week which will increase competition for places, which is healthy leading into this week’s game at Toll Stadium v Counties Manukau.” Freeman said.

Next Sunday August 31^st at Toll Stadium

Northern Swords Premiers v Counties Manukau Stingrays 2.30pm
13s Grand Final Otangarei Knights v Portland Panthers 1.15pm
13s Plate Final – Manaia View v Horahora Broncos 12:00pm