10 September Tight on the turf September 10, 2020 By Pam Fraser Sport The Rangiora women's hockey team had a tight match at home on the Waimakariri Turf. They faced top of the group, Marist, and took them all the way. In the end it was the visitors who came away with a 4-3 win. The division one men did not have a match this weekend, but the men’s division three side defeated University of Canterbury 5-1. In the Platinum grades, the two Rangiora men's teams faced off in division two, with the Rangiora A team defeating the B’s 6-1. In women’s division two, Hinemoa Kaiapoi Miro defeated Waikirikiri 6-0, and Rangiora A went down to Southern 0-2. And it was a battle of the North Canterbury teams in division three, with Rangiora B gaining bragging rights over Hinemoa Kaiapoi Tawa 4-0 Midweek the division two Hinemoa Kaiapoi Kauri men lost to Hornby 2-7, and Rangiora lost to University of Canterbury 0-2. In the women’s grades, the division one Hinemoa Kaiapoi Tawa lost to University of Canterbury 1-5. It was another local derby in the women’s division two, with Rangiora Hurunui defeating Hinemoa Kaiapoi Totara 2-1. Related Articles Hockey hits the turf Senior hockey started over the weekend, with both North Canterbury Clubs, Rangiora, and Hinemoa Kaiapoi, in action. The Rangiora Division one men’s and women’s teams both had the bye in this first round and will begin their campaigns this weekend. The Division 2-3 women began their grading with a win for the D2 team 7-1 over Marist, and a loss for the D3 team 1-2 against Hornby. The Division 3 men defeated Harewood 3-2. The Hinemoa Kaiapoi ... Tight tussle for students The Rangiora High School 1st XV took on Shirley Boys High School on Friday, at Linfield Park, in the UC Championship. Shirley Boys piled on the pressure early, and Rangiora succumbed to a try, which was successfully converted. Rangiora worked their way back into the match, and towards the end of the first half, they were the side exerting the most force. The Shirley Boys team could not withhold the strain, and close to ... Tight start to the rugby competition The Kaiapoi rugby team faced Ohoka at home in the first round of the Canterbury Country Combined competition. Ohoka got off the mark first, but Kaiapoi were able to assert their dominance to win 31-12 in the end. Glenmark Cheviot had 6 debutants, Andrew Hull, Ben Renton, Ollie Sproat, Heath Cruickshank, Blair Norton, and Briarly Brown, for their match against Oxford. Glemark Cheviot got out to an 11-0 lead by halftime, and a fairly even ... Top Sticks in Action This weekend saw the men’s and women’s division one hockey competitions begin on turfs around Canterbury. The Rangiora teams were at home on the Waimakariri Turf, which saw the men’s team defeated by Southern 0-2. The women’s team had a better result, with a 1-0 win over Southern, in an exciting end to end game. The Rangiora team scored in the first half and were able to keep that lead for the win. In the ... Sport is coming As we shifted to Alert Level 2, sport moved tantilisingly closer. Most of the major codes, and other sports are following the Government and Sport NZ recommendations, which involve a phased approach to returning to sport. Phase One – Get Ready. This means clubs are planning and preparing to get back underway, including hygiene practices, and contact tracing. As clubs and sporting bodies get these systems in place, trainings will be able to get underway ... Rangiora women overpowered The Rangiora women’s Premier Hockey team met table leaders Avon at the Waimakariri Turf over the weekend. Whilst the first half was a relatively even affair, it was Avon who were able to convert their chances and take the match 1-4. In the Premier men’s match, the Rangiora team were able to take a highly contested match against Avon, 2-1. The division 2-3 Rangiora women’s D2 team had no trouble scoring in their match, winning ...