kier
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Post by kier on Oct 12, 2007 0:12:51 GMT -5
On Friday next week I'm taking the school XIII to a secondary schools tournament at Palmaston North. 3 of the U15 team are in the squad - a good effort as this is an U19 comp. 5 games in 3 days  Should be good - a couple of real talents in the team. Predictably several have been ''advised" not to play but vast majority have ignored this  ;D Should be great fun  |
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Post by kier on Oct 23, 2007 1:14:25 GMT -5
We came third out of twelve teams ;D We beat Wainuiomata College  ;D We beat St Bernards (current Wellington Champions) ;D ;D ;D ;D We had formal enquiries about three of the squad from an NRL scout ;D so there could be another Mannering from Nelson College! AND - 11 of the squad will still be at school next year - so there is momentum to the team!! All in all a fantastic weekend. |
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Post by Gibbo on Oct 23, 2007 17:30:23 GMT -5
It sounds like it's all been going well for you. Well done!
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kier
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Post by kier on Oct 23, 2007 20:02:32 GMT -5
Yep - it's going very well.
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Post by rus on Nov 7, 2007 19:37:39 GMT -5
Kieron - is this your mob?  |
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kier
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Post by kier on Nov 8, 2007 5:08:29 GMT -5
Yep - that's Nelson College where I work. That season was two years before I moved to NZ. At the time the NZ government had a scholarship scheme for PNG students - and it was these boys who were the initial impetus for a RL team. For several seasons the majority of the 1st XIII were Kumels. The scheme ended in 2002 and the team is far more ethnically mixed now.
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Post by kier on Nov 8, 2007 5:09:44 GMT -5
Two of the lads in the current team have been officially offered the chance to sign up for the NRL U20 comp - they're thinking about it.
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kier
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Post by kier on Nov 8, 2007 5:11:40 GMT -5
The Ompalus Kua mentioned in the article Rus posted is a full PNG international - which makes two for the school........more to come I hope :-)
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