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Tuesday September 19 2017
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Spreydon fighter takes out national title, memorial belt By Andrew King SUNNY TEKI-CLARK from Bells Boxing Gym was crowned New Zealand champion in the under-81kg elite category last week and took home The George Bush Memorial belt. The New Zealand Boxing Championships were held in Rotorua from Monday to Friday last week and attracted the best the country had to offer. Teki-Clark, who fights out of the Spreydon club, said he was pleased with his win, but said there is always room for improvement. “You can always improve, I could have kept my hands up in the third round. It’s great to be able to put on the red and black and fight for Canterbury,” he said. Woolston Boxing Club’s Hamuera Tainui received a silver medal in the under-57kg category in an all-Canterbury affair against Daniel Meehan, 14, of the Smiling Tigers Boxing Club. It was a split decision loss for Tainuiwho landed some great shots, according to his coach and Canterbury Boxing Association team manager Holly Sullivan. “He has a few things to work on but great first time at nationals against a tough competitor,” she
said. Tainuisaid he was pretty sore after the bout. “I left everything out there so I feel good,” he said. Sullivan said it was one of the “greenest” teams they have taken to the national championships, in spite of being awarded the Malcolm Treston Shield for the most wins at the competition. Other Canterbury fighters who won titles: Leon Gibson, 13, Waikuku
FRIENDLY: The seniors took the bragging rights in the annual rugby match against the leavers on Wednesday.
Cashmere High seniors too strong in final hit-out
Boxing Club, under-36kg cadet; Izyah Hesp, 12, Smiling Tigers Boxing Club, under-50kg cadet; Daniel Meehan, 14, Smiling Tigers Boxing Club, under 57kg cadet; Tyler Rodgers, 22, Burnham Boxing Club, 80-plus kilogram elite female champion; Sunny Teki-Clark, 28, Bells Boxing Gym, under-81kg elite.
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FIGHTERS: Sunny Teki-Clark (left) was crowned New Zealand champion in the under-81kg elite category. Hamuera Tainui received a silver medal in the under-57kg cadet category. PHOTOS: HOLLY SULLIVAN
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By Andrew King THE traditional Cashmere High leavers v senior rugby match was played on Wednesday with the seniors taking the bragging rights 35-0. The game is an annual fixture and a good opportunity for the leaving students to have one last hit-out in the college colours. A school spokesperson said
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there was “more pre-match chat and hype than an All Blacks game” but the seniors were too strong for their departing counterparts. “It was great to see quite a few non-rugby players stepping up for both teams. “Well done to all players and water boys involved in the game.”
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