CMRFU_newsletter July 2015

Red in Black and White
July 2015
CMRFU NEWSLETTER
Another club rugby season has almost
finished and I would like to thank all the
players, clubs, supporters, volunteers,
administrators, management, sponsors,
and referees for delivering another season
of Counties Power Club Rugby. We know
it is a long season and that an amazing
amount of work goes on behind the scenes
to get your teams on the paddock.
As everyone knows this will be Tana Umaga’s
final season with us before he takes up his
role as Blues Head Coach. Tana has been
a part of our family for six years and in that
time has achieved some wonderful things.
We know he is just what the Blues need. We
wish him well, but first he has a job to do
with us, which we know he will put his all
into before he heads to Super Rugby.
Congratulations to the Manurewa Women’s
team who are the 2015 Champions.
Congratulations to all our players on
international duties. Tim Nanai-Williams,
Mike Stanley, Ahsee Tuala and Rey Lee-lo
who are representing Samoa and Sonny Bill
Williams for his All Blacks call up. It is great
to see Counties Manukau players featuring
on the international stage.
Our own representative season is just around
the corner and this year we will have our
biggest representative rugby programme
featuring 12 teams. The representative
draw will be on www.steelers.co.nz as it
becomes available and will be updated as
matches become finalised. Each team has
their own page on our website so be sure
to check them out.
Our congratulations go to the players who
have made the Counties Manukau Steelers
ITM Cup squad and good luck to Tana,
Grant and Glen and our 2015 Steelers for
their upcoming ITM Cup season. We hope
you will get behind the boys and support
our team.
Finally to all the teams in the Counties
Power Club Rugby finals this weekend,
congratulations on making the finals and
best of luck for your matches.
Andrew Maddock
Community Rugby
CMRFU Counties Power Club Rugby
Finals Day 25 July
Adults $10, Student’s $7, kids 13 and
under FREE
Facepainting, food and beverages
available at ECOLight Stadium
New ticket agent
You will notice that we have a new ticketing
agent called iticket. From now on all of
our ITM Cup match day tickets will now
be available from the gate on game day,
CMRFU office and www.iticket.co.nz
Season memberships on sale NOW!
Weekly prizes during the ITM Cup are
up for grabs for anyone who purchases
a Season Membership. The weekly prize
draw will include match day hospitality,
Rainbows End passes, Lone Star vouchers
and Steelers jerseys.
Draw
McNamara Cup (Premier) 2:45pm,
ECOLight Stadium: Karaka Vernon &
Vazey v Bombay Gough CAT
Bob Chandler Memorial (Premier
Reserve) 1:00pm, ECOLight Stadium 2:
Ardmore Marist v Karaka
Sid Marshall Shield (Premier) 2:45pm,
Te Kauwhata: Te Kauwhata EnviroWaste v
Drury
Bill Marsh Cup (Premier Reserves)
1:00pm, Te Kauwhata: Papakura v Drury
Massey Cup (U21) 1:00pm, ECOLight
Stadium, Pukekohe v Karaka
Under 85kg 12:30pm, Bombay: Bombay
Super Freight v Patumahoe Pak N Save
Bright Cup (U19) 1:00pm, Colin Lawrie
Field 1, Pukekohe: Hauraki North v Waiuku
New Rugby Operations Manager
Dameon Chaney has been appointed
the new Rugby Operations Manager for
CMRFU.
Chaney joined CMRFU early in 2010 as
a Rugby Development Officer and since
then has been instrumental in growing
player numbers, developing coaching
resources, establishing the new Coaches
Club and has also been a key part of
growing the Women’s rugby programme
within Counties Manukau and has coached
several of the Union’s representative
teams. Chaney’s commitment and passion
for rugby and the Counties
Manukau region has the
former Wesley College
First XV captain and
prefect looking forward
to his new role.
CMRFU CEO
ECO
LIGHT
Support your team!
Counties Power Club Finals Day (ECOLight Stadium)
Saturday 25 July
Pre Season Home Games (ECOLight Stadium)
Friday 07 August 3.00pm kickoff v Canterbury
ITM CUP Steelers Home Games (ECOLight Stadium)
Sunday 16 August 2.35pm v Manawatu
Friday 28 August 7.35pm v Hawke’s Bay
Sunday 06 September 4.35pm v BOP
Saturday 26 September 2.35pm v Tasman
Saturday 10 October 7.35pm v Auckland
Buy a Counties Manukau Membership
before 31 July 2015
& be in to WIN!
Go into an exclusive weekly members draw during ITM Cup, prizes include:
Match Day Corporate
Hospitality
Steelers’
Jerseys
Rainbows End
Passes
Lone Star
Vouchers
Memberships
Grandstand Adult $100 Grandstand Kids $50
South Auckland Motors Embankment Adult $50
Kids free to all Steelers home games on
South Auckland Motors Embankment thanks to
Pukekohe
Memberships available from CMRFU Office, 09 237 0033 or www.steelers.co.nz
Kids 13 & under FREE*
to all Steelers home games
Season Memberships are on sale now
from only $50 for a South Auckland Motors
Embankment membership or $100 for a
Grandstand Membership for an adult and
$50 for a child. Once again kids 13 years
and under are FREE on the South Auckland
Motors Embankment to all Steelers round
robin home games courtesy of Pak n Save
Pukekohe. Memberships are available
from CMRFU office and www.steelers.
co.nz or www.iticket.co.nz. Individual
tickets to the match are available from
CMRFU office, the gate on game day or
www.iticket.co.nz.
Red in Black and White
CMRFU NEWSLETTER
Representative Rugby News
Visit Rep Rugby on draws and results
box on right hand side, front page at
www.steelers.co.nz
Chiefs U18 camps
Congratulations to the players selected
for the Chiefs U18’s camp held at St Paul’s
Collegiate in Hamilton over the school
holidays. Over five days the players received
education from a variety of guest speakers
and took part in activities pertaining
to the six main areas that make up the
framework of a rugby player’s pathway.
These included technical and tactical skills,
physical requirements, nutrition, mental
skills and holistic leadership which covered
personal development. On Monday
following the end of the camp the Chiefs
U18’s players were split into two teams for
a hit out against two Blues U18’s teams.
The players on the camp were:
Soakimi Havili (Wesley College), Haupeke
Brown (Manurewa HS), Suetena Asomua
(Wesley College), Hawai’i Paeniu (Wesley
College), Mua Tuumaialu (Manurewa
HS), Samipeni Finau (Manurewa HS),
Viliami Taulani (Manurewa HS), Nanga
Iloa (Manurewa College), Dylan Du Plessis
(Alfriston) and Fuifatu Asomua (Wesley
College).
Steelers pre season away fixture
Saturday 1 August – 1.00pm Taranaki v
Steelers – Otorohanga Pre-season
Home Games at ECOLight
Stadium Pukekohe
Friday 7 August – 3.00pm
Steelers v Canterbury Pre-season
Sunday 16 August – 2.35pm
Steelers v Manawatu
Friday 28 August – 7.35pm
Steelers v Hawke’s Bay
Sunday 6 September – 4.35pm
Steelers v Bay of Plenty (Father’s Day)
Saturday 26 September – 2.35pm
Steelers v Tasman
Saturday 10 October – 7.35pm
Steelers v Auckland
Steelers Squad for 2015
Steelers Head Coach Tana Umaga said
“We have retained the core of our team
from last season which is pleasing.
We have also given some players the
opportunity to take the next step up
who have shown good form during the
Counties Power Club Rugby season.
2015 Steelers ITM Cup Squad
Sam Aiono (Prop) Bombay
Sione Anga’aelangi (Hooker) Karaka
Onosai’i Auva’a (L/Forward) Ardmore
Marist
Sean Bagshaw (Prop) Onewhero
Nathan de Thierry (First five-eighth)
Pukekohe*
Johnny Fa’auli (Midfielder) Canterbury
loan player *
Sione Fifita (Winger) Pukekohe*
Jarrod Firth (Prop) Ardmore Marist
Piers Francis (First five-eighth) Bombay*
Frank Halai (Winger) Pukekohe
Kane Hancy (Halfback) Patumahoe
Sam Henwood (Loose Forward) Pukekohe
Dan Hyatt (L/Forward) Waiuku
Ngataua Hukatai (Winger) Ardmore
Marist*
Joe Ikenasio (Midfield) Ardmore Marist*
Richard Judd (Halfback) Onewhero*
Mike Lawrenson (Lock) Karaka
Michael Lea (Hooker) Manurewa*
Sikeli Nabou (Lock) Ardmore Marist
Pauliasi Manu (Prop) Karaka
Jared Page (Fullback) Pukekohe
Augustine Pulu (Halfback) Karaka
Toni Pulu (Winger) Bombay
Viliame Rarasea (Lock) Ardmore Marist
Gafatasi Su’a (Hooker) Pukekohe*
Jordan Taufua (L/Forward) Ardmore Marist
Jimmy Tupou (Lock/L/Forward) Patumahoe
John Tu’ungafasi (Prop) Pukekohe
Maama Vaipulu (L/Forward) Pukekohe
Sam Vaka (Midfield) Bombay
Cardiff Vaega (Midfield) Karaka*
Sonny Bill Williams (Midfield) Puni
* New Steelers
Keep an eye out for the new ITM Cup
commercial which will be screening in the
coming weeks on SKY.
ECO
LIGHT
July 2015
We are grateful for all our sponsors. This
year these are the companies who will be
on the back of the Steelers jersey with the
bottom of the back of Steelers jersey draw
to take place on Friday 31 July. Make sure
you get in quick.
1. Pukekohe Growers Supplies
2. The Franklin Club
3. Findlays Drycleaning
4. Murphy Buses
5. Hinemoa Produce
6. Clevedon Oysters
7. First Flex
8. Franklin Long Roofing
9. Rainbows End
10.Vernon & Vazey Truck Parts
11.CMR Supporters Club
12.Summit Homes
13.JC Walker Transport
14.The Chemsafe Group
15.PGG Wrightson
16-22 Braush Trucking Refrigerated Road Freight
Back of Steelers Jersey Draw
If you would like to go into the draw to
have your company logo on the bottom
of the back of the entire Steelers team
playing jersey for the 2015 ITM Cup
and have a 1.75mx3m sign at ECOLight
Stadium it is only $1,800+gst. The bottom
back of jersey draw is limited to 60 is
limited - these are going fast so don’t miss
out! Call Phil Kingsley Jones to register
today!
If anyone is interested in supporting the
union through sponsorship please contact
Phil Kingsley Jones on 021 80 1111 or
email [email protected]
He will find something that suits your
budget.
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