WELCOME

to the NZ Marist Rugby Football Federation
- an organisation initiated to promote and foster a spirit of union, co-operation and close friendly relations between all Marist and similar rugby union football clubs in New Zealand and the Pacific

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Hastings Rugby and Sports -
Celtic Reunion: Queens Birthday Weekend 2010 - click for details

Hutt Old Boys' Marist -
Centennial Celebrations: June 2010 - click for details

79th SPILLANE TOURNAMENT, HASTINGS, 13-14 MARCH

In the 79th Spillane in Hastings, Hutt Old Boys' Marist came out on top with wins in the Spillane Cup and Moran Cup, beating last year's winners - Marist St Pats - in both finals.

Tournament host, Hastings Rugby and Sports, have gained entry back into the Spillane Cup for 2011 by beating Hamilton Marist in the Ham Cuming Cup final.

In a ground-breaking first for the Spillane Tournament, Hastings Rugby and Sports are the inaugural winners of the womens' competition, beating Wairoa Celtic in the final.

Results as follows:

Day One: Spillane Cup
Marist St Pats - 35 Marist, North Harbour - 18
Hutt OB Marist - 36, Napier OB Marist - 14

Ham Cuming Cup
Hastings Rugby and Sports - 88, Masterton Marist - 8
Hamilton Marist - 32, Palmerston North OB Marist - 24

Brennan Cup
Wanganui - 55, Wairoa Celtic - 0

Moran Cup
Colts Hutt OB Marist - 37, Hastings Rugby and Sports - 7
Marist St Pats - 31, Napier OB Marist - 0

Women
Hastings Rugby and Sports - 52, Wairoa Celtic - 0

Day Two: Spillane Cup Final
Hutt Old Boys Marist - 24, Marist St Pats - 18

Saturday: Spillane Cup play-off
Napier Old Boys Marist - 38, Marist North Harbour - 15

Ham Cuming Cup Final
Hastings Rugby and Sports - 34, Hamilton Marist - 11

Saturday: Ham Cuming Cup play-off
Palmerston North OB Marist - 85, Wanganui Marist - 5

Moran Cup Colts Finals
Hutt OB Marist - 18, Marist St Pats - 16

Non-Trophy match
Hastings Rugby and Sports 3rds - 64, Wairoa Celtic - 7

2010 Spillane Tournament XV
Mike Reid (Marist North Harbour)
Liu Taituave (Marist St Pats)
Jeff Allen (Marist St Pats)
Nick Passi (Marist St Pats)
Richard Haddon (Marist North Harbour)
Polongo Pedro (Hutt OBM)
Scott Uren (Marist North Harbour)
Tivaini Fomai (Hastings Rugby and Sports)
Scott Higginson (Napier OB Marist)
Fa'atonu Fili (Marist St Pats)
Alexis Time (Hutt OBM)
Sam Scown (Wanganui Marist)
James Rosenberg (Hastings Rugby and Sports)
Waisea Qoikata (Palmerston North OBM)
Phil Mourits (Hamilton Marist)

Spillane Netball Cups:

Premier Grade Cup Winner: Hamilton Marist
Runner-up: Wairoa Celtic

Competitive Grade Cup Winner: Hastings Celtic Orb
Runner-up: Hastings Celtic Zabeels

Social Grade Cup Winner: Greerton Marist
Runner-up: Celtic Hastings Davis Haulage

NZ Marist Spirit Cup: Greerton Marist

2010 Spillane Women's Tournament XV
Ruth Te Tonga (Hastings Rugby and Sports)
Rose Kamau (Hastings Rugby and Sports)
Marley Te Ahuru (Hastings Rugby and Sports)
Jamie Heather (Hastings Rugby and Sports)
Tina Munokoa (Hastings Rugby and Sports)
Diana Hepi (Hastings Rugby and Sports)
Nina Pineha (Hastings Rugby and Sports)
Amy Fryer (Hastings Rugby and Sports)
Haley Saunder (Hastings Rugby and Sports)
Julie Ferguson (Hastings Rugby and Sports)
Kathryn Marshall (Hastings Rugby and Sports)
Bishan Lange (Hastings Rugby and Sports)
Gwen Hunia (Wairoa Celtic)
Jay Nepia (Wairoa Celtic)
Peggy Lee Tauhore (Wairoa Celtic)

2010 Spillane NZ Marist Netball Team
Laura Burton (Tukapa)
Janette Caskey (Tukapa)
Jeanette Keown (Hamilton Marist)
Jacqui Lawrence (Hamilton Marist)
Fiona McGovan (Wairoa Celtic)
Kate McKenzie (Napier Marist)
Angie Matthews (Hamilton Marist)
Catrina O'Connell (Hastings Celtic)
Rochelle Paylance (Tukapa)
Michelle Tupper (Hamilton Marist)
Renee Vaileti (Hamilton Marist)
Ashlee Wilson (Napier Marist)

NZ MARIST SEVENS, WELLINGTON, 2010

The New Zealand Marist Club Sevens champion for 2010 is Ardmore Marist, having beaten Marist St Pats in the final.

The New Zealand Marist International Sevens champions are Marist St Joseph's of Samoa, having beaten Moataa in the final.

Marist St Joseph's went on to win the Pacific Rim Trophy against Ardmore Marist to round off the day.

NZ Marist Club's 7's

Championship Cup Final:
Ardmore Marist 26, Marist St Pats 19

Plate Final:
Hamilton Marist 29, Hutt O B Marist(1) 19

Bowl Final:
Hutt O B Marist(2) 29, Nelson Marist 19

NZ Marist International 7's

Cup Final:
Marist St Joseph's Samoa 45, Moataa 19

Plate Final:
Vaiusu Kingfishers 22, Pacific Warriors 10

Pacific Rim Trophy
Marist St Joseph's Samoa 26, Ardmore Marist 12

The NZ Marist 7's team was selected at the NZ Marist Clubs 7's Tournament in Wellington on the 5th & 6th February. The team travelled to Fiji to play in the Fiji Marist International tournament on the 5th and 6th of march 2010.  Results to follow.

The Team:
Francis Saili, Auckland Marist
Taleta Tupuola, Hutt OB Marist
Chris Slade, Marist St Pat's
Fa'atonu Fili, Marist St Pat's
Alex Tulou, Marist St Pat's
Chris Walker, Tukapa
Whaimotu Craft-Chemis, Tukapa
Steve Ketu, Hamilton Marist
Mike Pehi, Nelson Marist
John Gbenda-Charles, Nelson Marist
Tivani Fomai, Hastings Rugby & Sports
Sam McIvor, Marist Albion

 

 

Click here for more NZ Marist Sevens photos ...

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NZ Marist 2009 Player of the Year

At the recent NZ Marist AGM, Callum Bruce - Hamilton Marist, was named as the NZ Marist Player of The Year for the 2009 season.

In 2009 Callum played for the Chiefs Super 14 franchise and the Waikato Air NZ Cup team who made the final for the first time with Callum playing in every game and captaining them in their last foray on the paddock. Regardless of his Super 14 and Air NZ Cup commitments, Callum has always made time for the Club and continues to play Club rugby when he is allowed. He always makes time to attend Club practices during his representative season, goes to Club games and attends team functions whenever he can.

The talented midfield back played for the Highlanders Super 14 team in 2006/7 before moving to the Waikato. He can cover at both 12 and 10 and is also a competent goal kicker. The Hastings-born back has previously played 24 games for Otago and has represent Napier OB Marist Club in Colts and 7's rugby having attended the NZ Marist 7's Tournament in Wellington. Whilst in Otago, Callum also played for another Marist affiliate club, Dunedin RFC, and represented that club in the NZ Marist Sevens team in 2002 to Samoa. He has also been a member of the 2006 - 08 NZ Maori.

Callum is a great 'Marist' man and loyal to his Hamilton Marist Club. He won the 2009 Aaron Hopa Memorial Trophy which is awarded to a member of the Waikato Air NZ Cup team who made the most outstanding contribution to team culture.

NZ Marist 2009 Personality of the Year

This award was presented for the first time at the NZ Marist AGM to David Neame of Greymouth Marist for the 2009 season.

This award recognises David's overall contribution to the Greymouth Marist RFC. David's playing record at senior and senior reserve level dates back 20 years from 1990-2010, and he has continued unbroken through to West Coast club finals season 2009.

David has been a team captain at both senior reserve, and senior level. He is a tireless trainer, and even at the age of 37, he is one of the most professional players our club has ever seen. At pre season trainings, he pushes and encourages the younger players to realise their potential, and that is such a valuable asset for any club to have.

In the days where most senior sides field teams with a youthful look about them, the experience, wisdom and knowledge of having a stalwart like David in the team is most invaluable.

David was selected for the NZ Marist Colts in 1993, and the coaching and experience of that tour, helped David grow into the fine club man that we have today.

David has represented and captained the West Coast senior team, and all up has 16 caps for the senior rep team.

Off the field, David's contribution has included committee service, tireless fundraising hours and the executive post as current club captain.

David has also over the years has coached several school boy teams, and been very popular with our school boys. As a player, at no stage has the David fallen foul of referees or disciplinary panels, nor has he devoted any less than 100 percent support to club management, promotion and administration.

The nominee is a funeral director and as such is at the mercy of death's schedule - a schedule with little regard for match and practice. He does however still manage to make practically every training and game. In 2009, David was one of the driving forces behind setting up a Greymouth Marist R.F.C golden oldie side, and this was a huge success.

We now have a database of former players from around New Zealand that come back to Greymouth for our games, and having this team shows the true Marist spirit, and what it means to the former players to still feel a part of our club. It is also very healthy for the club coffers, especially for our clubrooms when we have a home match, so we have a lot to be thankful to David for this.

David is also a very popular person not only in the club, but West Coast wide, and a facebook group has been set up for David, which now boasts over 600 members worldwide. In it are photos and video clips featuring David, and an interview with current All Black hooker Andrew Hore from the 2009 Steinlager Rugby awards, giving David some advice on his career. We feel David deserves this recognition for his services to the Greymouth R.F.C, is a most fitting tribute to David as he enters the end of his long playing service to the Greymouth RFC.

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NZ MARIST XV vs HEARTLAND XV, November 2009:

The NZ Marist Rugby Federation played a First Class fixture between a NZ Marist XV and the 2009 Heartlands XV in Masterton on Saturday 14th November 2009.

New Zealand Marist won 23-11.  Half-time 7-6 to New Zealand Marist.

Click this link for detail and photographs ...

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  DO YOU RECOGNISE THESE PEOPLE?
We are hoping to identify these members from this early NZ Marist team. Do you recognise them? Unfortunately we do not have a date for the photograph. If you can help, please email Liam at liam@sportsd.co.nz or telephone Liam on (04) 472 9983.

Take a look at our 2009 Marist Club Championship photos here

NEW ZEALAND MARIST CLUB 2009 FINALS: RESULTS
2009 Champions (4)

Timaru Celtic
Dunedin
Whitestar OB, Westport
Marist St Pat's, Wellington

Champion Runners-up (2)	Semi-finalists (11)
Nelson Marist	Greymouth Marist
Wairoa	Ashburton Celtic
	Old Boys' Marist Palmerston North
	Old Boys' Marist Gisborne
	Marist North Harbour
	Ardmore Marist
	Marist St Micheal's, Rotorua
	Napier Old Boys' Marist
	Tukapa
	Wanganui Marist
	Te Awamutu Marist

 

GLOBAL MARIST: Club Champions for 2009 (to date):

Marist St Joseph's Samoa
Marist Ha'atou - Tonga
Lataki (Catholic Youth) - Tonga
Brisbane Brothers - Australia

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NEW ZEALAND MARIST CLUB 2008 FINALS: RESULTS
2008 Champions (4)
Ardmore Marist
Whakatane Marist
MSP - Wellington
Whitestar OB, Westport

Champion Runners-up (8) Te Awamutu Marist Old Boys Marist, Gisborne Wanganui Marist Masterton Marist Nelson Marist Greymouth Marist Timaru Celtic Dunedin RFC

Semi-finalists (9) Whangarei Marist Auckland Marist Hamilton Marist Greerton Marist Marist St Michael's,    Rotorua Palmerston North Marist Invercargill Marist Marist Albion (4th) Ashburton Celtic (3rd)

 

NZ MARIST PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
2009 - Callum Bruce: Hamilton Marist
2008 - Hoani MacDonald: Invercargill Marist
2007 - Jeremy Thrush: Hutt Old Boys Marist
2006 - Tafai Ioasa: Hastings Rugby and Sports
2005 - Doug Howlett: Auckland Marist
2004 - Gavin Briggs: Nelson Marist RFC
2003 - Xavier Rush: Auckland Marist
2002 - Marty Holah: Hamilton Marist Rugby Football Club

 

 

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