Pukekohe 1, Waiuku 2 Bledisloe Park, Pukekohe, August 18 2018 There have been a few pointed comments on social media about my recent penchant to increasingly shun NRFL football in favour of obscure games that tend more towards bedrock than grassroots. Sometimes it moves beyond social media. At yesterday’s game, […]
Central United 2, Ellerslie 2 St Peter’s College, Auckland, August 12 2018 Google Maps says it takes 16 minutes to get from Becroft Park, Forrest Hill, to St Peter’s College in Newmarket – and that seemed optimistic to me, even though it’s motorway a lot of the way. I had […]
Ellerslie 0, Melville 1 Michaels Avenue, Auckland, August 11 2018 It’s that time of year again, the time when football clubs start winning things. And if you’re going to win something, you can do a hell of a lot worse than the Thomson Shield let me tell you. Dating back […]
Forrest Hill Milford 1, Western Springs 0 Becroft Park, Auckland, August 12 2018 Sunday was a gloriously sunny winter’s day that saw me finally get out and watch what was shamefully only the second full reserves game I have seen in my life. Of course, my reason for attending this […]
Expected Toulouse – 4, Westwood United – 2 Boyd Wilson Field, August 12 2018 Expected Toulouse scored its fifth straight Wellington Sunday Football League Division Three win, beating rivals Westwood United 4-2 at Boyd Wilson Field. The match started as it would go on, with Expected Toulouse claiming possession in […]
By Ella and Enzo The Kiwi spirit, the Kiwi way, give ‘em a taste of Kiwi. Defining ourselves as a nation by the way our sports teams play and vice versa is nothing new. But does it actually make any sense? What is “Kiwi”? Decades ago, to be Kiwi or […]
Inter Galactic FC – 4, Valley FC Trust – 3 Wellington College, July 5 2018 Inter Galactic FC are through to the Wellington Sunday Football League Plate semi-finals after a 4-3 victory over Division Two league leaders Valley FC Trust. The result was a major upset as Inter Galactic lags […]
Manukau United 1, Cashmere Technical 2 Centre Park, Auckland, August 4 2018 “Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.” The Chatham Cup quarter finals are a magical time of year. It’s the time when north meets south and all the points in between become one, […]
Sudakas FC – 5, Universal Language – 4 Fraser Park, July 29 2018 Sudakas FC celebrated its first Wellington Sunday Football League Division One title, winning 5-4 in an intense clash with wildcard team Universal Language. Universal had gone ahead four minutes into the game as Taban Makoii struck home […]
Birkenhead 2, Glenfield 0 Shepherds Park, Auckland, July 28 2018 The Derby of Death! How could I resist? It’s only been a few weeks since I was last at Shepherds Park, so I didn’t think I could justify another visit so soon. But then a member of the Glenfield squad […]