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Premier 2nd Finals weekend
In what will be an all out assault on the rest of Auckland rugby league's Premier 2nds competition this weekend with a total of 5 Richmond Premier 2nd teams battling to stake a claim to both the Premier 2nd Championship and Premier 2nd Pennant competitions. In the Premier 2nd Pennant competition the Richmond USO play Papatoe Dragons in this elimination final match at 12.45pm to advance another week to the major semi-final. The Richmond Alii's take on the Manurewa Marlins at 2.30pm to see who will go straight to the final. In the Premier 2nd Championship the Richmond Tokes (Tokelauns) take on the Richmond Doggies at 12.45pm to see who will advance forward to take on the loser of the 2.30pm game between the Richmond Bulldogs and Papatoe Steelers. All games will be played at Walter Massey Park on fields 2 and 3. So get out there in your Richmond colours and support your team and club!!!

Congratulations to the Richmond under 14s who will be playing the Manurewa Gold in there Finals Match (Bowl) at Victoria Park #2- 10.15am kick off.

Bite em Bulldogs!

 

- GROUNDS CLOSED

  CANCELLATIONS & GROUND TRANSFERS 

ALL GRADES FROM U/6 UP TO AND INCLUDING PREMIER 2NDS AND LADIES GRADES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.

FOLLOWING ARE THE GROUND TRANSFERS:

FOX MEMORIAL PREMIER 1ST

Manurewa v Mt Albert transferred to Leabank N0: 2

Papakura v Glenora transferred to Prince Edward N0: 2

SHARMAN CUP PREMIER 1ST

Richmond v East Coast Bays transferred to Grey Lynn N0: 1

Bay Roskill v Mangere East transferred to Blockhouse Bay 4

Manukau v Marist transferred to Moyle Park 2

Ponsonby v Pakuranga transferred to Victoria Par 2

MANDRON MASONRY PHELAN SHIELD

Pt Chevalier v Ellerslie transferred to Victoria Park 3

- Club Newsletter June 2010

RICHMOND BULLDOGS CLUB NEWSLETTER – June 2010

Hope all is well after a cold and windy weekend. Below are some results I have received and some great team reports from various teams well done. Great to see our club song being sung!
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* JMC Finals Format and dates - click here to read

- Wet weather win for Premier 1st

PREMIER 1ST VERSUS PAKURANGA

Saturday 15th May played Pakuranga at Grey Lynn Park, after last week’s 12 man win we were hoping to field a 17 strong man squad to up our game. By kick off we had 17 players, but right on kick off we had a mini storm, rain, hail, wind and this lasted for 20 minutes. After that rain the field was flooded so look like it was going to be a low scoring game and who ever holds the ball will control the game. We started well scoring 5 tries to led 36-0 at half time. Our forwards dominated from the start again especially Nogo Watch making meters up the middle along with Kennedy which made our halves job Blake Freeman to feed our outside men Arden Mccarthy & Andrew Kake to score wide. We managed to score 5 tries in the second half but Pakuranga scored 4 tries so we let our guard down which we must work on at training. We won 64-24 which was a good score considering the weather the boys had to play in.

PLAYER OF THE DAY: Len Satele - Forwards. Blake Freeman-Backs. "ALL DAY DOGGIES"

- Win for 'Dirty dozen'

Bulldogs take it down with 12
Saturday 8th May we played our 1st game of the Sharman Cup against East Coast Bays at their home grounds. We had 16 at Thursday night training also 3 players were ask to cover for seniors due to a few were late withdrawals. We managed to borrow 2 players from the Senior A Ali’is. We travelled to East Coast Bays ready to play but only had 12 players hoping that others were running late, this was not the case. Gareth opened the scoring with try in the corner we led 12-10 at half time and still with 12 men. With East Coasts Bays having 17 players they still found it hard to cross the goal line because of our 12 man compress defence which was led by Alipa Solmona (premier coach). Our forward pack played 80 minutes with Charlie Robertson, Kennedy, Josh Aulika and Stan Bourke. Our defence was sound thru out the whole game and it was a deserved win and a great win and the score was 32-22 to the mighty bulldogs. Way to go "Dirty Dozen"........."ALL DAY DOGGIES".

- Premier grade report

Premiers crucial win helps FOX chances

Round 6 saw the Richmond Bulldogs Premier grade play the Bay Roskil Vikings away at Blockhouse Bay reserve. Although a slow start to the game the visiting Bulldogs side pulled through with a 22 – 14 victory late in the second half to keep their Fox Memorial Shield chances alive. A great effort for the Premier grade team and supporters of the proud Royal Blue and Maroon club.

Our Bulldogs Premier team is playing for a spot in the Fox Memorial Shield competition, please find time to go watch their game this week playing at home. For more information click here.

See Newsletters (to the left) for a copy of the latest Richmond Club Newsletter.

- Premier grade report

Bulldog Premiers go down to rampant Leopards

Round 5 saw the Richmond Bulldogs Premier grade play the top of the section table Otahuhu Leopards at Grey Lynn park. Otahuhu came away with a good win over the Premiers 38 – 10.  

In the Premier 1st grade, Richmond came out with a good 28 – 20 victory win.

Premier 1st team: Mohammed Ali, Tas Johansson, Blake Freeman, Steve Watkinson, Aaron Collins, Wade Freeman, John Naera, Ivala Vaaelua, Ronnie David, Iu Sua, Des Satele, Max Strickland, Paul Mcauslin- Bench: Sam Hughes, Gareth Freeman, Len Satele.

- Premier 1st report

Prems 1st Bull-props take out Roosters at home

The Premier First Richmond Bullogs played the visiting Te Atatu Roosters at the Dog pound -Grey Lynn park. We managed to get 17 players on the field which included 8 props. We started slow again as Te Atatu went in to the half time break 6 nil up. Our
halves Blake Freeman and Bronson Harden rallied our forwards up the middle and with live wire hooker Ronnie David picking his runs at dummy half we were making yards up the mid field. Resulting in two tries being scored, to Sam Hughes and Taz Johassen. Both conversions were made successful by Blake Freeman.

We were up 18 - 16 with 15 mins to go with four props on the bench. We emptied the bench having all props on the field with Charlie Robertson, Ivala Va'aelua and Moala. Te Atatu hit our line two times but all the boys defended well especially our second rowers Paul Mcauslin, Sean Poimafisi and Jesse Bourke. Te Atatu struggled up the mid field and went wide throwing away an intercept pass to Blake Freeman who ran 95 meters to score in the corner and converted to sealed the win.

The forwards took the next kick off set back in to the Roosters half and within 25 meters to the goal line gun half Blake kicked a drop goal which put Richmond ahead resulting in the 25 - 16 to the Bulldogs. A fitting home game win for the 2010 season!
Big ups to the bench rotation who worked endlessly in our favor, hopefully we get some backs in the next two weeks.
Forward Player of the day: Paul Mcauslin. Back Player of the day: Blake Freeman... "Bitem Doggies" - Henry Solomona

- Premier 1st report

Prems 1st go down against Lions

Premier 1st Bulldogs played their third game of the season against long time arch inner city rival Mt Albert at Fowls park. With outside back Nio Strickland called into Topside for the injured Meke Unasa our seventeen players were mainly Forwards with 4 props on the bench. We started well with fill in hooker Joel Mcgreal scooping from dummy half and scoring under the posts lead 6-nil within the 1st 10mins. but then we lost our way for the rest of the game.
We lost Brett Elvira who transferred from Northcote with a broken ankle had to get a bench prop out to play 2nd row and pushed out halve Bronson Harden push to centre. From there it seemed we started losing our shape in defence as Mt Albert scored 36 unanswered points. There were signs of solid defence and hard running which was done by Under 20 and up-and-coming Junior Warrior, Sheldon Brown.
The game was called off early in to the second half one of our ‘meter eaters’ Josh Aulika who suffered a severe neck injury. The ambulance turned up 30mins later and Josh was taken to A&E. Peter Ah Kuoi confirmed that Josh was released the same night and walked out on his own after being cleared by Doctors, We all hope he has a quick recovery. So the Final score was 36-6 to Mt Albert .
Forwards Player of the Day: Sheldon Brown
Backs Player of the Day: Joel Mcgreal
"BITEM DOGGIES" - Henry Solomona

- Premier grade report

Round 4 saw the Richmond Bulldogs play the Te Atatu Roosters at Grey Lynn park. A tight game which saw the scoreline see saw in the first half. Te Atatu hit out to a good lead which saw the Richmond team claw their way back in to the match. A couple jubious calls went against the home side but it was a much improved Roosters team that came out in the second half that saw them take the valuable two points downing the Bulldog Premiers 44 – 20.

 
Premiers vs Te Atatu: Aaron Unasa, Cale Baker, Brad Watkinson, Ben Seve, PJ Faamausili , Karl Simeti (C), Tama Guthrie, Manu Mau, Joel McGreal, Lafi Faamausili, Siliga Kepaoa, Kaleni Fraser, Andrew Kake- Bench: Junior Uale, Sheldon Brown, Steven Watkinson, John Mana

The Bulldogs Premier 1st came away with a great 25 – 16 victory win over the visiting Roosters. Strong charges by the big men Ivala Vaaelua and Charlie Robertson up front paved the way for a great display from both Wade and Gareth Freeman. Junior Uale had a strong performance in the unfamiliar centre position. The impressive forwards bench provided much punch and grunt.

Premier 1st vs Te Atatu: Wade Freeman, Tas Johansson, Blake Freeman, Junior Uale, Nick Tausi, Steve Watkinson, Wade Freeman, Ivala Vaaelua, Ronnie David, Charlie Robertson, Sean Poimafisi, Jesse Bourke, Paul Mcauslin- Bench: Sam Hughes, Iu Sua, Gareth Freeman, Moala Talanoa.