Ngatapa Rugby and Associated Sports Club
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Ngatapa Rugby and Associates Sports Club was founded in 1957 in a tin shed on a substandard pitch. The first person to training lit the fires to make sure there was hot water for the showers after training.
A lot has changed since then, including a hot water system upgrade to gas - much to the delight of the first person to training. Membership of the Ngatapa club includes senior and junior players from all over the Gisborne district to participate under the Ngatapa banner in rugby, hockey, soccer and netball. We draw people from Tokomaru Bay to Matawai, Tiniroto to Rere and many who work in the rural sector join the club as a good way to meet like minded spirits.
Recent highlights
| 2007 | The club celebrated its 50th jubilee in great heart and held a major weekend of celebrations culminating in a gala dinner for nearly 400 people from all over New Zealand |
| 2008 | The Ngatapa Premier and Senior One rugby teams won their respective competitions - the first time in history for the club |
| 2009 | After more than 18 months planning and raising $150,000 the Ngatapa club carpark and netball courts were officially opened on Saturday April 18, 2009. |
If you have snapped some cool photos of Ngatapa players and supporters or have any stories to share, please send them to josh@expresspr.co.nz and we'll load them onto the website. Each week we will profile a team that has been awarded Ngatapa's club team of the week. Any club team is eligible for the award whether it be an outstanding performance or story from the field or off it. Check this page out regularly and help celebrate the team's success.
Every month the club is naming a supporter of the month. The award is given to anybody who has shown their club spirit in a special way. This accolade will be presented on the last Saturday of every playing month.
The club supporter of the month will be promoted here and a description given as to why.
We had a great turn out on Saturday at the clubrooms for the club day. It was also great to have our new deck dedicated to Lesley Richie. The day started with all the HRV Nippers running around. It was a showcase of all our future superstars. Read more »
Ngatapa R.A.S.C is now on Facebook »
| Team | Played | Results | Score | Player of Day |
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RUGBY |
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| Larsawn Ngatapa | Pirates | Loss | 13 - 0 | Campbell Chrisp |
| Harvest Transport Senior 1s | Waikohu | Loss | 50 - 3 | Sebo Wishart |
| NETBALL | ||||
| Colosseum Ngatapa 1 | HSOG | Loss | 30 - 55 | Rochelle Summerton |
| Fred Tate Wools Ngatapa 2 | Whangara | Won | 37 - 22 | Sam Shaw |
| Ngatapa Team 3 | Tawhiti | Won | 22 - 18 | Alicia Lewis |
| Ngatapa 4 Cruisers | ? | Won | 40 - 21 | Lucky |
| SOCCER | ||||
| Ngatapa Soccer | ? | Won | 4 - 2 | Gerald Holden |
| HOCKEY | ||||
| Ngatapa Hockey | YMP | Loss | 4 - 0 | Deanna Cook |