The
2008 club league grand finals was a thriller for the Tupapa Panthers who
dealt a 21-6 thrashing to two time league champions the Avatiu/Nikao
Eels on Saturday May 10th.
The
Panthers were certainly the classiest and more determined team on the
Tereora National Stadium on the day with their victory a well deserved
one.
Photos by sports reporter Matariki Wilson.
ABOVE
Tupapa Panther's half back Billy
Tuaivi shares his teams winning moment with his son.
(Order
# 08051111).
ABOVE
Tupapa Panther's Captain Allan Tuara
receives the league championship trophy from league president Charles
Carlson.
(Order # 08051112)
ABOVE Avatiu/Nikao
Eels stalwart Terry Piri fends off younger brother Conrad Piri. (Order
# 08051129)
ABOVE Bruce
Goldsworthy is tackled to the ground by Tupapa defenders Teina Savage
(left) and Teinakore Herrmann. (Order
# 08051125)
ABOVE The
Tupapa Panther's fiery Eddie Nicholas with his mind on the job at hand. (Order
# 08051116)
ABOVE 2007
sportsman of the year Conrad Piri cuts through the Eels defence like a
hot knife through butter to score his team’s second try. (Order
# 08051115)
ABOVE Avatiu/Nikao
Eel's Captain Lui Nicholas fends off Tupapa defender Daren Piri. (Order
# 08051128)
ABOVE Player
of the day Turori Matutu slips out of an Eels grip and continues his run
to dot down. (Order
# 08051114)
ABOVE Avatiu/Nikao
Eel's Clive Nicholas fires out the ball. (Order
# 08051131)
ABOVE Eddie
Nicholas takes out the Eel's Ben Maaka just half a metre from the Eel's
try line. (Order
# 08051118)
ABOVE Avatiu/Eel's
tenacious play maker Bruce Goldsworthy. (Order
# 08051124)
ABOVE (Order
# 08051113)
2008
Club League Grand Final Photos by Matariki
Wilson, are available as prints for Sale from the CI News office. Please quote the
individual Order number.
