Chairpersons Update

Well, here we are the last week of the second round and we need a big turnout from our supporters to get our boys over the line. The Premiers need a win to lock in the home semi-final and our Div 1 boys need a bonus-point win to lock down a semi-final spot.
Our Colts and Div 2 boys want to finish their season with a win and move into the night's celebration at full strength.

If you can't make it to the game this weekend you can watch it live on the Tukapa facebook page: https://fb.me/e/1Xi9vUePk

You can also check out the game day programme on our website: https://www.tukapa.co.nz/programme/

End of Regular Season Party

Be sure to get a late pass because we are throwing a massive party to celebrate the end of the regular season. Get your budgie smugglers on and bikini out and join us for our Mid Winter Beach party.

Thanks to our Volunteers

Saturday I also want to celebrate our volunteers, they keep our club running from the Friday night bar crew to our Saturday field prep and everything in between. Our coaches and managers give up a lot of time and also come under the volunteer flag. So when you see a volunteer or management, shake their hand and say thank you.

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The Lighting Project

This has been a project that has been on the books for Tukapa for at least 10 years and in the last 18 months, we have finally been able to get underway. The cables went in the ground before the season started to field 1 and 2 and there have been 6 new poles sitting at the Lifestyle Building workshop for the last 3 months. All. We are now just waiting for the lights to turn up from overseas.
All of the above would not have been possible without the good Tukapa fans who have come on board and helped us out with their services and expertise. From Tool Hire Taranaki lending trenches and diggers, Utility Scan GPS set out and marked the existing cables, Red Jacket the footing design, Ultimate Concrete supplying the reinforcing steel and we also have Line Power donating their skills and machinery to install the poles and lights when we are ready.
On top of all these sponsors, we have had a 40k grant from the TOI Foundation and a 20K grant from the Lion Foundation, and some long-time supporters of Tukapa also making donations to our project.
We are hoping to have all three fields ready before the start of the 2022 season but to make this happen we are still in need of more funds and services.
We anticipate this project will really change the way we see Rugby from kids being able to play mid-week games and free up Mum and Dad on the weekend to Friday night senior games. If you talk to any senior player they will tell you how hard it is to train in the current Non-lights.
Within Tukapa have a bunch of can-do people and this project to me is not too hard, but more of a, think outside the square and make it happen. Thank you to our sponsors and volunteers above for getting us this far and now let’s rally together and get it done.

Tukapa Social Membership Lunch

Tukapa Social Members are invited to:
LUNCH at The Good Home (21 Ariki Street, New Plymouth)
THURSDAY 8th July at 12 Midday.
Please RSVP by Tuesday 6th to either Kevin Curd curd.kevin51@gmail.com (7533692) or Peter Coles pjcoles@xtra.co.nz (027 4427621) if you are able to attend.

Your Chairperson Scott Siffleet Blue and White for Life

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Chairpersons Update

Queen’s Birthday and taking Tuesday off has made this an extremely short week so I'm running a bit late with the weekly update.

This week our Premiers, Div 1 and Colts all head to Tikorangi looking to help their case on the points table and move up a few spots.

Our Div 2 boys are off to Corbett Park to take on the mighty Kaitake in a game our fellas have been looking forward to all season. As I said on Saturday I grew up running the sand bucket and sleeping under bar leaners at Kaitake and now is probably the reason I love rugby so much. I still would love to see our boys get the win at the River mouth.

Last week I wrote about our Colts and there camaraderie, this week I have a similar moment that happened with our Div 1 boys. The team was really short at prop, Crighton put is hand up and said "I will give it a crack. I have never played prop but I can do it." The 3rd scrum of the day was a tight head and our Tukapa pack held their own for the whole 80 mins. Now our Premier coaches are saying maybe Crighton is a good player to develop into a solid Prop. It’s the can do attitude of our players and volunteers that make Tukapa stand out from the crowd and lead the way in club rugby. Its moments like these that other players from around Taranaki think to themselves there is something a little different at Tukapa in a good way.

We are away at Tikorangi this weekend and internet or cell coverage is not good so suggest you sort a car load and get out to watch the game because chances of a live stream could be slim and why not make the most of a sunny Saturday and watch some Rugby. At the same time our Div 1 and Colts play Clifton, they also have the women’s final on number 1 between Clifton and Southern which will be worth watching.

As most people know having a Tukapa women’s team is on our bucket list.

A couple of dates to look forward to in the near future:

Pomare’s 150th game 19th June against Inglewood

3rd July Netball/Rugby Mid-Winter Beach night with mechanical surf board

Last chance to register as a social member below.

Tukapa has signed up to the CommUnity initiative. Register as a CommUnity Member and every time you shop at a participating CommUnity Merchant, paying for your purchases directly from your bank account or by using any of your eftpos, debit or credit cards, a percentage of each transaction will be passed onto our Club. Current Merchants in New Plymouth are Kingsway, Good Home, Crowded House, Stumble Inn, King & Queen. Keen to know more, click on this link: How Does it Work and/or sign up to become a CommUnity Member. The more club members who sign up and support the current merchants the more money our club gets.

Your Chairperson Scott Siffleet, Blue and White for life.

Chairpersons Update

Oh how the tables can change after a wet day of rugby in Stratford last Saturday. With our loss in the Premier game to Stratford/Eltham this now sees us sitting in third place on 19 points with Inglewood and NPOB equal on top on 21 points, meaning a win over Old Boys this week will help our case.

In the Colts grade, I watched all 80 mins of the game against Stratford/Elham and was impressed with our never-give-up attitude and also the team spirit that was shown by our boys. A young man called Connor who is new to rugby came on to the field with 15 mins to go and the way our boys cheered him onto the field and supported him when he made a tackle and carried well, it was just awesome and made me proud to call myself the Chairman of the Tukapa Rugby Club. It's moments like these that make our club different from any other club and why I love doing what I do. So thank you to the Colts for being good buggers. It doesn’t matter win or lose we are brothers for life. 

With our Div 1 and Div 2 teams both missing out in the weekend by 1 point they will be putting the extra work in this weekend to try and get the win. Our Div 1 boys are at home to NPOB who are top of the table but we sit only 2 points out of the top 4 and a win could see us break inside to a semi-final spot. The Div 2 boys get on the bus again and head down to Rahotu to play a very good Div2 team on their Jubilee weekend. We wish them luck and hope they get a win. They have put in extra work at Ash’s bar so they are well prepared going into the trip.

This last Saturday we had a very quiet night over the bar so are going to ramp things up after the NPOB game with Nathan back on the Guitar and he will be set upstairs to keep the younger crowd entertained while the after game breakdown can go on downstairs. Be sure to hang around and join in the fun at the club house. Paul will be doing meals in the upstairs kitchen and Monday is a holiday anyway.

A couple of dates to look forward to in the near future:

Pomare’s 150th game 19th June against Inglewood

3rd July Netball/Rugby Mid-Winter Beach night with mechanical surf board

Hot off the press - our Tukapa Beanies have arrived and are available through Dan Johanson. If you haven't already ordered one, see Dan at the clubrooms before they are all sold out.

We have had a really good up take on our social memberships this year and would like to keep building numbers. If you are not a paid up member of the club please click the membership button below and join up. Without financial support from our social members, we can’t do what we do as a club.

Tukapa has signed up to the CommUnity initiative. Register as a CommUnity Member and every time you shop at a participating CommUnity Merchant, paying for your purchases directly from your bank account or by using any of your eftpos, debit or credit cards, a percentage of each transaction will be passed onto our Club. Current Merchants in New Plymouth are Kingsway, Good Home, Crowded House, Stumble Inn, King & Queen. Keen to know more, click on this link: How Does it Work and/or sign up to become a CommUnity Member. The more club members who sign up and support the current merchants the more money our club gets.

Live stream info for this weekends game.

Go to the Tukapa Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/tukaparugbyclub

2.35pm - Pre-game buildup and Analysis

2.45pm - Kick Off Tukapa vs N.P.O.B.

With only 5 games and hopefully semi and finals left be sure to get up to the chook house and show your support to your teams and club.

Your Chairperson Scott Siffleet, Blue and White for life.

Chairpersons Update

Round 2 of the second round and we are off to Stratford and Okaiawa. All our teams are affected with injuries and the boys are really going to have to dig deep this week to pick up wins.

I personally think this will be the hardest game for our Egmont Seeds Premier side to date. Stratford Eltham at home on a wet track, they will be like pigs in mud and they have a solid pack who do not mind putting their heads in dark places. The Tukapa pack will need to really muscle up and match them or it will be a long day at the office. If Potty can use his boot to steer us around the paddock I am sure we can keep our winning streak alive.

The NZ Sparky Div 1 team are sitting level on the standings with Stratford Eltham but will need to dig really deep due to injuries to them and the Premiers. If anyone is keen on a run for these guys turn up Thursday at 6pm, we are in need of loose forwards and locks.

Our Arabac Colts have got a big task in front of them with Stratford Eltham sitting on top of the Colts table, it is the perfect time to pick up a win against a team above them and move themselves up the table. These guys have also had a lot of season ending injuries but still go out and give it 100% each game, if they can cut back on basic mistakes the win will be on the cards.

As for Ash’s Bar backbones the Gardiner Plumbing Div 2, they are off to Okaiawa and as of Tuesday they have strong numbers getting on the bus. To me that’s a win in its own right, who knows they might pick up another win while enjoying this Bus trip.

News flash from NZ Forestry Bantams U85’s, we have now been defaulted to by the Surburbs team and will move through to the second round against Marist at home with a date still to be decided. At this rate we will be in the final without playing a game. I know our boys and the 10 managers with all the supporters were really looking forward to this away leg tour and Clouty had put together a great off field activity list for Sunday night, but for now we will put the boys back on ice and allow them to eat for a couple of weeks before building into Round 2.

Our new Corporate box at halfway has been a huge hit and is now fully booked for 2021, unless we pick up a couple of extra games at the end of the season. But we do have an area available at the end of the field in our Ash’s Bar on Tour hosted by the Club Captain Mr D Green. This area can also be fully catered to your needs. Get in touch if you are keen.

This week all the teams and supporters will make their own way to Stratford and the Div 2 boys will leave Tukapa on the bus at 11.15pm.

So I will see you all in Stratford dressed in Blue and White and it's likely you will need an umbrella (you can buy a Tukapa umbrella on Friday night for $50 from top bar).

A couple of dates to look forward to in the near future:

Pomare’s 150th game 19th June against Inglewood

3rd July Netball/Rugby Mid-Winter Beach night with mechanical surf board

We have had a really good up take on our social memberships this year and would like to keep building numbers. If you are not a paid up member of the club please click the membership button below and join up. Without financial support from our social members, we can’t do what we do as a club.

Tukapa has signed up to the CommUnity initiative. Register as a CommUnity Member and every time you shop at a participating CommUnity Merchant, paying for your purchases directly from your bank account or by using any of your eftpos, debit or credit cards, a percentage of each transaction will be passed onto our Club. Current Merchants in New Plymouth are Kingsway, Good Home, Crowded House, Stumble Inn, King & Queen. Keen to know more, click on this link: How Does it Work and/or sign up to become a CommUnity Member. The more club members who sign up and support the current merchants the more money our club gets.

Your Chairperson Scott Siffleet Blue and White for Life

Chairpersons Update

Well, doesn't time fly when you're having fun? We are half way through the season and the Egmont Seeds Premiers have picked up the McLeod shield and retained the Eaton Memorial Cup over Coastal in the weekend, which is great news. It means we only have the second round shield and the McMasters shield to try and lock down to have a clean sweep for the season.

For the first time in many years our Premier and Div 1 teams elected to stay down at Coastal clubrooms to mix and mingle after the match formalities. It was a great success with a few off-field activities taking place, all in good fun and we thank Coastal for their hospitality.

Our NZ Sparky Div 1 boys are building nicely into the second round and now find themselves in 4th equal on the table. With the return of some of our Premier players to help them out and a great team culture the boys are looking strong for a semi-final spot.

The Arabac Colts have had mixed results but are still not out of the hunt. The team has been hit with a few injuries to key players that hasn't helped, but I still feel they have what it takes to make the semi-finals. This week's game against Southern is a must win for them to keep in the hunt for a playoff spot.

The Backbone of Ash’s bar, Gardiner Plumbing Div 2, are ticking along quite nicely and sitting just outside the top four.  They have some big games coming up over the next few weeks with Kaitake and Coastal still to play. They have a core group of lads and as long as there aren’t too many more Saturday weddings or family trips away our boys should be able to push hard for a top four finish.

Mike Nyssen will clock up his 50th game for Tukapa this week and as long as he doesn’t trip over on the way to the field will be presented with his blazer in the club house afterwards.  Be sure to get along and support Mike with this great milestone.

A packed weekend with all our teams at home and a great time to celebrate Ladies day. The weather is looking fine and we should see some good running rugby followed by a lot of fun with DJ Jordy starting at 7pm until 11pm, and a few party games along the way. Come dressed up as something starting with "T" and be in to win the best dressed team prize.

As some of you are aware we have our NZ Forestry Tukapa Bantams entered in the New Zealand under 85kg comp and their 1st game is in Hamilton on Queens birthday weekend.

If you are keen to come along and be part of a Tukapa 1st we have 20 supporters seats on our bus.

The programme is:

*  Bus leaves Tukapa at 7.30am Sunday 6th June

*  Arrives at Ibis Hotel 11.30am

*  Transfer to game 1pm

*  Kick off 2.30pm

*  After match and band at Western Surburbs club house

*  Bus transfers back to Ibis 11am

*  Breakfast at Ibis

*  Leave Ibis 10am Monday 7th June for Tukapa

If you are keen to get on this bus and support our boys be one of the first 20 people to pay Jayson Clout or me $120.  In return you get a bed, bus there and back and breakfast. It should be a great trip.

We have had a really good up take on our social memberships this year and would like to keep building numbers. If you are not a paid up member of the club please click the membership button below and join up. Without financial support from our social members, we can’t do what we do as a club.

The Premiers are still working hard on selling beanies and have a few left to go so please hit them up and support their fundraiser.

We hope to see you all at the Chook House on Saturday for some good rugby and some light refreshments. But if you can't make it, be sure to check out our Live stream on Facebook. For those that are struggling with Facebook you can also download the Facebook watch app on most Smart Tv’s.

Your Chairperson Scott Siffleet Blue and White for Life

Chairpersons Update

This week we have the two top teams going head to head in the Premier Division and if we can get the win it will see us take the prize for winning round one. The Craig Eaton Cup is also up for grabs, and so far we have not let Coastal get their hands on it and we are quite keen to keep it that way. So down the coast, we go with buses leaving Tukapa at 11.15 and 12.15 and then leaving coastal after the games at 4.30pm and 8.30pm with two stops on way home. Supporters welcome $5 each.

Our Division 1 and Colts have both picked up back-to-back wins and are building momentum quite nicely, I am sure we have what it takes to keep this momentum going. The Senior Thirds are off to Clifton and are looking to start moving their way up the table and with encouraging numbers at Thursday training they are on the right path.

We hope to see you all on the sidelines this week. But if you can't be there, make your way down to the club and hopefully, the Live stream will come through from 2.45pm.

The Premiers are still working hard on selling beanies and have a few left to go so please hit them up and support their fundraiser.

Some maybe aware the Taranaki Rugby Union have a survey out at the moment focusing on the future of club rugby and how people would like our game shaped for the next 10 years.

Please take 5 minutes to fill out the survey to register your say. We as Chairpersons are relying on this survey to help make a call on shorter seasons and night rugby for example.

We have had a really good up take on our social memberships this year and would like to keep building numbers. If you are not a paid up member of the club please click the membership button below and join up. Without financial support from our social members, we can’t do what we do as a club.

Tukapa has signed up to the CommUnity initiative. Register as a CommUnity Member and every time you shop at a participating CommUnity Merchant, paying for your purchases directly from your bank account or by using any of your eftpos, debit or credit cards, a percentage of each transaction will be passed onto our Club. Current Merchants in New Plymouth are Kingsway, Good Home, Crowded House, Stumble Inn, King & Queen. Keen to know more, click on this link: How Does it Work and/or sign up to become a CommUnity Member. The more club members who sign up and support the current merchants the more money our club gets.

Blue and White for Life your chairperson Scott Siffleet