Thames Rugby & Sports Club

Congrats to our Taniwha who got another win with the TV Vixens yesterday against Ngāti Porou Hamoterangi.

Make sure you get to Paeroa next weekend for the top of the table clash when they take on the Taranaki Whio. 💪🏽

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Win at home for the Swamp Foxes in their opening game of the Heartland Championship 🙌🏽

Congrats to our Taniwha who played & added points on the scoreboard for the 89 vs. 29 final score - Oneone x3 🥧, AJ x2 🥧, Laulea x1 🥧

Also big congrats to AJ playing in his debut game!

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🏆 2026 CLUB PRIZE-GIVING 🏆

A big thank you to all our Life Members, our Club Patron, Sponsors, Club Members, Supporters, Supporters Club, our players, coaches & management, committee members, ball kids, volunteers, past players & our Whānau across all our associated Clubs & to our netball & rugby players - well done on your season with all 5 teams making their Semi Finals and 4 making their Grand Finals it was one of our most successful years to date & we can’t wait to see you all back soon! 🙌🏽

Please congratulate all our recipients! 💙🖤

NETBALL: Thank you to our coaching & management crew - Rebecca Welsh, Kelly Hudson, Kath Ngamane Monique McDonald. Thank you to our warm up shirt sponsors - Toyota Thames.

HAWKS:
2026 Thames Valley A Grade Competition Runners Up.
🏆 Don Snowden Cup for Most Improved - BROOKE HILLS
🏆 Linda Abraham Cup for Most Conscientious - JESS BOERSEN
🏆 United Football Club Cup for Most Outstanding - SOPHIE MCDONALD
🏆 The Red Trophy for Team Player/Personality - CORRYN WILTON
🏆 The Salutation Hotel Trophy for The Best All Rounder - ASHLEIGH RICHARDS

FALCONS:
2026 Thames Valley Premier Reserve Semi Finalists.

🏆 Ngamane Family Trophy for Most Improved - IZZY FOX
🏆 Robson Family Trophy for Most Conscientious - TASH DONNELLY
🏆 Veal Family Trophy for Best Team Player - KAREN MCCULLOCH
🏆 Welsh Taipari Family Trophy for Most Valuable Player - MALLORY HODGSON

🏆 The Duffin Family Trophy for person who contributes on and off the court - REBECCA WELSH

WAHINE RUGBY TEAM:
2026 Thames Valley Senior A Championship Runners Up.
Thank you to our coaching & management crew - Rod Hudson, Emily James, Allan Swetman, Amia Kaifa, Arani Middleton, Rebecca Welsh. Thank you to our game day sponsors - Totalspan Thames, Helloworld Thames, Raw Beauty, Apparelmaster, subway, Pak n Save Thames, Leopold Electrical.

🏆 Junction Hotel Most Improved - SAMANTHA PUREA-MOTULIKI
🏆 Most Promising Player - LUPE FINAU
🏆 Tandy’s Trophy for Most Dedicated - TASH LAUVAO-ARAIA
🏆 Tuhoro Whanau Award for Best Team Mate - HANNAH THORBURN
🏆 Most Outstanding Back - ZARA HOOKS
🏆 Most Outstanding Forward - SUZIE AUMUA’SAIPELE
🏆 Player of the Year - MAATA MA’U

PREMIER DEVELOPMENT RUGBY TEAM: 2026 Thames Valley Senior C Championship Runners Up.
Thank you to our coaching & management crew - Tom Fox, Scott Goudie, Jen Fletcher, Matt Fulton & Hannah Thorburn. Thank you to our game day sponsors - Mitre 10 Thames, Unichem Thames, Apparelmaster, Liddell Building, Versatile, Pamper Me, Junction, Burtons Butchery, Blackbull liquor, Leopold Electrical, High Country Landscapes

🏆The Thames Rugby & Sports Cup for Most Outstanding Player - CHRIS FOLAU
🏆 The Carruthers Cup for Most Conscientious Player - CHARIAN RANDALL WARID
🏆 The Owen Wright Shield for Most Promising Player - KEEGAN WALLACE
🏆 Cheyenne Hohua Shield for Best team man - DAVID ORMSBY
🏆 The Charlie Johnson Trophy for Best Sportsman - TUI MOHOKOI
🏆 The Bill Arns Cup for The Best Player - JEFFREY WILSON

PREMIER RUGBY TEAM:
2026 Thames Valley Senior A Championship Runners Up. Thank you to our coaching & management crew - Rhys Cullinane, Hayden Cullen, Hayden Rasmussen, Frederick Kei, Chris Doak, Hannah Thornburn, Jon Liddell. Thank you to our game day sponsors - Mitre 10 Thames, Unichem Thames, Apparelmaster, Richardson Real Estate Thames, Pamper Me, Junction, Burtons Butchery, Jon Liddell Builders, Blackbull liquor, Leopold Electrical, NZ Homes Waikato Limited

🏆 The Doddrell Trophy for The Most Improved Player - DANIEL KNOX
🏆 The Rob Mravicich Memorial Cup for Most Conscientious Player - PETER JACK MCLEAN
🏆 The Keith Richards Memorial Cup for Most Promising Player - IOANE FUGA
🏆 The Bull Taipari Cup for Seasons Highest Points - NATURO UNASA SALATIELU
🏆 The Mike McDonald Memorial Cup for The Most Outstanding Forward - LAULEA MA’U
🏆 The Arns Cup for The Most Outstanding Back - BOBBY MOTULIKI
🏆 The Brian Dovell Trophy for Most Outstanding Player - AJ LAGALAGA SLADE

🫶🏽Special shoutout to Unichem Thames for your support with strapping for our senior rugby teams this year!

🏅 REPRESENTATIVE MEDALS:
Swamp Foxes - LAULEA MA’U, ONEONE FAAFOU SOISOI, BRYSON WILLIAMS-OKA, AJ LAGALAGA SLADE, MAATA MA’U,
Vixens - LUPE FINAU, VIVIENNE PULU, MAATA MA’U, ZARA HOOKS
Jackals - ETHAN MCDONALD, BOBBY MOTULIKI

CLUB AWARDS:
🏆The Blackie Abraham Memorial Cup for The Best Team in the Club - WAHINE RUGBY TEAM
🏆 The Stan McDonald Memorial Trophy for Service to the Club - JON LIDDELL & JUSTIN SARA
🏆 Barry Richards Memorial Cup for The Best Club Person - ELLIOT BURTON
🏆 Sue Bloor Memorial Cup for Most Valuable Club Person - REBECCA WELSH
🏆 The Mansell Family Trophy for Club Personality of the Year - HAMISH BABE
🏆 The Battson Family Trophy for Contributions to the club - HANNAH THORBURN
🏆 Ray White Real Estate Trophy for Contributions to the Club - MICHELLE MULHOLLAND
🏆 Coralie Gooder Memorial Cup - for most outstanding person for the Club on & off the field - ELLIOT BURTON
🏆 Patrons Cup kindly donated by the Williams family for Someone Who Continues To Provide Exceptional Support To The Club - MEGAN TUHORO
🏆 President’s Trophy - NIGEL WILLIAMS & ETHAN MCDONALD

Special Mention to Nigel Williams for his milestone 150 Premier Games this season and Ethan Burton & Jordie Sara for their support on games days.

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Also special thanks to Burton's Butchery, Burton's on Pollen Lunch Bar And Catering, our committee members who worked hard to prepare for, set up & run the night!

Fought until the end! 💪🏽

Congratulations to our TRSC Hawks team who are runners up of the TV A Grade Comp for 2026!

Final Score
TRSC 41 vs. COBRAS 44

Congrats COBRAS

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Get to Te Aroha this Friday & cheer on our TRSC Hawks in their final! 🙌🏽💙🖤

REP HONOURS | THAMES VALLEY JACKALS

A huge congratulations to our Taniwha selected to represent the Thames Valley Jackals (Development squad) for their campaign this season.

👏🏽 Ethan McDonald
👏🏽 Bobby Motuliki

A fantastic achievement, well done! Your TRSC whānau will be cheering you on every step of the way.

Also shout out to our very own Club legend Fred Kei onboard as part of the coaching team.



Up the Taniwha! 💙🖤

After a bit of downtime following the finals and as we move into our end-of-year celebrations with our teams, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the people who are the heartbeat of our club - our incredible supporters, sponsors, members and whānau. 💙🖤

Here are just a few snaps of the people who stood with us on Saturdays and Sundays this season, home and away.

While we couldn’t capture everyone, please know your support never went unnoticed. Every cheer from the sidelines, every kilometre travelled, and every moment spent backing our teams made a difference.

Your passion and commitment helped make this a season to remember, with all three of our senior teams earning a place in their Grand Finals.

From everyone at TRSC, thank you for being part of our journey. We can’t wait to see you next season.

Up the Taniwha! 💙🖤





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Congratulations to our Taniwha that pulled on the TV jersey yesterday for the Vixens pre-season win against Whanganui in Taupō. 🙌🏽




📸 Maata Ma’u

Semi Final Results:

🏐Congratulations to our TRSC Hawks who defeated Hauraki Fusion & advance to the Finals next week!

🏐Unfortunately our TRSC Falcons lost their game against Rangers Rovers. Well done on your season & we look forward to seeing you back out there next year.

📸 Jane Stove

Both our netball teams have made the Semi Finals playing this Friday! 🙌🏽

Make the trip to Morrinsville or stay home in Thames to cheer on the Falcons and the Hawks! 💪🏽🔵⚫️