Old Boys Marist R.F.C

Come and celebrate our JMB/IMB season this Saturday! 🏉

After an awesome season, it’s time to come together, celebrate our players, coaches, managers, volunteers and supporters, and enjoy our final Club Day & Prizegiving! 🏆

Bring the whole whānau and help us finish the season on a high! 💙💚🤍

📅 Saturday 29th August
📍 OBM Clubrooms
We can’t wait to celebrate with you all! 🙌

This weekend, BOTH our U14s and U15s teams head into their Grand Finals! 🏆

Making it this far is a huge achievement. Every player has put in the hard work, shown commitment, and given everything throughout the season. We couldn’t be prouder of you all!

Unfortunately, the finals won’t be played at Semenoff Stadium, but we still want to see a massive sea of blue, white and green on the sidelines. So grab your OBM gear, bring your loudest voice, and get along to support our boys and girls!

🏉 U14s vs Kamo
📍 Kamo RFC
🕥 10:30am

🏉 U15s vs Central Kaipara
📍 OBM
🕚 11:00am

Let’s get behind both teams and help bring the noise.
One Club. One Vision.
Go OBM! 💙🤍💚

And that’s a wrap on our **2026 Women’s Rugby season!** 💚🤍🖤

What a journey it’s been. As a merged club, we’ve now completed our second season together, and this is what our new normal looks like. Every year, the bonds between our players grow stronger, new connections are formed, and our club culture continues to thrive. We’re incredibly proud of how far we’ve come.

A huge thank you goes to our amazing management team – **Lee, Laurie, Kelly, and Danni**. Without your dedication and countless hours behind the scenes, we wouldn’t have been able to take the field week in and week out. We appreciate everything you do for this team.

To everyone who has supported us throughout the season – our whānau, supporters, and sponsors – thank you. We see you, and we appreciate you.

Two years in a row we’ve reached the semi-finals. While we’re proud of that achievement, however the hunger to play in the big dance burns even brighter. **2027... we’re coming for you!** 🔥

A massive congratulations to all of our award winners. Every award has been well deserved, and we’re proud to celebrate your commitment, growth, and achievements.

🏆 **2026 Award Winners**

**Players of the Year**
• Terai Elia
• Tyler Nankivell

**Backs of the Year**
• Arlia McCarthy
• Bailee Nankivell

**Forward of the Year**
• Summer-Fay Miru

**Most Improved Player**
• Monique Todd-Joseph

**Max Crosbie Memorial Commitment Trophy**
• Dahlia Hill

**Players’ Players**
• Monique Todd-Joseph
• Summer-Fay Miru

**Salmon Family Supporter of the Year Trophy**
• Sua Hotere-Sosopo

**Most Promising Player**
• Teina Reid

Finally, thank you to all **41 players** who pulled on the MOBM jersey and took the field this season. Whether you played one game or every game, you all played your part. Our success belongs to every one of you. 💚🤍🖤

We’ll see you all for **Sevens season**, and then we’ll be back for **2027**. They say third time’s the charm, and we’ll be ready to give it everything we’ve got! 💪

🔥 **SEMI-FINALS ARE HERE AGAIN FOR OBM!** 🔥

It’s a huge day for our IMB Club teams this Saturday, with both our **U14s** and **U15s** earning home semi-finals!

Come down to **Pohe Island** and get behind our boys and girls as they battle for a place in next week’s **Grand Final**. Your support could make all the difference!

🔵 **U14s vs Kaikohe**
⏰ **10:30am**

🟢 **U15s vs Ruawai**
⏰ **11:00am**

☕🍔 **Cater Fresh** will be onsite serving up delicious food and hot coffee, so grab a bite, cheer loud, and enjoy a great morning of rugby!

Bring the whānau, bring your mates, bring the noise... and let’s pack Pohe Island! 📣

A massive congratulations to our OBM boys who have been selected to represent the Northland Taniwha Development and Northland U20’s Teams this year!

🏉 Henry Leef
🏉 Austin Ryburn
🏉 Kuahn Heta-Salmon
🏉 Izzy Dunmore

We couldn’t be prouder of the seasons these boys have had for OBM. Their hard work, commitment, and performances have earned them this opportunity, and we know they’ll do both our club and themselves proud as they take the next step into the representative space.

Wishing you all the very best for the season ahead, lads. Go well!

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💙💚Introducing your MOBM Semi Final team!🖤🤍

It hasn’t been the easiest road. With a long injury list and the finals eligibility requirements, these are the 18 women who have earned the opportunity to pull on the jersey this weekend.

Proudly representing both Moerewa Rugby Club and Old Boys Marist, this team is ready to give everything they’ve got. They’ve put in the work, backed each other all season, and now it’s time to leave it all on the field.

To our whānau, friends, and supporters—we need you behind us. Bring your voices, wear your club colours, and help create an atmosphere these ladies will never forget.

📍 Kaikohe Rugby Club
🕐 Kick-off: 1:00 pm

Let’s pack the sidelines, stand together, and get behind our girls as they chase a place in the final.

💙💚 You’ve got this, MOBM! 🖤🤍

** SEMI FINAL SUNDAY **

This is it!

One game. One opportunity. One shot to make it to the 2026 Premier Women’s Grand Final.

Standing in our MOBM Ladies’ way is Kaikohe—the semi-final hurdle.

The last two games against Kaikohe have been fierce, physical, and packed with passion. While the scoreboard hasn’t fallen our way, our ladies have never stopped believing. They’ve put in the hard work, built some momentum, and are ready to leave everything out on the field.

Now they need YOU behind them.

📅 Sunday
🕐 1:00pm
📍 Kaikohe Rugby Club

Let’s flood the sidelines with our OBM and Moerewa whanau! Wear your OBM or Moerewa colours, bring your voices, and make sure our ladies know they’ve got their whanau behind them from the first whistle to the last. Let’s help drive our ladies into the 2026 Premier Women’s Grand Final! 💚🤍🖤

🔥 Introducing our Premier Women’s Team

Meet the squad taking the field against Pipiwai this Sunday, with kick-off at 1:00pm.

Our first-round encounter against Pipiwai was a fiercely contested battle, with very little separating the two sides. The team is ready for another tough challenge and would love your support from the sidelines.

📍 Sunday | 1:00pm

Come down, cheer on the ladies, and get behind the team!

🏆 Our 2026 OBM Premier & Premier Reserves Award Winners 🏆

Club Trophies:
🔴 OBM Sevens Razzle Trophy – Ben Godfrey
⚫️ Players’ Player – Owen Shanks
🔴 U20 Senior – Ben Godfrey
⚫️ Chris Searle Memorial Trophy – Team Player of the Year – Troy Cullen

Premier Reserve Awards:
🔴 Old Boys Supporters Cup – Most Deserving – Bradley Hailes (received by Tyler, pictured)
⚫️ Evan Ross Crawford Memorial Cup – Commitment & Loyalty – Daniel Russo
🔴 Reserves Player of the Year – Mac Johnston

Premier Awards:
⚫️ Fred Peter Cup – Most Improved – Donny Swart
🔴 Hewitt Cup – Most Deserving – Ross Gladdish (absent)
⚫️ Murray Ford Cup – Attitude & Commitment – Henry Leef
🔴 Netzler Trophy – Player of the Year – Austin Ryburn

Sportsman of the Year:
⚫️ Lloyd Russell Cup – Austin Ryburn

Special Mention:
🔴 Club Nomination for NZ Marist U23 Development Tour – Riley Dyer

Congratulations to all of our award recipients on a fantastic 2026 season! Your hard work, commitment, and dedication to our club have not gone unnoticed.

Here’s tonight’s team taking on Hikurangi!
Get down to Pohe Island and support the ladies as they take the field. Kick-off is at 7:15pm – see you there! 🙌