8 December Dragons win in the Bay December 8, 2020 By Pam Fraser Sport The Canterbury United Dragons football team picked up an away win over fellow strugglers Hawkes Bay in the ISPS Handa Men’s Premiership. The first half didn’t see any goals in what was shaping to be a close encounter. However early in the second half Ihaia Delaney found the back of the net for the Dragons. Midway through the second half the Dragons found two more quick goals, one from Yuya Taguchi, and a screamer from Garban Coughlan, to seal the match and lift them off the bottom of the table. Over in Wellington, it was a dominant display from the Pride over Capital in the women’s ISPS Handa Premiership. The Pride found the net early with a goal to Britney-Lee Nicholson. Rebecca Lake doubled the lead, with another penalty, after Alyssa Whinham was dropped in the box. Whinham then scored her own, to give the Pride a 3-0 lead heading into halftime. In the second half Gabi Rennie was able to extend the lead, and the Pride finished with a convincing 4-0 win. With one game to play before the final, the Pride will be looking for a win over Northern at home next weekend, which is a double header, with the Dragons at home too. Along with ex-Waimak United players Luke Tongue, Rennie, and Tahlia Herman-Watt picking up wins in the weekend, fellow North Cantabrians, Macey Fraser and Blair Currie, picked up their first National League win, as Southern defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty 2-0 in Dunedin. Related Articles Dragons topple Suburbs The Canterbury United Dragons have moved into 5th in the National Men’s Football League, after their hard-fought win over Eastern Suburbs. The Dragons played Suburbs at home at English Park in the weekend. It has been a close competition to date, with seemingly a top four forming, however the win over Eastern Suburbs has brought the Dragons closer to the play-off spots, especially if they can find some consistent form. The Dragons suffered an early injury ... Dragons defeated at the den Waimak United were the host club for the National League game between the Canterbury United Dragons and National League leaders Hamilton, at home at the den of English Park. Hamilton took the lead around 30 minutes into the match when Hamilton captain Derek Tieku finished off a low cross. However, the Dragons replied soon after when former Waimak United player Luke Tongue, sent a corner into the box, which was headed home by Dragons ... Point retrieved in last home game It has been a tough season for the Canterbury United Dragons football team, and their last home game of the season was no exception. On Sunday they faced the Wellington Phoenix Reserves at English Park. Their fate at the foot of the table seems sealed with only two matches to play, and only two wins plus other results going their way could deny them the wooden spoon. However, the match against the Wellington side ... Pride move into final There were three North Canterbury girls in action for the Canterbury United Pride at English Park in the weekend. Gabi Rennie and Tahlia Herman-Watt started the match, with Freya Witham-Lodge coming on as a substitute. Midweek NZ Football had docked the Auckland side 9 points for an administrative error, meaning the Pride were already through to the final, but the result against the Northern Lights would decide who their opponent would be. Lose and ... Pride right the ship After losing their second round match to Auckland, the Canterbury United Pride got back to winning ways against Waikato Bay of Plenty. But they didn’t have it all their own way, with WaiBoP the first to score. However, a great strike from Whitney Hepburn saw last year’s champions level the score. Just before halftime the Pride scored a second through Britney Lee Nicholson. In the second half, North Canterbury’s Gabi Rennie put the Pride ... Rangiora Men make top 5 cut The Rangiora men’s hockey team have made the cut for the top 5 in the Canterbury Hockey men’s division one grade after defeating the University of Canterbury Spartans 2-1. Unfortunately, it was the opposite for the women, as they find themselves in the bottom 4 of the division one grade, after being defeated by the University of Canterbury Huns 0-1. The Rangiora division three men were defeated by Southern 0-4. In the division two Platinum ...