With our Awards evening fast approaching, we invite you, the loyal supporter and spotty dog to have you say!

You can nominate the following categories:

• Club Member of the Year
• Most Valued Administrator
• Coach/es of the Year
• Team of the Year
• Most Promising Club Player of the Year
• Club Forward of the Year
• Club Back of the Year

Simply follow this link to submit your nomination
www.spotswoodunited.co.nz/nominations

This weekends fixtures include the Premier sides battling it out for the Maurice Jones Memorial Shield.

Maurice and the Jones Family have been a large part of Spotswood Old Boys and Spotswood United. We as a club are very proud of our History, and due to this we have re-introducing the ‘Maurice Jones Memorial Shield’ in 2015 that was last previously last played for in 1987.

Maurice Jones, while playing for Spotswood Old Boys against Clifton on No. 1 at Yarrow Stadium, tragically died during the match in 1986. Each year we will honour Maurice and his contribution that he made to Spotswood and Taranaki Rugby by playing for the Maurice Jones Memorial Shield.

Much Aroha to the Jones Whanau

This weekends Fixtures vs Clifton

Division 1 kicks off at 1pm on Yarrow Stadium number 1, followed by the Premiers at 2:45pm. This is the last match for this season so if you haven't been along to support yet, best you do so!

Reminder there is a $5 entry to the Stadium. Free for those with the correct passes.

Last weekends Match Reports

PREMIERS

Match report by Lewis Evans - Premier Manager

What can I say but this was a game of two half’s. 

If someone was going to get a yellow it was going to be the crew on the side line.

Both teams were out for the win and they were going to fight until the end.

It was wet, muddy and slippery, Spotty we’re strong up front, and quick out the back but we just open a door for the opposing team to score two try’s, followed by two conversions and a penalty kick. Spotty returned with a try from Louis Bartley to have the opposition score a 3rd try but we retaliated with a try from Malachi Reweti and a conversion from Ethan.

Second half kicked off and yet again the crew on the side line were getting a little mouthy at the linesman. 

Spotty scored two quick try’s by Jack Hartley and AJ with one conversion from Ethan to tie the game 24 all.

Now it was a game of two half’s, but yet again the opposition returned to score a fourth try by their number 11, but followed by a penalty kick to make the score 32 - 24.

17 mins to go and both teams weren’t going to give up. The referees whistle blowing non stop, mud flying everywhere, not looking forward to cleaning the players shirts this week.

Congratulations Inglewood on the win, to Spotty it’s not over until it’s over. Let’s take it to Clifton next week on our home turf.

School Leavers

Don't miss this one. We are building towards a Colts team in 2024. Please pass on to people you know.

FDMC First XV

The Premier lads hosted Francis Douglas First XV for a training session last night, followed by a shared kai.

Thank you Paula, Frank, TK and Stucky for bringing the lads along. All the best for the rest of the season lads, and hope to see you a few of you lads in the Spotty colours some time soon.