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Otago Daily Times
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Retaining White Horse Cup ‘means a lot' in jubilee match
The Upper Clutha Rugby team won their jubilee match 28-14 against Maniototo on Saturday in Wanaka. PHOTO: OLIVIA CALDWELL The Upper Clutha Rugby team could breathe a sigh of relief after their 125th jubilee match, with the final whistle bringing a 28-14 win over Maniototo at home in Wānaka. The top of the table Rams had the White Horse Cup on the line against the visiting side, and while they doubled the opposition's score on fulltime, they did not make it easy on themselves. Upper Clutha trailed the match at halftime and for much of the second half, but were able to regain composure in the second half defending their own line on more than one occasion. The injury-riddled home side lived up to the occasion, as did the loyal crowd of over 1000. Upper Clutha coach Alex Dickson was proud of his team at fulltime and said the win could propel them to a competition title if their form continued. "We got there in the end, the first half I wasn't too happy — just holding on to the ball when we shouldn't be and gave them easy territory.' "With the White Horse Cup and jubilee, it was a big day for the team. "The boys are happy, it was a grind but we knew they would come at us. "With all the old players around we didn't want to disappoint.'' The club's foundation of high-country farmers after the amalgamation of Tarras and Wānaka in 1971 took a bit of getting used to and it was not love at first sight. Today there are fewer farmers on the team, and more tradesmen as the town has changed since its small rural beginnings. The Upper Clutha team have just five matches ahead before semifinals, which they are tipped to get a spot in. A worse-for-wear captain, Lachie Garrick, was thrilled with the result. "I'm happy to come away with the win. It is good the White Horse will stay with us for another couple of weeks.'' The White Horse Cup is the Central Otago competition's equivalent of the Ranfurly Shield which is only contested on the holder's home grounds. "It means a lot getting the win for us and for the crowd. Winner's drinks taste better,'' Garrick said. "We were a little patchy and waiting to click but once those [players] are back from injury we will start to fire up. "That first half we were a bit nervy, but I don't really look at the scoreboard.'' Garrick has captained the side for four years, playing lock and flanker. He lifted the Central Otago trophy last year for the team after a six-year hiatus for the club, which last won the competition in 2018. The team celebrated its 125th jubilee with a dinner at the Lake Wānaka Centre on Saturday night.
Otago Daily Times
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Club on a roll for jubilee match
The stage is set for the Upper Clutha Rugby team's 125th celebrations. Upper Clutha are top of the Central Otago competition table after winning their first six matches this season, including the "Ranfurly Shield equivalent"of Central Otago rugby, the White Horse Cup, against Wakatipu last Saturday, and will take on Maniototo tomorrow in their jubilee match. Captain Lachie Garrick has played all his rugby in the area and said it would be a special day for current and former players of the club. "It is a massive milestone for our club; it feels good to be a part of it. It is a good environment. We have got such a good club down in Wanaka. "We get a lot of support, so it'll be really awesome to celebrate the 125th with everyone.'' Garrick has captained the side for four years, playing lock and flanker. He lifted the Central Otago trophy last year for the team after a six-year hiatus for the club, which last won the competition in 2018. He hopes to do the same at the end of this season. Maniototo would test the team's unbeaten streak, he said. "They have got a pretty tidy team so that will definitely test us — we will want to win it, we will want to put on a bit of a show.'' It is said you are not a local until you have played 50 matches for the Upper Clutha Rugby Club — or at least, that's what its players, members and stalwarts will have you thinking. Celebrations start tonight with a get-together at the clubrooms, while tomorrow, past presidents, players and captains will gather and reminisce about the club's 125 years, what the club is built around and what makes Wānaka tick — farming and trades. Former club president Nathan Simon said when he first arrived as a player in 2001, the club's foundation of high-country farmers after the amalgamation of Tarras and Wānaka in 1971 took a bit of getting used to and it was not love at first sight. Even when he arrived, there were a few tradies from Wānaka, but the Tarras contingent was made up of "real high-country farmers and a whole lot of other rural guys'', he said. "When you fast-forward to now, the club has about four or five farmers and the rest are tradies in town, so it really has changed in the 20-odd years. The club was looking forward to welcoming back many old players and supporters and all will be hungry for a win against Maniototo.
The South African
15-05-2025
- General
- The South African
Young hero saves fish from illegal gill net in Zandvlei Nature Reserve
Eight-year-old Luke Brown from Frogmore Estate has been awarded a certificate of recognition by Ward 71 councillor Carolynne Franklin for his role in uncovering and helping remove an illegal gill net from the Keysers River at Zandvlei Nature Reserve. According to the Constantiaberg Bulletin community newspaper, while on a neighbourhood watch patrol with his father, Angelo Brown, Luke spotted several fish in distress. On closer inspection, they discovered a gill net stretched across the river. With help from resident Dion Coetzee, the trio carefully removed the net, rescuing 18 trapped fish – both indigenous and invasive species. Gill nets are banned under the City's Recreational Water Use By-law (2018), which allows only rod-and-reel fishing and enforces strict catch-and-release rules to protect native species and habitats, including those of the endangered Western Leopard Toad. Councillor Franklin praised Luke's actions, calling him 'a shining light for the future of our nation.' His father noted Luke's passion for wildlife, and that the incident – though distressing – left him proud to have helped. 'It was very distressing for him to see the fish tangled up, with their gills and fins stuck between the nets. One of the Garrick fish was actually dead. But the acknowledgment and certificate from the councillor really made Luke proud. He feels he has played a vital part in saving these fish, and he said, 'At least Mother Nature can breathe now.'' Luke Brown proudly holds his certificate. Image: Constantiaberg Bulletin Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
NZ Herald
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Zurich Classic: Ryan Fox teams up with Garrick Higgo again for PGA Tour teams event
'We had a lot of fun last year. We played really well and just to be able to get out on a golf course with a mate and do that, I like that style of things; being able to talk, being able to have a bit more fun on the golf course, maybe take it just that little bit less seriously, just made it a bit easier in that respect,' Fox told the Herald. 'This sort of kickstarted my season last year and I would certainly like to do something similar this year. I feel like my golf game's close – I think I've said that to you every week for the past, probably, eight weeks. 'There is a lot of good in there, Garrick's playing really well as well so hopefully we can put it together.' The pair flew to New Orleans together after last weekend's tournament in the Dominican Republic. Fox finished in a tie for 59th at even par for the tournament, making a good start but being unable to capitalise, then battling with the conditions in the weekend rounds. There was plenty of good golf in there for Fox, but he admits he made some frustrating mistakes throughout the event. Higgo, who lost his tour card in 2024, won the event by one shot at –14, after American Joel Dahmen bogeyed the last three holes. 'We were always planning on playing this week together and, you know, it's certainly a nice bonus jumping on the form horse of last week as well,' Fox said. 'We flew together on Sunday night; there might have been a little bit of rum drunk, there was a little bit of wine drunk on the flight. I'm a big believer in you've got to celebrate your wins in that regard. 'He worked his butt off to get back to this point, and if you've got to be able to let your hair down and celebrate in those situations. He's been pretty tame with everything this year, as I said, he's been working really hard, so it didn't take him a lot to get a little bit slurry, which was good. 'We played some cards on the flight and everything and yeah, he deserved a celebration.' Friends off the course, their playing partnership worked well last year and Higgo will again play the same model of golf ball as Fox in the alternate-shot format. 'That can be a little bit of a trip up if you get guys that play different model balls and everything, but Garrick last year was really happy to play my ball and liked it, so he's doing the same again this year,' Fox confirmed. 'So everything in that regard's just been kind of easy. Coming back to a course where you've played well and got good memories, that's always nice, and, you know. 'I've seen him every week we've been in Jupiter [Florida] this year. I think he lives less than 100 yards from our house that we're renting in Jupiter, just over the back fence. 'So, when we're both off, I'd see him multiple times a week, play social golf with him as well. It's great to have a teammate like that, who's a good friend and we can have a laugh, and we're not putting pressure on ourselves or anything like that. 'It's just, go out, have a good time and, generally, if you can do that, it can translate into playing pretty well too.'
The Guardian
01-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘I said there was no reason to make it a musical!' Mel Brooks on The Producers' West End transfer
The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced that its acclaimed production of The Producers is to transfer to the West End this autumn. Having sold out its three-month run at the 180-seat London venue before first night, it is set to move to the Garrick theatre. But according to its original creator Mel Brooks, the musical might never have happened at all. The 98-year-old Brooks has told the Guardian he was initially reluctant to adapt his 1967 movie for the stage. Only through the persistence of a producer did he relent. 'David Geffen called me every day. I said, 'David, it's a perfectly good little movie. I won the Academy Award for my screenplay. It's been honoured and saluted enough. There's no reason to make it a musical.' Then the next day, he called me again. He never stopped calling me. And finally, I said, 'Well, he's not a dumb guy, so maybe there is something.'' Opening on Broadway in 2001, The Producers went on to win 12 Tonys. The New York Times called it a 'sublimely ridiculous spectacle' – a sentiment echoed by UK critics in 2004 and again when director Patrick Marber staged the first major London revival last year. 'Marber is a terrific director and is perfect for it,' said Brooks, who co-wrote the show with the late Thomas Meehan. Brooks also wrote the score, featuring Springtime for Hitler. 'Tom was sweet as sugar and very proper as opposed to me who was very improper. In jokes and language, I was the bad boy. I'm blamed for all that semi-dirty stuff, but that was really secretly Tom Meehan – I'm spilling the beans!' The production will transfer to the Garrick theatre, where the author's horror spoof, Young Frankenstein, picked up five-star reviews in 2017. Staying with the show are key cast members Marc Antolin, Trevor Ashley, Raj Ghatak, Andy Nyman, Harry Morrison and Joanna Woodward. 'I'm very proud of that production at the Chocolate Factory and I'm so happy we're going back to the Garrick,' said Brooks. In Marber's production, Nyman plays Max Bialystock, a failing impresario who sets out to stage a Broadway flop. He and his accountant, Leopold Bloom (Antolin), hire a neo-Nazi playwright, an incompetent director and a useless lead actor in the hope of closing the show and keeping their investors' money. They assume no audience would tolerate a sympathetic paean to Hitler and would have it shut down, clearing the way for them to make their fortune. Brooks, who was born in 1926 and served as a combat engineer in the second world war ('I mostly ducked'), has seen nearly a century's worth of authoritarian rulers come and go. 'I like the 'come and go' – especially the go,' he joked. Now he lives in a country where Nazi salutes appear to have been given at large political rallies. 'It's something we hope will pass and go its way, just like Hitler and his people did go their way.' He said he believes laughter is a powerful weapon against tyranny. 'They're gifted with a kind of flagrant rhetoric, but once you make fun of them and you drag them down with comedy, you win. When you can get people to laugh at them, you win.' It is an attitude shaped by his experience as a young man performing comedy routines at Jewish resorts in the Catskill mountains. 'We who have worked in the borscht belt know that comedy is the answer. It's magical, it pays the rent and also we learn stealing because we steal jokes from each other – recklessly, not even thinking about it.' Public booking for The Producers opens on 5 March. Previews run from 30 August and booking will run to 21 February 2026.
