SIDELINES

Press, 19 August 1983, Page 17

SIDELINES

GRAHAM LOWE, who guided the Kiwis to their stunning rugby league victory over Australia at Brisbane last month, will be passing on pointers to coaches of all grades in Canterbury next Thursday and Friday evenings- Mr Lowe will be in Christchurch to attend the national 17 years tournament wearing his other “hat” of New Zealand director of coaching. OFFICIALS OF THE Kaiapoi Rugby League Club have been delighted with the assistance given by sports and other clubs to raise the $l5OO needed to send Russell Tuuta on the New Zealand Maoris tour to England later this year. The club’s president, Mr Aub Fuller, said yesterday that the response had been “amazing” and was sincerely appreciated. Among the organisations who have helped were the Marist-Western Suburbs and Papanui rugby league clubs, the Kaiapoi Rugby Club, the stockcar club, Mandeville Hotel, Kaiapoi Workingmen’s Club, and Kaiapoi’s own rugby league schoolboys’ section. Tuuta is the only South Island member of the Maoris team, and each player is required to provide $l5OO towards the cost. ELAINE FOLEY, of Toe H, who finished first in the Governor’s Bay to Lyttelton road running race last Saturday in the veteran women’s section, was competing in her first race. She started one minute behind the front markers in the handicap race and finished so far ahead of the second runner, Marie Stokes (Q.E.), that she had time to change into her track suit before Stokes finished. Foley has been training for about six months. MIKE SMALL is well known for his easy-going, jocular nature. The Rangiora golfer had his temperament tested last Sunday when he played for Country against Town at Burnham. He lost his match against Towns Paul Minifie, 9 and 8, and if Minifie had not missed a putt from Im, he would have lost by the maximum possible, 10 and 8. Not that Minifie was in devastating touch; he nlaved steadily for nine pars and a one-over for the 10 holes. But the hapless Small had one of those days most golfers experience at some stage and wish to forget; he never had a par in 10 holes. Although he must have felt embarrassed, Small still managed his usual big cheery grin. TONY KABOKORO, who scored the two Fijian goals which beat New Zealand in the soccer Internationa earlier this week, was almost a Christchurch Mogal United olayer. United’s manager, Mr Terry Conley, Shed P SuvZ an<l Kabokoro, aged 22, in the 1981 and 1982 end-of-season inter-district tournament. He came to Christchurch in March last year, but left after only a few davs as he found the climate too cold, Mr Conley d JcribS the striker as “technically very good, with a in? of nace He has a good build, but lacks a bit of aggression.” However, Mr Conley felt Kabokoro had the Essary skill to succeed in the Rothmans League. MARY O’CONNOR (University) holds sixth place in the women’s world marathon ranking after the World KS championships at better O’Connor s best of 2.2b.zus in me neismiu marathon was Grete Waitz, but she is already ranked SS of The unofficial ranking is: Joan S /t t w 2-22 42 1; Allison Roe (New Zealand) and ’ ’ 2:2.8.20, 6.