News about Hautapu Sports Club
Hautapu Sports go into Saturday’s Waikato Rugby matches with the chance for all three of the club’s top men’s sides to keep alive their championship aspirations. There’s plenty at stake as the teams go into their July 6 games: The … Read More
Hautapu Sports loose forward Luke Jacobson will start off the bench for New Zealand when the All Blacks meet England in Dunedin. Cambridge-born Jacobson (27) has 18 New Zealand caps, and is a former national U-20 captain. The match at … Read More
With most of Hautapu Sports’ senior netball teams not having fixtures over the Matariki weekend, only the club’s Monday Ladies Premier games went ahead. Both Hautapu sides lost their games in the Premier (Section A) Championship round. Saturday netball returns … Read More
Spectators at Memorial Park were treated to two entertaining games when Hautapu Sports hosted Hamilton Old Boys at Matariki weekend. The results ensured Hautapu’s Premier A and Development sides still have plenty to play for as they compete for spots … Read More
Hautapu Sports’ top rugby sides have plenty to strive for this week as they prepare for crucial games next weekend. As the Premier A and Development teams go into the final fixtures of their round-robin competitions, wins against the University … Read More
Hautapu Sports will play a home semi-final against Hamilton Old Boys in the 2024 Waikato Colts competition on Saturday, July 6. Waikato Rugby have confirmed the fixture will be played at Memorial Park, kicking off at 1pm. The second semi-final … Read More
Two Hautapu Sports players have been named in the Maori All Blacks squad to play two matches against a Japan XV. Prop Ollie Norris (24) and lock Laghlan McWhannell (25) have been selected for the 28-player squad, with McWhannell making … Read More
Hautapu Sports’ Luke Jacobson has been selected for the All Blacks squad to play in the 2024 Steinlager Ultra Low Carb Series. The squad will play two Tests against England in Dunedin and Auckland, and one against Fiji in San … Read More
Most senior teams from Hautapu Sports take a break over Matariki weekend but you can still get behind the club’s top rugby and netball teams. The Premier A and Development teams host Hamilton Old Boys at Memorial Park on Saturday, … Read More
The celebration of Matariki has brought to light use of the word ‘hautapu’ as a name rediscovered in the Waikato. Matariki expert and astronomer Dr Rangi Mātāmua says hautapu was revived in 2015 at Rāwhitiroa Marae in the Wharepuhunga rohe, … Read More