RED: Matchday Magazine of Cambridge Football Club (May 6, 2017) by Cambridge Football Club, New Zealand

MAY 6, 2017

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KEY CONTACTS Our club has a number of Facebook groups which you are invited to join. Search for Cambridge FC NZ (general club), Cambridge Football Club — Juniors or Cambridge Football Club — Women for the most popular.

2017 committee members President: Peter Martens Mobile: 027 2943044 Chair: Steve Thomas Mobile: 021746863 E: masterpiece@xtra.co.nz Acting Secretary: Josh Easby Mobile: 0210558854 E: cambridgesoccer@gmail.com Treasurer: Paul Blackstock Mobile: 0211282091 E: paul@herbertmorton.co.nz Acting senior Men’s club captain: Fairlie Morton Mobile: 0212043412 E: felixtrade@hotmail.com Senior Women’s club captain: Fairlie Morton Mobile: 0212043412 E: felixtrade@hotmail.com Junior club captain: Catherine Clark Mobile: 021950263 E: cfcjuniors@gmail.com

Volunteer Army co-ordinator: Michaela McQuarters Mobile: 021621904 E: fareya123@gmail.com Purchasing Manager: Michaela McQuarters Mobile: 021621904 E: fareya123@gmail.com Facilites Manager: Craig Clark Mobile: 0279153273 E: c.d.clark@xtra.co.nz Events manager: Jamie McKean Mobile: 021834767 E: jamie@jamiemckean.com Kit/equipment Manager (coopted): Andrew Taylor Mobile: 027 8586822 E: houndy12@gmail.com Committee member: Carrie Donald

Mobile: 021 0679812 E: cazd_69@hotmail.com Roles that do not include committee membership: Grounds: Harry Bomans Mobile: 027 4985075 E: bomans@xtra.co.nz Referee co-ordinator: Des Beeney Mobile: 027 2416164 E: beanie.cecil@xtra.co.nz Bar Manager: Angela Purdie Mobile: 027 7689565 E: pritchandpurds@xtra.co.nz Junior Facilities: David Gaiger Mobile: 0277051760 E: david.gaiger@gmail.com

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‘... we hope people will step up and offer to help ... ’ Josh Easby, the acting secretary of Cambridge Football Club, explains the need for helpers ...  AS THE OLD saying goes, many hands make light work. When it comes to keeping our club running smoothly, there’s rarely been a truer statement. Two years ago, when our club sought its Quality Club Mark standard, assessors calculated our club benefits from more than 30,000 hours of volunteer labour a year. At first, that figure seems hard to believe. But when you look at the time put in by coaches and managers (senior, youth and junior), as well as committee members and those involved in other roles, it makes sense.

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Editor: Josh Easby Club photographer: Louis Roberts. Copyright: None of the contents of this publication should be reproduced without prior permission. Inquiries: cambridgesoccer@gmail.com Cambridge FC John Kerkhof Park Vogel St Cambridge 3434

One of the outcomes of our QCM work was for our committee to look at better ways to make use of the volunteer hours. One innovation has been our community worker scheme, in conjunction with Corrections NZ, which has helped keep our facilities clean and tidy but, importantly, freed our volunteers to spend their time on work more directly associated with football. This year, there’s been a shortage of people directed by the courts to perform community work in Cambridge. While that’s good news for our community, it’s meant we’ve had to revert to the ‘old ways’ of asking players and junior parents to help maintain our senior and junior clubrooms. We hope people will step up and offer to help because that way the work will be spread and not become a burden for a few — and as is often the case, the few will turn out to be those already working long and hard for the club. Right now, we need our senior teams to keep our changing rooms clean. We need parents of junior teams to offer to clean the clubrooms and toilets used by our youngsters. We all need to do our bit.

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Reds to face Springs in Chatham Cup clash  CAMBRIDGE WILL play Western Springs at John Kerkhof Park in the next round of the ISPS Handa Chatham Cup. The draw was made at NZ Football’s headquarters in Auckland and the match will be played next weekend. Western Springs play in the Northern League’s first division and are coached by former All Whites assistant coach Neil Emblen. The team includes two of the first division’s leading goalscorers in Adam Dickinson and New Zealand U-20 international George Debenham. The Chatham Cup is football’s oldest cup competition, having started in 1923.

In the preliminary round, Cambridge beat Tokoroa 4-1. Scorers for Cambridge were Donovan Latham (2), skipper Patrick Woodlock and Sam Garmonsway. For Tokoroa, Connor Wood found the net. In recent years, Cambridge has performed well in the national cup. In 2003, we reached the third round, going down 4-2 to Northern League Premier side Birkenhead United. Last year, we lost 4-2 to Central United at Kiwitea Street, giving the top Auckland side a fright when we took the lead.

Ebbett Volkswagen backing football  LOOKING TO BUY a new car? Hamilton–based Ebbett Volkswagen are offering football clubs in the Waikato the chance to benefit from the sale of new vehicles to their members and supporters. It’s all part of a sponsorship of WaiBOP Football that began last year and has been renewed for 2017. Ebbett Volkswagen have been a long–time supporter of football in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty. As part of the agreement, Ebbett Vollkswagen have agreed to donate $250 for every new Volkswagen sold to a WaiBOP referral customer, to a club of that buyer’s choice. So if you want to consider a Volkswagen as your next car, please nominate Cambridge FC as the designated beneficiary.

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Please note that this offer must be mentioned at the time of sale and is not available on a retrospective basis. This offer is open until December 31, 2017.

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Wheeler becomes a Knight  CAMBRIDGE defender Matt Wheeler

Wheeler signs his new scholarship that will take him from the Aggies to the Blue Knights.

continues his footballing journey in the United States having signed a two-year scholarship with Urbana University, Ohio. Wheeler (20) will play for Urbana’s Blue Knights in the United States NCAA Division 2 after spending two seasons with Murray State College in Oklahoma. He is one of four Cambridge players enjoying football scholarships in the United States and returning to the Waikato each winter to play for their club. Josh Clark (21) was the first Cambridge player to head to Murray State, who play in the NCAA Division 3, and after spending two seasons there, he joined the William Woods University’s Owls in Missouri a year ago. Two more Cambridge players, goalkeeper Cameron Horsfall and midfielder Kyle Wisnewski, are in their second year with Murray States’ Aggies team.

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giving members and the parents of junior players the chance to get $100 vouchers to buy sportsgoods at Cambridge retailer Sportsworld. Annette is an insurance advisor and as a special offer to our club, she’s offering the $100 vouchers to those who take new policies through her before the end of June. Annette provides advice on a range of insurance services including family health insurance, income protection, mortgage protection, life insurance and trauma. More details on page 10.

 THESE CAMBODIAN footballers are

the latest to benefit from Cambridge FC’s efforts to help overseas clubs by donating disused kit and balls. Tina Clark (centre) and husband Graham recently delivered kit to these players, and in recent years, our club has helped footballers in Cambodia, Vietnam and Uganda.

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Club and members can benefit from listings  CAMBRIDGE FC members can benefit

from a partnership between our club and real estate agent Mark Ball. Well-known to many in our club as a former first team coach, referee and board member of WaiBOP Football, Mark now sells residential, lifestyle and commercial property for One Agency. Mark (left) says One Agency’s fees structure is quite different from other agencies and can lead to big savings for those who list properties for sale. He invites club members to contact him if they or friends want to know more about the benefits of listing properties for sale As well as explaining the merits of One Agencies fee structure, Mark says he will also make a significant donation to our club for every property that sells as a result of a referral from a club member. To contact Mark, email markball@ oneagency.net.nz or phone him on 021 286 7115.  DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: This year’s annual

Quiz Night, supported by RICOH, will be held on Saturday August 12 at Cambridge East Primary School.

Fun-raiser!

 The Entertainment Book is now available

through Cambridge Football Club. It’s full of coupons giving you access to some great deals when you eat out. Use it for two meals and you are effectively in profit! Of every dollar spent buying the book, 20% will go to our club. Details at our website (www. cambridgesoccer.co.nz).

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2017 line–up: Back (from left) - Steve Thomas (asst coach), Kieran Hill, Aaron Huesser, Sam Garmonsway, Adam Brady, Callum MacLeod, Fraser Nicholls, Kim Brierley (goalkeeper coach), Nicola Bax (physio). Front (from left) - Nathan Claridge, Theo Petropolous, Donovan Latham, Patrick Woodlock (captain), Andrew Taylor, Kyle Stead, Mike Woodlock (coach). Photo: Enzo Giordani (in-the-back-of-the.net).  Fraser Nicholls (goalkeeper) Joined Cambridge in 2013 after five years between the posts for Otorohanga, including two seasons of Federation 1. Four appearances for the Waikato All Stars .  Rex Fowler (goalkeeper) A promising young goalkeeper who joined Cambridge from Hukanui-Rototuna in 2015.  Nathan Claridge (defender or midfield) Made his Northern League debut at 16. Won the club’s Young Player of the Year Award in 2011 when he captained the club’s U19s at the national youth championships.  Amelin Yongo Madjou (defender) In his first season with the Cambridge first team, he transferred to the club from Te Awamutu FC.  Kieran Hill (defender) A first team regular at Ngaruawahia United until his transfer to John Kerkhof Park in 2015, he brings considerable Northern League experience to Cambridge.

 Patrick Woodlock (midfield/captain) In his second spell at Cambridge, with Northern League experience here and with Wanderers and Ngaruawahia Utd. Waikato FC Youth player and Waikato age group rep. Has won Cambridge’s Player of Year award five times.  Kyle Stead (defender) Energetic youngster who has progressed from our Waikato A and Championship squads to break into the first team this year. Scored on his home debut in the WaiBOP Premiership.  Tom Woutersen (forward) Learned his football with Cambridge, helping win the U–19 Satellite Youth Tournament in Napier, before spending three seasons with Palmerston North Marist. Returned to Cambridge for 2013. Won the team’s Golden Boot in 2013 and again in 2015 with 14 goals in the WaiBOP Premiership.  Adam Brady (forward) Joined the club as a new arrival from the United Kingdom in 2015, where he played for Melbourne Inn in the Plymouth and West Devon Combination Football League. Was a regular

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goalscorer for the WaiBOP Championship side and scored a memorable goal in the end–of– season promotion play–off against Waitemata.  Sam Garmonsway (defender or winger) Former Cambridge High School player who joined the club in 2014 after playing for Universities AFC while studying at Canterbury University.  Theo Petropolous (midfielder) Youngster who progressed through Cambridge FC youth teams to make his first team debut in last year’s Chatham Cup. Now ready to take his place in the 2017 squad.  Donovan ‘DJ’ Latham (forward) Promising young striker with an excellent goalscoring record at Ngaruawahia United until his summer transfer to Cambridge in time for the 2017 season. Scored in his Cambridge debut.  Ryan Powell (midfield) Has transferred to Cambridge FC from Otumoetai in time for the 2017 season.  Jordan Sylvester (defender or winger) Joined Cambridge for the 2014 season from Universities AFC, Christchurch.  Callum MacLeod (forward) The leading goalscorer for the 2015 Cambridge U–17 team, MacLeod also won the Golden Boot for leading all scoring in the WaiBOP U–17 Federation League. Promising youngster who marked his senior club debut with a goal in the opening game of the 2016 WaiBOP Championship.

 Levi Clark (midfield) Talented graduate from Cambridge’s successful U-15, U–17 and U–19 youth teams who made his first team debut in the Chatham Cup tie at Tokoroa.  Andrew Taylor (utility) First joined Cambridge in 2011 to play Northern League and returned after a spell at Matamata to play at the club where he also coaches the women’s first team. Versatile and able to play in most positions.  Mike Woodlock (coach) Coached Cambridge between 2008 and 2010 in Northern League Division 2 and brings vast experience to the coaching team.  Steve Thomas (assistant coach) Since coaching Cambridge to the Waikato A title in 2009, Thomas has consistently coached the club’s reserves side, helping players develop and progress to the first team. In 2017, he joins the first team coaching group. He’s also club chairman.  Kim Brierley (goalkeeper coach) Runs the Just4Keepers goalkeeping academy, and has coached WaiBOP Federation goalkeepers and been the WaiBOP women’s ASB League goalkeeper coach.  Carrie Donald (team manager) Learned her football as a member of past Cambridge women’s teams and now puts her organisation skills to use as the first team manager. Also serves on the club committee.

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‘Cambridge unbeaten after four ...’

CHAMPIONSHIP Team P W D L F A Pts Otumoetai 5 4 0 1 13 6 12 Cambridge 4 3 1 0 14 3 10 Waikato Unicol 5 2 3 0 10 6 9 Tokoroa 4 2 2 0 9 3 8 Hamilton Wanderers 4 2 0 2 7 7 6 Tauranga City United 3 1 2 0 4 3 5 Te Puke United 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 Matamata Swifts 4 1 1 2 7 8 4 Te Awamutu 3 1 0 2 8 4 3 Taupo 4 1 0 3 7 11 3 Rotorua United 5 1 0 4 3 16 3 Tauranga Old Blues 5 0 0 5 3 19 0 SCHEDULE

GOLDEN BOOT Josh Clarkin James Cakebread James Greentree Adam Brady Levi Clark Callum MacLeod Mason Woodall Tom Woutersen Own goal

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WEEKEND FIXTURES Cambridge v Matamata (postponed to Sep 2) Taupo v Waikato Unicol Otumoetai v Tokoroa Tauranga Old Blues v Te Puke United Te Awamutu v Tauranga City United Hamilton Wanderers v Rotorua United

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Taupo a W 5–1 Hamilton Wanderers h W 1–0 Rotorua United h W 6–0 Waikato Unicol a D 2–2 Tokoroa a 2.45pm Te Puke United h 12.30pmTauranga Old Blues a 12.30pm Otumoetai h 12.30pmTauranga City Utd a 2.45pmTaupo h 12.30pm Hamilton Wanderers a 12.30pmTe Awamutu h 12.30pm Rotorua United a 12.30pmWaikato Unicol h 12.30pm Matamata Swifts a 12.30pm Tokoroa h 12.30pm Te Puke United a 2.00pm Tauranga Old Blues h 12.30pm Otumoetai a 12.30pm Tauranga City Utd h 12.30pm Matamata Swifts h 12.30pm Te Awamutu a 12.30pm 13

‘Another thrilling local derby in store with Matamata visiting John Kerkhof Park ...’ LAST WEEK

TODAY’S VISITORS

Matamata Swifts

Waikato Unicol 3 (2) Cambridge 1 (0)

Founded: 1930

April 29, 2017 Jansen Park, Hamilton

Ground: Matamata Domain Last season: 3rd

Scorers: Unicol: Luke Goodwin, Gavin Clark, Van Ewart Cambridge: Nathan Claridge

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL CAMBRIDGE have moved to the top of the Waikato Women’s A division with their fourth win of the season, a 14-0 drubbing of Northern United. Scorers were Bethanee Witt (3), Marie O’Neill (3), Rachel Westend (2), Kura Fallena (2), Astrid Howarth (2) and Rebecca Brown (2). Cambridge lead Tokoroa on goal difference and the two leaders meet on Sunday May 14. Cambridge are at home to Wanderers this Sunday, kicking off at 11am.

Matamata Swifts AFC formed in 1930 and like many clubs from rural New Zealand have enjoyed the highs and lows of competition. After 16 continuous seasons in the lower divisions of the Northern Regional League, Matamata were relegated to the Waikato competition at the start of 1999. The club then battled to rebuild its top– tier team, finally winning the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Federation 1 League title in 2009. That enabled the club to re-enter the Northern League where it played mainly in the second division, but with a brief spell in the first division during the 2010 ‘restructure’ season. The Swifts opted to drop from the Northern League in 2013 as part of a long–term plan to rebuild.

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‘Three points seperate nine teams ...’

PREMIERSHIP Team P W D L F A Pts Waikato Unicol 4 4 0 0 13 2 12 Matamata Swifts 4 3 0 1 18 11 9 Taupo 4 3 1 0 8 3 7 Rotorua United 4 2 0 2 7 7 6 West Hamilton United 4 2 0 2 9 11 6 Tauranga Old Blues 4 2 0 2 6 9 6 Te Awamutu 3 1 1 1 11 5 4 Cambridge 3 1 1 1 9 4 4 Otumoetai 4 1 1 2 7 8 4 Tauranga Boys College 4 1 1 2 11 13 4 Melville United 5 1 1 3 11 14 4 Papamoa 5 0 0 5 1 24 0 GOLDEN BOOT DJ Latham Patrick Woodlock Adam Brady Nathan Claridge Sam Garmonsway Callum MacLeod Kyle Stead

6 (2) 2 (1) 1 1 1 (1) 1 1

* Chatham Cup goals shown in brackets

WEEKEND FIXTURES Taupo v Waikato Unicol Otumoetai v Melville United Papamoa v Rotorua United Tauranga Old Blues v West Hamilton United Te Awamutu v Tauranga Boys College

CAMBRIDGE FIXTURES Saturday Premiership: v Matamata (home), 2.45pm Championship: postponed Waikato A: v Wanderers (home), 2.45pm Waikato B: v Waikato Unicol (away), 12.30pm Waikato D1: v Claudelands R (away), 2.45pm Waikato D2: v Claudelands R (away), 2.45pm Sunday Women’s A: v Wanderers (home), 11am Women’s B: v Huntly Thistle (home), 11am Red Devils v Scottbuild Pirates (home), 1pm

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Taupo a D 1–1 Papamoa h W 7–0 Tokoroa (Chatham Cup) a W 4–1 Waikato Unicol a L 1–3 Matamata Swifts h 2.45pm W/Springs (Chatham Cup) h 2.00pm West Hamilton Utd h 2.45pmTauranga Old Blues a 2.45pm Otumoetai h 2.45pmTauranga Boys Coll. a 2.45pmTaupo h 2.45pm Papamoa a 2.45pmTe Awamutu h 2.45pm Rotorua United a 2.45pmWaikato Unicol h 2.45pm Matamata Swifts a 2.45pm Melville United h 2.45pm West Hamilton Utd a 2.45pm Tauranga Old Blues h 2.45pm Otumoetai a 2.45pm Tauranga Boys Coll. h 2.45pm Rotorua United h 2.45pm Te Awamutu a 2.45pm Melville United a 2.45pm 15

Cambridge

Matamata Swifts

Established: 1948

Established: 1930

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GK Fraser Nichols 2 Donovan Latham 3 Sam Garmonsway 4 Patrick Woodlock (c) 5 6 Kieran Hills 7 Jordan Silvester 8 Amelin Yongo Madjou 9 Tom Woutersen 10 Aaron Huesser 11 Theo Petropolous 12 Adam Brady 13 Andrew Taylor 14 Nathan Claridge 15 Levi Clark 16 Callum MacLeod 17 Ryan Powell 18 GK Rex Fowler Coach: Michael Woodlock Asst Coach: Steve Thomas Goalkeeper coach: Kim Brierley Team manager: Carrie Donald

GK Patrick Steele 2 Gary Dobson 3 Hardeep Shetra 4 Jamie Baxter 5 Mike Dawson 6 Reuben Wiglesworth 7 Brad West 8 Scott Parsonage 9 Chris Walker 10 Dayne Willemsen 11 Sam Masterson 12 Daveun Radge Avergonzado 13 Glen Carmichael 14 RETIRED (Eric van Waveren) 15 Dwayne Signal 16 Nordine Flex 17 Zif Hood 18 Shaun Richardson 19 Logan Raynel 20 Bjorn Vossen 22 Mike Candy Coach: Paul Richardson Asst coach: Jeremy Pope

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OUR CLUB’S HISTORY

From humble beginnings ...  CAMBRIDGE Football Club has been serving its community since its formation in 1948 when football enthusiasts began organising games for two junior teams. In its early days, the teams played in light the first time in 1983. blue after the colours used by Cambridge  1984: The club achieved its first University, England. significant success at senior level, winning  1951: The club held its first formal the Northern League’s 4th Division in 1984. meeting on March 20, 1951, appointing Viv  1993: The club reached new heights Butler as its first president, and R.S.Entwistle in 1993, winning the Northern League 2nd as its patron. division. Butler’s support of English club Arsenal led  1995: The club built a concrete car to a change of club colours and from the mid- park that’s still in use today. The car park is 1950s, Cambridge teams have played in red where the club sometimes erects temporary and white strips. grandstands for major fixtures.  1957: The club played its home games  2005: The Waipa District Council on the Town Square until 1957 when a approved the transfer of the Polo Grounds to two-room wooden shed was built on the the football club for use by its junior players, Leamington Domain for £134.19. while the polo club moved to new grounds in  1964: On December 1, 1964, the Lamb St, Leamington. Cambridge Borough Council agreed to  2007: The old polo clubhouse was provide the club with land on the town belt knocked down to make way for a new in Vogel Street and plans were drawn up for junior building. The Cambridge junior teams the clubrooms to be built. celebrated their new home by winning all five  1967: The club moved into the Vogel St 8th-Open grade WJSA knockout trophies, a grounds, where it has been based since. The first for both Cambridge and the WJSA. grounds were renamed John Kerkhof Park  2008: The club’s main senior clubrooms after Dutch immigrant John Kerkhof who, with survived a tornado in late 2008 but suffered members of his family and other supporters, damage to walls, roof and windows, while built the clubrooms and changing facilities. shattered glass was sprayed over the nearby The grounds are now owned by the Waipa number one pitch. Other sports clubs and District Council but leased to the club on a community groups came to help the club long-term basis. and helped it rebuild.  1972: The club applied for its senior  2010: The club launched a five–year men’s team to join the Northern League plan for its membership which had now competition. grown to more than 600 players, with men’s,  1974: Extensions to the clubrooms women’s and junior teams. and playing fields became necessary and  2011: After many seasons in the were built in 1974, with new junior grounds Northern League the club was relegated from established beside the Polo Club grounds the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2 in 2011 further north on Vogel St. after finishing 12th and losing the challenger  1978: The club elected its first women series playoff vs Manukau City AFC. committee member. The club won the New Zealand Match  1983: Junior teams (11,12 and 13 year Programme of the Year Award for 2011. olds) entered the Waikato competitions for  2012: The club elected to drop two

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Senior clubrooms at John Kerkhof Park : Home since 1967 with major extensions added to the original building in 1974 and 2015. divisions into the Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division Two to rebuild under coach Karl Dagnall and won promotion in 2012 to Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division One. In 2012, Cambridge FC announced that John Kerkhof Park would also become the home base for Cambridge Baseball Club.  2013: Cambridge FC and the neighbouring Cambridge Harriers and Athletics Club began a partnership, enabling the football club to play some games at the adjacent athletics track while it developed John Kerkhof Park. In 2013, the club won the Soccer Shop Waikato Plate and hosted premium events such as the Soccer Shop Waikato Cup Final, the Waikato v Bay of Plenty All Stars game, and the WaiBOP Women's All Stars v WaiBOP National League side. In late 2013, the club was appointed as the home ground for five ASB Premiership matches for new franchise WaiBOP United. This meant Cambridge became one of six bases for national league football in New Zealand (the others are Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin).

The appointment led to the club becoming an all-year operation, with investment in better facilities including upgraded playing surfaces, new changing rooms (scheduled for mid–2014) and a new irrigation system.  2014: The club's first team finished runners–up in the 2014 WaiBOP Federation Division 1, while the U-15 team won the Federation Youth League. Our women won the Waikato Women's Cup. The Cambidge Lacrosse Club moved its playing base to John Kerkhof Park in 2014. In 2014, the club won a series of high profile awards for its work in football and in the wider community. WaiBOP Football named the club its 2014 Club of the Year for its successful efforts to host ASP Premiership fixtures and other premium matches. Cambridge also won two WaiBOP Best Practice awards in 2014 (for building partnerships with sponsors, and for the participation of women at our club). The club was named Waipa District’s 2014 Supreme winner for the Truspower Community Awards, becoming only the second sports club to take this award. This

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also led to the club’s nomination for the national Trustpower Community Awards to be held in Wellington in March 2015. Cambridge completed its hat-trick of major awards in 2014, being named Waipa District’s Sports Club of the Year. We were finalists in the Waikato Sports Club of the Year while chairman Greg Zeuren was named Sports Administrator of the Year for both Waipa and the Waikato in 2014.  2015: As the club entered its 68th season, it did so as an all–year operation, providing winter football for 600+ players, spring/early summer 5-a-side football for social players and acting as a base for national league summer football. It continued to make history — on February 6, 2015, it staged the first game of beach football by women played to FIFA rules and pitch standards in New Zealand, at the Karapiro Sandcourts. In March 2015, construction began of the club’s $200,000 extension to its changing rooms, providing six more sets of showers/ changing rooms for local and visiting players. On 25 May 2015, the club staged its first ever international match when Fiji and Hungary came to Cambridge for an U–20 international as preparation for the FIFA U–20 World Cup tournament. In July 2015, our club was awarded the Quality Club Mark by New Zealand Football, becoming only the fourth club in our region to achieve the 1 Star status, and becoming

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one of fewer than 30 clubs throughout the country to earn the QCM. In 2016, the club was acknowledged with a Community Services award from Corrections NZ for its work over three years, helping to provide work opportunities for those sentenced by courts to perform work in the community.  Our players Probably the club's best known past player is New Zealand international striker Chris Wood who joined English Championship club Leeds United for $4.6 million from Leicester City in July 2015. Wood made his senior debut at Cambridge as a 14–year–old, having previously played for our juniors. Another former New Zealand international is Maria Anderton, who played for the Football Ferns in 1987, and captained the Cambridge women’s A team for 12 seasons until her retirement as a player in 2014. Cambridge juniors to earn international honours include Tayla Christensen and Katie Hoye (Football Ferns), Jamie Woodlock (NZ U–17s and Papua New Guinea national squad), and Che Bunce (All Whites).  Life Members Elected life members: Vic Butler, W.J.Sugden, Bert van Doorne, Eric Sugden, John Kerkhof, Alan Busst, Harry Bekkers, Hans Rakely, Rod Larnach, Kerry Dauphin, Bill Brown, Robert Bradley, Peter Martens.

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Goalkeeper runs up a ton of appearances  CAMBRIDGE WOMEN’S goalkeeper Jen ‘Stoney’ Hull (right) has achieved a special milestone with her 100th game for the club’s first team. Having joined the club in early 2012 from Matamata Swifts, Hull stepped into the goalkeeper role at short notice in a pre-season game, performing so well she has retained the gloves since. In five seasons — including three Waikato Cup finals and a Plate final — she has missed only four matches. She was appointed first team captain last year. Fittingly, she reached her century of appearances against her old club when Cambridge and Swifts met in the Waikato A division derby, won 5-2 by Cambridge.

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