MARIST BROTHERS OLD BOYS RUGBY CLUB (AUCKLAND) INC 104th ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2012 MARIST BROTHERS OLD BOYS RUGBY CLUB (AUCKLAND) Inc MT WELLINGTON WAR MEMORIAL RESERVE 20 DUNKIRK ROAD, PANMURE th 104 ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE is hereby given that the 104th Annual General Meeting of the Marist Brothers Old Boys Rugby Club (Auckland) Incorporated will be held in the Marist Clubrooms, 50 Dunkirk Road, Panmure on Monday 19 November 2012 at 7.00 pm for the purposes of: 1. Receiving the Management Board report for the year ended 31 August 2012 2 Receiving the audited Statement of Financial Position as at 31 August 2012 3. Election of Club Officers 4. Election of Management Board Members 5. Notices of Motion (if applicable) 6. Appointment of Life Member 7. General Business Simon Devoy Chairman Business 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Reading the notice convening the meeting Apologies To confirm the Minutes of the 103rd Annual General Meeting held on Monday 21 November 2011 Matters arising from those Minutes Confirming the Minutes of a Special General Meeting held on 17 February 2012 Matters arising from those Minutes Receive the Management Board report for the year ended 31 August 2012 Receive the Financial Statement for the year ended 31 August 2012 Election of Club Officers Election of Management Board Members Appointment of Life Member Appointment of Club representative Trustee for Marist Rugby Charitable Trust MRCT Trust Chairman address General Business John Hunt President Officers of the Club 2012 Patron Catholic Bishop of Auckland, The Most Reverend Patrick Dunn Vice Patrons Principals of Catholic Boys Secondary Schools in the Auckland Metropolitan area Following Club Officers were elected for two years, 2012-13 (Clause 8.3) President John Hunt Vice President Dennis Fowler Club Captain Dave Prendergast ARFU COD Delegate John Hunt ARFU JRC Delegate Graeme (Choppa) Casey Honorary Auditor The Management Board has recommended Stowers Audit for members’ acceptance as the Honorary Auditor at the 2012 Annual General Meeting. Management Board 2012 Simon Devoy (Chairman) Andy Evans Rowan Armour Paul Pawhau Dave Prendergast Steve Shaw Selio Solomon Club Staff Director of Rugby & Operations Rugby Development Officer Administrator Bar Manager (Apr – Sep) Dave MacKinnon Hamish Fraser Marlene Castle Stephen Brophy Life Members J R Barnes, Rev Fr Neville Brown, W R Brown, D F Clarke, K R Davis, P Dooly, Dennis Fowler, Jim Goldsworthy, Terri Hanley, Lew Hutchings, Taru Kamo, John Larsen, T R Lineen, Ken McDougall, R W O’Neill, R A O’Sullivan, Peter Phillips, Ross Phillips, Duncan Rankin, Virginia Rankin, Gary Scott, M Skeen, R Smyth, Edna Tate, Simi Toga, Maurice Waetford, G J Walters, R J Wines. Deceased Life Members T Buxton, C E Anderson, M Canavon, J Loft, J Davey, J Hoare, J Sorenson, Rev Br Marcellin, R W McDonald, Rev Dr Terry, H J Heighton, D P Skeen, T Courtenay, A Little, A Main, W Hurst, J R Skeen, R W Coburn, Mons Cahill, A Brown, W H Bond, Mons L Downey, A Kerebs, C N Priest, R Malloy, A P O’Sullivan, B J Galvin, N W Sheehan, Bro Virgilius, M O’Connor, M I Jakich, J R McCullough, M J McHugh, E G Kohlhase, P F Loftus, B M Sumich OBITUARY Members and family members who have passed away during the past year Life Members Paul Loftus (Life Member) Bernie Sumich Members John Brady Maryanne Breslin – sister of Barney McCahill Wally Brown Cathy Campbell - Salicco – Wife of Rick Salicco Michael (Mick) Collins Monica Collins Esther Fowler Joyce Fowler – Mother of Dennis Fowler (Vice President) Kerry Hamilton – Mike Piper’s father-in-law AJ Horsburgh – Son of Tom and Leslie Horsburgh Noni Kiely (Sister Des Clarke) Cedric McCrossin Betty McGregor Roseanna Mahe – sister of Premier team player Kolo Mahe Chris Martin Kelvin Mephan James Murphy Frances O’Loughlin James Senton Jack Slater Mrs Thomson Brian Tolich Josie Wallace Sue Walsh – Mother-in-Law of Simon Devoy Heather Walters – wife of Life member Garry Walters Harvey Wright – Father of Terry Our deepest sympathy is conveyed to all members who suffered bereavements during the year. We remember you in our daily prayers. May they rest in peace. NATIONAL HONOURS ALL BLACKS The Club salutes the following players who have worn the Club Jersey as a competitive Club player and progressed to represent their country: Albert Downing 1913, 14 Jock McKenzie 1913, 14 James Barrett 1913, 14 John O’Brien 1914 Bill Wright 1926 Swin Hadley 1928 Bill Hadley 1934, 35, 36 Maurice McHugh 1946, 1949 Pat Crowley 1949, 50 Jack Skeen 1952 Keith Davis 1952, 53, 54, 55, 58 Terry Lineen 1957, 58, 59, 60 Steve Nesbit 1960 Paul Little 1961, 62, 63, 64 Des Connor 1961, 62, 63, 64 John Kirwan 1984, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94 Greg Cooper 1986 Terry Wright 1986, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92 Zinzan Brooke 1987, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97 Bernie McCahill 1987, 88, 89, 90, 91 Pat Lam 1992 Robin Brooke 1992, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 Shane Howarth 1993, 94 Xavier Rush 1998, 2004 Dylan Mika 1999 Doug Howlett 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 Steve Devine 2002, 03 Saimone Taumoepeau 2004, 05 Isaia Toeava 2005, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11 BLACK FERNS D White 1993, 94, 95, 96, 98, 2000 R Sheck 1993, 94, 95 C Mihinui 1994 M Hirovanaa 1994, 95, 96, 97, 98 99, 2000, 01, 02 S Andrew 1996 N Sua 1996, 97 B Tahu 1996 S Shortland 1997, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 02 D Kahura 1998, 99, 2000, 02 B Lotu-i’iga 1998 T Wilson 1998, 99, 2000, 01, 02 A Lili’i 1999, 2000, 02, 04 A Rush 2000, 01, 02 V Heighway 2000, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 10 T Mulipola 2000, 01 F Fa’amausili 2002, 06, 07, 08 10, 11, 12 H Va’aga 2002, 07 H Myers 2002 V Lavea 2003, 04, 07 J Lavea 2004, 05, 07, 10, 11, 12 A Moore 2004 M Ngatai 2004 H Manuel 2005, 06, 07, 08, 10, K Penetito 2005, 10, 11 D Matiukaetau 2006 R Makata 2006 T Te Tamaki 2007, 08 W Teddy 2006, 07 V Grant 2010 Rawina Everett 2012 Karina Stowers 2012 103nd Marist Annual General Meeting Held at Marist Brothers Old Boys Rugby Club (Auckland) Inc Clubrooms At Mt Wellington War Memorial Reserve on 21 November 2011 Meeting Opening The Club President, John Hunt, as meeting Chairman, opened the meeting at 7.15pm and asked the Club Chaplain Father Neville Browne to bless the meeting with a prayer. The quorum of 25 members had been achieved. Apologies Rowan Amour, Steve Shaw, Mike Tamati, Dan Wildermoth Welcome John Hunt welcomed Life members, members and Auckland Rugby Football Union guests. Obituary. John Hunt read out the names of the club members who had passed away during the year. Life Member Eric Kohlhase (Life Member) Members Ray Barnes Danny Bass (Father of Catherine Bass) Jim Benson Greg Chapman Maurice Dunbar Brother Giles Bob Hunt Mary Irwin Mary MacDonald Bill Murphy Brian Pratt Bill Rakino Irene Smyth (Mother of Life Member Rob Smyth) Colin Snedden Valerie Tolich Margaret Velseko Greg Walker Yvette Walters (Daughter in Law of Life Member Garry Walters) A period of silence was observed in respect for those past members. Confirmation of Previous General Meeting Minutes The minutes of the 102nd Annual meeting held on 29 November 2010 had been circulated. They were accepted as a correct record. Confirmation of a Special General Meeting Minutes The minutes of a Special General Meeting which was held on 18 December 2010 had been circulated. They were accepted as a true record of that meeting. Address by Club Chairman John Hunt invited the Management Board Chairman, Andy Evans, to address the members. Andy advised that the financials of the club are unaudited and apologised for this. He said the accounts will be audited by February 2012 when a Special General Meeting will be called for members to discuss and adopt them. Andy continued, saying there were three nominations for the new Management Board who were not able to be present at this meeting – Steve Shaw, Rowan Armour and Mike Tamati. He gave a brief overview of each candidate. Management Reports Chief Executive Officer Report - Scott reported on the running of the Club, battles with Council over fields, training lighting and their rejection of the ‘best endevours’ clause in the sale and purchase agreement for Liston Park. He had secured the use of Liston Park for training for the 2012 season; the tennis courts were available for use during inclement weather. Another project is use of the Tan (indoor training facility. Use of a gymnasium for training and is a big incentive when recruiting new players and it is important for the future of the club. There are growing interests in clubrooms hire with bookings on most weekends. The Club relies heavily on bar income and this is not as good as hoped. Achievements over past 6 months – restructure more on rugby focus, strong relationships with Mt Wellington Tennis Club, Computer Clubhouse training onsite, Marist Netball will come back here for training if club gets more lighting on the tennis courts, Gaelic Football Association wants to run club days out of the clubrooms, Baradene Rowing Club wants to run their club out of Marist also. These opportunities are good income streams and will gradually form a multi-sport club which will be good to take the club into the future. Setting up of the Members’ Lounge as a memorabilia place is good for regular members to use if there is a function in the Tamaki Lounge. Thank you to Dave, Hamish, Marlene, other Board members for their help. John Hunt asked if there was any discussion on Scott’s report. Bob Clarke mentioned all the key projects and asked for approx timeline. Scott thinks 2-3 year plan. Bob asked if there is a short-term list. Scott said mainly on function hire and rugby focus. Andy Evans said most of the goals are inspirational and said that most of the club’s focus is back on rugby operations and having successful teams. He said that most of Scott’s projects will be long term but initially the focus is on rugby. Bob Clarke asked about the management of the club going forward. Andy Evans said this is being worked through and will be communicated with club membership when confirmed, before Xmas. Milton Ross fully supports Scott and his coaching group with the renewed connections with Sacred Heart College. He said that their goal is to push the students leaving College to Marist which can be difficult – 11 of 15 students leaving will be joining the club next year. It is important that some club structure stays in place to ensure that this continues and thanked Dave, Scott and Hamish. Financial Report John Hunt confirmed that the Club’s financial accounts had not been audited at the time of the meeting and invited John Christie to address the members. Copies of Clubs 2011 financial accounts had been provided to members. Maurice Nicholson enquired about the loss of $400,000. John Christie explained - $150k non-recurring items such as rates, relocating expenses without bar takings, legal costs, opening costs. Recurring items consist of new grants, such as Rugby Development Officer, items of high expenditure such as insurance, wages/salaries, costs associated with move, increase in cost of team expenses, timing of move from Liston Park to Mt Wellington War Memorial Reserve. Bob Clarke asked if things have got out of control. John Christie confirmed this is correct and explained detailed cost increases. Bob also asked about player and non player subscriptions and John confirmed the collection was poor. The Junior Club subscriptions were done at a reduced rate as a welcoming gesture to the Tamaki community and Junior Club. Sam Wimsett asked if there was a rebate system on player subscriptions. Andy Evan confirmed there was so teams would not keep asking for money from the club – team subs were set at $2,500 and that once paid, $2,000 were returned to the team to cover team expenses. Discussion ensued – team subscriptions and rebate was not in the financial interest of the club. Maurice Nicholson asked whether a budget had been drawn up for 2012. John Christie said it was in draft form and will be monitored to ensure the club doesn’t lose a large sum next year. Brendon Gibson said that at the SGM in February 2012, to accept the audited accounts, there will be a lot of clarity on these expenses and a lesson learnt going forward. Kevin Hickland said that the bar is running at a gross profit. John Hunt closed the conversation as the financial accounts will be discussed at the SGM in February. Members were invited to send questions in writing to the club, so these can all be answered in February. Bob Clarke thanked John Christie for having the guts to stand up and answer the questions. Suggested that the Management Board get themselves organised for the remainder of the year to avoid this kind of questioning next year. Auckland Rugby Football Union Report Gary Whetton read the Auckland Rugby Football Union’s annual report to Clubs. John Hunt asked if there were any questions for Gary. Mark Sumich asked enquired of rumours that marquee teams will be playing at different venues in 2012. Gary referred that question to Council of Delegates as they are in the process of discussing it. John Hunt confirmed that an email had been received by the Chairman of COD today on that subject. Sam Wimsett asked about atrocious club rugby reporting in New Zealand Herald. Gary agreed and said it is out of ARFU reach. Scott Couch asked if the Auckland Rugby Football Union is liaising with Auckland Council over the use of grounds. Gary confirmed that the Rugby Union is constantly talking with Council’s Parks and Reserves department. John Hunt confirmed that the Auckland Union is pursuing a case for more rugby fields for Clubs’ use and for fields year round to accommodate 7s rugby. However, there is always a struggle against other sporting codes, especially soccer. John Hunt thanked Gary for his report and invited him to remain for the rest of the meeting. Notices of Motion. John Hunt read out the first Notice of Motion to amend the Club Constitution. It is proposed to add the following new paragraph to the Club’s constitution 8.4.1 Nominations in writing for the office of an Officer of the Club shall be in the hands of the Secretary not later than fourteen (14) days prior to the Annual General Meeting. Every such nomination shall be proposed and seconded by two financial Members and signed by the Nominee, PROVIDED HOWEVER that if there is insufficient nominations to fill each vacancy for office, nominations will be accepted from the floor of the meeting if proposed and seconded by two financial Members, AND PROVIDED FURTHER that if such nominee is not present at the Annual General Meeting then his or her written acceptance of such nomination shall be handed to the Secretary prior to the commencement of the Annual General Meeting at which such nomination is made. Signed on 19 October 2011 Proposer: John Hunt Seconder: Andy Evans Put forward for discussion. Dennis Fowler moved the motion; Bob Clarke seconded. Motion was carried unanimously John Hunt read out the second Notice of Motion to amend the Club Constitution on proxy voting. Proposed Amendment to Rule 9.11 of the Club’s Constitution - Proxy Voting. A Member may exercise the right to vote by proxy instead of attending the annual meeting with the exception of voting for candidates for office bearing positions. In the cases of voting for office bearing positions, the member must forward his or her vote to the Secretary in a sealed and signed envelope three clear days prior to the club’s annual meeting. Voting forms must be provided by the club and the form must be signed by the Member and include the Member’s membership number. Moved by Peter Dooly; seconded by Robert A Smyth Put forward for discussion Motion amended: “office bearing positions” amended to read “elective bearing positions”. Motion was defeated. Election of Club Officers John Hunt read out the following standing positions Patron - Catholic Bishop of Auckland, the Most Reverend Patrick Dunn Vice Patrons – The Principals of All Catholic Boys Schools in the Auckland Metropolitan area Club Chaplain – Representative of Catholic Bishop of Auckland, Reverend Father Nevillle Browne Dennis Fowler, Secretary, assumed the Meeting Chair. President – One nomination received – John Hunt nominated by Simon Devoy and Dave MacKinnon. Elected as President for two years under the new club constitution clause 8.3. John Hunt assumed the Meeting Chair Vice-President – One nomination received – Dennis Fowler, nominated by Rob Smyth and Lew Hutchings. Declared elected as Vice President for two years under the new club constitution clause 8.3. John Hunt thanked Kevin Hickland for services as Vice-president. Immediate Past President – Bob Clarke Club captain – One nomination received - David Prendergast nominated by John Hunt and Simon Devoy. Elected as Club Captain for two years under the new club constitution clause 8.3. Also becomes a Management Board member as per the Club Constitution. Honorary solicitor – Written out of the rewrite of the Constitution. The Club will instruct a solicitor when necessary. Honorary Auditor - Johnston & Associates have agreed to continue to the SGM in February 2012. The Management Board to appoint an Honorary Auditor after February 2012 and is to be confirmed at the 2012 AGM. COD delegate - One nomination received – John Hunt nominated by Simon Devoy and Dave Prendergast. Elected as COD for two years under the new club constitution clause 8.3. JRC delegate – One nomination received - Graeme “Choppa” Casey; nominated by John Hunt and Wade Harrison. Elected as JRC delegate for two years under the new Club constitution clause 8.3. Election of Management Board Members Board election – proxy votes received and recorded in the correct manner – 51 in total. Nominees addressed the meeting. Andy Evans spoke on behalf of Rowan Armour; Simon Devoy addressed the meeting; Dave MacKinnon spoke on behalf of Kobus Joubert; Paul Pawhau spoke to his nomination; Andy spoke in support of Steve Shaw; Selio Solomon addressed the members and Simon Gibson spoke on behalf of Mike Tamati. Voting papers were handed out. John Hunt reminded members that only full financial members are eligible to vote. John Hunt appointed Peter Dooly and Cass Portegys as recorders, assisted by Kevin Hickland. Voting papers and proxy votes were collected by recorders for counting. Election of Life Member John Hunt said the Management Board had recommended one nomination for Life Membership and invited Richard O’Sullivan to read his nomination resume of Bernie Sumich. Richard O’Sullivan read the resume and recommended Bernie Sumich for Life Membership. Mark Sumich spoke briefly to the nomination. Motion for Life Membership and was carried unanimously. John Hunt congratulated Bernie Sumich on his election as a Life Member. Bernie was not able to be present at the meeting and will have his badge presented by the Club President at a suitable function when Bernie is available. Marist Rugby Charitable Trust Brendon Gibson, Chairman of the MRCT, gave a presentation to members on Marist Rugby Charitable Trust’s protected funds and answered questions from members. The Trustees have procedures which the Club must follow when submitting applications for project funding. General business Peter Dooley enquired whether Eva Rasmussen had moved to Australia. John Hunt confirmed that Eva had left rather quietly and that there had been no farewell to recognise her outstanding club service. Peter said that the club should acknowledge her services to the club and send a letter of thanks. John Hunt confirmed this will be done. Membership cards process was raised. Scott Couch confirmed that a new electronic system will be put in place in 2012 to ensure everyone gets their cards. Gary Walters suggested the state of the annual report was disappointing. He wanted to see a better annual report that members can be proud of and that people can look back on in the future. John Hunt said this would be done and an updated version would be available at the February special General Meeting. Dick O’Sullivan asked if the Tamaki logo on the Marist jerseys is a permanent thing. Dennis Fowler said it was part of the amalgamation agreement between the two clubs. Paul Loftus asked if a chair-lift or similar could be installed to aid the disabled. Scott Couch confirmed that it has been priced and that any new clubrooms would include access for disable persons. Michael Tanoai spoke on behalf of the players. He considered there was a disconnect between the players and the club management and asked if that gap could be narrowed. He said players look forward to receiving their 50 game blazers and they should, where possible, be presented on the day of the blazer game. John Hunt said the player blazers can be issued on time if the club administration is informed in advance of the blazer game date and the player’s measurements are available to place the order. Carl Brennan noted errors in the list of Black Ferns in the annual report. John Hunt said the list will be corrected. Elected Management Board Members for 2012 Recorders returned with the names of the six elected Management Board members Rowan Armour, Simon Devoy, Andy Evans, Paul Pawhau, Steve Shaw and Selio Solomon John Hunt congratulated the incoming Board and thanked the recorders for their diligent work. Bernie McCahill moved that all voting and proxy forms be destroyed, seconded by Bob Clarke. John Hunt reminded recorders and Kevin Hickland that all voting results are to remain confidential. Closure of Meeting John Hunt thanked Fiona Prendergast for typing the minutes. He also thanked everyone for their attendance. He then closed the meeting at 7.50pm. John Hunt President Minutes of a Special General Meeting Held at Marist Brothers Old Boys Rugby Club (Auckland) Inc Clubrooms At Mt Wellington War Memorial Reserve, Dunkirk Road on 17 February 2012 Opening of Meeting Meeting commenced 6.40pm The meeting Chairman, John Hunt, called upon Father Browne to open the meeting with a prayer and then welcomed Life Members and Members. A quorum of more than 25 members was confirmed. Present John Hunt, Dennis Fowler, Peter Dooly, Joan Dooly, Sandra Weatherburn, Reuben O’Neill, Chris Cochrane, Don MacKinnon, Brendon Gibson, Simon Gibson, Andrew Evans, John Christie, Dave Prendergast, Kevin Hickland, Marion Castle, Paul Pawhau, Laurie Hewett, Maurice Nicholson, Bob Clarke, Father Browne, Tom Horsburgh, Mark Sumich, Bill Tapper, Dan Wildermoth, Ralph Davidson, Simon Devoy, Rob Smyth, Bruce Forbes, Terry McCabe Notification of Special General Meeting Dennis Fowler, Secretary, read the notice advertised in the NZ Herald advising the date of the Special General Meeting and that the purpose of the meeting was to adopt the Club’s 2011 accounts and Auditor’s report. Apologies Paul Loftus, Richard O’Sullivan, Terri Hanley, Nick Portegys, John Barnes, Bede Sturrock, Kay Suasua, Garry Walters, Tim Goldfinch, Des Topp, Steve Shaw, Terry Lineen, Kevin Grogan, Rick Johnston, Edna Tate, Rowan Armour, Dave MacKinnon, Selio Solomon, Jim Benson. John Hunt moved apologies be accepted; seconded by Bernie McCahill – Carried Proxy Appointments No proxy appointments were registered. Voting during the Meeting John Hunt said the Special General Meeting has been called very early in the year before the 2012 membership invoices had been posted to members. He proposed that as the business of the meeting was to accept the Club accounts as at 31 August 2011, that members who were present at this meeting who were player or non player financial members in 2011, and those members who are 2012 financial members, including Life Members, ten year members and Emerald Club members be entitled to vote. The motion was moved by John Hunt, Seconded by Kevin Hickland and carried unanimously. Meeting Business Club 2011 Financial Accounts and Auditor’s Report Andrew Evans, Chairman, addressed the meeting expressing his disappointment with the financial statement and said the outlook for the 2012 financial year was more encouraging as a break even budget was in place. He also reminded members about the Club website which was regularly updated with news of club events and news. John Christie, Finance Manager for 2011, addressed the meeting and presented the accounts, outlining that they had been qualified by the Auditor. John also presented answers he had prepared for written questions which (member) Tim Goldfinch had submitted prior to the meeting. Vigorous discussion followed. Kevin Hickland raised the following points - Non attendance of Club Management Board members, he requested the Meeting Chairman to pass his concern on to the Management Board. The high insurance premiums being caused by over-valued stock and plant Changes to bar reporting procedures will provide a more accurate cost analysis of bar operations. Bob Clarke queried the non attendance of Board members at the last two AGMs and SGMs. He stated he was disappointed with the state of the accounts as presented, in particular seven tags in the Auditor’s qualified opinion. Brendon Gibson raised his concern about the Auditor’s seven tags in his qualified opinion and proposed the following motion: “That the Management Board rectifies the first four tags of the Auditor’s opinion”. Seconded by Bob Clarke. John Christie did not consider that was necessary and requested the motion be withdrawn. Following extended discussion on the motion, Brendon Gibson withdrew his motion to allow a new motion to be put. After further discussion and refinement of the wording, Mark Sumich moved the following motion: “That all subsequent annual accounts adhere to NZGAAP (NZ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) with particular reference to all aspects of the Auditor’s qualified opinion as presented in the 2011 financial accounts”. Seconded by Kevin Hickland The motion was passed unanimously. A motion to accept the 2011 financial accounts was moved by Kevin Hickland: “That the 2011 financial accounts as presented to the Special General Meeting be formally adopted” Seconded by Chris Cochrane Those voting in favour for the motion Those voting against the motion The motion was carried by majority 3 members abstained from voting 12 11 No other business was permitted to be discussed. The meeting closed at 8.25pm. John Hunt President Chairman’s Report 19 November 2012 The arrival of another Annual General Meeting always gives us the opportunity to reflect on another year. It is only when we take the time to consider the journey the Club has been on in recent years, can we truly appreciate how far we have come on this journey, and how far we have to go. Looking back on the last 12 months, we should be truly proud of what we have achieved and the strength of our Club. On the field: No one can forget Finals Day. The Premier, Under 21’s & 19’s and women’s teams all competing in their respective finals, with the Under 19’s and Women taking out their championship. That day will be remembered, in victory or defeat, for the display of Marist colours and proud vocal support. Whether it was at Eden Park, or Dunkirk Road, the Marist community came out in force and demonstrated what it meant to be not only a Club with a long a proud history, but a Club with strength and solidarity within its ranks. Success on the field does not happen by accident. I would like to thank all of the coaches and managers who have volunteered time and energy getting teams onto the park every Saturday. In many instances the level of commitment to our players has gone above and beyond the call of duty. The players individually thank you. Securing the services of coaches and committed volunteers in today’s busy world continues to be a challenge, and we would not be able to operate without them.. Our on field success is further demonstrated by the Clubs strong playing numbers and links with the community. Dave Mackinnon, our Director of Rugby & Operations Manager and Hamish Fraser, our Rugby Development Officer have spent many valuable hours developing relationships with both Primary and Secondary schools in our local area and with our traditional Catholic Schools. As we move into our second year at Dunkirk Road, we can also reflect on a number of “off field” successes. The building works are all but complete. The completion of this work not only transforms the “Tan” into a fantastic training facility, but more importantly will bring our current building up to Code. This ensures we are not only complying with fire safety regulations, but also allows us to apply for new liquor licence, avoiding some of the complications we faced this year. A second field was sand carpeted this year and training lights installed. Work on a lighting and sand carpeting a third field, has been approved by Council and will commence before the end of November and is due to be completed in time for the 2013 season. This result was achieved with a lot of persuasion on the part of Dave Mackinnon, with the support of Allen Verrall and the Tamaki Local board. This year’s Annual Club Luncheon was an exceptional success. Marist All Blacks Bernie McCahill, Terry Wright and Robin Brooke were presented with their caps surround by their families and fellow Marist members. This was a made possible by Kevin Hickland and his team of volunteers who put together such a great event. Kevin has also overseen the bar operations this year- Thank you. The collection of Subs for2012 is up, almost double that of 2011.We have applied, and been successful, in collecting grant funding which has allowed us not only keep our door open, but enhance the services we provide to our players, members and the community. Thank you to Marlene Castle, our club administrator, particularly with regard to the trust applications and audit. We thank the on-going support and patience of the Marist Rugby Charitable Trust. Our appreciation also to Parker Joyce and the Four Winds Foundation Ltd for the ongoing support of our Rugby Development Officer. Thank you also to the Auckland Rugby Union and Auckland Council for their support, in addition to all of the other trust and organisations who have provided financial support to Marist this year. I wish to express thanks and gratitude to the current Management Board. We have completed our first full year at our new location. We have encountered some extremely challenging situations this year. Faced into and made some difficult decision and engaged in robust conversations at every turn. While there have been challenges, we should be proud of what we have achieved and I know that the club is in a better position because of the learning’s along the way. I would also like to take this opportunity to recognise John Hunt who is stepping aside this year as President. John spends many hours volunteering his time with the clubs administrative duties and gate keeper of the gear room. This is in addition to his role as Chairman of the Council of Delegates and Board Member of the Auckland Rugby Union. John has played an extremely important role in not only advocating the Marist Club, but for all Club Rugby for Auckland. I wish to thank John, and although no longer President, I know he will continue to work in support of the Club. As we reflect on 2012, we also need look to 2013 and beyond. We need to examine what role we wish to play as an Amateur Rugby Club and a Community Organisation. We have always been a Club with great ambition and at the time of the sale of Liston Park, many members have expressed ideas of various ways Marist should be investing in the Club’s future. This may be spending more money and growing our organisation, or making cost savings and consolidating our position. Either way, as members of this Club we need to show support for the Management Board and the individuals who put their hands up to make decisions for the Club on behalf of its members. I have now completed my third period as Chairman. It is with some sadness that I will not be seeking re-election. However, my work commitments and young family deserve my focus now and mean that I cannot continue to give the amount of time needed to be a committed and fully functioning member of the Management Board. My time on the Board has been extremely rewarding, with the Club going through highs and lows, that have not only brought about positive and monumental changes for our Club, but have also grown me as an individual. I hope that I can still to continue provide support to the incoming Management Board and contribute towards future boards. I wish all members and their family a very merry and safe festive season and all of the very best for 2013, Simon Devoy Chairman Director of Rugby & Operations Report Senior Club Rugby Review The 2012 season should be considered a success. We obviously want to win everything! But moving from Liston Park in 2011 always meant we would lose a bit of ground. Our recovery has been positive and relatively quick. This year we fielded twelve senior teams, with seven teams playing in competition grades. Of those seven sides six made the playoffs, four went on to play in championship finals and two sides, our Under19’s and our Women’s team went on to win their championships. It was a fantastic effort from our Women’s and Under 19 sides! Special mention too should go to our Premier side, who contested their first Gallaher Shield final in fifteen years. Unfortunately we went down to a star studded Grammar Carlton side but there is plenty to be positive about. Hopefully our finals appearance is a sign of good things to come for our young Premier team. Our playing numbers rose from 330 in 2011 to just over 400 in 2012. We are looking to seriously build on those numbers in the next few years. Next year it is our intention to field at least two more senior teams. Our aim is to field another team in the Under 85kg grade and another team in the Senior One grade. Earlier this year I was invited to join an ARU sub-committee to address the entire structure and format of adult rugby in the Auckland region. I am pleased to say that there is a new competition structure in place for 2013. You will now be able to see our Premier, Premier Reserve and Under 21 teams play at the same venue as each other. Next year the Reserves and Under 21 sides will both play at 1pm preceding the Premiers at 2.45pm. This will enable Premier coaches to view or use players from either of the earlier matches and spectators to view their young talent as well as their top side. It also means our Premier match will be the focal point of our Saturday afternoon rugby. Another change in the 2012 competition structure is the introduction of a stand-alone U20 grade, which replaces the current Under19 grade. This was initiated because kids nowadays tend stay at school longer. It was also designed to allow young players who may not be physically ready for U21 or adult grades to still play competitive rugby. This grade will share the same competition format as the Under85 or Senior grade. Sevens rugby is well underway and preseason is just around the corner. We are running off season training programmes and the gym is almost up and running. So the boys will have no excuses for a lack of fitness or conditioning. It’s our goal to build on 2012 and make next season even more memorable. Bring on 2013 MARIST HARD! Final COA Works To enable us to operate our Bar, we were required by Law to finish the remaining Fire Safety work to the clubrooms. We commissioned ASPEC Construction to undertake the works. The contract went well and the builders are now off site with their contract work complete. ASPEC Construction were a pleasure to work with & very professional. The project was funded by MRCT. Gymnasium We expect to have the gym operational by the 23rd of November. The Management Board and in particular, Steve Shaw are working on the management plan. We are currently sourcing the remaining equipment required. The gym flooring, netting and equipment have thus far been funded by external Trusts. Sand Carpet & Lights After lengthy negotiations, the Council finally agreed to Sand Carpet and light our number 3 field. Spraying is scheduled for Monday the 12th of November with the main contract work to begin later that week. Completion date is proposed 1st April 2013. Council have also agreed to sand carpet & light a large off field training area adjacent to Dunkirk Rd and parallel to the new field. This will provide us with much needed floodlit training space and help to protect our playing surfaces. The project is fully funded by Auckland Council. Senior club training next season will be at MWWM and not Liston Park. Our next project will be to look to floodlight our number one field with a view to playing night rugby. This would give us 3 fully floodlit & sand carpeted fields. Next year we will also have access to the newly laid astro-turf Mt Wellington Tennis Club courts adjacent to the clubrooms. The area is floodlit and has removable nets. This provides us with another off field training option. On-going Council projects we are working on are: Resurfacing the main entrance driveway & re marking all our driveways & parking areas Semi-permanent free standing public toilets to the reserve A retractable screen to the river end of our number one field, to stop rugby balls going into the tide Upgrading access & drainage to the perimeter of the number 1 field A mobile irrigation system for the number one field. Eventually we will lay a pop up irrigation system. Exclusive use of Dunkirk Activity Centre changing rooms during rugby season, to cater for our Women’s teams and relieve some pressure from our changing rooms. Exclusive use of all six fields at MWWM during the winter months for Rugby only. Dave Mackinnon Director of Rugby & Operations Rugby Development Officer Report 2012 was a big success for Marist Juniors with an increase in numbers up from 340 in 2011 to 430 this season. On the field we had 24 teams with a big success story being the new relationship with St Mary Mackillop who joined Marist this year and had 4 teams. We had a number of teams in section 1 of their grades and competing well in the non championship grades while Marist Sacred Heart again represented the club at the Club Finals Day. Marist Eastern also had a big increase in numbers and teams which is great to see. It has been a busy year in primary schools with most of the Tamaki Principals Cluster taking part in 2 Rippa Rugby Programmes. The during school programme had 2365 kids that had the opportunity to get coaching equating to 324 sessions each class getting 4 weeks of coaching, while the After School Programme had over 300 kids in 3 terms with a different year group targeted each term. We should now see more kids playing for Marist in 2013. Marist hosted Pompallier Tournament this year and while the day was very wet there was some great rugby played in trying conditions. Ardmore Marist narrowly pipped the host club for the overall prize. I would like to thank Mike Hanley, Ruth Peterson, Tinga Edwards and Uaina Pupulu in particular for their help with the Juniors your time and efforts were very much appreciated. Also to all the Coaches/Managers and parents that made sure the children were at games, looked the part in their kit and had half-time oranges etc etc. We had a number of players from Sacred Heart, St Peters and Marist that made Walter Dickson, Bill McLaren and Roller Mills culminating in 3 players from Marist and Marist Eastern playing for the Northern Region NZ Marist U13’s, they were Tyler Casey, Samuel Casey and Lemeki Namoa who scored 3 tries in the game vs Southern Region NZ Marist U13’s. Well done to these young lads. Hamish Fraser Rugby Development officer Junior Club Report Our second season at our Tamaki location at Mt Wellington War Memorial Reserve has come to an end. It has been a successful season on the field with our teams flying the flag for Marist Rugby. This year the Marist and Tamaki Junior clubs decided to join as one club, I believe that while some children may not have played this year it has been a success and we will see increased numbers in 2013 with more teams. We ended up with 430 players in 25 teams registered this season. One of the success stories was Mary MacKillop Primary School from Mangere joining our ranks under the Marist Saints name with four Under 7 to Under 10 teams. It was pleasing to see our Under 8 Restricted, Under 9 Restricted Black Magic and Under 10 Restricted teams competing in section 1 of their grades and doing very well, also our Under 9 Restricted Blue team had some outstanding results. Our Under 12 open team developed into a very competitive team and it was pleasing to see our Under 12 restricted team competing well in their championship grade. They will be much better for their experience next season. Our links with Sacred Heart College and St Peters College continued strongly. Sacred Heart Under 13 team had another outstanding year but, unfortunately, falling at the final hurdle in the final. St Peters Under 13 team were very competitive, narrowly missing the playoffs while Sacred Heart Under 12 team and St Peters Under 12 team had challenging seasons. I would like to thank the following people for their assistance throughout the season Ruth Peterson Mike Hanley Tinga Edwards I have learnt a lot and your support was hugely appreciated. To all the coaches and parents without you we wouldn’t exist, thank you for all your work over the season, providing transport, coaching, ringing players, bringing oranges for half-time and other support for our teams. I look forward to seeing you all again next year when we anticipate an increased number of players, parents and coaches to step forward. Thanks to our major sponsor Rainbows End, in particular Chief Executive Chris Deere. Our juniors and their parents had a fantastic day at the park on Sunday 30th September. Over 170 people attended our family day, enjoying the rides, barbeque and other activities. We look forward to continuing our relationship in 2013. Thank you to our minor, but important sponsors who provided player of the day vouchers for our teams: Panmure Superbowl, MacDonald’s, Placemakers, Pixi Photo We look forward to a continued relationship in the future. Next year the Junior Club will be managed by the club committee, led by Parker Cline. Parker has been coaching in the senior club for the past eight years and has a vast knowledge of the Marist culture and values, rugby organisation and administration. He will be supported by Mike Hanley, Tinga Edwards, Ruth Peterson and Uaina Pupulu. Parents are asked to put your hands up to help Parker and his committee to ensure the club keeps our forward momentum. I will be available to help coaches and run courses for the club and look forward to meeting you all again. Have a Merry Christmas, an enjoyable new year and travel safely. Hamish Fraser Rugby Development Officer Marist Brothers Old Boys Rugby Club Inc. Financial Statement Of Accounts As At 31 August 2012 (Attached In Separate Document) Independent Auditor’s Report (Attached In Separate Document) Marist Brothers Old Boys Rugby Club Inc. wishes to convey a special thanks to the following Trusts for their generous support during this financial year Auckland Rugby Football Union ASB Community Trust Four Winds Foundation Limited Grassroots Trust Marist Rugby Charitable Trust Mt Wellington Foundation Ltd New Zealand Community Trust Nautilus Foundation North & South Trust Pub Charity Sport Auckland The Lion Foundation The Trusts Community Foundation SENIOR CLUB NETBALL AND RUGBY AWARDS NETBALL AWARDS NETBALL DEFENDER TROPHY Most Promising Defender Rosalie Coburn MIA SCHIPHOST MEMORIAL CUP Netball Best Sportswomanship Ruth Kohlhase MARIST NETBALL AWARD Best Club Spirit Olivia Martyn NETBALL MANAGEMENT TROPHY Rookie Player of the Year Maria Bayla MARIST NETBALL TROPHY Most Improved Player Maria Bayla MARIST NETBALL RED TEAM CUP Best Team Player Chrissy Terblanche THE BASS TROPHY Netball Most Promising Attack Player of the Year Shelby Simpson KIM MAREE WENSLICK-FENNESSY MEMORIAL CUP Most Promising Mid Court Player Jasmine Clark PETER EVANS TROPHY Netball Player of the Year Irene Petau WOMENS RUGBY TEAM AWARDS MARIST WOMENS CUP Most Improved Player Salote Otutana MARIST WOMENS RUGBY CUP Most Tries Scored Johana Su’a MARIST WOMENS DEVELOPMENT CUP Most Promising Player REBECCA BRAFFMAN TROPHY Rookie of the Year WOMENS COACH’S AWARD Women’s Player of the Year Onjeurlina Leiataua Kalo Takitak Tia Sao-Tailu Bella Milo Tamara Heisifa UNDER 19 TEAM AWARDS MARTY JAKICH CUP Under 19 Most Improved Player Laki Fa’anana JUDITH HOULAHAN CUP Under 19 Best & Fairest Player Paula Fifita UNDER 21 TEAM AWARDS CEREBOS CUP Most Improved Player Lance Kautai KEITH DAVIS CUP Best & Fairest Player Panashe Kamhara CHRISTIAN ALI MEMORIAL CUP Player of the Year Dominic Robertson-McCoy RESTRICTED 85kg TEAM COBURN CUP Most Improved Restricted Grade Player Josh Stevens MORONEY CUP Best Team Spirit Restricted Grade Matt Thompson ROCKY MIHINUI CUP Restricted 85kg Back Player of the Year Justin Walker ROCKY MIHINUI CUP Restricted 85kg Forward Player of the Year Tait Sumner ROSCOE CUP Restricted 85kg Player of the Year Tait Sumner SENIOR ONE TEAM AWARDS PAULINE PRENDERGAST CUP Best & Fairest Player Lynn Hunkin THE MANAGEMENT CUP Most Improved Player Dylan Simon KIWIS TEAM AWARDS Most Improved Player Jason Ringrose Best Back Mossa Vaka Best Forward Lance Banton Player of the Year Tinilau Tyrell Kolini Lovo Memorial Trophy (Donated by John Hassell) Ben Simati PREMIER RESERVE TERAM AWARDS TOPP FAMILY CUP Best and Fairest Player Sam Shaw JOHN KIRWAN CUP Most Improved Player Sili Delai PREMIER TEAM AWARDS A KEREBS CUP The Most Improved Senior Grade Player Sam Aiono THE IKE PROCTOR CUP Premiers Best Team Spirit Sione Sione MONSIGNOR CAHILL CUP Premiers Most Improved Forward Sione Faletau FATHER DOWNEY CUP Premiers Most Improved Back Vaha Fili TOM FRENCH CUP Premier Player of the Year Kolo Mahe MAJOR CLUB AWARDS JACK SKEEN CUP Best Lineout forward Gene Waller LEES CUP Best Hooker Kolo Mahe DUNCAN NICHOL SHIELD Best Half Back Auvasa Faliali’i MOODY CUP Best Grade Captain Jerry Tevaga, Under 19 team JUNIOR CUP Best Club Spirit Junior Grade Player Joe Key BILL BOND CUP Most Points Kicked Ki Anufe (160 points) Premier Team ALEX KEREBOS CUP Most Promising Junior Grade Player Wilson Lavelua GORDON TIETJENS CUP Best Sevens Player Fomai Ah Ki BROTHER CLAUDIUS CUP Most Tries Scored Paula Feleti 20 BROTHER VIGILUS CUP Junior Team Displaying Outstanding Club Spirit and Loyalty Under 21 team PRESIDENT’S CUP Team with Outstanding Achievement Women’s Team CLUB CAPTAIN’S CUP Team with Best Club Spirit Senior 1 Team BROTHER CHRISTOPHER CUP Club Person with Outstanding Loyalty & Club Spirit Shaun Christianson EX PLAYERS CUP Sterling Work on Behalf of the Club Karl Nixon COMMITTEE CUP Best Club Person Parker Cline JOHN DICKIE MEMORIAL TROPHY Outstanding Junior Grade Player Johan van der Poel DB DRAUGHT AWARD For Excellence in Enhancing the Marist Reputation Steve Shaw BERNIE McCAHILL CUP Club Player with Outstanding Achievement Huriana Manuel ATHLETIC ATTIC AWARD Club Player of the Year Leroy van Dam WAYNE ROSSIER MEMORIAL Clubman of the Year Mark Sumich 2012 NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL HONOURS Blues Super 15 Auvasa Faleli’i, Peter Saili, Isaia Toeava, Angus Ta’avao Matau Black Ferns Rawina Everett, Fiao’o Fa’amausili (Capt), Justine Lavea, Karina Stowers NZ Women 7’s Onjeurlina Leiataua, Huriana Manuel, Tyla Nathan-Wong, NZ Marist Sam Christianson, William Lloyd NZ Marist Colts Wilson Lavelua, Chris Tau’alupe Auckland A Auvasa Faleli’i, Angus Ta’avao Matau, Peter Saili, Joe Tupe Auckland B Corey Allen, William Lloyd, Kolo Mahe Auckland Colts Fomai Ah Ki, Dominic Robertson-McCoy, Sam Vaka, Leroy Van Dam, Johan van der Poel (Under 20) Auckland Juniors/Under 21 Sam Aiono, Fred Palea Auckland Mens 7s Fomai Ah Ki, Sam Vaka, Joe Tupe, Auckland Womens Rawina Everett, Fiao’o Fa’amausili, Mele Hufanga, Onjeurlina Leaitaua, Huriana Manuel, Kelani Matapo, Bella Milo, Katrina Stowers JUNIOR CLUB PRIZE GIVING AWARDS Marist U11 Open Player of the Year Henry Fotumoala Best Sportsmanship Kini Fonua Most Improved Brian Tualu Marist U11 Restricted Player of the Year Mafi Paongo Best Sportsmanship Tupou Akalo Most Improved Henry Evans Marist U12 Restricted Player of the Year Sam Fonua Best Sportsmanship Connor Hayes Most Improved John Clarken Marist U12 Open Player of the Year Jelsma So’oalo Best Sportsmanship Mary Motuliki Most Improved Jacob Robin Marist U13 Restricted Player of the Year Peter Tekeu Best Sportsmanship Connor Doyle Most Improved Joel Casey Under 13 Open Player of the Year Paula Topeni Best Sportsmanship Nikau Reti-Beazley Most Improved Lawrence Foliaki Marist Sacred Heart U12 Restricted Player of the Year Sportsmanship Most Improved Marist St Peters U12 Restricted Player of the Year Michael Farac Sportsmanship Cohen Howell Most Improved Elijah Lafaele Marist St Peters U13 Restricted Most Valuable Player Theodore Steffany Best Back Jackson Borchert Best Forward William Bonnar Marist Sacred Heart U13 Restricted Player of the Year Lemeki Namoa Best Sportsmanship Liam Schollum Most Improved Tyler Casey Marist U6 Blue Player of the Year William Makaafi Best Sportsmanship Oscar Vainikolo Most Improved Cyrus Halamamao Marist St Ignatious U6 Player of the Year Max Serrano Best Sportsmanship Jack Rose Most Improved Harrison Brady Marist U7 Black Player of the Year Best Attacker Most Improved Marist U7 Blue Player of the Year Somin Mohit Best Sportsmanship Brian O’Sullivan Most Improved Thomas Ramsbottom Kanye Tione Siu-I-Fanga Palelei Psalm Nelson Marist St Josephs U7 Player of the Year Sifa Tuipulotu Best Sportsmanship Nicole Ta’amale Most Improved Nesinali Pome’e Marist Saints U7 Player of the Year Preston Littlechild Best Sportsmanship Genesis So’oa Most Improved Aukusitino Paulo Marist U8 Restricted Player of the Year Siale Tuima Best Sportsmanship Sione Makasini Most Improved Oliver Gibson Marist Saints U8 Open Player of the Year Junior Poumale Best Sportsmanship Paul Tua Most Improved Chris Mikaele Marist U9 Restricted Blue Player of the Year Lasalo Fetuani Best Sportsmanship Jerome Tupuola Most Improved Sateki Tuipuloto Marist U9 Restricted Black Magic Player of the Year Patricia (Petu) Maliepo Best Sportsmanship Jacob Bell-Palmer Most Improved Caleb Simmons Marist Saints U9 Open Player of the Year Saviour Fiu-kata Best Sportsmanship Rhyden Lesa-Luamanu Most Improved Dezekiel Yorke Marist Tamaki U9 Open Player of the Year Takai Mokoi Best Sportsmanship Andrew McQuade Most Improved Kawa McDonald Marist U10 Restricted Player of the Year Kava Vakauta Best Sportsmanship Tukua Thor Most Improved Dylan Casey Marist Saints U10 Open Player of the Year Torres Faafiti Moe Best Sportsmanship Xavier Uini Most Improved Petelo Motulalo Marist St Josephs U10 Open Player of the Year Galileo Taefu Best Sportsmanship Christian Sosene Most Improved Thomas Ta’amale