NUAFC 1968-2018

1998
8 AUG 1998 , Edition 2, Page 15.
Club hope for pledge pay-off
By: ANDERSON Ian
Don't forget to pay.
A fundraising venture begun by the Waikato Times
will get the Ngaruawahia United soccer club to their
Chatham Cup semifinal in Dunedin -- but the club would
appreciate it if all the money pledged was in the bank before
they head south.
Club president Maxine Williams said the club has
been delighted with the response from backers after the
Times pledged $1000 for Ngaruawahia to fly to meet
Dunedin Technical on August 16.
But the publicity surrounding their fairytale Cup
run has rebounded slightly.
"We've been running raffles to raise funds and
people have told our sellers that we've got plenty of money,"
she said.
"In theory we've got enough -- but we'd like to get
the money pledged to pay for fares," Williams said.
10 AUG 1998 , Edition 2, Page 16.
String of injuries casts a cloud over Ngaruawahia
By: ANDERSON Ian
Physiotherapists may be the busiest people
in Ngaruawahia this week.
The Ngaruawahia United side who will meet
Dunedin Technical in Sunday's Chatham Cup semifinal have
a worrying injury list after Saturday's 1-0 home loss to Three
Kings in the Northern League division one soccer
competition.
Striker Nikolai Helwig is in doubt with a groin
strain which saw him complete only half of Saturday's loss
while Scott Granville, Andy Bell and Kerry Hawkes are
also in a race to be fit for the semifinal.
Ngaruawahia's loss didn't upset coach Jeff
Coulshed, who felt his side competed well in a competitive
match settled by a first-half strike from the away side.
11 AUG 1998 , Edition 2, Page 10.
Former All White uneasy over selection
By: ANDERSON Ian
Former All White Brian Hayes may be an unwilling
participant in Sunday's Chatham Cup soccer semifinal.
Hayes is wanted by Ngaruawahia United coach Jeff
Coulshed for the trip south to face Dunedin Technical but the
national league veteran is agonising over his availability.
Hayes can usually only play home matches
for Ngaruawahia in the Northern League division one
competition on Saturdays as the Waikato University student
works at the campus on Saturday mornings and doesn't train
regularly with the side.
With the semifinal being played on Sunday, Hayes is
able to play but feels his presence in the side may upset his
team-mates.
"I don't want to put the team in a bad position on
such an important day for them," Hayes said.
"I feel it's not really fair to other players if I play on
what should be their day in the sun. I wouldn't want the same
situation to happen to me if I was a player missing out."
Coulshed said with many of his players struggling
with injuries, he would like to have the experienced Hayes in
his squad, even if he was to start the match on the bench.
The Melville United captain in last summer's national
soccer league, Hayes could play at centre-back but is more
likely to be used in the centre of midfield with Coulshed
unwilling to split up his key defensive pairing of Aaron Kingi
and Marcus Traill.
Hayes, who has both Chatham Cup winners' and
losers' medals from his tenure with Waikato United, hinted he
would leave the final decision up to Coulshed.
"He's the coach, he has to go with the side he feels
and he has to wear the flak."
LOVE'S SKIN DEEP
Ngaruawahia's assistant managers Ricky Duffull and Emmett Connolly
have shouldered the responsibility
for helping publicise their club by visiting a tattooist.
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