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Back Row : Josh Beecroft , George Cummings , Ryan Miller , Eric Buurmans , Trenton Donkin Fifth Row : Sam Bird , Ashton Howard , Tian Potgieter Fourth Row : William Tait , Myles Malone , Belle Rainger , Chloe Rogers , Ben Pogai , Jack Graham Third Row : Phoebe Mussa , Serah Hartley , Emily Wright , Lilly Welsh , Grace Rainger , Zoe Adams , Jerry Weng Second Row : Keira Laurie , Min-Joo Kim , Ella Sherratt , Natalya Nicholson , Claire Hawes , Charlotte Thompson , Poppy Kelly , Max Dunn , Max Knobloch , Cassandra Kitson , Aida Mackenzie Mapel , Georgia Kain , Julian Lumbreras ( Teacher ) Front Row : Caitlin Hedge , Max Buller , Rubie Rainger , Alex van Oeveren Absent : Mahinarangi Cooper-Rapaea , Alexander Elliott , Emily Marett , Keely Schmidt , James Wright
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LEADERS ’ REPORT
I must say that the last two years have been absolutely a mad house around here , due to Covid and all that it has entailed . We have had cancelled events , events added or pushed into spaces where it did not seem humanly possible !
However , the prevalent result has been an overall and overwhelming flood of support by our membership .
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Yes , I know , I say it every year , our successes are mostly due to people turning up in numbers and with a winning attitude , but it is nothing but the truth . We are strong because we put up a fight together , and I couldn ’ t be prouder of our house .
This year has been especially challenging . While always remaining competitive , we were not always on top and in fact found ourselves at the bottom of the ladder . However , winning teams have winning attitudes and they know that the game is not over until the final whistle blows . In that spirit , Rata House , with a 7.5 point lead , turned up to fight off