Ice Cold: PURC U8 Penguins 2017!

Hi folks Subject to ground closures, our game this weekend is at HOME vs the Pakuranga Blackhawks on Lloyd Elsmore Park 2A. Due to a lack of training opportunities, we will meet at 8:30am and hopefully get that structure we were starting to show at our last game, back into play again. Please keep an eye out on the ARU fixtures page and your inbox and cell phone as the forecast is for showers over the next couple of days.  I note that field 2A is open today, so hopefully our game goes ahead no matter what. As you know, the Penguins and Black Hawks are named after NHL Ice Hockey teams.  Not that there is any correlation, but here are the results of those two teams over the last two years: Pittsburgh Penguins 2016 - Champions 2017 - Champions Chicago Blackhawks 2016 - knocked out Western Conference 1st Round of playoffs 2017 - knocked out Western Conference 1st Round of playoffs Cheers, Paul

Hi folks Elm Park is again closed, so training is CANCELLED. See you Saturday! Paul

Hi folks The council have closed the rugby field at Elm Park, so no training tonight. See you all tomorrow at 7pm, down at the Club rooms down at Lloyd Elsmore, for team photos. Paul

Hi folks Our game this week is AWAY vs Carlton Green at Cornwall Park 2a.  Our meet time for the game is 8:40am sharp.  As always (if you haven't already), please let Nick and myself know if you are unable to make the game as soon as you're able. Here is a map to the ground: You will note the grounds are the part of Cornwall Park that extends behind the ASB Showgrounds.  As you go travel along Greenlane Road West, instead of turning left into Corwall Park / One Tree Hill, you turn right at those lights on to Puriri Drive.  You'll see the rugby fields on the right (just past the rugby league club rooms). See you all Saturday ready for another round of Penguins awesomeness!!! Paul

Your Mighty Penguins (tm) finally got to play at home (in the Igloo!) at Lloyd Elsmore Park today against a solid College Rifles Shooters team.  The sun was shining, the temperature was decidedly, fortunately, not sub antarctic and some pretty decent footy got played. The Penguins took a little while to get in the game - with the Shooters living up to their name and firing right from the kickoff.  Your heroes started to turn the tide when were able to put some pressure on the Shooters ball runners, with Josh, J-Dub and Sean all getting stuck in and moving "up" hard and fast on the tap. So after a slow start, the Mighty Penguin Big Orange and Green Forward Machine (tm) started revving up.  Leading the way were Michael and Mason - cleaning Shooters out of the way time and time again, and Joey working hard to support them when the Machine cleared the path.  Two way player Jake then showed he wears his undies outside his jeans, by Superman-ing out the Shooters forwar...

Hi folks A reminder the weigh in is tonight at the club.  Please be there at 5:10pm ready to go! Paul