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Jim Watson’s polo career, like that of Ken Peake, began at the age of 12.  He went on to become one of the outstanding players in New Zealand polo. Ken Peake was Jim’s polo idol…

Bob Nolan was a New Zealand polo player.  Nolan, along with Ken Peake, played in what was regarded as one of the great Savile Cup teams.  In 1938 they were the first polo wearers of…

Hamish Bond was a World and Olympic Champion rower.  He was a member of the New Zealand gold medal-winning coxless four at the 2007 World Rowing Championships.  The coxless four won Team of the Year at…

Greg Johnston was a World Champion and Olympic rower.  He joined the Waikato Rowing Club and from 1978 onwards, won a total of 26 national rowing titles: ten titles in the eight, nine titles in…

George MacDonald was a rugby league player.  His short but outstanding rugby league career in the 1950s is an achievement befitting his recognition in the Cambridge Sports Walk of Fame. Born in Scotland in 1934,…

George Bridgewater was a World Champion and Olympic rower  He formed a successful pair with Nathan Twaddle.  They finished fourth in the pairs final at the Athens Olympics.  They won a gold medal at the…

Murray first went to the Maadi Cup, New Zealand’s premier school rowing regatta, in 1997, but did not achieve anything at Lake Karapiro.  In 1998, when the regatta was held at Lake Ruataniwha, he came…

Doug Mienie has officially represented New Zealand in three sports, Judo, Body-building and Powerlifting. He placed 2nd in wrestling in 1980 and has won two gold medals at the Masters Games in swimming 2009.

David is a 1970s and 1980s Olympic rower. He won a bronze medal in the 1976 Montreal games as part of the Eight. Rodger was part of the team when New Zealand won the coxless…

Charles Hunter was a 1960s and 1970s harness driver and trainer.  He remains one of the most successful trainers to have competed in harness racing. He won his first Inter Dominion Final in 1971 when…