{"id":6693,"date":"2020-07-23T10:41:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T22:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/?p=6693"},"modified":"2020-07-23T10:46:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T22:46:15","slug":"cmon-red-msp-rugby-history-book-launch-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/2020\/07\/23\/cmon-red-msp-rugby-history-book-launch-this-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"C&#8217;mon Red &#8211; MSP rugby history book launch this Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-1 .wpls-fix-box,\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-1 .wpls-fix-box img.wp-post-image{max-height:250px; }\n\t\t<\/style>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wpls-wrap wpls-logo-showcase-slider-wrp wpls-logo-clearfix wpls-design-1 \" data-conf=\"{&quot;slides_column&quot;:4,&quot;slides_scroll&quot;:1,&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay_interval&quot;:3000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;rtl&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:800,&quot;center_mode&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpls-logo-showcase logo_showcase wpls-logo-slider  sliderimage_hide_border \" id=\"wpls-logo-showcase-slider-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roblawmax.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rmax24.jpg?fit=220%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geeksonwheels.co.nz\/locations\/wellington-computer-repair\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/images.jpg?fit=296%2C170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecallcentre.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TCC-Logo-400x260-1.jpg?fit=400%2C260&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.partnersfinance.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/part2.jpg?fit=300%2C195&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marist St Pats RFC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Book launch \u2013 Saturday 25 July 2020 11.15am \u2013 Hataitai Park Clubrooms <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ca&#8217;ii-Michelle Gordon, has very kindly offered to sing a couple of numbers, the New Zealand National Anthem and \u201cHeroes\u201d, at the launch proceedings of \u201cC\u2019mon Red\u201d &#8211; the 50<sup>th<\/sup> Jubilee publication of the Marist St Pats RFC.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Gordon, of Ng\u0101ti Porou and Rongowhakaata descent from the North Island\u2019s East Coast is used to singing national anthems to packed Australian stadiums. Two years ago, Ms Gordon returned to New Zealand for family reasons after spending 30 years in Australia. Ca\u2019ii was, after all, an Australian Rugby Union anthem singer of choice for Bledisloe Cup matches from 2000-10. Ca\u2019ii also sang both anthems for the Wallabies and the All Blacks at a Bledisloe Cup match in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cC\u2019mon Red\u201d is a grassroots rugby story of volunteer attitude, spirit and passion exhibited by players, coaches, supporters and financial backers alike.<\/p>\n<p>For author, Tim Donoghue, this is the third book that Tim has written and published on rugby. Tim also won Malaysia\u2019s premier non-fiction Book of the Year Award for <em>Karpal Singh \u2013 Tiger of Jelutong <\/em>(2014) his biography of the crusading human rights lawyer and politician. His print journalism career has spanned five decades, including a stint as the NZ Press Assn Hong Kong based Asia Correspondent in the 1990\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For more information contact the author Tim Donoghue 027 273 4630 or check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msprugby.co.nz\">www.msprugby.co.nz<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-2 .wpls-fix-box,\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-2 .wpls-fix-box img.wp-post-image{max-height:250px; }\n\t\t<\/style>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wpls-wrap wpls-logo-showcase-slider-wrp wpls-logo-clearfix wpls-design-1 \" data-conf=\"{&quot;slides_column&quot;:4,&quot;slides_scroll&quot;:1,&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay_interval&quot;:3000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;rtl&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:800,&quot;center_mode&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpls-logo-showcase logo_showcase wpls-logo-slider  sliderimage_hide_border \" id=\"wpls-logo-showcase-slider-2\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roblawmax.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rmax24.jpg?fit=220%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geeksonwheels.co.nz\/locations\/wellington-computer-repair\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/images.jpg?fit=296%2C170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecallcentre.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TCC-Logo-400x260-1.jpg?fit=400%2C260&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.partnersfinance.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/part2.jpg?fit=300%2C195&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The book launch will kick off Old Timers Day celebrations prior to lunch at the clubrooms, which open at 11.15am.<\/p>\n<h3>Time: 11.30am &#8211; 12.15pm<\/h3>\n<p><b>Maori Welcome<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Norm Broughton<\/p>\n<p><b>Welcome<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; President Ken Ah Kuoi<\/p>\n<p><b>Prayer<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Cardinal John Dew<\/p>\n<p>Ca&#8217;ii-Michelle &#8211; to sing National Anthem<\/p>\n<p>Guest Speakers<\/p>\n<p>1. 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