August 26, 2025 • 7 mins
Russell Maloney of Clinton RFC looks at a unique fundraising event that the club is hosting this week.
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
Welcome back to the Master.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Russell Maloney out of Clinton Rapie Club joins us this afternoon. Russell,
good afternoon, Hellas.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Yeah, good afternoon. Any thanks for having me on beautiful
South Otago day down here in Balcopa.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Must be looking pretty good out through that region.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Oh beautiful. You know, Look, we've had a week's worth
of good weather. They tell me a bit of sort
of better weathery' coming through later on in the week,
but at the moment looking certainly feels like spring here
in South Otago.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Which is lovely. Now we got you on today, Russ.
You're part of Clinton Rugby Club.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Unfortunately the season didn't go out as your panned as
you anticipate of what happened there.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Oh yeah, yeah, certainly a disappointing result for Clinton Rugby
Club that's got a very sort of rough history and
performing very well in the Southern Region competition. Didn't manage
to field a team a premier team last year. Look
that's on the basis of player numbers. We had several
injuries and things coming into the season, especially in that
(01:07):
preseason time, so that we weren't able to field a team,
which was a disappointing results for us as a club
in the sort of a southern region community, but that
we're hoping about to back next season, all the twenty
twenty sixth season anyway.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
So it was a case of injuries in those first
couple of weeks just took a major toll. I mean,
you guys had every every indication of going in the
in the competition this year.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Right, Yeah, absolutely then, and it looked right up until
we had a team that we did have limited numbers,
but you talk to any club out there, rugby players
are hard to come by at the beast of times.
But that we did start the season and we had,
you know, all intentions of continuing. We had a couple
of preseason games that we lost you know, six or
(01:50):
seven key players, some to season ending injuries and others
to probably career ending injuries, which really put us on
the back foot right from the get go. Which was
the supporting but these things can't be helped.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
So as a result of that, you had players we're nolsewhere,
but you guys at Clinton Rugby Club were prepared to
help them out so they came back next year.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
Yeah. Absolutely. So we had a good, strong group of young,
young players that have come through high school the last
two three four years and they went to the clubs
in order to try and keep them on the Clinton
Rugby payroll so to speak. We we've looked after them
in terms of subs and we catch up and had
barbecues and things like that. They all going well. They
(02:31):
returned back to the club next season.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
So what's happening on Friday?
Speaker 2 (02:35):
What are you guys doing to try and get ahead
of the curve as such?
Speaker 3 (02:39):
Yes, the Clinton Rugby Machinery Sale Friday two thirty pm
down at the Clinton Rugby Ground. Look, it's been really
really awesome. It's a machinery and clearing sale that's been
you know, at the stage excellently supported by the Clinton
community or the Southtago community. So we're putting together a sale. Farmers,
(03:01):
agricultural contractors, the likes of all dropping in gear. Have
got some large item touches, basics, cat bulldozers, the four
bulldozers on the attractors, solid wagons, anything you can think
of down at the Clinton Rugby Club. The idea with
that is is there will be a commission split with
PGG Risings in the fundraising aspect of that going towards
(03:23):
the club put to towards you know, a recruitment program
hopefully andy to to try and get some more players
to come play for Clinton.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Because you know, you guys did this a couple of
years ago. And to win gang Busters, is that right?
Speaker 3 (03:38):
Yeah? Look, I understand it's probably been ten or twelve
years since last half of net Clinton Machinery st and
pile all reports. It was a very successful day. We're
shaping up. They have a very large yardy of machinery
and plant which is really good. And as Orcid, you
can't thank the people that have that have supporting the
(03:59):
club and putting in the entries into the sale enough
because it's you know, it is going towards a good community.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Regular So is it too late to get entries one?
Speaker 3 (04:09):
Yeah, we look we are We will still certainly take
take any entries. We are getting very full. The rumor
is is that it's starting to really line up. And
luckily we've got some new lights installed probably five or
sixteven years ago, because they may need to get turned
on if we start getting too many more entries, but
not that we certainly won't turn any one of anyone away,
(04:30):
So please do get a touch and you know as
I said, the fundraising spits certainly going towards a good
course here.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
So it's been great buying from the local community as such.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
Oh brilliant mate, couldn't ask for any more. Phone has
been ringing off the hut for the last two weeks,
just with like a weg of cultural contractors and farmers
and and people saying, look, I've got a bit of
gear here, we'd love to put it in, or you know,
some people saying hey, I've got got some smaller items.
You know, see our on behalf of the Clinton rugby
team and proceeds go directly to the club. So I
(05:00):
had a lot of good messages getting look, you know,
please sell us and we hope they'll see you guys
back on the predict next year and then go for it.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
Especially coming from a guy like you, Russ, Well, you're
a star occasion. Of course, with pgs and your phone,
you've got to charge it twice a day as it
is at the moment it would have been three times
probably luckily.
Speaker 3 (05:19):
Then it is still see me quiet, but I'm certainly
you're getting phone calls and and you're doing the wark
here we sort of charge, leave the car running and
leave the phone and need the charge. So it's good.
It's been really positive and it's good to see the
phone calls and and you know people ringing up looking
to buy stuff as well. So we're shooting anyone, encourage
(05:41):
anyone out there that's looking for any sort of machinery
year or plan to come the end of the Clemson
Ruby Clubs and there'll be something for everyone down there.
I can guarantee it.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
What time do you start on Friday.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
Two thirty pm at the Clemson Rugby Clubs and look,
if you're not if you're not interested in buying anything
which is going to come for a look, great opportunity
to come down, have a phizzy and a sausage and
catch up with a few mates into the Friday evening
as well.
Speaker 1 (06:05):
Hey, good on your rustle. All the best for Friday,
Clinton Rugby Club.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
We've got to keep these clubs up and running, especially
with next year's you're one fortieth.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
It is, yeah, one fortieth, So we were certainly like
to get a team on the peddic. But edged whether
it's Clemton or any other club out there, that is
really important to support your like all rugby clubs, because
times are just getting tough enough out there for a
few of them.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
Good on your russele and all the best everybody involved
with Clinton on Friday, Thank.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
You very much. Appreciate the tom laugh out loud with
ag proud because life on the land can be a
laughing matter.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Brought to us by sheer Well Data working to help
the livestock farmer. A horse and a check and we're
playing in a meadow when suddenly the horse fell into
a muddy hole and started sinking. He shout into the
check and go get the farmer to help me out.
The checken ran off, but couldn't find the farmer, so
instead he hopped into the farmer's mercedes. Tyder wrote to
the bumper, toss the other into the horse, and drove forward,
(07:01):
saving his friend. A few days later, the two were
playing again, when this time the chicken fell into the
same mudhole. Heyet to the horse, go get the farmer.
The horse said, no need, I think I can handle this.
He stretched. He stretched over the hole and told the
chicken grab on to my you know, and pull yourself up.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
The chicken didn't. He was saved.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
The moral of the story, if you're hungwog a horse,
you don't need him to save hes to pick up chicks.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
That's us for the afternoon now.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Chris chuck O Wilson is hosting the muster for the
next couple of days, and I'll be back in the
hot seat next Monday. Thanks very much for your company.
My name's Andy Muller. This has been the muster on
Hakanui thanks to Peter Jeneis. Catch you Monday.
Welcome back to the Master.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Russell Maloney out of Clinton Rapie Club joins us this afternoon. Russell,
good afternoon, Hellas.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Yeah, good afternoon. Any thanks for having me on beautiful
South Otago day down here in Balcopa.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Must be looking pretty good out through that region.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Oh beautiful. You know, Look, we've had a week's worth
of good weather. They tell me a bit of sort
of better weathery' coming through later on in the week,
but at the moment looking certainly feels like spring here
in South Otago.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Which is lovely. Now we got you on today, Russ.
You're part of Clinton Rugby Club.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Unfortunately the season didn't go out as your panned as
you anticipate of what happened there.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Oh yeah, yeah, certainly a disappointing result for Clinton Rugby
Club that's got a very sort of rough history and
performing very well in the Southern Region competition. Didn't manage
to field a team a premier team last year. Look
that's on the basis of player numbers. We had several
injuries and things coming into the season, especially in that
(01:07):
preseason time, so that we weren't able to field a team,
which was a disappointing results for us as a club
in the sort of a southern region community, but that
we're hoping about to back next season, all the twenty
twenty sixth season anyway.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
So it was a case of injuries in those first
couple of weeks just took a major toll. I mean,
you guys had every every indication of going in the
in the competition this year.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Right, Yeah, absolutely then, and it looked right up until
we had a team that we did have limited numbers,
but you talk to any club out there, rugby players
are hard to come by at the beast of times.
But that we did start the season and we had,
you know, all intentions of continuing. We had a couple
of preseason games that we lost you know, six or
(01:50):
seven key players, some to season ending injuries and others
to probably career ending injuries, which really put us on
the back foot right from the get go. Which was
the supporting but these things can't be helped.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
So as a result of that, you had players we're nolsewhere,
but you guys at Clinton Rugby Club were prepared to
help them out so they came back next year.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
Yeah. Absolutely. So we had a good, strong group of young,
young players that have come through high school the last
two three four years and they went to the clubs
in order to try and keep them on the Clinton
Rugby payroll so to speak. We we've looked after them
in terms of subs and we catch up and had
barbecues and things like that. They all going well. They
(02:31):
returned back to the club next season.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
So what's happening on Friday?
Speaker 2 (02:35):
What are you guys doing to try and get ahead
of the curve as such?
Speaker 3 (02:39):
Yes, the Clinton Rugby Machinery Sale Friday two thirty pm
down at the Clinton Rugby Ground. Look, it's been really
really awesome. It's a machinery and clearing sale that's been
you know, at the stage excellently supported by the Clinton
community or the Southtago community. So we're putting together a sale. Farmers,
(03:01):
agricultural contractors, the likes of all dropping in gear. Have
got some large item touches, basics, cat bulldozers, the four
bulldozers on the attractors, solid wagons, anything you can think
of down at the Clinton Rugby Club. The idea with
that is is there will be a commission split with
PGG Risings in the fundraising aspect of that going towards
(03:23):
the club put to towards you know, a recruitment program
hopefully andy to to try and get some more players
to come play for Clinton.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Because you know, you guys did this a couple of
years ago. And to win gang Busters, is that right?
Speaker 3 (03:38):
Yeah? Look, I understand it's probably been ten or twelve
years since last half of net Clinton Machinery st and
pile all reports. It was a very successful day. We're
shaping up. They have a very large yardy of machinery
and plant which is really good. And as Orcid, you
can't thank the people that have that have supporting the
(03:59):
club and putting in the entries into the sale enough
because it's you know, it is going towards a good community.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Regular So is it too late to get entries one?
Speaker 3 (04:09):
Yeah, we look we are We will still certainly take
take any entries. We are getting very full. The rumor
is is that it's starting to really line up. And
luckily we've got some new lights installed probably five or
sixteven years ago, because they may need to get turned
on if we start getting too many more entries, but
not that we certainly won't turn any one of anyone away,
(04:30):
So please do get a touch and you know as
I said, the fundraising spits certainly going towards a good
course here.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
So it's been great buying from the local community as such.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
Oh brilliant mate, couldn't ask for any more. Phone has
been ringing off the hut for the last two weeks,
just with like a weg of cultural contractors and farmers
and and people saying, look, I've got a bit of
gear here, we'd love to put it in, or you know,
some people saying hey, I've got got some smaller items.
You know, see our on behalf of the Clinton rugby
team and proceeds go directly to the club. So I
(05:00):
had a lot of good messages getting look, you know,
please sell us and we hope they'll see you guys
back on the predict next year and then go for it.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
Especially coming from a guy like you, Russ, Well, you're
a star occasion. Of course, with pgs and your phone,
you've got to charge it twice a day as it
is at the moment it would have been three times
probably luckily.
Speaker 3 (05:19):
Then it is still see me quiet, but I'm certainly
you're getting phone calls and and you're doing the wark
here we sort of charge, leave the car running and
leave the phone and need the charge. So it's good.
It's been really positive and it's good to see the
phone calls and and you know people ringing up looking
to buy stuff as well. So we're shooting anyone, encourage
(05:41):
anyone out there that's looking for any sort of machinery
year or plan to come the end of the Clemson
Ruby Clubs and there'll be something for everyone down there.
I can guarantee it.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
What time do you start on Friday.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
Two thirty pm at the Clemson Rugby Clubs and look,
if you're not if you're not interested in buying anything
which is going to come for a look, great opportunity
to come down, have a phizzy and a sausage and
catch up with a few mates into the Friday evening
as well.
Speaker 1 (06:05):
Hey, good on your rustle. All the best for Friday,
Clinton Rugby Club.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
We've got to keep these clubs up and running, especially
with next year's you're one fortieth.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
It is, yeah, one fortieth, So we were certainly like
to get a team on the peddic. But edged whether
it's Clemton or any other club out there, that is
really important to support your like all rugby clubs, because
times are just getting tough enough out there for a
few of them.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
Good on your russele and all the best everybody involved
with Clinton on Friday, Thank.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
You very much. Appreciate the tom laugh out loud with
ag proud because life on the land can be a
laughing matter.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Brought to us by sheer Well Data working to help
the livestock farmer. A horse and a check and we're
playing in a meadow when suddenly the horse fell into
a muddy hole and started sinking. He shout into the
check and go get the farmer to help me out.
The checken ran off, but couldn't find the farmer, so
instead he hopped into the farmer's mercedes. Tyder wrote to
the bumper, toss the other into the horse, and drove forward,
(07:01):
saving his friend. A few days later, the two were
playing again, when this time the chicken fell into the
same mudhole. Heyet to the horse, go get the farmer.
The horse said, no need, I think I can handle this.
He stretched. He stretched over the hole and told the
chicken grab on to my you know, and pull yourself up.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
The chicken didn't. He was saved.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
The moral of the story, if you're hungwog a horse,
you don't need him to save hes to pick up chicks.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
That's us for the afternoon now.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Chris chuck O Wilson is hosting the muster for the
next couple of days, and I'll be back in the
hot seat next Monday. Thanks very much for your company.
My name's Andy Muller. This has been the muster on
Hakanui thanks to Peter Jeneis. Catch you Monday.
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