Old Pictures

2006...

Mitchell posing during lunch after the game...

Joseph, Jekope, Bianca, Bua & Lepani posing for the camera

Va, Tori & Bua walking home after the games...

The boys...

The team monkey... Filipe

Mack... walking home after the games...

The girls... Tori, Repeka, Va, Selai & Sophie

Fooling around during training...

Michael, Alan and Tomu after the games...

Touch - Dump...

Ropate, Nicholas & Eparama posing after training...

Lunch Break...

Team talk...

The chase....

Sophie, Repeka & Tori after training...

Taking a break between games...

First Training Session...

Some pictures from our first training session for 2009...

Tournements and Scores

History Of Metra

METRA TOUCH TEAM HISTORY

THE TEAM WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED IN AUGUST, 1995. THEY WERE FIRST KNOWN AS THE "BARBARIANS". THEY CHANGED THEIR NAME A YEAR LATER TO "METRA".

METRA IS AN ABBREVIATION OF THE NAME OF THE STREETS WHERE THE TEAM PLAYERS RESIDE.

M.E.T.R.A

M - MOTI ST, MAL ST
E - EXTENSION ST
T - TAWAKE ST, TOGANIVALU RD
R - REWA ST, ROSE PLACE
A - ALEXANDER ST, ARMSTRONG ST


FOUNDERS:

- TANIELA BALENIVALU
- RATU JONE TOVATA
- SAVIRI SHAW
- TEVITA VULAWALU SOKO
- SEFA SERUVATU
- ISIRELI SOVAU SOKO

FROM 1995 TO 2000 METRA ONLY HAD A MENS TEAM. AFTER THIS PERIOD THE TEAM MEMBERS HAD PARTED.

IN 2005 THERE WAS A REVIVAL AND THE TEAM WAS FORMED AGAIN WITH BOTH A MIXTURE OF YOUNG AND OLDER PLAYERS. THE TEAM COMPRISED OF A MENS, MIXED AND UNDER 20'S TEAM.

2006 WAS THE YEAR THAT METRA STAMPED ITS MARK BY WINNING THE MEN'S AND MIXED TEAM COMPETITION IN THE PREMIER CATEGORY. THE UNDER 20 MADE IT TO THE SEMI FINALS BEFORE LOSING TO RAWAIQA FLYERS.

THE METRA TEAM STOPPED COMPETITING AFTER 2008 DUE TO FINANCIAL PROBLEMS.

WITH THE 2009-2010 SEASON ABOUT TO START IN NOVEMBER THE METRA TEAM ARE KEEN ON PLAYING TOGETHER AS A TEAM ONCE AGAIN...

WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED...

Profiles

NAME: MITCHELL SNODGRASS JNR

DATE OF BIRTH: 06/06/1991
MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE
WEIGHT: 72KG
HEIGHT: 5"8
OCCUPATION: STUDENT














NAME: JOHN GIRARD CLEARY
DATE OF BIRTH: 01/08/1989
MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE
WEIGHT: 60
HEIGHT: 5"2
OCCUPATION: STUDENT














NAME: GEORGE McKENZIE
DATE OF BIRTH: 12/09/1989
MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE
WEIGHT: 74KG
HEIGHT: 5"9
OCCUPATION: STUDENT














NAME: MACIU MOTO
DATE OF BIRTH: 12/03/1988
MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE
WEIGHT: 75KG
HEIGHT: 6"2
OCCUPATION: STUDENT














NAME: SAKAPO VAKAIFA
DATE OF BIRTH: 20/11/1992
MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE
WEIGHT: 73KG
HEIGHT: 5"9
OCCUPATION: STUDENT