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The Magpies was a popular poem written in 1964 by poet Denis Glover. In the poem each verse except for the last one ended with the couplet: And Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle/The magpies said, This imitation of the distinctive call of the magpie is one of the most recognised lines in New Zealand poetry.
Rugby team Hawke's Bay Official Hawke's Bay Magpies emblem Union Hawke's Bay Rugby Union Nickname(s) Magpies Founded 1884 ; 141 years ago (1884) Location Poraiti, Napier, New Zealand Ground(s) McLean Park Coach(es) Brock James Captain(s) Tom Parsons Most appearances Orcades Crawford and Michael Johnson (137) Top scorer Jarrod Cunningham (1,380) Most tries Robbie Hunter (69) League(s) Bunnings ...
Hawke's Bay made their debut, along with Tasman, Manawatu and Counties-Manukau, in the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup which had 14 teams. Hawkes Bay made their best effort to date in the 2007 Air New Zealand Cup, winning many games even against bigger unions such as Wellington and Waikato. They were the fairytale story of the competition, surprising ...
Douglas Villa AFC is an association football club from the Masterton, New Zealand currently competing in the Central League 2. The club is the largest in the Wairarapa region, fielding twenty-five junior teams in addition to its teen and senior sides.
Aayden Clarke (born 11 August 1981) is a former New Zealand rugby union player [1] who notably played for Hawke's Bay Magpies [2] in the National Provincial Championship. He also had stints for Prato Cavalieri in Italy and the Kintetsu Liners in Japan. [3] His position of choice was first five-eighth and goal kicker.
The Manukau Magpies are a rugby league football club based in MÄngere, a suburb of Auckland in New Zealand, who compete in the Auckland Rugby League. The club was established in March 1912 after a meeting in Onehunga (where they were originally based).
He played in both the 1970 and 1972 World Cups and again represented New Zealand in 1974. In 1973 he moved to the Manukau club , accepting a position as player-coach . [ 6 ] In 1975 he travelled to Sydney, trialling for the Balmain Tigers before playing the season with the Wentworthville Magpies in the Sydney Metropolitan Cup .
In New Zealand, the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union team, from Napier, New Zealand, is also known as the magpies. [133] One of the best-known New Zealand poems is "The Magpies" by Denis Glover, with its refrain "Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle", imitating the sound of the bird – and the popular New Zealand comic Footrot Flats features a magpie ...