the football (soccer) club eastern suburbs afc, which competes in the lotto sport italia nrfl division 1 and was crowned champion in 2011, is based in kohimarama. other sports clubs are the kohimarama tennis club, the kohimarama yacht club and kohimarama bowling club which was formerly known as the mission bay women's bowling club. the club changed its name in october 2013 after changing the rules about allowing men to join the club.