Club Footy
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@steven-harris
The surprising result tho considering Mid Northern were so close to beating OBM whilst Hawkes got beaten by Kerikeri, I guess at least they have turned that around with the win over Wellsford and MN, must be more than just one or two players. I had a yarn this week about the MN game and heard Moulds scored 3 tries and played a variety of positions. Also found out what's up with the points... -
Results from Easter Weekend
Otamatea 15 Old Boys Marist 15
Hikurangi 14 Western Sharks 10
Hora Hora 53 Kerikeri 17
Kamo 69 Wellsford 10
Mid Northern 27 Waipu 27Going to take some sort of team to knock over Kamo in this years comp,
Big improvers since round 1 have been Otamatea who since beaten both Wellsford & Mid Northern although they were held to 15 all draw last Friday,Cole Campbell having a big influence on the Hawks forward pack.
Hora Hora are all looking like a much improved unit in 2018.
I have heard Wellsford still have many injuries and unavailabilities but I would imagine come the 2nd round the will welcome back players like Matt & Ross Wright ,Jordon Hyland & Sean SweetmanBoth Old Boys Marist and Mid Northern I believe are both rebuilding this year with many players having moved on from both clubs.
Waipu lost Rinakama to a short overseas contract ,but I understand he will be back before the start of the Mitre 10 season for Northland,
Hopefully available for Waipu as well,Sam McNamara who has been unavailable for the last few weeks should be retuning this weekend along with Fijian and Northland sevens player Tavite Gadeisuva who was Northlands best at the National 7s back in JanuaryOne player to keep an eye on is last years Fijian under 20 lock and captain Temo Mayanavanua who at 1.98 and 120kg is quite the athlete,I understand he is very fit and incredibly athletic and physical around the paddock,given Northland don’t have a huge amount of size in the region ,I will be very interested in his progress.
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Yep Kamo have a strong squad and are playing to thier strengths.
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Kamo Prems continue thier march, 8/8 now, at home they got past Waipu 27-5.
Gus Collins made a brief appearance off the bench to lean on a scrum or 2 for the reserves, Tony MOnaghan also had a run around as he got to line up with his son who was in the mid-field.
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Prems table
Kamo 39 points
Hora Hora 35
Old Boys Marist 28
Mid NOrthern 21
Waipu 20
Kerikeri 18
Hikurangi 13
Wellsford 12
Otamatea 9
Western Sharks 9rest of the results:
BAYLEYS CLUB RUGBY RESULTS from Saturday 28th April 2018
Championship (Blackie Walters South Zone)
Pipiwai vs Whangaruru TBC
Southern 60 vs 10 Mangakahia
Dargaville Old Boys LBD vs WBD Tomarata
Kaihu 17 vs 19 Mid Western RugbyPremier (Joe Morgan Memorial)
Hikurangi 17 vs 32 Mid Northern
Kamo 27 vs 5 Waipu
Otamatea 24 vs 39 Hora Hora
Wellsford 22 v 24 Old Boys Marist
Western Sharks 27 vs 22 KerikeriPremier Reserve (Section A)
Hikurangi 12 vs 15 Mid Northern
Kamo 29 vs 14 Waipu
Otamatea 25 vs 27 Hora Hora
Wellsford 7 vs 20 Old Boys Marist
Western Sharks 29 vs 26 Kerikeri -
BIt of an upset with Waipu getting up over Hora HOra
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@taniwharugby unsure of Rangers return,but you would want him to get a few games under his belt for Mitre 10 cup
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OBM & HH both pick up wins to keep in touch with Kamo.
OBM made to work against Western Sharks, went to the break with a 28-10 lead, and a huge crosswind that was just angled at thier backs in the 1st spell.
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Kamo handed thier first defeat of the season out at Waipu, going down 25-20.
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Otamatea defaulted to Kamo today, I guess fortunate for Kamo that a home semi wasnt relying on them getting a BP win...shame really, was Kamo's club day and was a good day with all the Junior teams out in good form too!
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@taniwharugby Defaulting a Senior Prem side should mean they get some sort of penalty.
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@kev definitely!!
TR Jnrs game was postponed as them and their scheduled opposition provide about 24 kids in the Taniwha Shield this week so I had a rare chance to mooch about watching other kids teams and talk to people and they were very unhappy, it isnt just the game, its the supporters that turn up to watch and have a couple of beers after the game, and when your club is winning, that is a bigger hit.
I think they now have to front up for the Promo-Relegation game v Tomarata...
If promoted I wonder if Ranger would head back for a few games!
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@taniwharugby Tomarata now play Moerewa/UK, the winner plays Otamatea and the loser plays the Sharks.
That was the 2nd game in a row that Otamatea defaulted, and the Sharks also defaulted yesterday.
I understood the rules to be if a team defaults twice they have to go before the NRU to plead there case to be allowed to remain in the Premiers.
If my information is correct Tomarata have no interest in getting into the premiers but Moerewa/UK are very keen.
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@gunner it’s bloody sad to see the state of Otamatea,Dean Kenny coached them to a semi final 2 x seasons ago,but was then asked to reapply,this is a former All Black who was commuting from the North Shore of Auckland to Kaiwaka..
Along with his assistant Nathan Jacoby who called a spade a spade they both in my opinion were treated badly,
In other words the executive backed the players that were moaning their heads off about being spoken to sternly,well fuck me...!..
In my experience players come and go,good coaches are hard to come by,so you back them 100% of the time..
Bloody sad really as my 2 nephews played for Otamatea that year and there are some great people within the club,but I guess there are some that may need to step away..
Even the sponsors have pulled the plug and they are having trouble putting a team on the paddock..
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What a fucking shambles. None of those Joe Morgan comp clubs should be defaulting. I’ve seen it a bit in Mangonui/BOI in the past, but this is our premier competition, they should all have suffice numbers for an A and B team.
Hell, I just spent some time down in Horowhenua-Kapiti where my daughters live. I got out and watched some club footy and all the teams were stacked full... and that’s a Heartland Union!
Get rid of Ota and chuck Moerewa-UK in there, at least they’re keen - plus they’re tearing some new assholes in the North Zone comp.
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I cannot understand how the players can do it though, any loyal club players want to be there, I understand injuries, but surely they could have a fit squad to travel and at least play just the a's?
I know it aint fun getting thrashed, but a bit of pride goes a long way.
I remember one time in the UK our 1st team had a Sunday Cup semi final, so the b's played on Saturday in the a's club game, got killed, but at least had a team (I Played in both games for 80 mins haha)
Also hear Waipu are having some 'legal' issues around fielding a non-registered player (although apparently had NRU permission, but still breached a rule or some rules?
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Most premier clubs struggle to get two teams on the field, some players have to front up and play two games.
I think it’s time they did away with the premier reserves, if a club has two teams their second team plays second division.
It will create a more level playing field, because as it is the system is set up for clubs in higher populated areas to dominate. Take Tomarata for instance. They can comfortably put together one good team but not two, so if they are good enough to win the promotion game, it’s only fair that they have a crack at playing premiers.
