2018 School Rugby

[Stargazer]

41st minute: great try in the corner from PJ Tonga. Not converted.

It's getting close. 21 - 17 Napier

[Stargazer]

Awesome break and try from Niko Jones. Napier imploding.

24 - 21 St Peter's

[African Monkey]

Come on St Peters!!!!

[Stargazer]

Bad collision. St Peter's player comes out okay, but a Napier player has - what looks like - a bad injury. Ankle?

Edit: St Peter's player also being treated. Lower back.

[Stargazer]

Napier's Rob Slabbekoorn stretchered off. Sad end to his game.

[Stargazer]

Wow. What a try. Chris Hala'ufia.

St Peter's 31 - 21

Can't see Napier come back from this.

[Stargazer]

The battles they won easily in the first half, are now lost.

[Rapido]

" use it now 9, use it now" says the ref to Napier hakfback as rolling maul is marching towards the goal line and then crosses it. FML.

Like a really bad back seat driver ....

[Rapido]

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[Stargazer]

58th minute: Napier's captain scores! Christian-Goss converts.

31 - 28 St Peter's

[Stargazer]

@rapido I had my doubts about the try being held up, too.

[Stargazer]

St Peter's miles offside. All the time. Not penalised.

[Rapido]

Have ever SPC won this before?

Congrats to SPC.

[African Monkey]

@rapido Yup 1987 and 2000. What a comeback well done to the boys WOOOOOO!!!!!!

[Stargazer]

Congrats to St Peter's. Won with a fantastic second half.
Proud of Napier Boys, who dominated the first half. Only 3 points in it.

Watching this game between these two very good teams, the future of NZ rugby looks bright.

FT: Napier BHS 28 - 31 St Peter's College

[KiwiMurph]

Haha well just as well they play the games and not just decide the winner on paper eh!

Well done St Peter's - what a season - great to see a different school take out the national title and good to see an Auckland school take it out.

[Bovidae]

I said that the Top 4 final would be anyones to win. Congrats St Peter's.

Well done Hamilton GHS and St Peter's Cambridge for winning the girls and co-ed finals, respectively.

[African Monkey]

@kiwimurph Haha yeah, we've been underdogs for 4 of the last 5 games. The Westlake game was a good wake up call as we were very lucky to get out of that one, the one game where we were expected to win.

[Stargazer]

National Top 4 - Results

Co-ed Cup
3rd/4th: Feilding HS 10 v 16 Mt Albert Grammar
FINAL: Rangiora HS 26 v 33 St Peter’s Cambridge

Hine Pounamu Trophy – Girls 1st XV
3rd/4th: Aorere College v Southland GHS
FINAL: Manukura 7 v 42 Hamilton GHS

Barbarians 1st XV Trophy
3rd/4th: Hamilton BHS 43 v 25 Christchurch BHS
FINAL: Napier BHS 28 v 31 St Peter's College

[Tim]

Interesting that Michael Jones' son was tournament MVP.