Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby

[Nepia]

Cheers for the updates @Stargazer

[delicatessen]

Not a whole lot of point making the final going by Hamilton BHS result against Scots - 49-0 and Scots played relatively well.

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50 seconds after k/o, Alex Dickey scores the first try for Hastings Boys. 5 - 0

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Try Hoera Stephenson. The boys are showing good patience. Alex Dickey is a handy, strong player. Can't remember him from XVs. Maybe a young player?

10 - 0 Hastings

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Try awarded to Pukekohe. Debatable whether the player actually grounded it.

10 - 7 Hastings Boys

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YC for a Hastings player.

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HT: Hastings Boys 10 - 7 Pukekohe HS

[delicatessen]

I can't figure out whether we're lazy or just unflustered on defence. Seems like we hang back on tackles a lot in broken play.

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@delicatessen They're way too casual. On attack that still works reasonably well, but they need more urgency on defence.

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That was a great break and try from Flanders. He converts the try himself.

17 - 7 Hastings

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Converted try to Pukekohe.

FT: Hastings BHS 17 - 14 Pukekohe HS

[delicatessen]

That's the third game I've seen today where the losing team scored a try to get themselves within 7 points close to the final whistle, but didn't even try and hustle back in time to kick the conversion and restart. Incredibly frustrating to watch, even against our own.

[Stargazer]

Definitely more urgency and accuracy needed. So many sloppy passes.

I wonder what the conditions are like. Is it hot, humid?

[delicatessen]

It was hot and windy early, but has chilled off a lot and some heavy rain has come through in the last couple of hours.

Tbf they have played a few games today. And the wind does take it out of ya. Not acceptable though in a tight game with a chance to win.

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The final pool game is against Christchurch Boys. They'll need to play a lot better, if they want to secure the 2nd place in the pool.
Christchurch Boys also lost to Kelston Boys, but with a smaller marging (5 - 17), and won their other 2 games.

K/o is at 6.00pm on field 2:

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Huge hole in the Hastings' defence, and Chch Boys use it to score the first try. Too easy.

5 - 0 Chch

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Very good team try to Hastings, scored by Alex Dickey. 7 - 5 Hastings.

Then a yellow card for Cooper Flanders. Couldn't see what for.

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And of course, Chch Boys' benefit from the player more. 10 - 7 Chch

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Geez, that was a costly card. Another try to Chch. 17 - 7.

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That's the HT score.