Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby

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The kick is short.

21 - 19 Napier. 5 minutes to go.

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Rotorua really throwing the kitchen sink at it. Napier having to defend hard.

Hastings get the penalty and go for a line-out in NP's half.

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Rotorua line-out in Napier's half. The ref's arm is only pointing one way at the moment. Another penalty to Rotorua.

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Another Rotorua line-out. They could have gone for the 3.

The line-out is good, but Napier defend the maul well. Maul goes down close to the try line.

Game over!! Phew. It's a win!

Full time: Napier Boys 21 - 19 Rotorua Boys

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NP now hard on attack, but knock on. It was advantage NP though, so they get the penalty.

Some handbags.

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Not sure what happened, but Hastings get the scrum feed. It's a scrum on Hastings' 5m.

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That was sloppy. Hastings knock on. NP scrum on Hastings' 5m.

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Yellow for Hastings' openside. The commentator said "another yellow", so not sure how many players Hastings have on the field right now.

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Turnover. Good clearance from Hastings, who also get a penalty.

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Hastings' line-out, about midway.

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NP steal it, but they're driven far back into their own half.

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The clearance kick goes far and Hastings go for a run. It's turning into a kicking contest now.

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Another Hastings line-out halfway.

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Hasting knock it on. NP line-out in their own half.

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Great kick, NP line-out deep into Hastings' half.

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This line-out was better and the clearance kick goes far. The NP player knocks on and it's a Hastings' scrum on NP's 22.

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NP line-out on Hastings' 10m. ...

Then they get the penalty. Not sure for what, I only saw them knock on.

They go for another line-out. Deeper into Hastings' half.

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Hastings regain possession and the clearance kick is good. NP line-out back deep into their own half.

This game is really line-out after line-out. Lots of kicking; less running.

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NP scrum in their own half.

They go for a run, but Hastings' defence is good and NP kick away possession again. Hastings going for a run now.

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Hastings' penalised for offside. Quick tap NP, and they go for a run, but penalised for some reason. Hastings kick for the line-out. Not sure what went wrong there, maybe it all happened in Bredin's head, but it's a scrum just over the line in Hastings' half. NP scrum feed.