2023 Hawke's Bay Representative Rugby
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@Number-10 Ouch! Is that basically our Academy team plus a few boys from the clubs to fill out the numbers?
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@Number-10 Oh, that's not good! At least one eligible player was playing for the Magpies (Tuifua) and Allen is still on suspension, but that's a worrying result. I know we've had bad results before with our U19s (including teams with Toala, McClutchie etc) and it has never affected the Magpies because the best out of that U19 team were really good, but a team putting 60 on us makes you wonder ...
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@Stargazer Just watched the highlights you posted over on the other thread and note with mixed feelings that my No. 26 is no longer No. 26! On the other hand I can only assume that the powers that be in the HBRFU have decided to "retire" that number, and that's the ultimate tribute but it just doesn't look right for my favourite to be wearing another number.
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Whanganui Rugby's write-up of their game v Hawke's Bay Development (which they still call Saracens).
https://whanganuirugby.co.nz/wp/2023/07/29/whanganui-fall-short-against-hard-running-saracens-2/
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And some photos of the Whanganui v HB Development game.
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In addition to the Magpies and Tui games, I've been able to find info about the following (preseason) games on Saturday 5 August 2023:
Hawke's Bay Men's Development v Poverty Bay - Tremain Field, Napier - 1.00pm
King Country Trailblazers v Hawke's Bay Women's Development - Owen Delany Park, Taupō - 2.30pm
Central Hawke's Bay Representative Rugby v Northern Whanganui (?) - Onga Tiko, Tikokino - 2.00pm
And this tournament (including Hawke's Bay Māori and Wairoa Sub-Union):
@Number-10 Do you know whether our U19s are playing this weekend? The U16s start early September; I assume the U18s start after the National Top 4?
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Tui squad to play Wellington on Sunday afternoon, 12.05pm, at the Hutt Rec.
Our rising star halfback Kahlia Awa is injured and replaced by an even younger player, Raedeen Blacke (18), who made her Tui debut, last week and only played a few minutes.
Our right winger, who was great at making intercepts last week, but was very slow, has been replaced.
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Tui squad to play Wellington on Sunday afternoon, 12.05pm, at the Hutt Rec.
Our rising star halfback Kahlia Awa is injured and replaced by an even younger player, Raedeen Blacke (18), who made her Tui debut, last week and only played a few minutes.
Our right winger, who was great at making intercepts last week, but was very slow, has been replaced.
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@Stargazer The lady will be sure to know how to play halfback to a good level given her name is Blake.
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In addition to the Magpies and Tui games, I've been able to find info about the following (preseason) games on Saturday 5 August 2023:
Hawke's Bay Men's Development v Poverty Bay - Tremain Field, Napier - 1.00pm
King Country Trailblazers v Hawke's Bay Women's Development - Owen Delany Park, Taupō - 2.30pm
Central Hawke's Bay Representative Rugby v Northern Whanganui (?) - Onga Tiko, Tikokino - 2.00pm
And this tournament (including Hawke's Bay Māori and Wairoa Sub-Union):
@Number-10 Do you know whether our U19s are playing this weekend? The U16s start early September; I assume the U18s start after the National Top 4?
@Stargazer said in 2023 Hawke's Bay Representative Rugby:
In addition to the Magpies and Tui games, I've been able to find info about the following (preseason) games on Saturday 5 August 2023:
Hawke's Bay Men's Development v Poverty Bay - Tremain Field, Napier - 1.00pm
King Country Trailblazers v Hawke's Bay Women's Development - Owen Delany Park, Taupō - 2.30pm
Central Hawke's Bay Representative Rugby v Northern Whanganui (?) - Onga Tiko, Tikokino - 2.00pm
And this tournament (including Hawke's Bay Māori and Wairoa Sub-Union):
@Number-10 Do you know whether our U19s are playing this weekend? The U16s start early September; I assume the U18s start after the National Top 4?
Under 19's next scheduled game is next Saturday (12th) v Wairarapa Bush, Masterton.
Under 18's start on Sept 2 v Wgtn Centurions, Napier
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Pretty average officiating in the Tui game, and the commentating is even worse. If you'd only listen to the commentators, you'd expect Wellington to be miles ahead, because they're so good at everything. Instead, the Tui lead, despite some questionable decisions from the ref.
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That was a very satifying end to the game! A bonus point win for the Tui and at the same time denying Wellington a losing bonus point.
If you had to believe the commentators, Wellington were doing everything right and were stronger in this and that, but in the end the Tui just clearly showed they were the better team, both collectively and in many cases also individually.
Great to see Teilah Ferguson score a hat-trick.
FT: Wellington 22 - 33 Tui
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Also strange decisions by the Wellington captain to go for a scrum right in front of their own posts, while they could have gone for a line-out. Ferguson scored the first time and then later Wellington does the same thing again. Weird.
Hawke's Bay girl Harmony Kautai scored for Wellington. It's a pity she's no longer playing for us; she's such a strong, big winger.
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Pretty average officiating in the Tui game, and the commentating is even worse. If you'd only listen to the commentators, you'd expect Wellington to be miles ahead, because they're so good at everything. Instead, the Tui lead, despite some questionable decisions from the ref.
@Stargazer Turning out to be fantastic weekend (Napier BHS result apart) for HB rugby followers after that semi-trouncing the Tui have just handed out to the Wellington side on their own ground. Sorry unable to give you the final score as flatmate had control of the remote and he changed channels with about a minute to go in disgust at the obvious apparent outcome but can bask in the glory that his mob did not even get a close loss bonus point! :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:
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The other rep rugby resutls of 5 August:
Hawke's Bay Development 77 - 17 Poverty Bay
King Country Trailblazers 36 - 31 Hawke's Bay Women Development
Central HB Rep Rugby 69 - 0 Northern Whanganui Sub-Union (CHB retain the Bebbington Shield)The Te Matau a Maui Hawke's Bay Māori team has won the Te Tini tournament.
They beat Wairoa Sub-Union in the Final.This is from the pay-walled article in the HBT:
A year and a half of resurrecting Hawke’s Bay Māori representative rugby bore its greatest prize to date when Te Matau a Māui beat Wairoa 33-14 in the final of the Te Tini a Māui regional tournament on Saturday at Elwood Park, Hastings.
Hawke’s Bay have at times been absent from the competition, unable to fill a team, but after playing the tournament in Wellington last year, the team was invited to stage the 2023 event, their winning of the Hikaia Amohia trophy being their first since 2007.
The tournament drew six teams, from Wellington representatives Te Ūpoko o te Ika to Poverty Bay representatives Tūranganui a Kiwa, with Taranaki and Whanganui unable to take part and the Wellington team impacted by the selection of a Wellington Māori team to play national Heartland Championship side Horowhenua-Kāpiti.
Wairoa, preparing to defend northern Hawke’s Bay, Gisborne and East Coast sub-unions challenge trophy the Barry Cup against Poverty Bay side Ngātapa in Wairoa next Saturday, were invited into the tournament and surprised with a 15-14 win over Te Ūpoko o te Ika after being down 14-0, and then beat Manawatū Māori 27-14 after being down 14-5 to win their pool.
Te Matau a Māui won their pool with a 54-0 win over Horowhenua-Kāpiti and a 14-7 win over Tūranganui a Kiwi.
Having beaten Wairoa 26-19 in their hometown seven days earlier, Te Matau a Māui expected another tough challenge, but led 21-0 at halftime with tries to Brayden Cunningham, Eli Rore and Tawhiri Gifford-Kara, each converted by Jayden Falcon.
But as they had earlier in the day, Wairoa again sprung a comeback with tries to Kyoni Te Amo and Jeffery Ismail, each converted by Phagen Winiata, to make it 21-14 midway during the second half.
While Wairoa dominated territory and possession for much of that half, Te Matau a Māui sealed the game with two late tries, to Hemi Waerea and Luke Russell, to claim the tournament’s Hikaia Amohia Trophy, thought to have been last won by a Hawke’s Bay side in 2007.
The playoff for third and fourth place went to a second five minutes of extra time before a 40-metre penalty gave Manawatū a 22-19 golden point victory.
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Tui team to take on Canterbury. Some important players aren't available for some reason: Kahlia Awa still injured, but also no Ashley Palu and Kathleen Brown. Hopefully the Tui can keep the margin small; I can't see them win this game.
Saturday 12 August 2023, 2.05pm at Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park.
