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<p>As expected Hastings looks the team to beat.</p>
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<p>Hamilton BHS came from behind to beat St Johns 32-29 in a thriller on Tues in the Waikato final of the Chiefs region. Rotorua BHS edged Tauranga BC 27-25 in the BOP final.</p>
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<p>So that means the Chiefs SFs in the Top 4 will be Hamilton BHS vs New Plymouth BHS and Rotorua BHS vs Wesley. Matches are played this Sat.</p> -
<p>North Harbour schools final tonight as curtain raiser to Harbour v Counties and it's Westlake vs Massey.</p>
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<p>Regardless of the result Westlake are going ahead to the play the winner of the Auckland schools final for a spot in the Top 4 tournament in Palmerston North. Massey are going to the Blues top 4 co-ed playoffs.</p> -
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<p>Hastings Boys beat Hamilton Boys 30-8 in the Super 8 finals.</p>
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<p>They play St Pats Town in the semi finals of the Hurricanes Schools this week. The other semi is Wellington College v Napier Boys. </p>
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<p>Wellington College at home on Saturday with a 12.00pm kickoff. Will have to make an effort to get along if I don't make it up to McLean Park or get an unexpected late call up from Steve Hansen.</p> -
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North Harbour schools final tonight as curtain raiser to Harbour v Counties and it's Westlake vs Massey.<br><br>
Regardless of the result Westlake are going ahead to the play the winner of the Auckland schools final for a spot in the Top 4 tournament in Palmerston North. Massey are going to the Blues top 4 co-ed playoffs.</p></blockquote>
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24 - 3 to Westlake at half time. All tries scored by the inisi brothers, one has a hat trick and the other one. -
<p><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hurricanes Semi-Finals</span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Wellington College 39 v Napier BHS 31</span><br><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hastings BHS 57 v St. Pats Town 3</span></p> -
<p>Hamilton BHS beat New Plymouth BHS 36-10. I noted that the NPBHS team had a Lilley, Slater, Boshier and Naholo playing.</p>
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<p>Rotorua BHS 35 - Wesley College 20.</p>
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<p>Rotorua BHS will host the final with the winner representing the Chiefs region in the Top 4.</p> -
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<p><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hurricanes Semi-Finals</span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Wellington College 39 v Napier BHS 31</span><br><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hastings BHS 57 v St. Pats Town 3</span></p>
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<p>It made for a nice interlude meeting up and sharing a beer with good number of doolan supporters, all St. Pats Old Boys, tonight who thought their team was the cats whiskers. I took great pleasure of informing them of the scoreline whilst wearing my Hawkes Bay jersey. It will take a major upset to see Hastings get tipped over in the race to find NZs top school team this year.</p> -
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<p>I must admit, it's good to see Hastings do well this year. Getting tired of the same old schools dominating NZ schoolboy rugby</p>
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<p>The Blues, Hurricanes and South Island will all have different schools representing them this year compared to 2015. The Chiefs will too if Hamilton beats Rotorua.</p>
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<p>I think the SF matchups this year are Blues vs SI and Chiefs vs Hurricanes so there is the possibility of a MAGS-Hastings final if both teams win out.</p> -
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<p>Hell yes a very close game there. Those fixtures are usually 50-60 point margins.</p>
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Top Four results:<br>
Hamilton BHS 26 v Rotorua BHS 24<br>
Southland BHS 41 v Chirstchurch BHS 20<br>
Hastings BHS 40 v Wellington College 14<br>
MAGS 13 v Westlake BHS 8<br><br>
The last result is closer than I expected.</p></blockquote>
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Yep much closer for me too. Westlake (or whoever north harbour winner is) usually loses this game by 30 to 50 points. Was 5 all half time! -
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<p>The Blues, Hurricanes and South Island will all have different schools representing them this year compared to 2015. The Chiefs will too if Hamilton beats Rotorua.</p>
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<p><strong>I think the SF matchups this year are Blues vs SI and Chiefs vs Hurricanes so there is the possibility of a MAGS-Hastings final if both teams win out.</strong></p>
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<p>It appears so. The Top 4 SFs work on a rotation so every region plays the others over a 3-yr cycle.</p>
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<p>The top four is also played in Palmerston North, starting with semifinals on Friday, where Southland will play Mt Albert and Hamilton will play Hastings - a rematch of the Super 8 final which Hastings won 30-8 a fortnight ago. The winners will then meet in the final on Sunday afternoon.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/83633699/first-xv-semifinalists-decided-after-regional-playoffs'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/83633699/first-xv-semifinalists-decided-after-regional-playoffs</a></p> -
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<p>Final score 41-0 MAGS. It would have been more if MAGS kicked their conversions.</p>
<p>Southland just didn't have any ball or territory in the 1st half, especially. Very impressed with Papalii and the capt Reidlinger-Kapa.</p>
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<p>New Zealand Warriors have locked Isaiah Papalii up. Kind of hope he gets out of the contract lol</p>
s Cambridge 6</p>