The Silver Fern

@Higgins said in Magpies v Canterbury:

Nepia, I will almost certainly be up in Palmy tomorrow watching a whangai grand daughter playing for St Marys in the Hurricanes Schoolgirls final against a Palmy team at 11.30 so will take in, and give a report from, your outfit against St. Patricks College Silverstream in the boys final if we stick around long enough for that game at 2.30.

We made it up there in plenty of time, a loud beep on the van horn woke me at 5.52am announcing that my ride was had arrived to pick me up. There was never any danger of arriving too late and missing kick off!!!!!! Sadly our driver decided that the return trip would start immediately after the aftermatch formalities and players feed for his daughter's team was finished so cannot give you anything about HBHS v St. Patricks other than I almost skittled their coach Tim Mannix when our paths crossed and I was not paying that much attention. Fortunately I showed I have lost very little of my twinkle toes as I stepped him nicely.

In other results
St. Marys 31 - 10 Manakura in the Hurricanes Girls Final
Feilding Ag 16 - 11 Porirua College in the Hurricanes Co-Ed Schools Final
The girls match was never in doubt with St. Marys proving too powerful up front with their front row bulldozering their way forward giving them the all important go forward. Their No.8 looked very useful and scored a lovely solo try directly from the kick off to the second half whilst the number 5 lock, 1st five and centre looked well skilled.

The co-ed schools match looked to be pretty even with Porirua hitting the front with a beautiful try about dozen minutes from time (in spite of vehement pleading from one supporter for an offside call) only for Feilding to reply with about five minutes to play with converted try out toward the right hand corner. Porirua struck back and got very close to scoring only to lose the ball and that was that.

It was a typical winters day with the chilly wind taking me back to the days where the hip flask was an essential part of the rugby spectators attire.

EDIT Go here http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=2587 for another review of happenings up at the Showgrounds.

@Number-10 Yeah was a bit one-sided, though not as much as the score would suggest I think. Wgtn had the bigger boys for sure, but I thought the HB lads had a good game, though when watching through the camera I do miss a lot.

Thanks @Stockcar86 appreciate all the help I can get!

@cgrant said in BOP v Magpies:

@Stockcar86 said in BOP v Magpies:

That was pretty stupid from Rakete-Stones, he doesn't just look like Clint Newlands

He's just a 20 y.o prop so let him have a few games behind him before giving such a cruel sentence !

That's part of the problem, throwing in a 20 year old and expecting him to play like a 25 year old prop. A lot of the young props struggle against their more experienced and mature opponents. I hope this is taken into consideration when setting salary levels. I would not pay an apprentice at the tradesman rate, unless of course they are producing tradesmans output.

In today's HBT, Philpott is quoted as saying that Brad Weber might be available for Friday's game v BOP.
That's great news, but the article also includes this info:

Philpott's biggest concern after the match was his lengthy injury list. Winger Mason Emerson collected an ankle sprain in the 11th minute and could be unavailable for six weeks, flanker Tony Lamborn could also be sidelined for six weeks with a shoulder injury collected in the 24th minute and a decision on No 8 Gareth Evans availability for the Rotorua trip will be made later today after he left the field with a thigh injury in the 35th minute.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=11907758

@Higgins said in 2017 HB Mitre 10 Cup Tipping Team:

WingerHB or any others that I may have missed will front up and don the HB jersey again this season. We need six who can remember to tip each week to fill our team.

Maybe even Nepia or Gibbit might make surprise returns?

Sadly I an incapable of the bold ... but if you're short one player then let me know.

Portland Island.

Hurricanes U16 Tournament Team

Jordan Macfarlane Roff (Poverty Bay)
Geordie Bean (Wellington)
Jayden Walker (Hawkes Bay)
Te Kamaka Howden (Manawatu)
Julian Goerke (Hawkes Bay)
Sam Sherriff (Wanganui)
Sam Henderson (Hawkes Bay)
Jeremiah Tuiatua (Wellington)
Angus Kilmister (Hawkes Bay)
Rocco Berry (Wellington)
Esera Andrews (Wellington Development)
Jordan Thompson-Dunn (Hawkes Bay)
Felesau Tamailoto (Wanganui)
Ropati So’oala (Wellington)
Cassius Misa (Wellington)
Thomas Ralls (Wairarapa-Bush)
Joseph Gavigan (Manawatu)
Samson Alaimoana (Wellington)
Ridge Studd (Wellington)
Tama Dunn (Hawkes Bay)
Andrew Hayward (Hawkes Bay)
Maui Wallace (Wellington Development)

These players will automatically be named in the Hurricanes U17 squad; 28 more players will be added.

Wellington teams retain Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council U16 titles Wellington teams retain Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council U16 titles

UPDATED: The Hurricanes Under-16 representative tourney concluded at Wanganui Collegiate today with both the Wellington A and Development teams successfully defending their titles from last year. Wellington A beat Hawke’s Bay 31-19 in the final of the Don Broughton Shield to capture that prize for...

Balls

Didn't know where else to post this.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=12316168

OBU are champions in Wellington.

@Stargazer said in 2017 Mitre10 Cup:

If Counties would win the Ranfurly Shield from Canterbury, we're the next for a challenge.

...and only a few days later too. We'll still have a hangover FFS

Today (Sat 9/11/2019) is the NOBM Invitational Sevens tournament. This tournament is important for the selection of the 2019 Hawke's Bay Sevens team that will play the Central Regional Sevens tournament on Sat 30 November, in Levin.

This is from the HBT article below:

About the NOBM squad:

He [Liam Edwards] pointed out their game plan will be similar to previous years. They will rely a lot on Hawke's Bay forward Ricky Hayes to secure the ball in the air at reception time.

Hayes and fellow key forwards Chris Johnston, who is back from his suspension, Matt Gardner and Will Tremain, who has returned after shoulder surgery, will have the job of protecting the ball and creating space for the likes of Edwards and fellow speedsters Zac Donaldson and Saia Paese to strut their stuff.

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About Havelock North's team:

Havelock North have the likes of Latrell Ah Kiong, Ryan Tongia, Trent Hape, Anzelo Tuitavuki and Jacob Stephenson.

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About MAC's squad:

While MAC will miss two of last year's kingpins, Johnny Ika and Solomone Funaki, who are attending a family reunion in Tonga, they still have Tom Iosefo, Fa'alemiga Selesele and Alatasi Tupou.

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Apart from the Napier Pirate Colts' teams (with a few familiar names from last year's Napier BHS 1st XV), I haven't seen other team line-ups for this tournament.

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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=12283596

@Stockcar86 said in v Bay of Plenty:

Maybe Jonah Lowe has an outside chance for a Maori AB spot later in the year?

I hope so. I really think he deserves it and there aren't that many Maori midfielders that are deserving of a spot (or more deserving of a spot). Advantage is also that he can play midfield and both wings. Would be awesome, considering Karl has also played for the team.

They're looking for a few more coaches:

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@Bovidae

I have been disappointed with Christie in these last few games. Moli looked really rusty on his return.

fcuk me if Christie kicks the ball out one more time on the farking full from a KO i'm going to kick him in the nuts! he's not looking too flash that's for sure.

Missed the first half due to an obligatory birthday visit to family I'd normally rather skip. With hindsight, we should have stayed longer. What an awful game to watch. The officiating was horrendous, but geez, how many tackles can you miss.

I've lost all confidence for the last game v BOP and damn it, I really don't want us to lose that one.

Relegation it is. Would like to say that we'll be back in the Premiership after next season, but then a lot of things will have to change for the better. Not sure that's possible with Phil Crackpot coaching the team again.

Let's have another beer.

I was being a bit nit picky and semantic there! BBRR would have been a certainty for selection had the tragedy not occurred whereas Israel Dagg would have had a fight on his hands to be selected had his injury not ruled him out.

@Stargazer said in v Manawatu:

By the way, why is it always shit weather when we play the Turbos in PN? That stadium doesn't seem to have good drainage at all. If it hadn't stopped pissing down, it would have been a game of water polo.

Have you never been to Palmy? 😉

Missed the game, stupid bar we were at decided that playing AFL on one channel and NRL 1980's highlights was more important than customers asking to watch a sport. Fuckers!
Seems like my season supporting the warriors hasn't finished yet as the magpies have taken over with disappointing me.

@taniwharugby said in Southland v Hawke's Bay:

yep have heard comments now from about 3 or 4 9s that dont like them, they say it makes it so much messier for them.

So many games you see the disruption with feet coming through hacking the ball.

I guess in theory it speeds the game up if you clear it quickly but with feet kicking through you need to commit more numbers to secure it cleanly.

After watching it for a few weeks now, and seeing how 9s have to gather a ball with forwards trying to kick the ball, it's only a matter of time before a halfback gets kicked against his head. I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet. One of the reasons for this rule change was to increase the safety of players by outlawing the diving etc, but if it has achieved anything, it hasn't become safer for halfbacks (or other players trying to clear the ball).