NZ Club rugby (general)

[Bones]

@bovidae I was gonna say Greg Lealofi can't be far behind, but seems he's just been around forever.

[mikedogz]

My club Te Rapa won the Division 1 B Final today. Our first trophy in any grade for more than ten years. The boys will be having a big night.

[taniwharugby]

Mid Northern beat OBM 36-30, in a game where the lead swapped numerous times, MN took the win over OBM who had sat atop the table from round 1 until 2nd to last round.

In the other semi the Sharks put Kamo away 36-19, following the score online it looked like kamo lead early from a penalty but once Sharks got ahead they were just too good, as they have looked against everyone else the past 2 months and will surely be faves for the final next week (which will be thier 1st final I believe since the amalgamation of 2 lower division teams 5 or so years back)

MN reserves also won thier semi over the Shark reserves, while Kamo won a tight and scrappy encounter with Hora Hora in the other semi.
Kamo received 2 yellow cards and a red while HH recieved a yellow and 2 reds.

Several players from the Kamo and Sharks reserves jumped in thier cars after thier games and drove to Dargaville to sit on the bench for thier Prems side.

Premiership Final:
Western Sharks v Mid Northern
Reserves Final:
Kamo v Mid Northern

Worth noting MN were on the verge of relegation in 2019 but for the top team from div 1 not being able to field a team, MN got a reprieve from the promo-relegation match.

[Tim]

North Shore 25
Marist 15

Takapuna 23
Northcote 10

[Bovidae]

[Tim]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-title-stolen-former-wallabies-prop-sekope-kepu-sparks-kiwi-club-rugby-controversy/XUUF33ANOIW7C7DJ4J5KQLN4QA/

[OleOleOle]

@tim yes, I've had a few titles stolen, back in my playing days, when the oppositon outscored us in a semi or a final....gutting

[Tim]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CRVNW0itnLm/

[Nepia]

@tim said in NZ Club rugby (general):

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-title-stolen-former-wallabies-prop-sekope-kepu-sparks-kiwi-club-rugby-controversy/XUUF33ANOIW7C7DJ4J5KQLN4QA/

Can you give us a brief synopsis of the actual story? It's paywalled.

[Bovidae]

@nepia

Easier to read Stuff:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/300357026/exwallaby-legend-sekope-kepu-caught-in-row-between-counties-manukau-clubs

[Tim]

@bovidae thanks dude.

[Tim]

Jordan Hyland is playing for Takapuna in North Harbour club final.

[Kiwiwomble]

not NZ club but Digby ioane is running around the club scene in Melbourne...looking at our backs...it doesn't seem fair

[Bovidae]

[taniwharugby]

Weather not looking too flash for the finals tomorrow.

[mikey07]

@taniwharugby Do u reckon Derek Carpenter has a chance to make the Taniwhas squad this year?

[mikey07]

@bovidae is the the same Tom Florence from Taranaki?

[taniwharugby]

@mikey07 don't think so, hasn't started too many games.

[Magic65]

@taniwharugby any live feed for the game?.

[taniwharugby]

@magic65 haven't seen anything saying there will be, but I believe @Steven-Harris is doing radio comms tomorrow.