Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby

[Higgins]

@delicatessen You should drop by more often as this site is a bit of an institution and somewhat addictive with many traditions etc going back a number if years that have to be kept up! Come ITM Cup time we also have a HB Tipping Team that takes on allcomers in a teams competition run on this board. We usually do really well but tripped up badly and only come home in a miserable 6th place last season. Maybe you would like to make yourself available for selection come NPC time as we might need some new talent next season!

https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/3724/tipping-2020/320
https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping/

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Jerseys too similar in this match.

Rotorua scores the first try. 0 - 5

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Awesome try to Ross, which he converts himself.
7 - 5 Hastings

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Another great try from Cooper Flanders, who chased his own kick. He tried that move yesterday, too, and failed. Good to see him succeed today.

14 - 5 Hastings

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That's the half time score.

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Try to Rotorua in the corner by a very big player.

14 - 10 Hastings

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I think the ref missed a knock-on there, but Rotorua score a converted try.

14 - 17 Rotorua

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Too many Hastings players in that ruck, creates a big hole in their defence. Rotorua score another try.

14 - 22 Rotorua

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Great dummy from Flanders and he scores a try under the sticks. Converted.

21 - 22 Rotorua

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Rotorua makes the mistake and knock-on, but the ref calls full time. That's unfortunate.

FT: Hastings Boys 21 - 22 Rotorua

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Hastings Boys will play Whanganui Collegiate in the Consolation Plate semi-final. Kick-off is at 1.20pm. Again at field 3, so you can use the link posted above.

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The first try is scored by Whanganui. 0 - 5

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And another one. Too many mistakes from Hastings, who haven't got much ball, yet.

0 -12 Whanganui

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YC for one of the Whanganui players.

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Try Hoera Stephenson.

HT: Hastings Boys 5 - 12 Whanganui Coll

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Try to Cooper Flanders in the corner. Very good conversion kick!

12 - 12

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Try Whanganui after yet another line-out steal.

12 - 19 Whanganui

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Try to Cooper Flanders in the corner. Kick too hard. Unfortunately, another loss. It's a bit like their XVs season.

FT: Hastings Boys 17 - 19 Whanganui Coll

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I think this means that Hastings Boys' Condor 7s tournament is over. Two wins out of 6 games is disappointing, but this looked like a young team.

I don't know all the players from this year's 1st XV, but from those that I do recognise, Cooper Flanders, Mefi Tupou, Eldius Oli and Hoera Stephenson were all also in this 7s squad. Not sure whether, particularly, Troydyn Bird, Josh Beehre and Kaihau Pasikala were regular players for the 1st XV. I don't think the others were, but I may be wrong. Alex Dickey looks like a very promising player. Short in stature, but very strong, a bit Laumape-like in bumping of opposition players and hard to get to the ground.

Oh, and Hastings Boys' need to do a lot of work on their defence (maybe call in the services of a good defence coach?), otherwise there will be a repeat of the 2020 1st XV season and nobody wants that.

[Higgins]

@Stargazer They can quite happily lose to Napier BHS thank you very much which would be something that at least one of us wants.