Was a good night for rugby last night.
Went to the OBM v Kamo game, with the hosts making the better start, leading at the break, but a couple of great moments from Kamo saw them finally take the lead and ended up taking the tussle 22-15.
I hadnt checked the team sheets before I went, so was a surprise to see Jone Macilai on the wing for OB last night, and there is still some life in the old dog.
He still has a great ability to break tackles with some great strength, and played a huge role in breaking the Kamo defence open in a 60m effort where he off-loaded allowing someone to trot in a 7 pointer. Even when one of the KAmo wings turned him inside out one minute, next he was determined to get him and chased and wrestled the ball away, I'd certainly be happier seeing him play for the Taniwha again than a few that have the past 12 months...
For OBM Sam Caird worked hard along with #8 Vikta Tevita, while 9 Austin Ryburn and mid-field Mitchell Reader had thier moments.
The visitors took longer to get into the game, but the big moment was a superb break by 10 Nikau Graham and a equally superb off-load to put Blake Hohaia away and take the lead, in the forwards Mason Hohaia and young Harry Lowther showed good work rates while in the backs Graham and Hohaia had thier moments, as did halfback Donald Boyd who probably tried a bit much at times.
All bar the Sharks - HH game went as I expected, and MN dispatched HIka much easier than I thought they would.
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