Club Rugby 2017
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NOB
M55 Taradale 15
Pirate 38 Havelock 34
Central 65 MAC 17
Clive 53 Tamatea 26
Napier Tech 87 - Hastings R&S 7Tim Farrell's ankle injury at the U20's must have not been too serious as he played for the Texans.
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This week's Maddison Trophy round five draw.
The big game is the top of the table clash between Tech OB and Napier OB Marist, the only two unbeaten teams with 4/4 so far.
Tamatea v Hastings RS
Central HB v Clive
Taradale v Pirates
Havelock North v MAC
Tech OB v Napier OB Marist -
@Stockcar86 said in Club Rugby 2017:
NOB
M55 Taradale 15
Pirate 38 Havelock 34
Central 65 MAC 17
Clive 53 Tamatea 26
Napier Tech 87 - Hastings R&S 7Tim Farrell's ankle injury at the U20's must have not been too serious as he played for the Texans.
Tim Farrell:
"It was definitely frustrating not being there and it's hard letting everybody know the reasons behind it. I had a four-week injury which turned out to be a two-week one. But I'm still in the photo and hopefully I will get a medal." The Altherm Window Systems Napier Technical club player, who turns 19 on Friday, said being part of the initial stages of the Baby Blacks campaign has made him more determined to try and make next year's Baby Blacks team.
Farrell said he was stoked to begin his comeback with 45 minutes during the Texans' 38-7 win against Ansin & Monteith Hastings Rugby and Sports on Saturday. "That was my first premier game and it was good to play alongside players I watched when I was coming through college rugby like Cracker [Mark Braidwood]." A part-time geography and environmental studies student at Victoria University in Wellington in between his rugby commitments, Farrell, has an exam in the capital on Saturday morning but hopes to return to Napier in time for the Texans top-of-table match against unbeaten defending championships Shield Snorters Insurances Limited Napier Old Boys Marist. "Hopefully I can play well in the remaining club matches this season and earn some minutes for the Shield Snorters come Mitre 10 Cup time," he added.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=11879224
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This annoys the hell out of me. Rugby is, and should be, a great sport to play and to watch, but it's idiots that spoil it for everyone with their misbehaviour.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=11879254
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There was a match I watched at Elwood Park a couple of years ago - obviously Hastings RS against somebody whom I now can't remember.
The match was drawing to a close, when the Hastings RS coach made the comment to the players and management around him, "Geez it must be close to fulltime now."
Then literally three seconds later some qc (rhymes with deer hunt) on the sideline a couple of places away from the coach starts yelling out "Come on ref, blow the final whistle." And proceeded to yell it out three or four more times over the next couple of minutes.
There is no ground clock at Elwood Park so the guy on the sideline had no clue of exactly how much time was left to go, or if the coach was right or wrong, but still just nutted off because the coach had passed an innocent comment about the referee.
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Round 5 Maddison Trophy results
Central HB 18 - Clive 33
Havelock North 61 - MAC 0
Taradale 5 - Pirates 28
Tamatea 24 - Hastings RS 31
Tech OB 7 - NOB Marist 59
In the top of the table clash, NOB Marist led 45-0 at haftime against Tech OB. They look odds on for an unbeaten Nash Cup - Maddison Trophy double.
Points
1 NOB Marist 25
2 Clive 20
3 Tech OB 19
4 Pirates 19
5 Hastings RS 19
6 Havelock North 11
7 Central HB 6
8 Taradale 5
9 Tamatea 3
10 MAC 3 -
Wow, Clive over HR&S. I wonder how much of a difference Karl Lowe made
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Maddison Trophy points after Round Six:
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Napier OB Marist - 30
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Clive - 24
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Pirates - 24
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Tech OB - 21
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Hastings RS - 20
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Havelock North - 15
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Central HB - 7
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MAC - 7
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Taradale - 6
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Tamatea - 3
Three rounds left.
Round Seven draw:
Hastings RS v Napier OB Marist
Havelock North v Clive
Tamatea v Pirates
Taradale v Central HB
Tech OB v MAC -
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Watched Havelock North v Clive today.
Tiaan Falcon and Jonah Lowe both played for Clive, Karl Lowe did not play but was watching.
Clive won 22-15, three tries to nil.
Fullback Tianua Poto did the Clive goalkicking. Tiaan Falcon's only attempt was a penalty from 45 metres out with about five minutes left which missed.
The Clive forward pack was good. Their Shield Snorters Josh Eden-Whaitiri and Jorian Tangaere both stood out.
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From HBT article about Geoff Cridge re-signing with the Canes:
The 22-year-old, 2m tall player is expected to turn out for his Hastings Rugby and Sports club for the first time this winter in the next fortnight after recovering from knee surgery.
So if he stays healthy, he should be available for the Shield Snorters right from the start of the Mitre 10 Cup season.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=11889662
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Maddison Trophy round eight results.
Central HB 24 - Tech OB 41
Clive 5 - Napier OB Marist 54
Havelock North 40 - Taradale 29
MAC 40 - Tamatea 17
Pirates 24 - Hastings RS 29One round left.
Points table:
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Napier OB Marist - 40
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Pirates - 30
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Tech OB - 30
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Clive - 28
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Hastings RS - 25
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Havelock North - 21
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MAC - 14
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Taradale - 11
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Central HB - 10
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Tamatea - 3
Napier OB Marist confirmed top qualifier.
Pirates, Tech OB, Clive and Hastings RS all fighting for the three remaining semi-final spots.Final round draw:
Clive v Taradale
Hastings RS v MAC
Napier OB Marist v Pirates
Tamatea v Central HB
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That was a bad mistake by Aotea.
They did not have an international clearance for Tongia and were informed of this by the HBRU on Friday.
Aotea still played Tongia the following day against Otane and won.
Otane, inevitably, protested and their appeal was upheld by the HBRU. The match, and competition points, have been awarded to Otane.
Perhaps the first line should read "That was dumb by Aotea"?
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NOB
M48 - P-rats 7 -
All results from 22/7:
Napier OBM 48 - 7 Napier Pirate
Napier Tech 42 - 7 Havelock North
Clive 31 - 7 Taradale
Hastings R&S 57 - 0 MAC
Central 30 - 21 TamateaGood to see that youngsters Tiaan Falcon, Mason Emerson, Geoff Cridge (back playing!) & Marino Mikaele-Tu'u (back in the Bay) all scored tries. I'd be keen to know whether both Jonah and Karl Lowe were playing.
Final Maddison Trophy table:
1 Napier OBM - 45 points
2 Napier Tech - 35 points
3 Clive - 33 points
4 Hastings R&S - 30 points, points differential: 44
5 Napier Pirate - 30 points , points differential: 10
6 Havelock North - 21 points
7 Central - 15 points
8 MAC - 14 points
9 Taradale - 11 points
10 Tamatea - 4 pointsNext weekend's semi-finals:
Napier OB Marist v Hastings R&S
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I have checked the NZRFU player registration database and as of now my version is showing Marino Mikaele-Tu'u as registered as a player at the College Old Boys-Victoria University club in Wellington. Perhaps the HBRFU has the necessary paperwork in their office transferring him back to Hastings RSC but not got round to entering it into the online database? If not then it maybe Aotea might not be the only club penalised for playing an ineligible player, always assuming another club lodges a protest.
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@Higgins said in Club Rugby 2017:
NZRFU player registration database
Just out of interest (I have no idea how it works), are the rules around registration the same for club rugby players who are signed with a Mitre 10 Cup team, and those players who are not?
Same question, but now for players with a Super Rugby contract (either a full or development contract)?