2021 Hawke's Bay Representative Rugby
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Apparently our U18s played as well. They lost 26 - 28 to Wairarapa-Bush U18. No shame, considering they must have missed a lot of players, with Hastings Boys, Napier Boys and Lindisfarne all playing games this afternoon, as well. So must have been a third-string team.
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Not sure whether the Hawke's Bay Saracens are still playing, this year. The silence of the HBRU with respect to rep rugby is deafening. Nothing in the media, either. These are the games I've been able to find via other unions' websites:
Saturday 25 September 2021:Wellington U19 v Hawke's Bay U19 - 12.00pm @ Lyndhurst Park (Tawa)
Manawatū U18 v Hawke's Bay Saracens U18 - 12.00pm @ CET Arena field 4 (Palmerston North)
Hawke's Bay U18 Girls v Manawatū U18 Girls - 2.30pm @ Waitahanui
Sunday 26 September 2021 - U16 pre-tournament round (division A):
Wairarapa-Bush U16 v Hawke's Bay U16 - 1.00pm @ EketahunaWhanganui U16 v Hawke's Bay U16 dev team (div B ) - preseason game
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Results 25-26 September 2021:
Wellington U19 42 - 7 Hawke's Bay U19
Manawatū U18 10 - 40 HB Saracens U18
Hawke's Bay U18 Girls v Manawatū U18 Girls ???Wairarapa-Bush U16 10 - 40 Hawke's Bay U16 (div A)
Whanganui U16 12 - 35 Hawke's Bay U16 dev team (div B )(non-competition game) -
Rep games, this weekend (2-3 October 2021):
HB U19 v Hurricanes Heartland U20 - HBRU Field - 12.00pm
HB Saracens v Taranaki Dev - Tremain Field - 1.00pm
HB Saracens U18 v Wellington Centurions U18 - Tremain Field - 2.30pm - livestream: https://sideline.live/play/16428Hurricanes U16 Tournament
Div A: HB U16 v Manawatū U16 - Tremain Field - 12.00pm - livestream: https://sideline.live/play/16427
Div B: HB U16 Dev v Wellington U16 Dev - Lincoln Park, Ashhurst - 1.00pm
I don't know what the rules for development teams are, but with the Magpies having a bye this weekend, I hope some of them will get a run for the Saracens. Don't want them to be undercooked for the Ta$man game, next week. Flanders is an example; MMT and Makene ... Kereru-Symes and Bryn Evans if they're ready to play. -
Results Rep games 2-3 October 2021:
Hawke's Bay U19 27 - 31 Hurricanes Heartland U20
Hawke's Bay Saracens 30 - 19 Taranaki Dev
Hawke's Bay Saracens U18 36 - 21 Wellington Centurions U18Hurricanes U16 Tournament
Div A: Hawke's Bay U16 40 - 34 Manawatū U16
Div B: Hawke's Bay U16 Dev 7 - 38 Wellington U16 Dev
A really bad year for our U19s; they've lost all their games, except their preseason game against an average Wai-Bush Baabaas team. With this year's squad, I'm not surprised. Based on what I've seen during their 1st XV days and for Hurricanes U20s and/or HB Academy, I rate some of the players, particularly Harry Godfrey, Jayden Stok and Carlos Kemp; maybe Andrew Hayward, Mitch Curran and Will Robinson, but the majority have never stood out for me. It's not good for our Academy.Hopefully, the best of this year's school leavers will be on Academy contracts for next year. I assume several of them played for this week's U18s (the best weren't available for the previous games). I just wish the HBRU published the names of the rep squads, particularly the HB Saracens and HB Saracens U18. The media don't seem interested in rep rugby either. Frustrating if you try to follow certain players and can't go to games.
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Was wondering how the combined Nelson Bays/Marlborough outfit got away with stooping to contracting in players (including one that might have even actually played for a Heartland team earlier this season) from other provinces when things got a bit rough for them on the injury front. Had a brief look through this https://www.nzrugby.co.nz/assets/2021-Competitions-Regulations-Handbook-June.pdf to check out whether the still rancorious three week residential period was still required for players to be eligible to take part in a shield match. Couldn't see it at first glance but it might still be in there somewhere amongst the 109 pages covering interprovincial matches. Will take a closer look at the transferring of players regulations situation when I have a bit more time later. Clause 4.1 (f) (ii) with reference back to the Five Games Loan Players (excluding Front Row Players) definition on page three of the document looks to be a good starting point if anyone is prepared to do the Sherlock Holmes sleuthing work.
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Results from Wed 6 Oct:
Hurricanes U16 Tournament
Hawke's Bay U16 22 - 14 Wellington U16
Ngati Porou East Coast U16 10 - 36 Hawke's Bay U16 DevelopmentThis Saturday, Hawke's Bay U16 will play Manawatu U16 in the Division A Final in Palmerston North.
The Hawke's Bay U16 Development team will play Horowhenua-Kapiti U16 in the 3rd/4th place play-off of Division B at McLean Park. That's the curtain raiser for the Ranfurly Shield game. -
Hi @Higgins, I saw your post in the Magpies v Ta$man match thread about the Hawke's Bay Saracens game.
Where did you find, or how did you get, the team line-up for the Saracens? And can you, please, post it here?
All season, I've been keen to find out who are in this squad but the HBRU have never posted it.I also see that the WRFU are going to livestream that Samoa U18 girls v Centurions U18 girls game at Porirua Park at their Wellington Junior Girls Rugby Facebook page. I wish they did the same for the men's Centurions v HB Saracens game!
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As posted earlier in this thread, not only the Wgtn Centurions v HB Saracens game will be played tomorrow, but also the U16 Finals.
The Division B 3rd/4th place consolation final between Hawke's Bay U16 Development and Horowhenua-Kapiti U16 at McLean Park kicks off at 2.15pm.
The Division A Final between our HB U16 boys and Manawatu U16 will be played at the Sport & Rugby Institute in Palmy, kicking off at 12.00pm. There will be a livestream here.
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@stargazer said in 2021 Hawke's Bay Representative Rugby:
Hi @Higgins, I saw your post in the Magpies v Ta$man match thread about the Hawke's Bay Saracens game.
Where did you find, or how did you get, the team line-up for the Saracens? And can you, please, post it here?
Final weekend of 15s community rugby competitions
The 2021 15s rugby community competition and inter-provincial representative season draws to a close this Saturday with the final set of matches played throughout the lower North Island. This inclu…
Hawke’s Bay Saracens:
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Jayden Walker
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Dom Devine
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Johnny Faleiva
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Will Gunson
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Josh Greening
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Josh Gimblett
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Nathan Tweedy (c)
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Emil Crichton
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Trent Hape
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Tianua Poto (vc)
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Anthony Wilson
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Jimi Harris
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Zach Simpson
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Dennon Robinson
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Paoraian Manuel
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James Holbrook
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Pulea Faleiva
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TBC
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Amos Roddick
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Will Tremain
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Humphrey Shield
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Jonty Stewart
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Andrew Hayward
Wellington Centurions:
No. Player
1 Ha’amea Ahio – Johnsonville
2 Penieli Poasa – Ories
3 PJ Sheck – Tawa
4 Hugo Plummer – Tawa
5 Akira Ieremia – Tawa
6 Josh To’omaga – Marist St Pats
7 Hauwai McGahan (CC) – Poneke
8 Iona Apineru – Petone
9 Campbell Woodmass (CC) – Norths
10 Callum Harkin – OBU
11 Ethan Webster-Nonu – Ories
12 Brandyn Laursen – HOBM
13 Losi Filipo – Norths
14 Joseph Faleafaga – Norths
15 Sam Reid – OBU
16 Kaleb Sinclair – Petone
17 James Coburn – Wellington
18 Brett Manaia – HOBM
19 Bruce Kauika-Petersen – Norths
20 Luca Rees – Norths
21 Kyle Preston – OBU
22 Pakai Turia – Poneke
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@stargazer said in 2021 Hawke's Bay Representative Rugby:
Saw some posts on instagram. It looks like Jordan Thompson-Dunn has signed a contract with a Portuguese club. I don't know which one. I hope he'll come back and hasn't give up on a Magpies jersey, yet. He's still so young, but young players seem more impatient these days.
I think former (6-cap) Magpie Hayden Hann is still playing there.
So Jordan Thompson-Dunn is playing for Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the Portuguese Divisão de Honra (the top tier of domestic rugby in Portugal). Looking at their team sheets, he plays mostly at 10.
And now uncapped 2019 Magpie Tyrone Dodd-Edwards, who has finally recovered from a serious leg injury that he suffered last year, has moved to Madrid where he was training on a field called Pozuelo de Alarcón in Madrid. No idea of the club, yet. There's a club from Madrid in the Spanish top division and a club in the B division that is based in that suburb.
