NZ Club Rugby 2023 ( General)
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Goodyear Tyres Auckland Cub Rugby competition for 2023 is up and running
Todays R1 results saw current Gallagher Shield Champions Manukau Rovers prove far too good for near neighbours Otahuhu played at the Rovers home ground Williams Park
The home side who lead 35-3 at halftime kept the pressure on in the 2nd half to keep the visitors at bay
Winger Josh Gray catching the eyeWaitakere travelled to Shadbolt Park to take on Suburbs , unfortunately for the visitors who put in a solid first half effort to be 3-26 down the floodgates would open for the 2nd half.
Ponsonby got their 2023 campaign away to a perfect start when they travelled to Papatoetoe and picked up the 5 points , however they had to work hard leading 15-8 at the break before pulling away in the 2nd half
Only one point separated the hosts Marist and the visitors Waitemata at the break in a keenly contested fixture played at the Mt Wellington War Memorial
However it would be the visitors who would get the job done and pick up the 5 points.Pakuranga proved a hard nut to crack for the visitors Grammar Tech who travelled to Bell Park in what turned out to be tight tussle especially in the first half.
With only 4 points separating the 2 teams at the break it would be Grammar Tech with a strong 2nd half defensive performance, adding another try and a 3 pointer to complete the victory.Today I travelled to Colin Maiden Park to watch the home side University take on the visitors College Rifles in what turned out to be a tighter than expected contest .
College Rifles with a new coaching staff and 12 debutants showed plenty of courage against a University team that is always tough to beat at home
Just the one try separated the 2 sides at the break with much of the game played between to 22 metre marks on the one occasion University did get in behind the Rifles defence the ball was spread to the left flank with try being nailed in the corner
University did have one last opportunity to extend their lead but the pass was spilled with the line openThe 2nd half saw 2 crucial penalties to replacement University first five Christian Stenhouse which pushed the score out to 11-0 before Rifles finally posted a try from close range under a sea of bodies with around 10 minutes to go
However apart from a couple of superb King Maxwell breaks which did’nt quite find the right set of hands at the right time and space it would be the home side that would bar up defensively and take a deserved victory.I would imagine there would be some mixed feelings in both camps but there will be plenty of improvement in both teams moving forward
For University Uini Fetalaiga,Will Bason and skipper Te Ariki Te Puni along with fellow front rower Louis Morrell were full of work defensivelyDexter Faamoana was excellent at scrum time and around the paddock for Rifles as was open side side Christian Kelleher
Rifles with 12 debutants new to premier Rugby none looked better than Blues U20 outside back King Maxwell who at 18 years of age has all the skills to progress on to bigger things
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Holy shit, Mahurangi got a win!
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Good to see, in the Naki, Southern played Spotswood last night, picked up a win so we won first 2 games of the season Yehaa.!
Just another thing to add I keep an eye on the 2nd/3rd div comp, with the country clubs and just realsied that Okiawa is fielding a woman's team this season, that may not seem much to many on here but Okiawa is a little place with 19 houses, I guessing they picked up players from Kaponga and Normanby ares (all withing 6-10kms. With Normanby fielding a mens team again this year, I have to say I find it all good news!
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I am surprised that Varsity have been well beaten in both games so far as I thought they would be more competitive with a number of Chiefs U20 players in their team.
Hamilton Marist in a close win over United Matamata Sports for their Centenary Celebrations.
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Counties Energy Club Results - 15th April
McNamara Cup (Premier Men):
Pukekohe 22-22 Bombay
Patumahoe 62-17 Papakura
Karaka 67-17 Ardmore Marist
Manurewa BYEColeman Shield (Premier Women):
Silverdale 5-51 Manurewa
Papakura 12-60 North Shore
Pukekohe 15-22 MaristSid Marshall Shield (Championship):
Weymouth 43-3 Waiuku
Tuakau 14-67 Drury
Te Kauwhata 17-9 Maramarua
Puni 17-18 Te Kohanga
Patumahoe 12-13 Onewhero
Manurewa BYEBob Chandler Cup (Premier Reserves):
Pukekohe 28-17 Bombay
Patumahoe 90-0 Papakura
Karaka 75-10 Ardmore Marist
Manurewa BYEMassey Cup (Under 21):
Karaka 61-7 Ardmore Marist
Manurewa 12-20 Pukekohe
Patumahoe 29-12 PapakuraUnder 85kg:
Ardmore Marist 27-0 Drury
Onewhero 0-22 Waiuku
Beachlands Maraetai 20-12 Pukekohe
Karaka 13-19 Patumahoe -
Pretty ugly result in Dunedin over the weekend, with Dunedin beating Alhambra 99 - 0.
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@mikedogz said in NZ Club Rugby 2023 ( General):
A few pro guys playing club this weekend
Alex McRobbie - Bombay
Atu Moli - Waikato Uni
Ngane Punivai - Waikato Uni
D'Angelo Leuila - Fraser Tech
Liam Coombes-Fabling - Fraser TechWellington club rugby:
Peter Umaga-Jensen - Wainuiomata
Peter Lakai - Petone
Riley Higgins - Petone
Caleb Delany - OBU
Naitoa Ah Koui - Marist St Pats -
@Canes4life weird that Ah Koui is playing club footy in Welly rather than Hamilton.
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@Stargazer said in NZ Club Rugby 2023 ( General):
@foobaNZ Wellington is 'home' to him. If he'd play club rugby in his NPC province, it would be BOP, not Waikato (unless he's returning to Wellington, this year).
He hasn't played club rugby in Wellington for a while so maybe he's moving back? If so, he'll be another solid off-season signing for the Lions.
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@Stargazer said in NZ Club Rugby 2023 ( General):
@foobaNZ Wellington is 'home' to him. If he'd play club rugby in his NPC province, it would be BOP, not Waikato (unless he's returning to Wellington, this year).
It is definitely 'home' to him, more especially so when I think you will find that his father is one of the senior Vice Presidents of the Wellington RFU.
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