Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby

[Stargazer]

Another penalty to Napier. Again for a line-out, now very close to Palmy's try line.

[Stargazer]

Another penalty and a Palmy player is sent to the bin. Looks like a frontrower. Yes, Napier Boys' opt for the scrum the reserve hooker comes on.

[Stargazer]

Pick n' go, and it's a try to Napier!!

If the commentators could actually talk a bit less that would be great.

Looks like halfback Joel Russel was the try scorer. Luke Thomas converts.

0 - 7 Napier

[Stargazer]

Palmy get a penalty in their own half. Their kicker is a big boy. Is that a first five?

[Higgins]

Looks to be a fairly strong wind blowing, fortunately mainly across the ground so not favouring either side.

[Stargazer]

Now a scrum. Napier with the feed. Oh, not good, Palmy win that. But then lose the ball.

Napier back on attack.

[Stargazer]

@Higgins said in Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby:

Field already cutting up after only about five minutes, promises to be a real mud bath before too much longer. Still no score in this Polson Banner match

It's already getting harder to see the difference between players of both teams with those dirty jerseys. If the camera doesn't zoom in.

[Stargazer]

Another penalty to Napier. Palmy Boys struggle with their discipline.

[Stargazer]

Ahh, the Napier cross-field kick goes too far. They had advantage though, so they're going for a line-out again, deep into Palmy's half.

[Stargazer]

Pick and go. Accidental offside, and Palmy gets the penalty. They're back to 15 players.

[Higgins]

@Stargazer You are right must be over half a dozen going the way of the visitors now, and thats not counting those that were cancelled out by gaining "advantage" from nor multiple penalties being signalled before the original one being whistled. A real change from what you can expect when playing down there!

[Stargazer]

The pick and go goes well, and it's a try to captain Ta$man Soanai-Oeti!

[Higgins]

@Stargazer said in Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby:

Pick and go. Accidental offside, and Palmy gets the penalty. They're back to 15 players.

But not enough to stop Napier rolling over for their second try!

[Stargazer]

Luke Thomas misses the conversion.

0 - 12 to Napier after almost 20 minutes.

[Stargazer]

Hmm not sure the ref got that right. It looked like the Napier player had a knee on the ground, but he says it was a maul.

[Stargazer]

Palmy on attack now. For the first time in Napier's half.

[Higgins]

@Stargazer Don't argue, you take anything you can get from a 'Poo referee.

[Stargazer]

That looked to be a good attack from Palmy, but they knock the ball on. There seemed to be a forward pass in there as well.

[Stargazer]

Napier should have gone for a clearing kick; instead they try to run the ball out and the ball carrier is pushed into touch. Palmy line-out. Napier get the ball back and kick it far into Palmy's half where it goes into touch.

[Stargazer]

I can't read the numbers on Napier's backs anymore.