2017 Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 Tournament
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The next crop of New Zealand’s rugby stars will be on display in the Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 Tournament from September 10-16.THE TEAMS Graham Mourie Cup (Premiership): Auckland, North Harbour, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Wellington, Manawatu, Ta$man, Canterbury Michael Jones Trophy (Championship): Auckland Development, Northland, Taranaki, Counties Manukau, Shield Snorters, Heartland, Otago, SouthlandFirst round draw (Sunday 10 September)
Premiership: Graham Mourie Cup
Waikato v Ta$man, 10.45am
North Harbour v Wellington, 12.30pm
Bay of Plenty v Canterbury, 2.15pm
Auckland v Manawatu, 4pmChampionship: Michael Jones Trophy
Northland v Shield Snorters, 10.45am
Counties Manukau v Otago, 12.30pm
Auckland Development v Heartland, 2.15pm
Taranaki v Southland, 4pmLIVE COVERAGE
Four matches are scheduled to be screened LIVE on Sky Sport. These matches are:Saturday 16 September:
12pm: 11th place playoff (teams TBC)
1.40pm: 3rd place play off (teams TBC)
3.20pm: Sir Michael Jones Trophy final (teams TBC)
5.00pm: Graham Mourie Cup final (teams TBC)For live scores, photos and news from the tournament, follow the National Under 19s Facebook page.
http://www.allblacks.com/News/31350/preview-jock-hobbs-memorial-national-under-19-tournament
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This is the official tournament programme (pdf). It contains all the squad lists.
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Looking through the squads some teams appear to be stacked numbers wise in certain positions and somewhat bare in others indicating there must be quite a number of versatile players that can play in more than one area on the field. In a way that is quite good as at this age it can be a little difficult to say a player is a specialist in this particular spot when they are still growing and maturing into their bodies and developing new skills along the way. This probably applies more in the backs but can also apply to forwards where a prop at Under 19s might not grow any more and end up as a hooker or flanker later in life. The same could also be said of a late growth spurt could turn a flanker into a lock or vice versa.
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DAY ONE RESULTS:
Premiership: Graham Mourie Cup
Waikato 28, Ta$man 11
North Harbour 30, Wellington 27
Bay of Plenty 21, Canterbury 23
Auckland 71, Manawatu 5Championship: Michael Jones Trophy
Northland 14, Shield Snorters 25
Counties Manukau 15, Otago 13
Auckland Development 16, Heartland 19
Taranaki 28, Southland 32DAY TWO DRAW (Wednesday 13 September)
Michael Jones Trophy
10.45am: Northland v Otago
12.30pm: Auckland Development v Taranaki
2.15pm: Shield Snorters v Counties Manukau (semifinal)
4.00pm: Heartland v Southland (semifinal)Graham Mourie Cup
10.45am: Ta$man v Wellington
12.30pm: Bay of Plenty v Manawatu
2.15pm: Waikato v North Harbour (semifinal)
4.00pm: Canterbury v Auckland (semifinal)http://www.allblacks.com/News/31390/north-harbour-shine-on-day-one-in-taupo
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@Tim said in Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 Tournament:
@Tim said in Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 Tournament:
44 - 10 final score, apparently.
Plummer got a couple of tries and scored 29 points
Surprised at the lack of footage from any of these games
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@Duluth said in Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 Tournament:
@Tim said in Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 Tournament:
@Tim said in Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 Tournament:
44 - 10 final score, apparently.
Plummer got a couple of tries and scored 29 points
Surprised at the lack of footage from any of these games
Apparently, only 4 games being televised (this Sunday) has to do with the costs involved. Read that on one of the official FB feeds.
Thus far, they have also televised fewer women's NPC games than previous years and not any Heartland games. Also, fewer schoolboys games. I guess it has all to do with the Lions tour?
Still, that doesn't explain why these games aren't livestreamed. Most of the Heartland games are.
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Day Two Results
Play off matches
Ta$man 38 – Wellington 26
Bay of Plenty 54 – Manawatu 7
Otago 52 – Northland 9
Taranaki 34 - Auckland Development 26Michael Jones Trophy
Counties Manukau 20 - Shield Snorters 3
Southland 36 – Heartland 8Graham Mourie Cup
Waikato 27 - North Harbour 20
Auckland 44 – Canterbury 10Day Three Draw (Saturday, 16 September)
Play off matches
10.45am: Northland v Auckland Development (15th/16th)
12.00pm: Shield Snorters v Heartland (11th/12th)*
12.30pm: Otago v Taranaki (13th/14th)
1.40pm: North Harbour v Canterbury (3rd/4th)*
2.15pm: Wellington v Manawatu (7th/8th)
4.00pm: Ta$man v Bay of Plenty (5th/6th)Michael Jones Trophy Final
3.20pm Counties Manukau v Southland*Graham Mourie Cup Final
5pm Waikato v Auckland**Matches to be broadcast on Sky Sport 3
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After recording an opening day win over Manawatu, 71-5, where second-five Harry Plummer plundered 21-points (9C, 1P) from the boot, there was no slip-up in the semi-final against Canterbury. Led by 29-points (2T, 5C, 3P) from Plummer, there was no threat of the occasion getting to the young Auckland side.
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Southland under-19 prop Kaydis Hona was suspended from all rugby for four weeks after getting a red card for a dangerous tackle in his team's match against Taranaki on Sunday in the national tournament in Taupo. It meant he missed Southland's win over the Heartland XV on Wednesday and will also miss Saturday's Michael Jones Cup final against Counties Manukau. Meanwhile, Canterbury under-19 player Tom Christie received a one game suspension for striking an Auckland player in the game played on Wednesday. -
