Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby
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Napier just lost the Super 8 Final, but was just as good as Hamilton IMO. What cost them the game was the missed conversions (admittedly, some were from a difficult angle) and giving away that last penalty, that led to Hamilton scoring 3 points in the last seconds of the match.
Napier's scrum was better than Hamilton's, line-outs too, pick and go was great, defence was impressive. Hamilton's defence was strong, too, but different from Napier, they used their backs more, with one runaway try scored by a fast Fijian. Hamilton also managed to get some very useful turnovers, but their line-out drives didn't work against the Napier defence.
Stand-out players for Napier were captain and hooker Tyrone Thompson, TH prop Patrick Teddy, no. 8 Luke Russel, and centre Leo Thompson. Their forward pack is no doubt the strength of the team. It will be interesting to see how they go in the Hurricanes Top 4.
Last year, Hastings absolutely dominated and this year, they were only a few bonus points behind Napier (the only team to beat them). While it is clear that Hastings is not as strong as last year, and Napier is significantly better than previous years, the question is whether the Wellington Schools have improved.
Can a Hawke's Bay team again grab the Hurricanes spot in the National Top 4?
If they do, today's match has shown that Hamilton is beatable. A National Top 4 Final is feasible, if Hamilton is the opponent in the semis. -
It appears, there is a challenger to take on Hastings BHS for a spot in the Hurricanes Top 4: Palmerston North BHS.
The game will be played in Hastings tomorrow. Kick-off 2.00pm.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=12108381
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Nationwide Scores
Auckland Final
St Peter's College: 29 v King's College: 281B
Tangaroa College: 31 v MacLeans: 7UC Semis
Christchurch BHS: 54 v Rangiora HS: 22
Christ's College: 24 v St Bede's College: 23Hurricanes Playoff
Hastings BHS: 43 v Palmerston North BHS: 21
CNI Final
St Paul's Collegiate: 24 v Feilding High School: 17
Highlanders
Otago BHS: 43 v Waitaki: 0 (Otago play Southland next week)From fourth to first - St Peter’s win 1A!
St Peter’s College are the 1A Auckland First XV champions after a stirring 29-28 victory over King’s College at Eden Park.
For the second consecutive week, St Peter’s won by a solitary point after upsetting St Kentigern College 22-21 in the semi-final.
In the last minute King’s went within a whisker of stealing an unlikely triumph. Stranded deep inside their 22, King’s spread the ball to the left wing where centre Lukas Halls bullied through multiple tackles before kicking ahead for fullback Aidan Morgan and himself to chase.
A retreating St Peter’s defender fell over leaving Halls and Morgan unmarked. Five-meters short of the St Peter’s try line, Halls bent over to try and collect the ball, but an awkward bounce slipped through his grasp gifting St Peter’s the last scrum and the championship.
St Peter’s start was the total opposite of their nervy finnish. The Saints burst out a 17-3 lead after 20 minutes on the back of an imperious forward display. King’s had no answer for the St Peter’s onslaught as tries to Sam Wye, Semisi Tapa and Apetone Vaka had St Peter’s comfortably ahead.
Wye scored in the first minute charging down a Zarn Sullivan clearance while Tapa and Vaka were the benefactors of accurate and aggressive phase play.
St Peter’s discipline wavered and their lineout wobbled allowing King’s to gradually crawl their way back into the contest. Wing Temple Kalepo burst onto a short ball from halfback Thorn Parkes to score King’s first try and two penalties from Morgan made it 17-13 at halftime.
Morgan kicked a third penalty two minutes after the resumption to close the deficit to 17-16, before Sullivan propelled the Maroon colours 21-18 ahead with a 35-meter solo dash.
St Peter’s regrouped and a try to wing PJ Tonga reclaimed the lead, 22-21. Captain Niko Jones was largely responsible after an outrageous offload, behind his back, in a three-man tackle.
St Peter’s first-five Ajay Faleafaga played with a composure and skill older than his 15 years and a bullet pass to unmarked Malipolo Manukia expanded St Peter’s lead to 27-21. The sideline conversion, which traveled straighter than an arrow, was ultimately the most important kick of the match.
Kalepo emulated Jones in the offloading department, releasing in the vice of two tacklers to set Halls free for King’s third try and set up a grandstand finnish.
Both St Peter’s props Zyon Holo and Hamdahn Tuipulotu were relentlessly damaging and Tapa was named man of the match for his bruising contribution.
King’s enjoyed a healthy advantage in the penalty count, but critically Sullivan missed touch twice in the last 15 minutes.
St Peter’s have been semi-finalists six times in the past decade, but at last can call themselves champions for the first time since 2000.
The victory will no doubt be dedicated to Peter Watt and Dylan Mika, two legendary rugby figures at the college who passed away this year.
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@magpie_in_aus No problem, but this is the Magpies Schoolboy Thread. Did you mean to post this in here?
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This post is deleted!
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Not really.
Updated post.
Hurricanes Playoff
Hastings BHS: 43 v Palmerston North BHS: 21
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St Pat's Silverstream beat St Pat's Town in the Wellington Premiership Final yesterday (29 - 22).
That means that Napier Boys will host St Pat's Town in Napier for the Hurricanes Top 4 semis, and that Hastings Boys will have to travel to St Pat's Silverstream for the other semi.
I can't remember how they did against each other during preseason in the annual sports exchanges/traditionals, so I don't know whether the Wellington schools have improved. Napier has definitely improved a lot since last year, and while Hastings isn't as good as in previous years, they're still quite good. I'm quietly hoping for a Napier v Hastings Final.
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@stargazer
Going by the other schoolboy thread from earlier in the seasonNapier BHS 40 v St Pats Silverstream 22
Napier BHS: 64 v St Pats Town: 8St Pats Silverstream: 14 v Hastings BHS: 7
and for other reference.
Palmerston North BHS: 42 v St Pats Town: 8
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@stargazer said in Schoolboy Rugby:
This Saturday:
Hurricanes Top 4 Semi-Finals
Napier BHS v St Pat's Town, played at NBHS with kick-off at 12.30pm
St Pat's Silverstream v Hastings BHS, played at Porirua Park #1 with kick-off at 12.30pmThe Battle for the Soul of the Canes. I think I'll even support NBHS in this week.
Hopefully HBHS can turn around their earlier defeat, it was reasonably close so not insurmountable and they've come off an ok Super 8.
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@nepia said in Schoolboy Rugby:
@stargazer said in Schoolboy Rugby:
This Saturday:
Hurricanes Top 4 Semi-Finals
Napier BHS v St Pat's Town, played at NBHS with kick-off at 12.30pm
St Pat's Silverstream v Hastings BHS, played at Porirua Park #1 with kick-off at 12.30pmThe Battle for the Soul of the Canes. I think I'll even support NBHS in this week.
Hopefully HBHS can turn around their earlier defeat, it was reasonably close so not insurmountable and they've come off an ok Super 8.
I hope to make the trek out to Porirua and will do the "honourable" thing by and try to support your outfit, albeit through clenched teeth.
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In case you're interested enough to pay $5 for a livestream:
12.30pm: Napier BHS v St Pat's Town (Wellington) @ NBHS 1
livestream - https://www.sidelineapp.com/teams/napier-bhs-1st-xv/12.30pm: St Pat's Silverstream v Hastings BHS @ Porirua Park 1
livestream - https://www.sidelineapp.com/teams/hastings-bhs-1st-xv/ -
@stargazer said in Schoolboy Rugby:
In case you're interested enough to pay $5 for a livestream:
12.30pm: Napier BHS v St Pat's Town (Wellington) @ NBHS 1
livestream - https://www.sidelineapp.com/teams/napier-bhs-1st-xv/12.30pm: St Pat's Silverstream v Hastings BHS @ Porirua Park 1
livestream - https://www.sidelineapp.com/teams/hastings-bhs-1st-xv/Damn, I would have kicked in a fiver if I had seen this earlier.
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Not sure if the results have been posted elsewhere but at Porirua Park Hastings Boys' High School downed the previously undefeated Wellington Champions Saint Patricks College by thirty one points to fourteen.
There was no luck or anything involved as right from the outset HBHS had possession and were in for a converted try after about three minutes without the SPC team getting their mits onto the ball. The red headed loosehead prop, appropriately referred to as Big Red, made some powerful surges giving HBHS the all important psychological advantage that dominant front foot ball gives.
SPC did have a bit of possession and made several powerful surges toward the HBHS line from the restart but eventually captain Liam Udy-Jones took possession and broke the first tackle and surged forward at great pace before kicking ahead sending the ball down to just short of the SPC goal line before the advancing HBHS players caught the defender that tried to run it back. From then on until halftime HBHS had the upper hand and added another two tries and a conversion to turn round to face the wind leading 19 - 0
SPC got over for a converted try earlyish in the second half with HBHS responding about ten minutes later. SPC then got a second try to get to 14 - 24 but HBHS always looked the more dangerous, especially out wide with a couple of speedy wingers, one with a nice step and swerve, always looking to be a try scoring prospect whenever they got their hands on the ball.Nothing SPC tried seemed to work with too much individualistic charges not returning dividends thanks to some solid HBHS tackling and when they did give the ball a run their backs seemed to be a step below their HBHS counterparts.
Despite being physically smaller the HBHS team were certainly deserving winners, no arguments about that. Apart from Udy-Jones and the loosehead prop the guy filling in at first five looked to be a player of skill and talent, Someone told me he was the normal halfback but was filling in at 10 due to injury. The tighthead prop came into his own in the second half with some nice prop like surges whilst one of the locks (No 5????) also had a couple of runs that invariably broke tackles and the tackling overall from HBHS was solid and assured, helping them in their pursuit towards victory. SPC did miss a number of tackles which did not help them, but I did not care about that!
All in all well done HBHS, next week will be a big challenge for them with not only Hurricanes supremacy at stake but also HB supremacy.Didn't notice Chainsaw at the ground so not sure if any photos will be available
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@higgins Yeah, it was a great day for HB school rugby:
Hurricanes Semi Finals
Hastings BHS 31 v St Pats Silverstream 14
Napier BHS 31 v St Pats Town 14It will be an all Hawke's Bay Hurricanes Final and we'll have a HB school in the Top 4 to rep the Hurricanes region!
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HBT write-up. About the venue:
Originally the Hurricanes final was scheduled for Palmerston North but Bird said there is a chance it could be played in Hawke's Bay. The venue is expected to be confirmed on Monday.https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=12113474
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Photos of St Pat's Silverstream v Hastings BHS
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From the Napier BHS Facebook page
All Hawke’s Bay Hurricanes Final Napier Boys’ High to play Hastings Boys’ High in the the Hurricanes final after both teams beat their Wellington opposition with identical scores 31-14. The final was to be played in Palmerston North but with both teams from Hawke’s Bay it has been negotiated to play this here in the Bay. Thanks to Hawke’s Bay Rugby and Napier City Council we have been given the go ahead to play this on McLean Park this Saturday kick off at 12.00pm. -
Teams for today's Hurricanes Final at McLean Park (k/o 12pm NZT):
Napier Boys' High School: Max Anderson, Caleb Turner, Leo Thompson, Keegan Christian-Goss, Jayden Stok, Henry Williams, Angus Kilmister, Luke Russell, Sam Henderson, Josh Gimblett, Frank Lochore, Tiaki Fabish, Patrick Teddy, Tyrone Thompson (captain), Jayden Walker.
Substitutes: Hayden Davis, Manaaki Aranui, Austin Soanai, Rob Slabbekoorn, Treyah Kingi-Taukamau, Pereiha Hubbard, Qunta Tawhai.
Hastings Boys' High School: Eldius Oli, Joeli Rauca, Andrew Hayward, Jordan Thompson-Dunn, Michael Naitokani, Latrell Ah Kiong, Charlie Varcoe, Liam Udy-Johns (captain), Connor Wadley, Donovan Mataira, Julian Goerke, Emil Crichton, Matt Wilson, Damarus Hokianga, Tini Nu'u.
Substitutes: Jacob Dorward, Alfred Tuliaupupu, Sam Taylor, Ngiyaani Waters, Daemon Brough, Shamara Brooks, Gideon Kautai.
Online streaming:
https://www.sidelineapp.com/teams/napier-bhs-1st-xv/
https://www.sidelineapp.com/teams/hastings-bhs-1st-xv/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=12117004
https://www.facebook.com/pg/NZClubRugby/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1755941527860295