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Northcote vs. Takapuna stream:
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The Auckland final has just kicked off, and is live streaming here:
Auckland Rugby Union
Official site of Auckland Rugby Union. Delivering amateur and professional rugby in Auckland City.
alternate link:
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Old Boys Marist beat Mid Northern in the Whangarei premiership final 29-25
Kamo beat Old Boys Marist in Reserves final, 63-15
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@Tim totally agree with your coms,was at the game,the Varsity forwards were super impressive,wether it was getting players over the suburbs ball,or supporting their ball carriers..looked a a very fit and well coached team
Thought the fullback Sam Lawson was very impressive as well,capped off a fine game with an outstanding individual try..Suburbs even though they fought back to 13-20,paid a high price for not dealing with their kick off recieves.
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@Steven-Harris I really liked the look of Lawson too. It was kind of hard to judge individuals from a low quality stream, but he looked worth a spot.
Did he come through the Canterbury system?
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11896741
They did it with the sun on their backs at Eden Park by controlling field position, scoring tries at key moments and muscling up to the big, physical and aggressive Suburbs pack.
Leading the way for Varsity was livewire openside flanker Antonio Kirikiri, man of the match, again signed by the Manawatu Turbos, who had hands in creating and saving tries, lock Lyndon Dunshea, No 8 Uini Fetalaiga and tighthead prop Marcel Renata, who scored a try.
It threatened to unravel for Varsity when experienced halfback Brenton Helleur was forced to leave the field with a bad knock to the head. But his replacement Henry Saker was sparky and gutsy.
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@Steven-Harris Is the Cam Mather who coaches University the same one who played for North Harbour and Scotland?
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@Tim yes he's the same guy,played over 100 x games for Edinburgh,and represented Scotland 11 times between 1999-2004,rangy loose forward.i spoke to the ponsonby assistant coach Tani Fuga during the week,and he predicted Varsity would be too fit and strong all round for Suburbs..their loose forwards were also exceptional.
Dunshea was in the Canterbury squad in 2013,has a massive workrate,Sam Lawson was out of Canterbury University,but I suspect he went to Wellington College..
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@Steven-Harris I would say that Eklund looked like he's sorted out his throwing, but Suburbs put zero pressure on their lineout.
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@Tim the 2.13 metre lock Dean Williams was a big man in the middle of the suburbs lineout,but does bugger all else around the paddock..Your dead right about Suburbs passing,especially from the base,it was abysmal,and it did'nt help their backs were so deep..!,
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Japanese players in Wellington club rugby.
I had noticed quite a
Japanese players in Wellington club rugby.I had noticed quite a few Japanese names in the Dominion Post reports.
There's an exchange programme, makes more sense now.
http://www.newswire.co.nz/2016/12/foreign-players-adding-flavour-capital-club-rugby-competition/
About 20 Japanese enhancing their rugby skills in Wellington were among a record number of visitors to New Zealand in the year to September. Visitor numbers increased by 11.4% to nearly 3.4 million for the past 12 months, up from just over 3 million in 2015 and 2.8 million from 2014. The figures were released in Statistics New Zealand’s monthly International Travel and Migration report. This year’s Wellington rugby club competition saw the Japanese influx among the 3500 registered players. Some of them play in the professional leagues in Japan. “We have overseas players come and play and it adds to the flavour of our club competition” says Wellington Rugby Union head of community rugby Will Caccia-Birch. “They get to experience the Wellington rugby way of life. “If we can provide them with an experience then Wellington rugby benefits from that,” Will says. Clubs like Johnsonville RFC and Upper Hutt Rams hosted a range of players from Fiji, Samoa, America, Japan, and France. The Johnsonville club welcomed players from Europe, America, Cyprus and the Pacific Islands, says premier assistant coach Garry Archer, who is himself originally from the UK. “They see rugby as a big part of the culture. “They are just looking for the overall experience, they look for it as part of a New Zealand experience. “Other ones are looking to come to New Zealand to further their career.” Garry says the players walked away from the club enjoying their rugby despite the results not entirely going their way at Johnsonville. For example, George Shaouna has taken what he has learned from playing at Johnsonville and is applying it for the Cyprus national team. Upper Hutt Rams had players from Samoa, Fiji and Japan play across all their teams. Fillipe Rayasi, development officer from Upper Hutt Rams, says the players brought enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. Fillipe says the players from Fiji and Samoa came to study in Auckland. “They wanted the challenge of playing club rugby so we brought them down. “They loved the experience,” says Fillipe.
Cameron Mather - Wikipedia
