Hawke's Bay Sevens
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Time to pick up this topic again.
Today are the Napier OBM Invitational 7s at Tremain Field. Apparently, this tournament is now a qualifier for the National Club 7’s (Middlesex Country Wavell Wakefield Cup).
Interestingly, I just read in the HBT that Ellery Wilson is the new Hawke's Bay Sevens coach, together with Mark Ozich. Wilson is also the organiser of today's tournament. Not sure whether that means his playing days are over?
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=11945230
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Thanks for posting the link. Not quite sure how to interpret the comment re the Axemen's "surprise semi-final defeat last year". Does it mean it was a surprise they lost or a surprise they made it that far? As someone that lives in a place with a panoramic birdseye view of their home ground (as well as spending far too much time down there) last year's result should be regarded as the latter as it was really just the first year of a rebuilding phase. I was down at the club on Thursday and it looks like they could well be travelling up without the four guys they currently have in the Wellington Representative 7s training group nevertheless either way I still hope my Texans deal to them in their Pool D clash which will leave me in an interesting position next time I am down there! They do have former Te Aute player Te Aranga Hakiwai and Joe Reid of Ngati Kahununu lineage (on his mothers side) amongst their lineup so they are players the Park Island spectators might recognize. Keep us informed of the results if you get a chance thanks.
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2017 Hawke's Bay Sevens men's squad
Jordan Faia - Napier Tech
Timo Vaiusu - Hastings
Ausage Fomai - Hastings
Tyrone Edwards - Napier Boys
Mason Emerson - Hastings
Ash Robinson-Bartlett - Tamatea
Trent Hape -Hastings Boys
Danny Toala - Hastings Boys
Chris Johnston - NOBM
Ricky Hayes - NOBM
Tom Iosefo - MAC
Neria Fomai - Hastings
Cole Eru - Central
Sonny Lilo - NOBM
Al Momoisea - Napier Pirates
Ioane Luano - NOBM
Mitch Drew - NOBM
Damien Scott - Napier Pirates
Lincoln Mclutchie - Hastings Boys
Folua Fakatava - Hastings Boys
Jesse King - Napier Pirates.
Only just found out that they played 4 pre-season games in Napier, today 25/11).Results:
Loss: 10 -12 v Wanganui (HT: 10 - 12)
Win: 28 - 14 v Manawatu 2
Win: 31 - 14 v Horowhenua-Kapiti (HT: 19 - 7)
Loss: 12 - 14 v Manawatu 1 (HT: 0 - 14) -
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@higgins Really? Two close losses, 2 big wins, and only preseason. Still two weeks to go until the regional qualifiers. I'm more optimistic (or maybe I should say, less pessimistic) than at the start of the Mitre 10 Cup season.
Also good to see 5 schoolboys in the team, three of them Magpies signings.
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@stargazer said in HB Sevens:
2017 Hawke's Bay Sevens men's squad
Jordan Faia - Napier Tech
Timo Vaiusu - Hastings
Ausage Fomai - Hastings
Tyrone Edwards - Napier Boys
Mason Emerson - Hastings
Ash Robinson-Bartlett - Tamatea
Trent Hape -Hastings Boys
Danny Toala - Hastings Boys
Chris Johnston - NOBM
Ricky Hayes - NOBM
Tom Iosefo - MAC
Neria Fomai - Hastings
Cole Eru - Central
Sonny Lilo - NOBM
Al Momoisea - Napier Pirates
Ioane Luano - NOBM
Mitch Drew - NOBM
Damien Scott - Napier Pirates
Lincoln Mclutchie - Hastings Boys
Folua Fakatava - Hastings Boys
Jesse King - Napier PiratesReturned from Southland? Or just back for sevens?
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Hawke's Bay 7s teams for the Central Regionals tomorrow (9/12):
Men's team :
1 Ricky Hayes
2 Cole Eru
3 Damien Scott
4 Trent Hape
5 Ausage Fomai
6 Mitchell Drew
7 Ioane Lauano
8 Samuela Kokosigasiga
9 Al Momosea
10 Christopher Johnston
11 Tyrone Dodd-Edwards
12 Jesse KingThat looks like a seriously weak team! Tom Iosefo has been called up by Samoa for the Cape Town Sevens, but where's Emerson? Are they keeping Toala and McClutchie fresh for the World School Sevens next weekend? Haven't seen Fakatava play at all recently, maybe (still) injured? Neria Fomai is not in the Samoa squad, injured?
Also some names missing from our women's squad that I expected to see, while there's at least one Manawatu player on this list:
1 Felicity Powdrell
2 Niamh Jefferson
3 Teilah Ferguson
4 Jamie Julie Ferguson-Ngawaka (c)Heather
5 Paige Lush
6 Hope Hakopa
7 Marlane Harmer
9 Natasha-Dean Greville
10 Danielle Pomare-Mackay
11 Ruci Malanicagi
12 Sincereley Horne
13 Jamie HeatherI think we'll be lucky to qualify for the Nationals!
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3rd Round results:
Hawke's Bay Women 17 - 15 Poverty Bay Women (Bay tries: Ruci Malanicagi 2x, Hope Hakopa?)
Hawke's Bay Men 26 - 0 Wanganui Men (Bay tries: Mitch Drew 2x, Samuela Kokosigasiga, Ricky Hayes)I missed a few scores, but I think the men have finished 2nd in their pool, and will now play the team finishing first in the other pool in the Cup Semi. I think that's Wellington, so expect our team to lose that. Wellington are clear favourites to win the tournament.
Edit: the Cup Semi against Wellington is at 4.00pm.
The women still have a pool game to play against Taranaki; they are still in it for the 3rd-4th place play-off.
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At least making it this far means the mens team qualify for the Nationals this year
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Our women's team is also through to the Nationals:
Hawke's Bay Women 36 - 14 Taranaki Women (Bay tries: Ruci Malanicagi 2x, Teilah Ferguson, Niamh Jefferson 2x, Julie Ferguson-Ngawaka)3rd place play-off at 5.20pm: Hawke's Bay men v Taranaki men
3rd place play-off at 6.10pm: Hawke's Bay women v Poverty Bay women (on field 2, so not streamed) -
Horror day at the BOP Provincial Sevens in Mount Maunganui today:
The women's team was listed in the original draw, but must have pulled out because they didn't play today. They always seem to struggle to find sufficient players, so maybe that's the reason.
And these are the men's results. I don't know who were playing, because the HBRU didn't publish a squad list (what's new?), but if they are the same players who will play at the Nationals next weekend, I have little hope.
Hawke's Bay men:
10 - 19 loss to Counties Manukau
14 - 24 loss to Ta$man
17 - 20 loss to Manawatu (Mauao Semi Final)
12 - 19 loss to Northland (Mauao play-off)
