Hawke's Bay Sevens
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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) -
Found the men's line-up; stupid not to check the HBT.
Lots of puppies:Ricky Hayes, Ash Robinson-Bartlett, Damien Scott, Lincoln McClutchie, Jesse King, Mitch Drew, Johnny Lauano, Sonny Lilo, Al Momoisea, Chris Johnston, Tyrone Dodd-Edwards, Timo Vaiusu, Teihana Brown, Danny Toala.
According to the same article, Danny Toala
... missed last month's Central Regional tournament in Levin because he was at a week-long New Zealand under-20s team development camp in Palmerston North. During the camp Toala, 18, who played at centre and fullback for the New Zealand Secondary Schools team, ran at second five-eighth. "I'm not sure where they see me at. I just have to make sure I am prepared for whatever role they want.""I prefer 15s more than sevens. I see sevens as a good opportunity to get a hit-out before the 15s season begins. It's a good way to have a run around and keep the fitness levels up. At the same time it will be good to see where sevens can take me and one of my goals is to make the New Zealand wider training squad."Although Hawke's Bay born and bred Toala has Samoan heritage and was approached by the Samoan under-20s coaching staff before the New Zealand under-20s last year. He knows once he plays for the New Zealand under-20s he is no longer eligible for Samoa. "I've got a pretty good chance with New Zealand so we will aim for that goal. I'm just focusing on my rugby career and joining the police force is my back-up plan," he added.They're wrong about being locked in by NZ by playing U20s for NZ, obviously.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11970241&ref=rss
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Even though they were all losses, nothing was hidings. I have some hope
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As a Hawkes Bay supporter all we have had to live on these last few seasons is hope. I'm hoping with Mr. Philpott no longer on the scene the hope that we no longer have to live on hope is more than a fanciful hope! At least I hope with Jason Long still on the scene we can get some respite from relying on hope come February 3 and 4 at the Palm Nth Showgrounds. Three in a row has a nice sound to it............
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Hawke's Bay Women's Sevens:
Felicity Powdrell, Niamh Jefferson, Teilah Ferguson, Julie Ferguson-Ngawaka, Kalyn Takitimu-Cook, Hope Hakopa, Marlane Harmer, Laurae Blake, Jessie Fowell, Shaylee Tipiwai, Sincerely Horne, Tash GrevilleHawke's Bay Men's Sevens:
Ricky Hayes, Teihana Brown (captain), Damien Scott, Al Momoisea, Ausage Fomai, Tyrone Dodd-Edwards, Ioane Lauano, Samuela Korosigasiga, Mitchell Drew, Christopher Johnston, Danny Toala, Timoteo VaiusuAgain no Emerson. Haven't read anything about him being injured, but I guess he is. Haven't heard anything about Fakatava for months either. McClutchie not picked. Also no Neria Fomai (HBT reported earlier in the week that he was eligible).
I really hope the Bay men are not going to get steamrolled this weekend and get some decent results and a reasonable final placing. Don't give the women much chance with them playing in the same pool as Counties and Auckland. Maybe they can beat Southland.
Men's pool games:
12.25pm v North Harbour*
3.15pm v Manawatu
5.15pm v Otago*Women's pool games:
10.25pm v Counties Manukau
12.45pm v Auckland*
4.15pm v Southland*Televised on Sky Sport 2.
