Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby
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Are Napier the Hurricanes School to beat?
Napier Boys' High School have continued their commanding from against Hurricanes region opponents, comfortably accounting for Scots College 33-7 in Wellington today. On a heavy surface in Strathmore, Napier's forwards controlled territory and were never seriously threatened by the hosts, despite a brilliant solo try to wing Ethan Webster-Nonu on halftime. Down 21-0, Webster-Nonu retrieved a kick from inside his 22 and turned rapidly beating at least four defenders on his way to the line. It was a rare bright spot in a largely forgettable spectacle. Napier established their lead on the back of good industry by their pack. The likes of Patrick Teddy, Hayden Davis and Josh Gimblett all carried with authority and three tries were created from the 'pick and go' with Davis and halfback Angus Klimister among the first-half scorers. Scots defended stoutly at the start of the second spell as Napier were twice denied tries, one that awarded and later overruled and another that should have been credited, but was missed. Eventually Napier broke through when Scots attempting to clear their own goal line fired a wayward pass which was dived on by centre Jack Sheridan. Napier No.8 Luke Russell had the final say, forwards scoring four of the five tries by the visitors. After a winless tour to South Africa, Napier have beaten the top four sides from Wellington this year and the 2017 semi-finalists, as well as Wairarapa College 50-10 last Wednesday in their annual traditional. Napier starts their Super 8 campaign this Saturday with a home fixture against Gisborne Boys' High School before an eagerly anticipated local derby against reigning National Champions, Hastings Boys' High School on June 16. Scots will seek their third win on the trot in the local competition this Saturday when the hosts winless Hutt International Boys' School. Napier Boys’ High School win against Hurricanes scores: Beat St Pat’s Silverstream 40-22 Beat St Pat’s Town 68-8 Beat Wellington College 34-3 Beat Wairarapa College 50-10 Beat Scots College 33-7I had noticed Napier Boys' good results since returning from SA. I'm not sure where they're sitting yet and which expectations are realistic. Wellington Schools may be in a dip. But expecting Hasting BHS not to be as good as the previous two years, it would be great if Napier Boys' can go far this year. It would be awesome to have another Bay school in the Super 8 final, or - dreams are free - even reaching the National Top 4. We'll find out soon ...
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Draw Saturday, 16 June:
Super 8:
Hastings Boys 1st XV v Napier Boys 1st XV @ HBHS #1 (k/o 12.00pm)
Hastings Boys 2ns XV v Napier Boys 2nd XV @ HBHS #2 (k/o 10.45am)CNI:
St John's 1st XV v Wesley Coll 1st XV @ St John's #1 (k/o 12.00pm)
St John's 2nd XV v Wesley Coll 2nd XV @ St John's #1 (k/o 10.30am)
FDMC 1st XV v Te Aute Coll 1st XV @ FDMC(Lindisfarne hosts Wanganui Coll on Tuesday, 19 June)
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Draw Saturday, 30 June
Super 8
Hamilton BHS 1st XV v Napier BHS 1st XV @ Hamilton BHS, k/o 12.00pm
Hamilton BHS 2nd XV v Napier BHS 2nd XV @ Hamilton BHS, k/o 10.30amRotorua BHS 1st XV v Hastings BHS 1st XV @ Rotorua BHS, k/o 2.40pm
This is a TV game; live on the Rugby ChannelCNI
Te Aute College 1st XV v St John's 1st XV @ Te Aute 1, k/o 12.00pm
Te Aute College 2nd XV v St John's 2nd XV @ Te Aute 1, k/o 10.45amWesley Coll 1st XV v Lindisfarne 1st XV @ Wesley, k/o 12.00pm
Wesley Coll 2nd XV v Lindisfarne 2nd XV @ Wesley, k/o 10.30am -
@stargazer What cursed luck, home in the Bay for the weekend for the first time in ages during the Super 8 Season and both teams are playing away!
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Draw Sat 7 July:
Super 8
Hastings BHS 1st XV v New Plymouth BHS 1st XV @ HBHS #1. Kick-off 12.00pm
Hastings BHS 2nd XV v New Plymouth BHS 2nd XV @ HBHS #2. Kick-off 10.30amNapier BHS 1st XV v Rotorua BHS 1st XV @ NBHS #1. Kick-off 12.00pm
Napier BHS 2nd XV v Rotorua BHS 2nd XV @ NBHS #2. Kick-off 10.30amCNI
Lindisfarne 1st XV v St John's (Hamilton) 1st XV @ Lindisfarne #1. Kick-off 11.00am -
Huge game in the North Harbour schools comp this weekend with Takapuna Grammer hosting Westlake.
Both teams unbeaten sitting locked on 54 points each on the standings with the 3rd place team back on 33 points.
They met earlier in the season and had a 27 - 27 draw. Hopefully a cracking game. May be the case of who turns up best after a 3 week break for school holidays
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Super 8 and CNI games on 28 July, only one home game:
Super 8
Tauranga Boys 1st XV v Hastings Boys 1st XV @ Nicholson Field 1, Tauranga; k/o 12.00pm
New Plymouth BHS 1st XV v Napier BHS 1st XV @ Gully, New Plymouth; k/o 12.00pmCNI
St John's Coll (Hastings) 1st XV v Wanganui Collegiate 1st XV @ St John's 1; k/o 12.00pm
St Paul's Coll 1st XV v Lindisfarne 1st XV @ St Paul's, Hamilton; k/o 12.00pm
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@jk said in Schoolboy Rugby:
Huge game in the North Harbour schools comp this weekend with Takapuna Grammer hosting Westlake.
Both teams unbeaten sitting locked on 54 points each on the standings with the 3rd place team back on 33 points.
They met earlier in the season and had a 27 - 27 draw. Hopefully a cracking game. May be the case of who turns up best after a 3 week break for school holidays
Great game with Westlake running out winners 21-16. Some very smart football at times which is great to see at that age
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Hey @jk You're in the school rugby thread on the Magpies forum. Maybe this is something you'd like to post in the general school rugby thread?
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@stargazer said in Schoolboy Rugby:
Hey @jk You're in the school rugby thread on the Magpies forum. Maybe this is something you'd like to post in the general school rugby thread?
Haha I could yes
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Polson banner game: Napier Boys 36 - 19 Palmerston North Boys
Consequences of this game (assuming the Hurricanes fixture list is still correc):
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Napier will play Hamilton Boys in the Super 8 Final on 11 August. In Hamilton, if Hamilton Boys grabs at least one point against Hastings Boys this weekend. If Hastings wins and leave Hamilton pointless, Hamilton and Napier finish on equal points. I don't know what the tiebreak rule is. Points differential is in favour of Napier; result of the H'ton v Napier game is in Hamilton's favour.
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The Hurricanes fixture list mentions a game between the 2nd Hurricanes team in the Super 8 (Hastings Boys) and a Challenger team from the Hurricanes region on 22 August, but that game wasn't played last year because there was no challenger team. It might be the same this year.
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If that game isn't played, Hastings Boys will play the winner of the Wellington Premiership in Wellington in the first Hurricanes Top 4 Semi-Final on 25 August.
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Napier Boys will play the loser of the Wellington Premiership Final in Napier in the other Hurricanes Top 4 Semi-Final on 25 August.
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The Hurricanes Final for a spot in the Top 4 will be played in Palmerston-North on Saturday, 1 September.
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Napier BHS play Hamilton BHS tomorrow in the Super 8 Final in Hamilton. It will be broadcast live on the Rugby Channel from 12.30pm.
This is the Napier line-up for tomorrow's game:
1 Jayden Walker
2 Tyrone Thompson
3 Patrick Teddy
4 Tiaki Fabish
5 Frank Lochore
6 Josh Gimblett
7 Sam Henderson
8 Luke Russell
9 Treyah Kingi-Taukamo
10 Henry Williams
11 Jayden Stock
12 Kegan Christian-Goss
13 Leo Thompson
14 Jack Sheridan
15 Max Anderson16 Hayden Davis
17 Manaaki Aranui
18 Oskar Lynch
19 Rob Slabbekoorn
20 Angus Kilmister
21 Qunta Tawhai
22 Harry DevineI doubt Napier will win the final, but I hope they'll put up a good fight. Fully home grown team without players from elsewhere on scholarships. Who knows, some of these lads may one day pull on a Magpies jersey. That's why I like watching school games.
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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.
