2018 Hawke's Bay Representative Rugby

[Stargazer]

Found on Twitter: there are three preseason games today. Only the Saracens play at home.

• Hawke's Bay Saracens v Poverty Bay @ Tremain Field, Napier (k/o 2.30pm)
• Hawke's Bay Tuis v Taranaki @ Lincoln Park, Ashhurst (k/o 1.00pm)
• Wanganui Dev v Hawke's Bay U19 @ CET Arena, Palmerston North (k/o 1.00pm)
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This is the Saracens line-up.

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Because the Saracens named such a large squad for the season and decided to take 28 players for today's preseason game, the Hawke's Bay Māori team Te matau a Māui lost 9 of their players for their game that was scheduled for today. According to their FB page, also two of their players earned contracts to play in France and Italy. So they didn't have enough players for the HB Samoa v HB Māori game, which had to be cancelled as a result. I understand this was their only game planned for this year, with no regional games taking place this year. They're trying to get funding for next year.

Edit: Te matau a Māui also had a lot of injured players (from last weekend's promotion/relegation game).

[Higgins]

There look to a about half a dozen Samoans in that B Team and that doesn't seem to have been an impediment to being prepared to front up.

[Stargazer]

@higgins I don't know. Maybe the HB Samoan team has a bigger player pool and are better organised because they have an actual competition to play in? For the HB Māori team this was a one-off game.

[Stargazer]

I've been able to find the results of two of the three preseason rep games:

Hawke's Bay Saracens 62 - 12 Poverty Bay
Wanganui Dev 38 - 25 Hawke's Bay U19

[Stargazer]

The remaining preseason result from Saturday:

Hawke's Bay Tuis 43-12 Taranaki Women

[Stargazer]

Rep rugby weekend 18-19 August:

Preseason games - Sat 18/8:
1.00pm: Hawke's Bay Tuis v Manawatu @ Tremain Field, Napier.
2.00pm: Wanganui v Hawke's Bay Saracens @ Marton Park, Marton
2.30pm: Wellington Samoa v Hawke's Bay Samoa @ Tawa Rugby Club.

U19 Seeding Tournament - Central Region - Sunday 19/8
11.30am: Wellington U19 v Hawke's Bay U19 @ Westpac Stadium.

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This is the U19 Extended Training Squad as posted on 10 August. I haven't seen a final squad.

I think it's the same squad as posted on the Magpies FB page yesterday (what's up with announcing squads in sometimes difficult to read gifs/videos?).

[Stargazer]

That's more like it. Tomorrow's U19 squad for the seeding game against Wellington. That'll be a tough game.

[Nepia]

@stargazer Does 'Player of Origin' mean a player who's based in another province but is from the Bay?

[Stargazer]

@nepia I haven't seen the regulations applicable to U19 rep teams, but if they're the same as those for the Heartland Competion, this is what the Heartland Regs say (note what it says under d):

[Stargazer]

@Nepia A quick google search tells me that both Nikau McGregor and Nathan Giles attended Napier BHS.

[Higgins]

@stargazer said in 2018 Hawke's Bay Representative Rugby:

That's more like it. Tomorrow's U19 squad for the seeding game against Wellington. That'll be a tough game.

Oh dear, an 11.35am kick off looks to be a bit of a challenge getting out of bed in time to get there for kick off. With a bit of luck there will be a free entry for early comers, gatekeepers and spectators in particular!

[Stargazer]

@higgins Yeah, it's the curtain raiser to the Wellington v Otago Mitre 10 Cup game, which starts at 2.05pm.

[Stargazer]

From the HB Facebook page:

The HB Under 19 game on Sunday is going to be broadcast live on radio. In Wellington it will be on 1161AM, and we are hopeful that it will be simulcast in Hawke's Bay on 94.3FM. Listeners can also live-stream the commentary on http://www.teupoko.co.nz/

[Stargazer]

Two results from today:

Wanganui 19 v Hawke's Bay Saracens 34
Wellington Samoa 41 v HB Samoa 27

[Stargazer]

Our U19s are being butchered in Wellington. 3 tries in the last 10 minutes.

26 - 0 Wellington

[Stargazer]

Half time:

Wellington U19 (40) v (0) Hawke's Bay U19

They started well, but couldn't get past the Wellington defence. But lots of handling errors and the last 20 minutes it was all Wellington. Disappointing.

[Number 10]

@stargazer said in 2018 Hawke's Bay Representative Rugby:

Half time:

Wellington U19 (40) v (0) Hawke's Bay U19

They started well, but couldn't get past the Wellington defence. But lots of handling errors and the last 20 minutes it was all Wellington. Disappointing.

Jesus H. Christ ...

[Stargazer]

Apparently, a much better second half from our U19s. What I took from the commentary (I didn't listen the full game) is that McClutchie had a good game; Toala several breaks, but also dropping the ball several times. The commentators called left wing Nathan Giles a promising player.

Full time: Wellington 47 - 7 Hawke's Bay

[Number 10]

Obviously a much better second half - any wind factor?

[Stargazer]

@number-10 Not much wind in Wellington at the moment. Excellent conditions for rugby.