Battle of the Bays

[BOPRED]

Our local news in Tauranga for the game today

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=12120242

[Hooroo]

Awesome! BOP coach said not only playing for a trophy between the two teams but also it’s for the right to be called the real bay!!!!

Who is the current The Bay at the moment???

[Nepia]

@hooroo said in Battle of the Bays:

Awesome! BOP coach said not only playing for a trophy between the two teams but also it’s for the right to be called the real bay!!!!

Who is the current The Bay at the moment???

Sadly it's those miscreants up north, however, now that we have an actual coach I think we'll be regaining our title this year or next (we might be a little too inexperienced this year).

[Stargazer]

@hooroo The wrong Bay

[Higgins]

Five nil surely to the good guys

[Higgins]

Indeed it is as Higgins gives his flag a massive wave in support of the Magpies as Mr. Kelly takes an eternity to confirm what I knew the instant Johan Lowe got his mits onto the ball.

[Stargazer]

I wish the Magpies stopped kicking possession away.

[Nepia]

Garland didn't do anything like that when playing for Magpies.

[Stargazer]

Geez, we'll now have to play with a 19-year-old debutant at hooker for 50 minutes of the game. Way too soon. Hope he goes well.

[Higgins]

And to make it worse not finding touch from a penalty ends up costing three points as Mr. Kelly awards the visitors yet another penalty.
Hawkes Bay 05 - 06 Bay of Plenty after about thirty minutes. HB with a good breeze behind them

[Stargazer]

If Ben Power's injury is serious and he can't play on Wednesday, I guess Jacob Devery will have to come back from the U19s.

[Stargazer]

It's a pity Hika Elliott has returned to France.

[BOPRED]

@stargazer that's a bit harsh

[Nepia]

@stargazer said in Battle of the Bays:

Geez, we'll now have to play with a 19-year-old debutant at hooker for 50 minutes of the game. Way too soon. Hope he goes well.

Power hasn't impressed me so far TBH, and I think he's only a year older than KKS, so prefer the homegrown Hawkes Bay boy get the gametime.

[BOPRED]

@stargazer Our prop Sakalia caught the disease. Not used to open paddock. Ha

[Stargazer]

@nepia Is Power that young? I think he offers a bit more .. eh, power ... in the scrum. He's a lot bigger than KKS.

[Nepia]

@stargazer said in Battle of the Bays:

@nepia Is Power that young? I think he offers a bit more .. eh, power ... in the scrum. He's a lot bigger than KKS.

A google search suggests he was playing NZ U20s last year. Unless I've got the wrong player.

[BOPRED]

Will Tremain. Any relation to Kel

[Nepia]

@bopred said in Battle of the Bays:

Will Tremain. Any relation to Kel

Grandson.

[Stargazer]

So Tremain and Cridge are already on; Evans and Allardice off early. Geezus.