2018 Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 Tournament

[Stargazer]

It's a pity that so few games are televised. Most players of next year's NZU20 squad will be playing in this tournament (exceptions are players who are playing Mitre 10 Cup or are injured).

[chchfanatic]

@sammyc yeah it’s definitely his brother. Goes pretty good but I’m pretty sure Connor Gordon will start at 7.

[Tim]

Score updates:

https://m.facebook.com/NationalUnder19s

[chchfanatic]

Canterbury 37-8 over Auckland. Looks like BOP and Canterbury are the teams to beat this year. Did anyone watch it. Who impressed for Canterbury

[Bovidae]

Other results so far:

BOP 90 - Hawke's Bay 0
Otago 29 - Auckland Development 22
Counties Manukau 27 - Manawatu 22
North Harbour 28 - Ta$man 25
Waikato 67 - Heartland 5

[taniwharugby]

assume none of this is televised?

[Bovidae]

Usually only the finals.

Edit:
Finals day – 15 September
The Michael Jones Trophy (3.20pm) and Graham Mourie Cup (5.00pm) Finals will be broadcast live on SKY. Other broadcast matches include the playoff for 11th/12th (12pm) and 3rd/4th (1.40pm).

[Bovidae]

Wellington 62 - Taranaki 8
Southland 29 - Northland 22

[Bovidae]

[Stargazer]

First results:

Hawke's Bay 33 - 35 Ta$man (HT: 21 - 15)
Auckland Dev 40 - 17 Manawatu (HT: 16 - 5)
Heartland 35 - 38 Northland (HT: 21 - 12)
Auckland 41 - 20 Taranaki (HT: 17 - 13)

[Stargazer]

Bay of Plenty 68 - 12 North Harbour (HT: 28 -12)
Otago 27 - 25 Counties Manukau (HT: 10 - 10)

BOP are unstoppable!

[Bovidae]

Waikato did OK vs BOP in comparison.

[chchfanatic]

@stargazer Canterbury 39-22 over Wellington.

[Stargazer]

Waikato 59 - 0 Southland (HT: 28 - 0)
Canterbury 39 - 22 Wellington (HT: 15 - 15)

[Bovidae]

Finals will be:

BOP vs Canterbury (Graham Mourie Cup)
Otago vs Waikato (Michael Jones Trophy)

[Bovidae]

I know what I'll be doing on Saturday afternoon...

[taniwharugby]

Cantabs leading BOP at half time - 13-8

[Stargazer]

@taniwharugby How quick things can change. BoP leading 20 - 13 after 44 minutes. Both teams looking strong.

[Stargazer]

It was widely discussed in the Crusaders thread that they had signed an Aussie schoolboy on a academy contract. That player, lock Nick Frost looks the goods in this Canterbury U19 team.

Interestingly, the commentators just said that there is also an Aussie schoolboy in the BoP U19 team, as well as one in the Waikato U19 (or was it Counties?) team.

[Bovidae]

@stargazer The Waikato halfback Josh Vuta is an Aussie (ex Aust SS) the commentators said. I'd never heard of him previously.