2018 Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 Tournament
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What a finish!
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@stargazer that’s some BOP team,good luck holding on to those boys..!
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@steven-harris said in 2018 Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 Tournament:
@stargazer that’s some BOP team,good luck holding on to those boys..!
Why would we lose them?
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Today's results:
PREMIERSHIP
Graham Mourie Cup Final
Bay of Plenty 35 - 30 Canterbury (HT: 8 - 13)3rd/4th
North Harbour 21 - 10 Wellington (HT: 13 - 5)5th/6th
Ta$man 31 - 35 Auckland (HT: 28 - 7)7th/8th
Hawke's Bay 40 - 13 Taranaki (HT: 21 - 8 )CHAMPIONSHIP
Sir Michael Jones Trophy Final
Otago 5 - 30 Waikato (HT: 5 - 17)11th/12th
Counties Manukau 29 - 24 Southland (HT: 5 - 7)13th/14th
Auckland Dev 59 - 14 Northland (HT: 26 - 0)15th/16th
Manawatu 24 - 12 Heartland (HT: 17 - 0) -
I was busy doing other things so only watched bits and pieces of the final. When BOP got that late penalty I thought they'll win it and then I came back to seeing the intercept try to finally seal the game. I'll have to watch a replay/highlights to see the frantic final 5 mins.
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@stargazer Waikato beat Otago.
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Watching that game I was a little underwhelmed. Although it was a good game I thought I wld have seen more dominant players. Both these teams smashed their oppositions up until this point!
I watch s lot of schools and 19s and was very interested in seeing the BOP team. Outside Trask and the 14 not sure is others showed enough.
Canterbury mYbe Burke, Garden-bachop, frost or newell.
Also Waikato game Dyer played well but thought Alaimalo wld have dominated more. You know at u20s WC you need guys who absolutely dominate at this level. -
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I was watching Alaimalo closely too. He seemed to be playing tighter than I expected. Alaimalo didn't start either of the previous 2 games so perhaps he was carrying an injury.Any ideas on the likely no.7? Mua? From what I've seen we have plenty of 6/8s but Christie was a big step down from Papali'i the year before.
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@bovidae not sure on Mua. His bro is better imo. Think Nico Jones will be 7 for 20s next year looking at this crop. Lots of 20s prospects playing ITM or inj. Backs will be good Fakatava, Tealea, Faaninuku, Trask, Clarke. Nanai etc
Flanders back and front row of Cobb, Wellington prop who played 20s (forgot name) HB hooker. Locks and 6,7 need work -
@98blueandgold frost can’t play nz20s. Doesn’t qualify on residency. Connor Gordon , Sam Gilbert and Cullen Grace from Lincoln all played really well for div 1 this year and all filled out the nz20s nomination form. I would’ve thought anyone at 19s tournament could still make 20s though.
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@98blueandgold said in 2018 Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 Tournament:
Backs will be good Fakatava, Tealea, Faaninuku, Trask, Clarke. Nanai etc
Tupaea was an injury replacement for the U20s so add him to that list. He's only just turned 19.
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@chchfanatic said in 2018 Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 Tournament:
I would’ve thought anyone at 19s tournament could still make 20s though.
It's U20 at the start of the year isn't it? Plenty of players at previous U19 tournaments have made the U20s, played in June the following year.
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@bovidaefrom what I heard every province nominates certain players before the tournament to be looked at for nz20s. I presume if you have a standout tournament you can still make it though. They pretty much know the 60 odd players that will trial beforehand anyway. Not many players slip thru the cracks these days
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@chchfanatic said in 2018 Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 Tournament:
@98blueandgold frost can’t play nz20s. Doesn’t qualify on residency. Connor Gordon , Sam Gilbert and Cullen Grace from Lincoln all played really well for div 1 this year and all filled out the nz20s nomination form. I would’ve thought anyone at 19s tournament could still make 20s though.
But does the residency rule apply to U20s, who are not a senior team?
