Hawke's Bay Club Rugby 2022

[Higgins]

@Stargazer Just realised that Kurt Baker has not made the Texans matchday squad. Maybe he still tied up with the NZ7s team up in Vancouver taking him out of consideration or might have restricted his 15s involvement because of the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games even though they don't start until the end of July.

[Stargazer]

@higgins Looking at the photos of the AB7s, he's definitely with them in Vancouver!

[Stargazer]

Oh, how nice it would be if players were wearing a jersey with the same number as in the official line-up!

[Stargazer]

If Taradale's no. 8 with the mini-Josh Kaifa hairdo is indeed Tino Savea, then he's a handy player! Their 22, who is not Kienan Higgins as the team list suggests (he's wearing 21), also looks good.

[Higgins]

@stargazer said in Hawke's Bay Club Rugby 2022:

To me, players to watch include (and I will probably miss a few names):

Tech: Amos Roddick (Academy & Hurricanes U20), Bethel Malasia (Academy & Hurricanes U20), (not sure, is the K. Malasia on the bench his twin Gilgal?), Jayden Stok (Academy & should have been in Hurricanes U20), Tim Farrell

According to this it is https://www.sporty.co.nz/hbrugby/matchcentre/2481249 although the jersey numbers differ from the ones you posted earlier in this thread. In case you missed it the Doolies rolled Clive, who looked a bit short on fitness and tackling as the game wore on, something like 56 - 17. Still awaiting the Whitmore Park result.

EDIT; The result has just been posted so all's well with the world for this week at least
Altherm Tech 30 - 28 MAC
Other results
Hastings RSC 40 - 12 Pirates
Taradale 70 - 20 Aotea
Havelock Nth 13 - 08 Central HB
Napier Old Boys-Marist 56 - 17 Clive
Tamatea 100 - 00 Bye

[Stargazer]

Premiers results - 15 April 2022 (match sheet under the links)

Havelock North 13 - 8 Central

Hastings 40 - 12 Pirates

Napier OB Marist 56 - 17 Clive

Napier Tech 30 - 28 MAC

Taradale 70 - 20 Aotea

Tamatea: bye

[Stargazer]

I see Kere Penitito ended up at NOBM. Hadn't realised his brother plays for NOBM, too.

I wonder whether all Faleiva's in HB club rugby are brothers and whether all are frontrowers. Must have been a huge food bill for their parents when they were all growing up.

[Number 10]

Tech #3 Lewis Bush played for Wairarapa Bush last year.

Taradale #10 Ezra Malo played for Whanganui last year

[Stargazer]

Premiers - 23 April 2022:

Aotea v Napier Tech - https://sideline.live/play/16956

MAC v NOBM - https://sideline.live/play/16957

Clive v Hastings R&S - https://sideline.live/play/16958

Napier Pirate v Central HB - https://sideline.live/play/16959

Havelock North v Tamatea - https://sideline.live/play/16955

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Note the debut of Lanson Randell for MAC. I was wondering whether he'd left school, because I hadn't seen his name on any of the Lindisfarne team sheets.

[Stargazer]

Neria Fomai playing for Hastings, so not with MP in Australia.

Clive:

A McClutchie making his debut for Clive. Does anyone know him? You'd expect a close relation from Lincoln to play for Tamatea, I think?

[Stargazer]

Tom Parsons on Central's bench. Not surprised to see him there, with IWL fit again for the Hurricanes.

[Stargazer]

And there he is, Kaihau Pasikala playing for Havelock North. So he has indeed left school and is still in the Bay.

I haven't seen Tamatea's team sheet, yet.

[Stargazer]

Tamatea
1 Tane Cooper, 2 Uenuku Haerara, 3 Te Maangi Hamlin, 4 Anaru Kupa, 5 Bo Ross, 6 Te Rira Rowlands, 7 Donovan Godinet, 8 Arama Kite, 9 Shamara Brooks, 10 Carlos Kemp, 11 ... , 12 Mataeus Marsh, 13 Hunta Marsh, 14 Elijah Mataira, 15 Ash Robinson-Bartlett

Reserves: Tell Kuka, 17 Daniel Paku, 18 Bonham Edwards, 19 Ramo Leef

Not sure whether this line-up from the HBRU website corresponds to who's actually playing, as I see players with jersey numbers that aren't on the list.

[Stargazer]

The Havelock North TH prop has a failed copy of Fakatava's old (bleached) mullet.

[Stargazer]

Why do I always pick the game where no one is able to score? Moving to another game at half time. You'll see HN and Tamatea will start scoring in the 2nd half.

[Stargazer]

Should have posted that sooner. Carlos Kemp slots a penalty for Tamatea.

[Stargazer]

Half time:

Aotea 17 - 17 Tech
MAC 26 - 14 NOBM
Clive 14 - 12 HRS
Pirates 15 -14 Central
Havelock North 0 - 3 Tamatea

[Stargazer]

After briefly switching games, I'm back at HN v Tamatea.

It's not the best of games, but Cooper Flanders is very busy, involved in all the action.

I'm basically watching this game because I want to have a good look at the halfbacks, but this game has been so messy that I have no idea. Shamara Brooks passing is pretty quick & accurate. Bracewell now on for the Villagers.