Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby

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The scrum was over quickly ...

Try!! Napier's LH prop goes over, right under the sticks. Corey Berkett converts.

7 - 0 Napier

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Napier's frontrowers are on fire. Making breaks and carrying well. Unfortunately the right winger knocks on.

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Napier putting a lot of pressure on Rotorua, but unfortunately not accurate enough and spoiling the ball. They should be further ahead.

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Finally, a line-up from Hastings:

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No Josh Leach, unfortunately.

And 3 Ioasa's. The 12 is a good one. Don't know about the others.

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Awesome break from Napier lock Angus Prouting, followed by a further break from hooker Tyrone Chrystal. Ultimately, Rotorua penalised. They go for a scrum, CJ Meanie close to scoring, but stopped just before the try line.

Rotorua give away the penalty and it's a Napier scrum on Rotorua's 5m.

The other game has started, too.

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Napier pick and go. Ta$man Soanai-Oeti scores his 2nd try of the game!! Cory Berkett converts! Great kick!

Half time: Napier Boys' 14 - 0 Rotorua Boys'

Napier had the wind in the back, so it will be more difficult in the 2nd half.

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It's mostly Hastings attacking in the other game. No score, yet.

Now a NP scrum deep in NP's half.

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Hastings still on attack in NP's half.

It looks like Jono Bredin is the ref in this game. Hmmm, a HB v Taranaki game.

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Missed it, but Rotorua has scored. Converted.

14 - 7 Napier

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Good line-out followed by a good maul by NP. They lose the ball though. Some kicking back and forth, and now a Hastings' line-out in their own half.

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Scrum Napier on their 10m line.

Also a scrum in the other half and NP are attacking.

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Napier Bosy is back to their "making lots of mistakes" mode. It seems they have that in almost every game after the break.

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Hastings scrum in their own half. Good chip kick but they can't regather the ball. NP possession again, but penalised for holding. It's really going back and forth this game, with neither school looking like they're going to score soon.

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Napier line-out close to their try-line. Good clearing kick.

Line-out Rotorua.

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Hastings line-out close to NP's try line. C'mon boys!

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Hastings penalty, one of their players goes for a run and scores!! The fullback, Crawford-Pakoti was the one dotting down.

The try is converted. 7 - 0 Hastings

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Rotorua hot on attack in the other game. Napier's defence under pressure.

Rotorua scrum on their 5m.

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Phew, held-up. No try to Rotorua.

Goal line drop-out. Oh, it isn't good, but Rotorua knock on.

Napier scrum.

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Hastings get the scrum in the other game. In NP's half.