NZ Club Rugby 2022 ( General)

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[mikedogz]

My home district club Onewhero won the Counties U85 competition for the very first time. It was the only senior team this year as they struggled to get players for a premier/senior team. This team is more local than the premier team was with most players out of Onewhero or Tuakau schools or living locally and lots of sons and grandsons of club legends. The little fullas can sink some piss apparently so it would have been a big night up on the hill. It was played at the stadium in the break between sevens games.

[Tim]

[Bovidae]

Playoffs starting in Waikato club rugby.

Waikato Draught Breweries Shield Quarter Finals (Kickoff 2.45 pm)
The regular season has come to an end and Fraser Tech will hold onto the Stag trophy for the summer after successfully defending it at home in 2022. They also topped the standings with 39 points and received the Has Catley trophy, on top of home field advantage throughout the playoffs and a bye week for this accomplishment. Tech will host the lowest placed winner next weekend. Hamilton Old Boys finished the regular season second and were awarded with a bye week as well. They successfully defended the Ron Crawford Memorial trophy last weekend and will be able to engrave their name into the trophy for 2022. HOB will host the highest placed winner next weekend.

(3) Hamilton Marist v (6) University - Marist Park
(4) Hautapu v (5) Te Awamutu Sports - Memorial Park, Cambridge

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[Stargazer]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/129198112/all-black-damian-mckenzie-to-make-nz-rugby-return-through-southland-club-game

[Bovidae]

Ironic that he can play in Southland club rugby but wasn't allowed to play for his Waikato club team (University), who have a SF this Sat.

[Tim]

[Bovidae]

A sprinkling of SR players in 3 of the 4 teams. Coombes-Fabling at 1st 5 for Tech.

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I went along to watch Fraser Tech vs University. As the score suggests FT controlled the game. University made too many handling errors when they had the ball.

[Tim]

[gt12]

@Bovidae said in NZ Club Rugby 2022 ( General):

Booooo!

Neat to see TA sports competitive again this seson though.

Did Hautap bring in a bunch of ringers?

[Bovidae]

@gt12 said in NZ Club Rugby 2022 ( General):

Neat to see TA sports competitive again this seson though.

Did Hautap bring in a bunch of ringers?

TA has spent the money.

Hautapu has been missing a lot of their Waikato players at the backend of the season. No Mitch Jacobson, for example. Thinking ahead to the Waikato season, I hope he is not injured.

[Tim]

THE SEQUEL

A year after North Shore snuck home over Takapuna in a thrilling 2021 decider, the two old foes will square off again in the CMP Construction Premier 1 final.

Takapuna have been the form team all competition and will be riding high after a dominant win over Northcote in the semifinal, while North Shore scraped past Massey in a dramatic encounter to keep their hopes of back-to-back titles alive.

So get along to North Harbour Stadium this Saturday to support the two teams and to see who lifts the trophy.

[Bovidae]

Waikato club final tomorrow.

[mikedogz]

S.U.R.F from Tokoroa will challenge Melville tomorrow for a spot in next years premier grade

In Counties, Patumahoe play Manurewa. Manurewa haven't won since the 90's when they used to dominate.

[mikedogz]

Manurewa win the Counties competition for the first time since the 90's.

In Waikato Division 2 comp. Old Boys Guzzlers lost to Hamilton Marist. Player/coach Marty Holah. Ends 7 years undefeated.

[Tim]

Takapuna won the Harbour competition 29 - 19 over North Shore.

[Bovidae]

Fraser Tech only lost 2 games all year, both to Hamilton Old Boys.

[Bones]

Geez some names in here that even date back to my time. Most of the coaching group, but a player or two also!