Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby

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@Higgins Adam Julian now also writes many articles for the allblacks.com website. He has also done a magnificent job by researching all past and present Black Ferns, and writing their profiles for that website, similar to those written for all All Blacks.

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Top 4 semi-final, today from 1.00pm, live on Sky Sport 1 (and possibly Prime tv):

Napier Boys v Westlake Boys

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I honestly don't know what to expect from this game.
Westlake unbeaten in the Harbour 1A comp, but losing most of their other matches.
Napier Boys, good but mixed results in the Super 8, but pretty dominant in other games.
At the beginning of the season, I said that they'd go further than Hasting Boys, but I didn't see them as a champions team.
The first bit proved to be correct; I hope to be wrong about the second.

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50:22 kicked by Berkett

Line-out maul Napier Boys ... try Tyrone Chrystal!
Converted by Berkett.

7 - 0 Napier

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Shambles of a start by Westlake!

12 nil now

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And another try! Scored by centre Sid Drinkrow. Excellent kick & chase.

The conversion is good.

14 - 0 Napier

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Another line-out, another maul, another try to Tyrone Chrystal!
Cory Berkett misses the conversion.

19 - 0 Napier after 14 minutes

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Good attack from Westlake, a missed tackle from Napier allowing them to get close to the Napier try line. Napier defend well but give away a penalty.

19 - 3 Napier

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Westlake have woken up and the momentum is swinging their way now.

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That Napier rolling maul is impressive. Imagine they've scored a fair few tries from that this season

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@JK Yeah, quite a few. They have a good pack. I think their hooker is still year 12, but definitely a prospect.

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It's been all Westlake the last 10 minutes, but Napier's defence has been excellent so far.

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Napier Boys picking and going their way to the try line and LH prop Ta$man Soanai-Oeti scores!

Cory Berkett converts.

26 - 3 Napier.

2 and half minutes to go in the first half.

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Half time: Napier Boys 26 - 3 Westlake Boys

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All Napier Boys need to do is not fall asleep and not take the foot off the throat.

Not sure whether the wind is a big factor in this game.

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Another line-out steal from Gus Brown.

Pick and go, and reserve loosie George Manson scores another one for Napier!

Cory Berkett converts

33 - 3 Napier Boys'

The female commentator clearly doesn't know that Gus Brown used to be a lock.

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Wow, hat-trick for Tyrone Chrystal!! Pick and go, this time.

Cory Berkett converts.

40 - 3 Napier Boys after 46 minutes

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Try to Westlake's Cole Jackson; converted. Napier's weak spot is their left winger, who can't catch a ball.

40 - 10 Napier Boys'

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@Stargazer Even the likes of @gibbit @Nepia would have to be impressed by this! Seventeen minutes left to play but Westlake hot on attack.

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Napier's left winger and their centre have now been replaced.