Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby

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Tauranga knock on in Napier's in-goal area. 5m scrum Napier.

Gizzy now attacking in Hastings' half. Some good running, but thus far Hastings' defence is holding. Now they give away a penalty.

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It's hard to watch the Napier game with all the rain drops on the camera lens.

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Another penalty to Gisborne. And another one. Try to Gisborne. That might have saved Hastings from a yellow card.

21 - 12 Hastings

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Geez, that Gizzy reserve TH prop is huge.

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It would be nice if someone would wipe that camera dry in the Napier game.

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Someone reads the Fern! But wiping the lens didn't make it better. Maybe use a clean cloth?

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Napier on attack now. Luke Thomas goes through a little gap and gains some metres. Now the forwards going for the pick and go.

Hastings is defending on its try line. Don't let them back in the game!

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Finally, Napier get a penalty.

A Gizzy player knocks on and Hastings get the ball back. Scrum.

Come on Napier!

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Nice break from Mokau Lambert. This attack from Hastings is looking good.

Try! Not sure who it was, maybe Shaun McNaughten.

Mokau Lambert misses the conversion

26 - 12 Hastings

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Napier get the line-out, close to Tauranga's try line. The Tauranga pack is much stronger, but the maul goes forward with the help of some backs. Try time!

Luke Thomas converts (at least, I think it's him)

18 - 21 Napier

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Great break from Monte Timu for Hastings. He's a big boy for a halfback.

Coach aka waterboy Taumalolo looks cold haha.

Injury break for one of the Gizzy players.

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Napier steal Tauranga's line-out. Napier have been the better team in this second half, but it's still way too close.

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Gisborne have most of the possession in the last 5 minutes, but not getting anywhere. Hastings defending well.

In the Napier game, the rain is really affecting the game. Players slipping.

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I jinxed that! Gisborne score. Mea culpa.

26 - 17 Hastings

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It looks like they're wiping the lens with a wet cloth now. It's not making it any better. I can barely see the players in the Napier game anymore. Has anyone ever heard of an umbrella?

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Not much time left in both games.

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Damn. Tauranga score. Too many penalties going against Napier. Not sure they were all deserved.

Tauranga leads 25 - 21.

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Full time:

Hastings 26 - 19 Gisborne

Tauranga 25 - 21 Napier

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It's hard watching two games and posting comments at the same time, so I may be wrong, but I thought the stand-outs for Napier were Khan Stevenson, CJ Mienie and Luke Thomas.

As I've only seen a few Hastings games, I find it harder to recognise players and to remember their names, but Mokau Lambert was definitely one of their better players today, but there were more.

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St John's College is being butchered by their Hamilton namesakes at the moment. Awful.