Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby

[Higgins]

@Stargazer said in Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby:

Pick and go. Accidental offside, and Palmy gets the penalty. They're back to 15 players.

But not enough to stop Napier rolling over for their second try!

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Luke Thomas misses the conversion.

0 - 12 to Napier after almost 20 minutes.

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Hmm not sure the ref got that right. It looked like the Napier player had a knee on the ground, but he says it was a maul.

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Palmy on attack now. For the first time in Napier's half.

[Higgins]

@Stargazer Don't argue, you take anything you can get from a 'Poo referee.

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That looked to be a good attack from Palmy, but they knock the ball on. There seemed to be a forward pass in there as well.

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Napier should have gone for a clearing kick; instead they try to run the ball out and the ball carrier is pushed into touch. Palmy line-out. Napier get the ball back and kick it far into Palmy's half where it goes into touch.

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I can't read the numbers on Napier's backs anymore.

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Another penalty to Napier.

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Not sure why Palmy got that penalty, but they go for a scrum because their line-out hasn't been going well.

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Palmy looks stronger in the scrum than Napier, although they're not pushing straigh at the LH side.

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Palmy on attack again; back in Napier's half.

[Higgins]

Thirty five phases and still not enough of an advantage for the confusing penalty signalled in favour of the home side.

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Advantage Palmy.

Palmy knock on. That advantage lasted long and they made many metres.

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Palmy again going for the scrum at about midway Napier's half.

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Penalty to Napier!
The kick doesn't cross the touchline and Palmy go for a run again.

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Bad pass from the Palmy player and Joel Russell picks it up. Palmy then offend again and it's a penalty to Napier. Another line-out, close to Palmy's 22.

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The officials say the throw wasn't straight. Scrum Palmy.

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Line-out Napier on Palmy's 22. The throw was good, but one of the Napier players drops the ball.

Palmy scrum.

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Good passage of play from Palmy boys, with passes sticking, until finally a player knocks the ball on.

It's half time!

Palmy Boys 0 - 12 Napier Boys