Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby

[Stargazer]

Sigh. Another penalty to Palmy. They seem so random.

[Stargazer]

Great break from the Palmy reserve winger. Palmy hot on attacj again.

[Stargazer]

Another random penalty to Palmy. I don't trust this ref.

[Stargazer]

Just over 5 minutes to go.

[Stargazer]

Palmy line-out on Napier's 5m.

[Stargazer]

Their maul is moving forwrds. Napier penalised for offside.

[Higgins]

Ahhhh pooop, Palmy avoid the down trou with a very late try!

[Stargazer]

Scrum! Napier with the feed, but so close to Napier's try line.

[Stargazer]

Try Palmy.

[Stargazer]

That Palmy scrum has been dominant, so it's kind of deserved. I hate to say that.

The try goes unconverted.

5 - 12 Napier

[Stargazer]

Less than 2 minutes to go, but I can see the ref just give Palmy a bit more time.

[Stargazer]

Terrible kick from the Palmy winger.

Come on Napier, it's all about securing the win and the Polson Banner now. Forget the bp.

[Stargazer]

Scrum, Napier feed, deep into Palmy's half.
Palmy steal the ball.

[Higgins]

Oh god, even worse a 73rd minute lengthy try to the home side, reasonably kickable conversion to come still PNBHS 10 - 12 NBHS, fingers crossed for a duffed kick.

[Stargazer]

Some terrible tackling from Napier, and Palmy score again.

Pray that the kick misses ...

[Stargazer]

In case of a draw, the holder keeps the Polson Banner, right?

[Higgins]

@Stargazer Presumably

[Stargazer]

The conversion is good and it's 12 all. Bugger.

[Stargazer]

I hope this doesn't mean they "share" the banner.

[Higgins]

@Stargazer said in Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby:

I hope this doesn't mean they "share" the banner.

I think that the holder retains the banner but does not embroider the year under their name on it as it was not actually a win and only the years you win are recorded. I might have my interpretation wrong on that though.
FIngers are now double crossed for @Nepia s outfit to tip Hamilton over up there. Surely he will do his best to encourage that as Napier are a HB team and what's that old saying "me against my brother, me and my brother against our cousin"? Well now is the time to envoke that spirit!