Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby

[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!

[Stargazer]

FT: Palmerston North Boys' 12 - 12 Napier Boys

It was a clear game of two halves, with Napier dominating the first half and Palmy the second.
Not sure whether the teams share the Banner, but Napier at least shouldn't lose it.

Napier Boys will still make the Super 8 final, but - unless Hastings Boys can miraculously get away with a win in Hamilton - it will be a final in Hamilton.

[Nepia]

@Stargazer said in Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby:

The kick doesn't go far. Napier back in possession.

Little knock on. Palmy get the ball back.

I'm happy to consider Ahuriri as a suburb of the Heretaunga super city.

Edit: Whoops, quoted the wrong post, was supposed to be @Higgins one.

[Nepia]

Damn, Sophie's Choice for Hastings, wanting to win, but knowing it will give the arch enemy Napier a home final, especially after they let Palmy off with a draw putting them ahead on the table.

[Stargazer]

@Nepia For Hastings there's a huge carrot to win in Hamilton: the Moascar Cup!

[Nepia]

@Stargazer said in Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby:

@Nepia For Hastings there's a huge carrot to win in Hamilton: the Moascar Cup!

Oh damn, that changes it then. Go hard boys.

[Stargazer]

A result I'd forgotten to post:

St John's 7 - 38 Francis Douglas MC

They have an impossible programme this week, with 3 games in 8 days! The other two are on Saturday and Wednesday.

I couldn't find the result of the Te Aute game.