BOP v Hawkes Bay (QF)

Duluth

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1 Aidan Ross, 2 Kurt Eklund (c), 3 Pasilio Tosi, 4 Naitoa Ah Kuoi, 5 Justin Sangster, 6 Jacob Norris, 7 Joe Johnston, 8 Nikora Broughton, 9 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 10 Kaleb Trask, 11 Fehi Fineanganofo, 12 Willis Halaholo, 13 Emoni Narawa, 14 Leroy Carter, 15 Cole Forbes
Reserves: 16 Taine Kolose, 17 Josh Bartlett, 18 Benet Kumeroa, 19 Kalin Felise, 20 Semisi Paea, 21 Lucas Cashmore, 22 Reon Paul, 23 Cody Vai

1 Pouri Rakete-Stones, 2 Tyrone Thompson, 3 Joel Hintz, 4 Geoff Cridge, 5 Tom Parsons (c), 6 Hugh Renton, 7 Sam Smith, 8 Devan Flanders, 9 Ereatara Enari, 10 Lincoln McClutchie, 11 Lukas Ripley, 12 Kienan Higgins, 13 Nick Grigg, 14 Ben O'Donnell, 15 Harry Godfrey
Reserves: 16 Jacob Devery, 17 Tim Farrell, 18 Lolani Faleiva, 19 Isaia Walker-Leawere, 20 Frank Lochore, 21 Folau Fakatava, 22 Danny Toala, 23 Mat Protheroe

Mr Fish

No Cashmore this week but Trask is back from injury.

Duluth

Tosi out, Kumeroa starts. Vakasiuola on the bench

Duluth

Loads of ball for BOP early. Eventually Carter gets over

Canes4life

BOP all over Hawke’s Bay so far. Just running through the HB defence with a fair amount of ease.

BOP 7 - 0 HB

Canes4life

What a try by Harry Godfrey. Best try I’ve seen him score. Absolute class that.

BOP 7 - 7 HB

Canes4life

Godfrey the best player on the park atm. Defensively he’s been fantastic, shut down a lot of BOP attack. Best rugby I’ve seen him play tbh.

Duluth

Interesting that Fakatava only made the bench in this game

Canes4life

HB looking like the better team now.

Thompson goes over in the corner.

BOP 7 - HB 12

Bovidae

Sangster should have went off straight away. If it's a knee ligament he could only do more damage.

ARHS

Big crowd here. BOP making far too many errors on attack. Hb forwards very abrasive but plenty of holes out wide

Frank

@Canes4life said in BOP v Hawkes Bay (QF):

Godfrey the best player on the park atm. Defensively he’s been fantastic, shut down a lot of BOP attack. Best rugby I’ve seen him play tbh.

Your big-upping of all things Hurricanes is admirable. (agree about Godfrey)

Canes4life

@Frank said in BOP v Hawkes Bay (QF):

@Canes4life said in BOP v Hawkes Bay (QF):

Godfrey the best player on the park atm. Defensively he’s been fantastic, shut down a lot of BOP attack. Best rugby I’ve seen him play tbh.

Your big-upping of all things Hurricanes is admirable. (agree about Godfrey)

The commentators said the same thing. He was everywhere in that first half. Im just saying it’s the best game I’ve seen him play. Promising indeed.

Canes4life

This game is definitely opening up.

ARHS

The wind has changed direction. The ground announcer is a complete embarrassment.
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Canes4life

BOP 14 - HB 12. 16 mins left.

Canes4life

Devery goes in.

BOP 14 - 17 HB. 10 mins to go.

Haven’t been too impressed with McClutchie in this game. He seems to be a bit limited.

Duluth

Good kick to the corner by Cashmore

Bovidae

That was a terrible kick from McClutchie to give BOP field position.

Canes4life

BOP win it at the death.

The Silver Fern

BOP v Hawkes Bay (QF)