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Counties Power Club Rugby Results June 20 2020 🔴⚪️⚫️

McNamara Cup (Premier 1)
Manurewa Kidd Contracting (Counties Power Game of the Week) 22
(Andrew Fauoo, Augustine Mofoe, Ioane Moananu tries; Timothy Taefu 2 cons; Timothy Taefu pens)
Patumahoe Troydon Patumahoe Hotel 14
(Joweli Bose, Glynne Evans tries; Jonny Wilkinson 2 cons)
HT: 19-0

Onewhero Summit Homes 15
(Cameron Roigard, Peter Vea tries; Cameron Roigard cons; Etiuefa Fiavaai pens)
Ardmore Marist South Auckland Motors 16
(Joseph Casey, Selwyn Molia tries; Mat Storm 2 pens)
HT: 12-0

Pukekohe Mitre 10 Mega Pukekohe 29
(Sione Fifita, Ian West Stevens tries; Jarrod Halliday 2 cons; Jarrod Halliday 5 pens)
Papakura 27
(Onni Mesake, Faalae Peni, Monty Punatai, Faitua Reupena tries; Justin Buguet 2 cons; Justin Buguet pens)
HT: 13-19

Waiuku Brian James Contracting 17
(Aporosa Derenalagi 2, Issac Fanueli tries; Aporosa Derenalagi cons)
Karaka 20
(Timote Asi, Deniro Refiti, Kalione Hala tries; Larenz Tupaea-Thomsen cons; Larenz Tupaea-Thomsen pens)
HT: 7-20

BYE Bombay

Bob Chandler Memorial (Premier 2)
Manurewa Wise Property Management 19 Patumahoe Dave Redshaw Electrical 19; Pukekohe PPG Distributors 44 Papakura 5; Weymouth 7 Bombay 59

Sid Marshall Shield (Premier 3)
Patumahoe Village Bar & Kitchen 5 Te Kauwhata 17; Tuakau 10 Ardmore Marist 30; Drury 18 Puni 14

Massey Cup (Under 21)
Bombay 18 Pukekohe 13; Patumahoe Albycon Ltd 8 Papakura 5; Manurewa 55 Waiuku 20

Under 85kg
Onewhero 15 Waiuku 23; Bombay defaulted to Karaka; Patumahoe Pak N Save Pukekohe 67 Te Kauwhata 0; Pukekohe 15 Beachlands Maraetai 16

Women’s
Ardmore Marist 34 Albany Barbarians 5; Ponsonby 38 Manurewa 41; Papakura 53 Puni 0; Gramar TEC 51 Patumahoe Searle Group 5

mikedogz

WAIKATO CLUB RUGBY RESULTS 20 JUNE

Below are the results we have received from team managers so far. Know of a result we are missing please place the result in the comments below.

Waikato Draught Premiership A Week 1
Fraser Tech 30-17 Te Awamutu Sports – Mill Street
Hamilton Marist 41-17 Morrinsville Sports – Marist Park
Melville 18-14 Hamilton Old Boys – Collin Road (Stag Trophy)
Otorohanga 33-20 University – Island Reserve
Hautapu - BYE

Premiership B Week 1
Fraser Tech 29-22 Te Awamutu Sports – Mill Street
Hamilton Marist 14-22 Morrinsville Sports – Marist Park
Melville 19-5 Hamilton Old Boys – Collin Road
Otorohanga 73-7 University – Island Reserve
Hautapu 24-27 United Matamata Sports

Lonestar Hamilton Division 1A Week 1
Hinuera 22-10 Putaruru - Wealleans Park
Leamington 62-5 Pirongia – Leamington ParK
Southern United 38-7 Te Rapa – Memorial Sportsgrounds
Suburbs 22-8 Frankton – Flagstaff Park
Taupiri 12-15 Ohaupo - Murphy Lane

Division 1B Week 1
Suburbs 17-14 Frankton – Flagstaff Park
Taupiri 13-10 Ohaupo - Murphy Lane

Division 2 Week 1
Hamilton Old Boys 22-12 Jaradites - Fred Jones Park
Kereone 24-14 Matangi Hillcrest - Campbell Park 3
Te Awamutu Marist 21-27 Raglan - Castleton Park
Huntly College Old Boys - BYE

Under 85kgs Week 1
Fraser Tech 13-0 Suburbs - Elliot Park
Hamilton Marist WIN- DEFAULT Otorohanga
Hamilton Old Boys v University - Fred Jones Park
Morrinsville Sports 33-7 Leamington - Campbell Park
Melville - BYE

Vodafone New Zealand Colts Week 1
Fraser Tech 27-12 Putaruru - Elliot Park
Hamilton Marist 22-14 Morrinsville Sports - Marist Park 2
Leamington 74-3 University - Leamington Park 2
Southern United v Hamilton Boys High School - Memorial Sportsground (Not Submitted)
Matamata Combined – BYE

Gallagher Women’s Premiership Week 1
Putaruru 30-14 Otorohanga - Nola Block
Taupiri 0-32 Hamilton Old Boys - Murphy Lane
University 7-34 Melville - Waikato University
Kihikihi - BYE

mikedogz

A short season in the Waikato. Play each other once, no promotion from Division 1 to Premier this year. A lot of Prem B teams were struggling and half the Division 1 clubs are not running a B team. Good to get out and about today. Junior rugby starts after school holidays, going ten weeks. My sons team organised a pre season game today, my son loved being back at it.

Higgins

@Nepia @stargazer
Kahn Fotuali'i turning out for Kia Toa in Palmerston North will have a couple of contributors to this board spluttering on their egg sandwiches this lunchtime.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/300036369/squads-look-strong-ahead-of-club-rugby-opener

Nepia

@Higgins I wonder if he’ll play NPC for the Poo. What is he 40? Still better than Booth I’d say.

Stargazer

@Nepia They'll only be fighting for the 21 jersey if Aaron Smith is available for NPC.

dogmeat

@Tim That's not good. Has CORONA been the death knell for club rugby? No Glenfield and some shocking blow-outs. Targetting one game of the season to keep under 50 points must be demoralising

taniwharugby

@dogmeat I thnk Covid has had a big impact, whether it is the death knell is another story.

I had heard of clubs up here, had 'normal' numbers for pre-season (pre-covid) but with the season starting last weekend, plenty of players havent come back.

I guess some have lost jobs, some working longer hours to make up for last few months and rugby is taking a back seat.

So hopefully this year wil lbe an anomoly and most clubs will return to 'normal' next year.

Tim

@dogmeat Unfortunately, North Harbour club rugby has been steadily declining for years. Glenfield have had trouble fielding teams, and, IIRC, have been prem 2 for a while. Blowouts against Mahurangi are the norm. The marist result is a bit of a shock though.

It's gotten worse this year, with more teams struggling to fill their grades.

The demographic changes at traditional rugby schools hasn't helped (basketball is huge in schools), nor has Harbour losing it's status as a super rugby base and top tier province.

Snowy

@Tim said in NZ Club rugby (general):

Blowouts against Mahurangi are the norm

Ain't that the truth.

taniwharugby

Northland Premiers:

mariner4life

fuuuuck. Wait 3 months to play, get humped 81-7. That is a shit way to spend a Saturday

nzzp

@mariner4life said in NZ Club rugby (general):

fuuuuck. Wait 3 months to play, get humped 81-7. That is a shit way to spend a Saturday

It was Moerewa, which I think is still more league than rugby. But yeah, tough day out.

If you're up that way, the cycle rail trail goes through the back of Moerewa. Really neat - the state highway is always a bit bleak, but it seems a well kept community from the rail trail.

taniwharugby

@nzzp

IIRC last year they were in the next grade down too, I dont think they were promoted, just changed the set up on the Northland comp, so were always up against it.

Dice

Ponsonby 48 University 16

Point scorers for Ponsonby.

Tries: Paul Roache 2, Danny Tusitala 2, Jonah Mau’u, Rilloy Suesue and Junior Halafuka

Conversions: Jordan Trainor 5

Penalty: Jordan Trainor

Ponsonby did a write-up of the game.

PREMIERS SUPERB IN SEASON OPENER

Bones

Rayasi with a try from fullback.

Hutt Old Boys Marist Rugby Football Club
Match Report & Results 20 June

It was fantastic to see the 2020 season kick off with a round of matches for Premiers, Premier Reserves and Womens grades played.  There is an interesting scenario this year with Premier Reserves and First Grades having combined, with some clubs fielding two teams in this grade.  Currently The Eagles aren't one and this situation if it remains could spell the end of the highly-successful Barbarians. This following the demise of the Originals a couple of seasons back is another sign of the struggles to retain participation in Community Sport.  Hopefully the team will be resurrected.

The Premiers ground out a hard-fought win against Ories at home and in doing so retained The Bondy Cup.   The Reserves went down narrowly to Ories 14 - 19 and  the Women also narrowly to Paremata-Plimmerton 30 - 24 and all three sides will be better for the hit-out.

 

The following match report was contributed by Honorary Auditor and Eagle's stalwart Brian Hall: -

 

The opening game of the Swindale Shield round was played in very wintery conditions at the Polo ground.

It was great to see a good muster of supporters from both sides who braved the conditions to support their teams.

Ories kicked off playing with the assistance of the wind in the first half and very quickly were awarded a penalty which they converted (Ories 3 - HOBM 0). In trying conditions, the game quickly became a forward dominated affair with Ories having a slight advantage in the scrums, where veteran Whetu Henry was a key factor, while HOBM appeared to have an advantage in the lineouts.

On one of the rare occasions the ball managed to find its way out wide HOBM full back Salesi Rayasi outflanked the Ories defence to score wide out. (HOBM 5 -Ories 3)

This remained the score through to half time.

With the wind advantage in the second half HOBM had significant territorial advantage and launched numerous attacks on the Ories line but Ories dogged defence held them out. During these long periods of territorial domination Ories still looked dangerous when they managed to break out into HOBM’s territory.

It took until the 30th minute of the second half for the next scoring when Brandyn Laursen landed a long- range penalty to extend the lead. (HOBM 8 -Ories 3).

Even with HOBM enjoying significant territorial advantage and the lead on the scoreboard, Ories still looked capable of taking the game away from HOBM with their frequent excursions into HOBM.

With a little more than five minutes on the clock and darkness ingulfing the ground HOBM captain and first five Brandyn Laursen slotted a drop goal putting the game out of reach of a determined Ories side. (HOBM 11- Ories 3).

The final score (HOBM 11-Ories 3).

HOBM can be very pleased with their performance, first up for the season, in extremely challenging conditions, against a competitive Ories team on their home patch.

Your scribe’s players of the day were James O’Reilly who had an outstanding game, featuring a number of bursts with ball in hand, captain Brandyn Laursen who played a real “captains knock” in a game where his kicking skills were  key. Off the bench Jack McCormack made a real impact as did Mika Alaifatu whose distinctive orange head gear really stood out in the fading light.

The game featured  a significant number of penalties as the referee’s  enforce the rules for offside at the breakdown, leaving your feet at the breakdown, tacklers not releasing the ball when tackled and players entering the side of rucks and malls.

This can only be good for the game and allow it to return to the running and exciting game rugby once was.

HOBM with its fire power out wide look well positioned to take advantage of return to a running game when conditions allow.

There was a good muster of HOBM supporters who adjourned to the Ories clubrooms to warm up, refreshments and a chance to catch up with some familiar faces.

Gunner

@taniwharugby said in NZ Club rugby (general):

@nzzp

IIRC last year they were in the next grade down too, I dont think they were promoted, just changed the set up on the Northland comp, so were always up against it.

You got that wrong TR. UK/Moerewa won the promotion/relegation game against Otamatea, so they're there on merit.

taniwharugby

@Gunner ah ok, I thought the game didnt go ahead...

I recalled one game being called off (was it MN/MW)

Gunner

@taniwharugby said in NZ Club rugby (general):

@Gunner ah ok, I thought the game didnt go ahead...

I recalled one game being called off (was it MN/MW)

Correct

Stargazer

Whoever wrote this article for the NZR website, must have read the Fern.

https://www.superrugby.co.nz/news/club-rugby-to-have-a-super-flavour-this-weekend/

The Silver Fern

NZ Club rugby (general)