2021 Hawke's Bay club rugby

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Good defence from T'dale. Hastings line-out drive stopped. Scrum on the 5m.

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Hastings hot on attack now. Momentum shift? T'dale giving away penalties. Hastings going to the line-out ...

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Another penalty to Hastings. Ref warning T'dales captain (Namatahi Waa). Scrum time.

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And it leads to nothing. Great clearing kick from Truesdale, and we're back in Hastings half, who get a line-out on their 22.

I've noticed that McLeod is pretty slow; Sheild is much faster.

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Gene Syminton scores off a line-out drive! Very close to the touch line.

Truesdale misses the conversion.

0 - 16 Taradale after approx. 33 minutes.*

Hastings can't seem to get into the game.

*on-screen clocks in these livestreams don't stop if the ref stops time.

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And another try to Syminton. You guessed it, from a line-out maul! It's going to be difficult for Hastings to come back now. They're just not in the game.

Truesdale again misses the conversion.

0 - 21 Taradale

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Another high tackle from Hastings penalised on Hastings' 50m. Truesdale kick for touch and T'dale get a line-out at about 20m from Hastings' try line.

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Hastings manages to stop the line-out drive, so T'dale continue with the pick 'n go. Rihia intercepts a pass, but T'dale was under advantage. Another line-out coming up, 5m out.

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Emil Crichton yellow-carded for jumping early in the line-out. T'dale go again.

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Taradale butchers that. It's half time.

Hastings 0 - 21 Taradale

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Great turnover from Toala. Line-out Hastings just in the T'dale half.

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Now a mistake from Truesdale, who kicks the ball out on the full.

Not sure who one of the commentators is, but he makes the interesting comment that Truesdale is a real 10 and that Thompson-Dunn is a midfielder playing 10, hence why his kicking game is not as good as Truesdale's.

It's a pity that Thompson-Dunn has been pushed in that 10-role for Hastings. It would be much better for him to play in that 12 jersey. I guess they don't have a real 10?

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Handbags!! A big, hard tackle from Hastings' fullback Jayden Rihia on Kienan Higgins was the reason. Ref now talking to the AR, probably asking whether it was high.

Now the other AR comes running over from the other side. Are they talking about a (red) card?

Long discussion.

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Decision time ...

Both Hastings' fullback (Rihia) and Taradales no. 16 get yellow. Rihia either for that tackle or for something that happened afterwards. The no. 16 definitely for the handbags. Not sure who the 16 is; doesn't look like Jayden Walker.

Truesdale misses the penalty kick.

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Connor McLeod gets Hastings finally on the board with a penalty goal.

3 - 21 to Taradale

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With Taradale's reserve hooker in the bin, Waa is at hooker in the scrum. Not sure whether that's the reason, but Hastings is now winning the scrums.

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Both players are back from the bin.

Hastings still dominating the scrums.

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Penalty after penalty to Hastings near the Taradale try line. Ref seems to warn Taradale.

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Finally! A deserved try to Hastings from the pick 'n go. Dennis Tapusoa is the try scorer.

Connor McLeod butchers the conversion; it didn't look that hard ...

8 - 21 Taradale

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An awesome big kick from Thompson-Dunn brings Hastings right back in T'dale's half. But then they concede a penalty and T'dale can clear the ball. Line-out T'dale on their own 10m line.