2022 School rugby

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Earlier in the week, there was a televised game in Sky's tv guide (IIRC, a game from the Miles Toyota Championship), but I can't find it anymore. Also some livestreams from Auckland 1A games have disappeared.

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One-sided affair in that CNI game, again. And not in St John's favour, obviously.

Despite lots of coaches on the sideline

HT: SJC 0 - 29 St Peter's

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The Hastings game has started. Napier Boys are currently doing their haka.

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Hastings concede a penalty. Tauranga get the first line-out of the game.

The other game has started, too.

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@Stargazer A bit hard cheering against a team dressed in black and white hooped jersies, black shorts and black and white hooped socks on today of all days.

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Hastings penalised again. Tackler not rolling away. I hope it's not going to be "one of those games".

Napier close to scoring. Napier scrum on NP's 10m.

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Hastings doing nothing but defending in their own half.

Intercept NP leads to nothing; Napier back on attack.

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Big clearing kick Hastings. No 50:22, unfortunately. TBC get the line-out, far into their own half.

Napier is parked in NP's half. They get another scrum.

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TBC penalised for backchat. Hastings not going for the easy 3 points; taking a line-out instead on TBC's 5m.

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@Stargazer NP look to have the obligatory Fijian winger but he seems to be playing midfield

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Tali Ioasa scores for Hastings Boys'. Great team try.

And oh, the synchronicity. Napier Boys' score at the same time. You could see that one coming.

0 -7 Hastings
0 - 7 Napier

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NP butcher a line-out and - I think - Gus Brown steals it and makes a nice break.

Another line-out for Hastings. Both schools hot on attack now.

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Another line-out for Napier on NP's 5m.

TBC also get a line-out but it's overthrown and Hastings clear.

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Not sure what the interruption is in the Napier game, but it's taking too long. Water boys off, please.

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Napier line-out, driving maul ... ref says held-up. Napier players are not convinced haha.

[Higgins]

The NP coaching staff look to be on the field giving their team instructions during that injury break. Is that allowed in schools rugby?

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Again an injury break for of the NP players. Having watched too many Springboks games?

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@Higgins I don't think it is allowed.

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A chipkick from TBC results in a beautiful try from Hastings!

Bryson Crawford-Pakoti was the try scorer. Great conversion.

0 - 14 Hastings

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Napier trying hard to score via the pick and go, but NP manages to keep them out thus far. NP giving away a lot of penalties, but the ref seems reluctant to go to the pocket.