Hawke's Bay Club Rugby 2022

Stargazer

Some team lists are already in:

NOBM
1 Johnny Faleiva, 2 Reilly Hannan, 3 Pulea Faleiva, 4 Matthew Monaghan, 5 Ziah Taumoepeau, 6 Logan Ede, 7 Pouvi Fatialofa, 8 Hannon Brighouse, 9 Ellery Wilson, 10 Jonty Stewart, 11 Michael Buckley, 12 Duff Penitito, 13 Josh McIntyre, 14 Kere Penitito, 15 Paoraian Manuel-Harman

Reserves: 16 Pio Mauga, 17 Lee Moleli, 18 Tiaki Fabish, 20 Bain Champion, 21 Pedro Bezanilla, 22 Zachary Donaldson

I had seen a post on Fabish' instagram saying that his flat mates were looking for someone to rent his room in Wellington, so I hoped he'd indeed be going back home! Potential Magpie signing?

Central: TBA

Tech:
1 Manaaki ARANUI, 2 Makaro JOEL, 3 Mark BRAIDWOOD, 4 Elijah MARTIN, 5 Damien Scott, 6 Isaiah Martin, 7 Amos RODDICK, 8 Nik Patumaka, 9 Sheridan RANGIHUNA, 10 Ben LEWIS, 11 Cruz ARANUI, 12 Jayden STOK, 13 Ted WALTERS, 14 Scott MOGFORD, 15 Bethel LUOTELE MALASIA

Reserves: 16 Kaine CARGILL-ISAACS, 17 Timothy FARRELL, 18 Oliver LARBI, 19 Tamati SAMUELS, 20 Corey McCAFFREY, 24 Troy Mcivor

Tamatea: TBA

Taradale: TBA

Havelock North:

Aotea: TBA

Pirates: TBA

MAC
1 Brandon Televave, 2 Damarus Hokianga, 3 Abraham Lauaki, 4 Solomone Fono, 5 Fraser Taurima-Heperi, 6 Tupou Afungia, 7 William Benson, 8 Lexus Greening, 9 Zedakiah Te Rongonui Kingi Awa, 10 Ioane Lauano, 11 Penisini Taufa, 12 Meni Manase, 13 Mefiposeti Tupou, 14 Roger Paewai, 15 John Ika

Reserves: 16 TK Kata, 17 Amiga Mikaele, 18 Salesi Ovaleni, 19 Duane Awa, 20 Fa'alemiga Selesele, 20 Joeli Tora, 21 Vailoa Kereti, 22 Tom Iosefo, 23 Sivinia Koroi

Clive: TBA

Higgins

@Stargazer And I will be prowling the Tech sidelines for about twice that combined total. But seriously Cracker's 200 games is huge these days when they play just around sixteen to eighteen games absolute max in a club season.

Stargazer

@Higgins I bet he'd still be good to go for the Magpies if there were a lot of injuries. By the way, why's Tim on the bench again?

Higgins

@Stargazer I will try and find out tomorrow. I don't think Mr. Farrell was even stripped last week so maybe he is still working his way back to full fitness. Against Havelock two weeks back he came off the bench about five minutes after halftime so maybe it is a managed return rather than a rushed one. Could also be giving young Maanaki Aranui experience and game time whilst he is still developing and learning his craft.

As for Cracker, he might be an option for NPC in an injury crisis but he has his own business now (and a young family?) so obviously his priorities in life are in another direction than they were when he was a bit younger.

Higgins

Points to note from teamlists
NOB-M If Takiaki Fabish is number 18 then that team had better not claim golden oldies scrums should both props need replacing as they themselves seem to have named only one on the bench. Without having ever clapped eyes on him maybe one of the Penetito guys in the backs might also be suitably built to prop?
Appear to be rather cocky as well naming a match day team of just 21. Maybe there is a rule that if you name 22(23?) you must have two designated props on the teamsheet and with 21 you only have to have one reserve prop? There used to be something along those lines in Wellington Premier rugby a few years ago

Altherm Tech Old Boys: Someone appears to have souvenired the 22 and 23 jersey or maybe it is simply a case of the 24 being a better fit for Mr. McIvor.
Kyle Cornelisen is missing, a player rapidly moving up the My Favourite Player ladder

MAC: They have named a matchday lineup of 23 which is one more than the next highest number showing.

Taradale: Yet again no team published.

Stargazer

@Higgins For OBU and the Barbarians U21s, Fabish has already worn the 4/5, 6, 7 and 8 jerseys. Prop and hooker are the only forwards positions left where hasn't played yet. Versatile lad.

Stargazer

Results round 10 Nash Cup (18 June 2022)

NOBM 79 - 19 Central - Geez, Buckley scored 6 tries.
Tech 52 - 21 Tamatea - Don't know who Cruz Aranui is, but he scored a hat-trick.
Taradale 17 - 18 Havelock N
Aotea 22 - 26 Pirates
MAC 40 - 32 Clive - Clive really suffering from all their MP players being absent

Bye: Hastings

Higgins

@Stargazer Played on the left wing. Did not really pay that much attention to the game as I was too busy pressing the flesh with Tamatea supporters and one of them who knew of him from his Pirates days sort of referred to him as Cruz but used another family name. Anyway he looked ok but think that might have been the first time I have really looked at him.
Tamatea were surprisingly competitive and although the scoreline would not indicate it they gave as good as they got. In fact their 21 points were probably the mosty my guys have conceded all season. They did have Keanu Kereru-Symes and Denon Robinson Bartlett startling and Lincoln McLutchie coming off the bench. KKS got binned for a high tackle, something a similar infringement from one of my guys did not receive. Tech again too powerful up front which meant there was never any real danger of defeat but you have to admire Tamatea for the spirit in which they played. And for @Nepia their Clubrooms are indeed back up and running after they were closed for a year or so maybe three years back, long may they prosper.
Both The Barracuda and Ash Dixon were on the sideline watching their fellow Texans annex the Nash Cup with a round to spare. This is my guys first win of that trophy since 2013. The party is in full swing, sadly without my participation! Oh and someone told me Hika Elliot was also amongst the spectators at the game.

Stargazer

HBT's article about yesterday's premiers games.

Hawkes Bay Today, Sport

Napier Tech Old Boys take title with week to spare

Teams playing for pride in the last week of premier club rugby

Nepia

@Higgins said in Hawke's Bay Club Rugby 2022:

And for @Nepia their Clubrooms are indeed back up and running after they were closed for a year or so maybe three years back, long may they prosper.

My cousins not going to be happy, he's just had a new born.

I think they may close up soon for good though as the hapu are looking at putting more papakainga housing in around there.

Stargazer

Round 11 Nash Cup (Fri 24 June 2022)

Taradale v NOBM - livestream: https://sideline.live/play/17002
Aotea v Hastings - livestream: https://sideline.live/play/17003
MAC v Central - livestream: https://sideline.live/play/17004
Clive v Tamatea - livestream: https://sideline.live/play/17005
Pirates v Villagers - livestream: https://sideline.live/play/17006

Bye: Tech

Stargazer

The first team lists have been posted:

Taradale
1 Lolani Faleiva, 2 Dylan Gallien, 3 Wiremu COTTRELL, 4 Andrew GARDNER, 5 Angelo MUFANA, 6 Josh EDEN-WHAITIRI, 7 Kristino Savea, 8 Iakopo Petelo Mapu, 9 Humphrey Sheild, 10 Ezra Malo, 11 Majella TUFUGA, 12 Nathan RAMSAY, 13 Kienan HIGGINS, 14 Brayden-Trevaughn Lansdown-Cunningham, 15 Hemaua SAMASONI

Reserves: 16 Toby SINGLE, 17 Sam Combs, 18 Jayden WALKER, 19 Thomas EDEN, 20 Karl HEWITT, 21 Kalani GRANT, 22 Dylan RAMSAY

NOBM:
1 Johnny Faleiva, 2 Reilly Hannan, 3 Pulea Faleiva, 4 Matthew Monaghan, 5 Boris van Bruchem, 6 Logan Ede, 7 William Tremain, 8 Hannon Brighouse, 9 Zachary Donaldson, 10 Jonty Stewart, 11 Josh McIntyre, 12 Duff Penitito, 13 Pedro Bezanilla, 14 Kere Penitito, 15 Paoraian Manuel-Harman

Reserves: 16 Pio Mauga, 17 Lee Moleli, 18 Iakopo Tana, 19 Pouvi Fatialofa, 20 Ponesi Penitito, 21 Bain Champion, 22 Michael Buckley

Hastings
1 Ned Saifiti, 2 Blake Tresidder, 3 John Palu, 4 Emil Crichton, 5 Jessie Lesa-Sipaia, 6 Eugene Sandilands, 7 Jardine Chungching, 8 Faleapuna Matamata, 9 Thomas Kirikiri, 10 Jordan Thompson-Dunn, 11 Isaac Hinton, 12 Luke Rosvall, 13 Troydyn Bird, 14 Bryson Ioane, 15 Oscar Sowman

Reserves: 20 Saifiti Saifiti

MAC
1 TK Kata, 2 Damarus Hokianga, 3 Abraham Lauaki, 4 Fraser Taurima-Heperi, 5 Lexus Greening, 6 Tupou Afungia, 7 William Benson, 8 Fa'alemiga Selesele, 9 Zedakiah Te Rongonui Kingi Awa, 10 Tom Iosefo, 11 Meni Manase, 12 Penisini Taufa, 13 Mefiposeti Tupou, 14 Roger Paewai, 14 Sivinia Koroi, 15 Josiah Sakaria

Reserves: 16 Amiga Mikaele, 17 Duane Awa, 18 Lanson Randell, 19 Solomone Fono, 20 Joeli Tora, 21 Vailoa Kereti, 23 John Ika

Central
1 Tui Kuru, 2 Rhys Hardwidge, 3 Ben Hince, 4 Wilbur Redward, 5 Tom Parsons, 6 Joel Hintz, 7 William Gunson, 8 Sam Pringle, 9 Tom Beachen, 10 Tate Harte, 11 Nicholas White, 12 Zaccheaus Simpson, 13 Matthew Ellmers, 14 Sam Grigg, 15 Braydon Hardwidge

Reserves: 18 David Parker

Tamatea
1 Tane Cooper, 2 Uenuku Haerara, 3 Mason Kean, 4 Daniel Paku, 5 Anaru Kupa, 6 Te Rira Rowlands, 7 Donovan Godinet, 8 Andrew Malama, 9 Ash Robinson-Bartlett, 10 Lincoln McClutchie, 11 Sekope Nalovo, 12 Hunta Marsh, 13 Dennon Robinson-Bartlett, 14 Jordarn Harmer, 15 Mataeus Marsh

Reserves: 16 Te Maangi Hamlin, 17 John Ropoama, 18 Bo Ross, 19 Ramo Leef, 20 Jamie Muir, 21 Raymond Manupuna, 22 Dylan Panghal, 23 Oranga Harris

Pirates
1 Daniel Boon, 2 Nicholas Agnew, 3 Ethan WEBBY, 4 Tom Nichol, 5 Eli Rore, 6 Patrick Nichol, 7 Hugh Taylor, 8 Lynyrd Hall, 9 Phillip King-Panapa, 10 Zion Clarke, 11 Tipene Meihana, 12 Liam Batt, 13 Grayson Ewart, 14 Tipene Maxwell, 15 Matthew MURTHA

Reserves: 16 Rocky HOFFMAN, 17 Tayla-Jay DEBENHAM, 18 Ryan Gardiner, 19 Filipe Tavutu, 20 Bryce LOCH, 21 Noa Boseidaku, 23 Caleb Lewis

Havelock North with Bryn Evans!

Number 10

The Clive v Tamatea match will have huge ramifications.

If Clive win, Tamatea are relegated.

If Tamatea win, and Central lose to MAC then Central are relegated.
If Tamatea win, and Central beat MAC then Clive will be relegated.

The above doesn't take into account the possibility of bonus points.

If Tamatea beat Clive it is possible for a five-way tie on 13 points between Tamatea (no bonus point), Aotea (lose to Hastings with no bonus point), Pirates (lose to Havelock with 1 bonus point), Central (lose to MAC with 2 bonus points) and Clive (lose to Tamatea with 2 bonus points).

If 3 or more teams finish on the same number of points the rankings are determined on points differential.

Higgins

@Number-10 Talking to some of the Tamatea management in the Tech Clubrooms last Saturday night they are confident of rolling Clive and quite frankly I thought they looked a reasonable team eventhough the score did not really show it. Clive got rolled by about 80 points when they played my guys but obviously have improved a bit since then but weighing things up I would put my money (or hopes in all honesty) on a Tamatea win. If Lincoln McLutchie starts it will make a huge difference, along with the Robinson-Bartlett boys in the backs and Keanu Kereru-Symes and prop Mason Keane along with a couple of other useful "no name" players should be enough to see them home. They do have a couple of very young guys as well and their overall depth might be tested, time will tell I guess. Clive obviously hamstrung by having none of their Super Rugby players available for them.

To be brutally honest we cannot afford to lose any clubs from the Premier grade. Once you go down it is a mammoth task to get back up again as many players will depart to other premier clubs making it even more difficult to get back up again. The second Division will be way too easy for the relegated club and there will be lots of blowout wins for the relegated team. Aotea have proved that right to a certain extent but they have looked competitive amongst the teams surrounding them in the lower levels of Premier and it is important that the players in Dannevirke have something to aspire to. Similarly Central HB. Give Aotea a bit more time and they may develop more players to become a bit more competitive in years to come but being a small area far away from getting City players travelling to play for them it will be a challenge for them numbers wise. Not so much for CHB who are a little over half an 3/4s of an hour away from Hastings/Napier so not such a travel commitment time wise (wouldn't like to be paying the fuel bill at the moment though!).

Stargazer

Is the ref harsher on Tamatea, or are they indeed as ill-disciplined as they look? That includes the off-the-ball stuff.

Stargazer

Results round 11 Nash Cup (Fri 24 June 2022)

Taradale 32 - 29 NOBM
Aotea 28 - 40 Hastings
MAC 34 - 31 Central
Clive 26 - 24 Tamatea
Pirates 24 - 50 Villagers

Bye: Tech

Stargazer

It's a pity that Tamatea fielded an unregistered player earlier in the season, because that's what has ultimately cost them their spot in the premiers division. Without the points deduction, Pirates would again have been relegated.