Hawke's Bay Club Rugby 2022

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Premiers results - 15 April 2022 (match sheet under the links)

Havelock North 13 - 8 Central

Hastings 40 - 12 Pirates

Napier OB Marist 56 - 17 Clive

Napier Tech 30 - 28 MAC

Taradale 70 - 20 Aotea

Tamatea: bye

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I see Kere Penitito ended up at NOBM. Hadn't realised his brother plays for NOBM, too.

I wonder whether all Faleiva's in HB club rugby are brothers and whether all are frontrowers. Must have been a huge food bill for their parents when they were all growing up.

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Tech #3 Lewis Bush played for Wairarapa Bush last year.

Taradale #10 Ezra Malo played for Whanganui last year

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Premiers - 23 April 2022:

Aotea v Napier Tech - https://sideline.live/play/16956

MAC v NOBM - https://sideline.live/play/16957

Clive v Hastings R&S - https://sideline.live/play/16958

Napier Pirate v Central HB - https://sideline.live/play/16959

Havelock North v Tamatea - https://sideline.live/play/16955

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Note the debut of Lanson Randell for MAC. I was wondering whether he'd left school, because I hadn't seen his name on any of the Lindisfarne team sheets.

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Neria Fomai playing for Hastings, so not with MP in Australia.

Clive:

A McClutchie making his debut for Clive. Does anyone know him? You'd expect a close relation from Lincoln to play for Tamatea, I think?

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Tom Parsons on Central's bench. Not surprised to see him there, with IWL fit again for the Hurricanes.

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And there he is, Kaihau Pasikala playing for Havelock North. So he has indeed left school and is still in the Bay.

I haven't seen Tamatea's team sheet, yet.

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Tamatea
1 Tane Cooper, 2 Uenuku Haerara, 3 Te Maangi Hamlin, 4 Anaru Kupa, 5 Bo Ross, 6 Te Rira Rowlands, 7 Donovan Godinet, 8 Arama Kite, 9 Shamara Brooks, 10 Carlos Kemp, 11 ... , 12 Mataeus Marsh, 13 Hunta Marsh, 14 Elijah Mataira, 15 Ash Robinson-Bartlett

Reserves: Tell Kuka, 17 Daniel Paku, 18 Bonham Edwards, 19 Ramo Leef

Not sure whether this line-up from the HBRU website corresponds to who's actually playing, as I see players with jersey numbers that aren't on the list.

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The Havelock North TH prop has a failed copy of Fakatava's old (bleached) mullet.

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Why do I always pick the game where no one is able to score? Moving to another game at half time. You'll see HN and Tamatea will start scoring in the 2nd half.

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Should have posted that sooner. Carlos Kemp slots a penalty for Tamatea.

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Half time:

Aotea 17 - 17 Tech
MAC 26 - 14 NOBM
Clive 14 - 12 HRS
Pirates 15 -14 Central
Havelock North 0 - 3 Tamatea

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After briefly switching games, I'm back at HN v Tamatea.

It's not the best of games, but Cooper Flanders is very busy, involved in all the action.

I'm basically watching this game because I want to have a good look at the halfbacks, but this game has been so messy that I have no idea. Shamara Brooks passing is pretty quick & accurate. Bracewell now on for the Villagers.

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Kaihau Pasikala is now on the field, and despite the number 18 on his jersey, he seems to be playing where he should be: in the backrow.

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Full time scores (match sheets under the links):

Aotea 22 - 34 Tech
MAC 34 - 40 NOBM
Clive 26 - 38 HRS
Pirates 15 - 26 Central
Havelock North 19 - 13 Tamatea

Ryan Tongia sent off with a red card at the end of the game. He also scored a try for Aotea.
Bethel Leutele-Malasia got a yellow in the same game, and scored two tries. His twin Gilgal also scored a try.
MAC played the final 8 minutes with 13 men, with two players yellow-carded one minute after each other.

Hopefully, all other match sheets will be completed, so we can at least see who scored the points and got the cards.

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Tomo Fogerty scored 3 of Central's 4 tries v Pirates.

Tom Parsons played all the second half.

Uncontested scrums last 20 minutes.

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Full time scores (match sheets under the links):

Aotea 22 - 34 Tech

All is still well with the world, the trip back to Marewa will be most enjoyable as my guys remain at the top of the points table.
Meanwhile down in Wellington I managed to get back to the flat in Hataitai from Hataitai Park in a very pleasing 7 hours which is reasonably ok for about a 900 metre slalom like stagger, albeit nicely refreshed and in no danger of dehydration. Seem to have lost a bit of pace somewhere along the way, both drinking and walking. Sadly no need to refer to the Wellington Swindale Shield results to confirm what many MSP followers intimated to me in one of my comfort stops en route! Incidentally ran into Chicago Doyle who was making his senior club rugby debut today and took out the MSP player of the day award to cap it all off during my travels.

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Not looking good. I really hope they won't have to default their game.
This was posted an hour ago (approx. 1.00pm, Friday) on Tamatea's FB page:

S.O.S.

Our club rugby Premier status is on the line.

We are in desperate need of players tomorrow, especially forwards.

If you can play please come and tautoko.

Meet at Bill Matthewson Park 2pm.

We need you now more than ever.

Kia kaha, Kia Maia, Kia Manawanui.

S.Whyte

President.