Club Rugby 2016

taniwharugby

Kamo beat Hika 38-14

taniwharugby

Premier: Mid Northern 13 beat Wellsford 10 Mid Western 16 beat Otamatea 10 OBM 41 beat Waipu 11 Western Sharks 20 beat Hora Hora 15 
Kamo 38 beat Hikurangi 14 

Premier Reserves 
Mid Northern 27 beat Wellsford 17 
Otamatea 20 beat Mid Western 7 
OBM 32 beat Waipu 26 
Hora Hora 20 beat Western Sharks 19 
Kamo 29 beat Hikurangi 17 

Bay of Islands: 
Kerikeri 17 beat Ohaeawai 12 
Kaeo 20 beat Otiria 10 
Moerewa 41 beat United Kawakawa 0 
Kaikohe 36 beat Okaihau 13 

Mangonui: 
Kaitaia 43 beat Panguru 22 
Te Rarawa 36 beat Aupouri/Ngati Kuri 0 
Eastern 63 beat South Hokianga 14 
Awanui had a bye

Nath Jac

Hi all, went and watched Old Boys v Waipu on the weekend. I must say that it was refreshing to see Old Boys play good structured wet weather rugby. Great ball control and a simple game plan that just wore Waipu down. The part of their game that I was really impressed with was the level of communication that they were able to maintain through out the whole match, it looked like every member of the OBM team new their role and trusted their mate beside them. Will it be enough to win a final, thats another story but they sure are on the right track. another great game of rugby for the reserves with OBM's experience shining through. apart from Mid Northern all the other teams are going to need to start respecting the ball if they are going to have any chance against these two teams. Just playing expansive rugby wont cut it.

taniwharugby

I watched the Kamo-Hika game.
 
Weather conditions ensured there were lots of errors, but was some tough defence and was still some good play in patches.
 
The plight of Hika is highlighted by the fact Eddie Vercoe looks to have come out of retirement to sit on the bench for them, I expect he does so very reluctantly and I know Aaron Wright (who did start the season but picked up a broken wrist?) can barely watch them play.
 
Hika have a promising young fulla down from Kaitaia who is living in one of the Academy Houses, Tama Tua who is about 6'3 and plays in the mid-field, looks a good prospect, although didnt get many chances in a Hika side that was always on the back foot, plaued Northland U18 last year and apparently close to the main squad this year. Didnt really see too many stand out for Hika TBH.
 
best player was the big centre (or 12?) for Kamo, Sykes looked sharp in patches, danny Mason also, as was Rueben Wright, although I understand he is just back off a break following too many yellows and picked up another yesterday for a swinging arm/punch.

FarNthHayden

Round 11 
Premier: 
Hikurangi. 21 Waipu. 27 
OBM. 20 Mid Northern. 29 
Otamatea. 31 Kamo. 29 
Wellsford. 37 HoraHora 12 
Western Sharks. 62 MidWestern. 0 
Reserves: 
Hikurangi. 22 Waipu. 47 
OBM. 31. Mid Northern 0 
Otamatea. 19 Kamo. 55 
Wellsford. 17 HoraHora 17 
Western Sharks. 62. MidWestern. 0 
Bay of Islands 
United Kawakawa 55 Kaikohe 37 
Kerikeri. 26 Kaeo. 12 
Ohaeawai 56 Otiria 20 
Moerewa 86 Okaihau 0 
Mangonui: 
Eastern. 23. Awanui. 22 
Kaitaia 52 Sth Hokianga 0 
Panguru. Te Rarawa

Gunner

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Round 11 
Premier: 
Hikurangi. 21 Waipu. 27 
OBM. 20 Mid Northern. 29 
Otamatea. 31 Kamo. 29 
Wellsford. 37 HoraHora 12 
Western Sharks. 62 MidWestern. 0 
Reserves: 
Hikurangi. 22 Waipu. 47 
OBM. 31. Mid Northern 0 
Otamatea. 19 Kamo. 55 
Wellsford. 17 HoraHora 17 
Western Sharks. 62. MidWestern. 0 
Bay of Islands 
United Kawakawa 55 Kaikohe 37 
Kerikeri. 26 Kaeo. 12 
Ohaeawai 56 Otiria 20 
Moerewa 86 Okaihau 0 
Mangonui: 
Eastern. 23. Awanui. 22 
Kaitaia 52 Sth Hokianga 0 
Panguru. Te Rarawa</blockquote>Premier: Sharks 51 MW 36 is a lot closer to the mark than was advertised...

Chiefy

The big upset of that round is the Awanui v Eastern result

FarNthHayden

Round 12 fixtures 
Mid Northern v Hikurangi 
HoraHora v Mid Western 
Kamo v Sharks 
Waipu v Otamatea 
Wellsford v OBM

taniwharugby

watched Kamo-Sharks.
 
Awesome day, still, a bit soft under foot but some pretty good rugby with Sharks taking it 43-36.
 
Kamo lead just before half time 27-7, but a score right on half time, ignited by a Matich break (assume it was Matich) put the Sharks right back in it. Kamo hung tough for most of the half, lead swapped a couple of times but the SHarks just kept coming at them.
 
Thought the game was pretty well reffed, played at a decent tempo with some solid defence, despite the high score.
 
First half, Matich (again, assuming it was him) playing 8 seemed to spend most of his time in the back line, but jeez he has a good turn of pace! 2nd spell he was closer to the ball and his other forwards and was much more involved, which was a big factor with his pace and power.
 
Kamo have a pretty solid pack, Danny mason was into everything, good support from Reuben Wright, but they didnt quite have the spark they needed. Kamo 10 has a very good boot, knocked over a 50m penalty when the scores were locked up 30-30, the Kamo 12 runs hard and straight and rarely passed the ball so while being a decent sized lad with a bit of pace, was very easy to defend and blew a few opportunities to make some good metres with ball in hand when his outsides had space.
 
Sharks have a HUGE Fijian winger, looks to have a bit of pace, didnt get to see a huge amount of him to see his skills.
 
Game was there for Kamo to win, but some crucial errors by Kamo at the wrong moments gave so much back to the Sharks who took every opportunity that was presented

FarNthHayden

Premier Southern Districts 
Mid Northern 56 Hikurangi 0 
OBM 36 Wellsford 17 
Waipu 46 Otamatea 15 
Western Sharks 43 Kamo 36 
Mid Western 30 Horahora 35 
Mangonui Premier 
Te Rarawa 34 Eastern 27 
Awanui 84 Aupouri / Ngati Kuri 0 
Panguru. 51 Sth Hokianga 26 
Premier Reserve: 
Mid Norhtern 19 Hikurangi 5 
Wellsford 15 OBM 13 
Waipu 43 Otamatea 7 
Western Sharks 29. Kamo. 16 
Mid Western 10 Horahora 48

Nath Jac

went and watched Waipu v Otamatea play on saturday and saw a team stacked with development players made to look very average by a Waipu team who like to through the ball around. the score line I thought actually flattered Otamatea as Mark Wells made a lot of changes in the 2nd half with 25mins to go which weakened the Waipu team and it took them 10-15 mins to get into the game. it was disappointing to see that Otamatea have gone away from the structure that took them to the semi finals last year and are trying to play an individual game. Unfortunately for Otamatea the lack of structure flows into their defense and this showed with the waipu team down to 14 men in the first half able to score 3 tries in 10mins. With all the talent that Otamatea have recruited the way they are playing must surely mean they are not training much. Waipu played their normal game and Phil Hulse son has arrived from over seas and slotted in to first five, a steady player nothing spectacular but looks like he can stick to a game plan which is all you want in a first five. the positive for waipu is it allowed Ben Mackin to slip back to full back and his decision making on attack and defense exposed Otamatea's weaknesses and shut down any momentum they had.I am surprised that Waipu never played in the forwards more as the fitness levels of Otamatea do not look great but when points are racking up I suppose it doesn't really matter. I must make a comment on the Waipu field and praise the ground keepers for the excellent state it is in, on wednesday they hosted Northland v Harbour, then on friday the junior rugby was played, saturday the same followed by the reserves and prems, with the weather during the week the way the ground held up was pretty good. Hopefully as we get closer to semi final rugby the teams can play better rugby and maybe make it more than a 2 horse race.

FarNthHayden

Round 13 fixtures 
Hikurangi v Wellsford 
Mid Western v Kamo 
OBM v HoraHora 
Otamatea v Mid Northern 
Sharks v Waipu 
Will be interesting to see the results of the mid nth v Otamatea game and sharks v Waipu game. Mid northerns been on a good roll all year long, I understand Otamatea have a couple of injured players and moulds hasn't been released from the blues. Also on a bit of a roll are the sharks who come up against an in form Waipu team who've been quietly racking up wins should be 2 great games. Putting my maroon glasses back on HoraHora will be looking to repeat what they did in the first round and ruck and maul there way to a victory against the very formidable OBM outfit, and the reserves will hopefully have Norm Maxwell playing for them. Should be fun

FarNthHayden

Club rugby results. Bay of Islands Premier 
Moerewa 48 Kerikeri. 14 
Kaeo. 45 Okaihau 12 
Ohaeawai. 47. United Kawakawa. 27 
Kaikohe. 57 Otiria. 17 
Southern Districts Premier: 
Mid Northern 101. Otamatea 22 
Waipu. 25 West Sharks. 23 
Wellsford. 32. Hikurangi. 31 
Mid Western. 39 Kamo. 22 
OBM 32 Horahora 15 
Reserves 
Mid Northern 38. Otamatea 32 
West Sharks. 18. Waipu. 17 
Hikurangi. 14 Wellsford 76 
Kamo. 56. Mid Western. 0 
OBM 36. Horahora. 10

FarNthHayden

There's gotta be a mis print in the mid nth Otamatea game surely!?

Nath Jac

Thats the right result Hayden, Otas had a few out and the lack of structure they have is hurting them now. Go the Blacks.

Nath Jac

Stoaked to hear that Ben Maccin has an opportunity in the Northland Development team, a player that can fill any gap in a backline.

FarNthHayden

Points table after round 13 
Mid Northern 59 
OBM 56 
Waipu 40 
Western Sharks 34 
Otamatea 34 
Wellsford 33 
Mid Western 32 
Kamo 25 
HoraHora 22 
Hikurangi 15

Gunner

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Points table after round 13 
Mid Northern 59 
OBM 56 
Waipu 40 
Western Sharks 34 
Otamatea 34 
Wellsford 33 
Mid Western 32 
Kamo 25 
HoraHora 22 
Hikurangi 15
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You'd have to almost say Waipu will make the 4 from here (not sure who they have left to play).
 
Will be interesting to see who takes out the 4 way battle for the last semi final spot.

FarNthHayden

Club rugby results 
OBM 86 Hikurangi 7 
Mid Northern 46 Western Sharks 33 
Wellsford 38. Otamatea 8 
Waipu 42 Mid Western 20 
Horahora 34 Kamo. 27 
Reserves 
OBM 62 Hikurangi 12 
Mid Northern 53 Western Sharks 14 
Wellsford 25 Otamatea 5 
Waipu 100 Mid Western 0 
Kamo. 33 Horahora 12 
Bay of Islands 
Kerikeri 57. Kaikohe 10 
Moerewa 51. Otiria 10 
United Kawakawa 45. Kaeo 34 
Ohaeawai. 64 Okaihau 19 
Mangonui 
Eastern. 72. Aupouri 12 
Te Rarawa 25 Kaitaia 7 
Awanui win by default

FarNthHayden

Round 15 alphabet round fixtures 
Hikurangi v Horahora 
Kamo v Waipu 
Mid Western v Mid Northern 
Otamatea v OBM 
Western Sharks v Wellsford 
Points table 
Mid Northern 64 
OBM 61 
Waipu 45 
Wellsford 38 
Sharks 35 
Otamatea 34 
Mid Western 32 
Kamo 27 
Horahora 27 
Hikurangi 15

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Club Rugby 2016