Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby
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It's a pity the Napier hooker thought he was a midfielder, going for a run to the try line and passing way too late to his wing, when the King's players had already caught up with him. If he'd passed sooner, it would have been a certain try to the left winger.
That was a great team try from King's College, totally against the run of play, with Napier looking the better team thus far. The score now suggests otherwise.
Napier Boys 10 - 15 King's College
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Momentum has now clearly shifted to King's, who scored again in the left corner. Napier Boys have a lot of attacking flair, but can't finish their opportunities. Defence is definitely a work on.
Generally, King's doesn't really look the stronger team, they create few chances, but when they do, they score from them.
Napier 10 - 20 King's
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@stargazer Is Francis Manuleleua playing for King's? He would be their 12 or 13.
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I've a strong impression that Napier had far fewer players available than were on the team sheet.
Just as I write that, another successful driving maul from Napier. The ball comes out at the back and one of the backs goes over for the try. Not sure who it was.
Their no. 13 now doing the kicking & he misses the conversion.
Napier 20 - 28 King's
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Another try to Napier, I think their right winger. Good attack, combined with one of the bigger midfielders.
Full time: Napier 30 - 35 King's
The score is flattering King's, who were unconvincing for most of the game, but scored from the few opportunities they got.
The end of the game showed that Napier's ball handling let them down for most of the game, but once passes stuck, they were the stronger team.I'll have to see more games, because maybe King's just has a weak pack, but Napier's pack looked strong in this game. It could be a weapon.
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Hastings Boys v St Kent's just started. There's no livestream (I think), but for clips it's probably good to have a look at this FB page:
Same, but on instagram:
