Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby

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Palmy's scrum is clearly better. Napier's line-out is better.

Napier knock on according to the ref.

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Geezus, again a forward pass from Palmy missed.

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How long does a player have to have his hands on the ball and try to lift it before the ref says it's a turnover? He also allows players to dive on rucks.

Penalty goal Palmy.

15 - 18 Palmy

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Napier's backs love the chip kick a little bit too much. Stop kicking possession away!

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Napier scrum on Palmy's 5m.

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Palmy collapse the maul. Ref doesn't give Napier advantage.

Finally, penalty to Napier for offside.

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Another Napier line-out.

Again Palmy collapses the maul.

Napier scrum. Still on the 5m.

Pick n go. Looked like a Napier try, but the ref didn't see the grounding, so he goes back for a penalty to Napier.

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Napier scrum on Palmy's 5m. Napier really needs to score now. Not much time left.

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Ah bs decision from the ref. Clear try but he denies it.

Still Napier penalty.

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Napier line-out. Again collapsed. Again no penalty.

Ref says Napier knocked on.

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Ref talked to AR.

Napier penalty. Again a line-out.

Try time!!!

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Napier so deserved that. Palmy were under the pump for the last 10+ minutes.

Napier's first five Luke Thomas converts the try! Great kick!

Full time: Napier BHS 22 - 18 Palmerston North BHS

Phew, that was a nailbiter and in some ways frustrating game to watch, but Napier Boys retain the Polson Banner.

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HBT article about the Polson Banner game.

Hawkes Bay Today, Sport

Fairy tale ending for NBHS' big game

Thriller for the Napier boys in sky blue

[Nepia]

@Stargazer said in Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby:

HBT article about the Polson Banner game.

Hawkes Bay Today, Sport

Fairy tale ending for NBHS' big game

Thriller for the Napier boys in sky blue

Napier Boys still getting favourable coverage in the Hawkes Bay today. Not that I have an issue of it in and off itself but I had to laugh in the year Hastings Boys beating all and sundry I read two schoolboy rugby articles that had 80% of the column inches devoted ton Napier and 20% to the team about to win everything.

Essentially Hawkes Bay today is the equivalent of the Canes, and Hastings Boys are the equivalent of the Magpies.

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Super 8 (round 1 - 11 June 2022)

10:30am: Napier BHS 2nd XV v Gisborne BHS 2nd XV
12.00pm: Napier BHS 1st XV v Gisborne BHS 1st XV

1st XV livestream:

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11:00am: Palmerston North BHS 2nd XV v Hastings BHS 2nd XV
12.30pm: Palmerston North BHS 1st XV v Hastings BHS 1st XV

1st XV livestream:

@Nepia Now you can finally watch Hastings Boys play, instead of only reading my posts!

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CNI (round 5 - 11 June 2022)

11.00am: St Paul's Collegiate 1st XV v St John's College, Hastings 1st XV

There doesn't seem to be a livestream for this game.

Lindisfarne plays on Wednesday, 15 June.

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Two minutes played, and Napier almost scored their first try. Player just in touch. Gisborne line-out on their own 5m.

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After a few Napier attacks lead to nothing, we're now on Napier's 5m for a Gisborne line-out, but they loose the ball forward.

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Gisborne get a penalty right in front of the sticks, but they choose to go for a scrum. Would have been easy points.

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The first try goes to Gisborne. Good try, close to the posts.
The conversion is good.

0 - 7 Gisborne