Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby

[Stargazer]

Yes, brilliant attack from Napier and one of the backs goes over in the corner! Not converted.

24 - 0 Napier

[Stargazer]

The handling errors in the Palmerston North game are terrible. The conditions to blame, no doubt.

[Stargazer]

Ha, great kick by one of the Napier players, and the Gizzy player knocks on. Scrum on Gisborne's 22.

[Nepia]

@Stargazer said in Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby:

The handling errors in the Palmerston North game are terrible. The conditions to blame, no doubt.

Yeah, it's a lost ball/knock on fest.

[Stargazer]

Napier Boys have improved a lot during this game in the sun; totally dominating now. Seven point difference, so need to be careful.

Wow, now a very dominant scrum from Napier, but they lose the ball.

[Stargazer]

Come on Hastings!!

[Stargazer]

Napier down to 14 men, with Corey Beckett injured in Gisborne's half.

Gisborne on attack, and obstruction by them again not penalised.

Great defence from Napier though, pushing the Gizzy player into touch.

It's game over!

Full time: Napier Boys 24 - 17 Gisborne Boys

[Stargazer]

Great game from big Gus Brown; great impact from Max Ratcliffe; Tyrone Chrystal was good and CJ Mienie the best of the backs. Joel Russell and Luke Thomas (?) good, too. Some of the backs (have no team sheet, so don't know who they were).

[Nepia]

Palmy infringing like they're the Crusaders last night.

[Nepia]

Try to Hastings.

[Stargazer]

One of Palmy's players sent to the sin-bin.

Hastings scores!! Their fullback goes over! Finally.

The try is converted.

13 - 7 Palmy.

[Stargazer]

Hastings line-out. Can't see where on the field they are.

[Nepia]

Looks like the weather has settled as Palmy are clearing from their end pretty easily.

[Stargazer]

Now a Palmy line-out at the same spot.

[Stargazer]

Great steal from Hastings. I wish they'd stop kicking possession away. Palmy kick it out on the full, fortunately.

[Stargazer]

Hastings line-out. Driving maul, but Hastings penalised for obstruction.

[Nepia]

@Stargazer said in Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby:

Hastings line-out. Driving maul, but Hastings penalised for obstruction.

Another B/S maul penalty. I just sent an angry text to my mate - who's a referees manager in Palmy.

[Stargazer]

Hastings back on attack. Damn it stop kicking the ball away.

Again fortunately, Palmy penalised.

Hastings scrum.

[Stargazer]

Pick n go. Now a Hastings penalty. They're going again.

Come on boys!

[Nepia]

@Stargazer said in Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby:

Pick n go. Now a Hastings penalty. They're going again.

Come on boys!

Sheesh, I'm getting more of a Chiefs vibe with all these pick and goes and no try.

And as I write that they score.