Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby

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2022 First edition of THE local derbies of local derbies.
Yes, I'm hoping for a second edition later in the season (Hurricanes Final), as I think only Palmy Boys can throw a spanner in the works. I have no hope for a third (Super 8 Final) as Hamilton Boys will probably be in it again.

BUT, this is no doubt the game of the weekend:

Saturday, 18 June 2022
Hastings Boys' v Napier Boys'

2nd XV: 10.30am
1st XV: 12.00pm

Livestream of the 1st XV match:

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There's also a CNI game. Our St John's is probably going to be pulverised by the Hamilton college with the same name.

St John's (Hastings) v St John's (Hamilton) - 11.00am - livestream: https://sideline.live/play/17102

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Unsurprisingly, our St John's is being destroyed by their St John's at the moment.

HT: St John's Hastings 0 - 46 St John's Hamilton

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Is there a particular reason why Hastings Boys' never do a haka before their games?

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First try goes to Hastings. I think the commentator said it was scored by their fullback. Ofa something; he missed the conversion.

I hate having no team sheet.

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Another try to Hastings. Not sure who scored.

Ofa .. converts.

12 - 0 Hastings.

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Try to Napier via their line-out maul. Converted by halfback Corey Berkett.

12 - 7 Hastings

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Somebody please end that St John's game. This is just torture.

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Finally, it's over:

St John's (Hastings) 0 - 82 St John's (Hamilton)

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Hastings' kicker misses a relatively easy kick at goal.

Edit: apparently, he didn't miss. They've changed the score on screen.

15 - 7 Hastings

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Midfielder Tali Ioasa scores for Hastings. The commentator says he has a twin in the team, the openside flanker.

Conversion missed.

20 - 7

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Half time:

Hastings Boys 20 - 7 Napier Boys

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Half time:

Unfortunately, FAHS scored just before HT. Lindisfarne was the better team for most of that first half.

Feilding HS 12 - 7 Lindisfarne College

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Hastings no. 19 yellow carded.

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Try to one of Napier's fatties from the pick and go. Great conversion.

20 - 14 Hastings

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My suspicion that Lindisfarne only has a team for one good half is being confirmed.

They're now trailing 7 - 26 to Feilding.

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Hastings could have kicked for goal to make the gap bigger than 6 points, but they go for the line-out.

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Great try to Hastings' no. 6!

Although the line-out didn't go well, ultimately it was the right decision.

Coby Deacon is the kicker; he misses the conversion.

25 - 14 Hastings.

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Fulltime! A good, well-deserved win to Hastings. Although it has to be said that it was again mostly handling errors letting Napier down. If they'd fixed that, it would have been a lot closer.

FT: Hastings Boys 25 - 14 Napier Boys

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The downside of having two Bay teams in Super 8 is that once one of them beats the other, it helps Hamilton on the competition table. Esp with Hastings already having suffered one loss, it would have been better for us as a region if Napier had won.

Now, they basically are still in with a shot, but both have to beat Hamilton to be able to finish top of the table and get a home Super 8 final.