Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby

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Today's results:

Tranzit 1st XV Festival
Rongotai College 10 - 65 Hastings BHS

CNI
St Paul's Collegiate 40 - 14 Lindisfarne College
St John's, Hastings 26 - 24 Rathkeale College

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Rongotai College 10 - 65 Hastings BHS

Thank god, all my picks (well bar the Warriors) this weekend have lost.

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Napier Boys' new head coach is Dave Russell, replacing Brendon Ratcliffe

Hastings Boys' new head coach is Karl Lowe. Assisting Lowe are Jason Shoemark and Sona Taumalolo.

Hawkes Bay Today, New Zealand

First XV rugby ready to roll with new coaches

Both the Napier and Hastings boys high school first XVs have new coaches for 2023

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Games on Sat 20 May 2023

All games are away games.

Super 8
Gisborne BHS v Napier BHs - 12.00pm

CNI

• Wesley College v Lindisfarne College - 11.00am
• Feilding HS v St John's, Hastings - 12.00pm

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Livestream Gisborne BHS v Napier BHS

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Good to see Maori TV are broadcasting the Super 8 games still.

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@Nepia Yeah, I'm really happy about that!

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Joel Russell is the first try scorer in the Gisborne v Napier game. Took a quick tap and caught the Gizzy defence napping and sliced straight through them.

I've been keeping an eye on him for a while now and he's a smart player and one of the best in this team.

The try is converted, I think by Luke Thomas. Napier leads 7 - 0.

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Beautiful team try scored by left wing Kiane Tuifao. It started with a good run on the right side of the field by big lock Ben Campbell, and included a great pass from Josh Augustine, who's playing really well. Captain
Soanai-Oeti also good in that passage of play (he may have made the turnover that started it).

14 - 0 Napier Boys

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Napier lock George Prouting is really tall. I wonder how old he is. Assuming he'll still growing, he may reach 2m. His brother Angus (not playing today) is slightly smaller, but also still quite tall. During the Sanix tournament they used him at no. 8. It will be interesting whether they'll keep him there.

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Ta$man Soanai-Oeti almost in for another try, but apparently something illegal preceded it and the ref calls him back.

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Half time: Gisborne Boys' 0 - 14 Napier Boys'

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Almost a 2nd try to Kiane Tuifao, stopped at 2m from the try line.

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Luke Thomas slots a penalty goal and makes it 17 - 0 to Napier.

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Gisborne hot on attack at the moment and rewarded with a try to Puna Hihi. Surprised though that a dominant scrum from Napier before that wasn't rewarded with a penalty.

5 - 17 Napier

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Excellent tackle from Joel Russell there. Possible try saver.

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Great try scored by Luke Thomas, after an excellent pass from Russell.

Thomas converts his own try.

5 - 24 Napier

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Napier Boys' just scored another try, but I don't know who dotted down. The commentators are too busy talking history to mention it. Annoying.

5 - 29 Napier

Edit: the try scorer was captain Ta$man Soanai-Oeti.