Hawkes Bay Schoolboy Rugby
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Hastings playing football instead of rugby and they score again! I think the same left winger, but he didn't do it alone.
Half time: Napier 8 - 10 Hastings
Napier looking the stronger team, but not able to convert opportunities into points due to a good Hastings defence.
Both Hastings tries were against the run of play, but they're grabbing their chances and that's how they've earned their lead. -
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@stargazer said in Schoolboy Rugby:
I'm not biased towards either team, but these commentators are such Hastings fanboys that it would almost make me a Napier supporter. Bloody hell, they talk more than my mother-in-law, who is a non-stop chatterbox.
That's a good balance then to the Hawkes Bay Today who are so pro Napier you'd think they were the only team in the province, even in the last two years with Hastings clearly on top HBT still fluffed Napier.
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@higgins said in Schoolboy Rugby:
All's well with the world again, Napier twice as good as Hastings!
So I assume Napier's offside wasn't policed, they had a conversion awarded that slided to the left of the post, and the ref said to Napier Boys "we played a good game boys".
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The Napier BHS team for this afternoon's National Top 4 Semi-Final against Christchurch BHS:
15 Max Anderson, 14 Jack Sheridan, 13 Leo Thompson, 12 Keegan Christian-Goss, 11 Jayden Stok, 10 Henry Williams, 9 Treyah Kingi-Taukamo, 8 Luke Russell, 7 Sam Henderson, 6 Josh Gimblett, 5 Frank Lochore, 4 Tiaki Fabish, 3 Patrick Teddy, 2 Tyrone Thompson (captain), 1 Jayden Walker. Substitutes: Forwards, Hayden Davis, Manaaki Aranui, Rob Slabbekorn, Austin Soanai. Backs, Angus Kilmister, Pereiha Hubbard, Caleb Turner.
LIVE on Rugby Channel from 2.45pm.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=12120481
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Yesterday was so good, winning the Battle of the Bays.
Today not so good, with the U19s absolutely smashed and Napier just missing out on the win in the Top 4. Still a great season, of course, with a one point loss in the Super 8 Final, Hurricanes Champions and a 3 point loss in the Top 4 Final, but they'll be gutted.Looking forward to seeing more from players like Tyrone Thompson, Leo Thompson, Patrick Teddy, Luke Russel, Keegan Christian-Goss and Jayden Stok.
And, obviously, also some talented players from the Hastings 1st XV squad, captain Liam Udy-Johns in particular.
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Sign New Zealand Secondary Schools rugby team hooker Tyrone Thompson now! That's the advice from Thompson's Napier Boys' High School 1st XV mentor Brendon Ratcliffe to Hawke's Bay Magpies coach Mark Ozich in the wake of Thompson's selection in the national team at the weekend. Thompson is the sole Hawke's Bay player in the New Zealand side that will play Tonga Schools in Brisbane on Thursday, the Australian Schools Barbarians in Brisbane on Monday and the Australian Schools in Brisbane on October 6. "I picked Israel Dagg out of Lindisfarne College for the Magpies in 2006. I know it's unusual to pick a forward for a Mitre 10 Cup team while still at school but Tyrone is that good ... he has the size and mentality required. With the injury concerns the Magpies have at hooker Tyrone could be useful to the squad when he returns from Aussie," Ratcliffe said. He pointed out Thompson is already taller than All Blacks hooker Codie Taylor and only 2kg lighter at 106kgs.Ratcliffe confirmed the Hurricanes, Chiefs and Crusaders franchises are showing interest in Thompson, who captained NBHS to second place at the National Top Four tournament in Palmerston North earlier this month. Thompson, 18, said he intends to use the Brisbane trip to enhance his value before making a final decision on his base for next year..
About Josh Gimblett
"Josh is more a lock than a six and this was his first full season at six. He is not a flash player but he has the backbone and engine you build a team around. He can hit 36 rucks in a game but doesn't make a song and dance about it ... he is the Andy Earl or Todd Blackadder-type of player. He has a massive future and is considering options in Wellington and Canterbury," Ratcliffe explained..
About Patrick Teddy
Ratcliffe heaped kudos on Teddy for the manner in which he made a successful transition from hooker to tighthead prop this season. "This is his first year as a tighthead. He did it for the good of the team and is now one of the top three tightheads in New Zealand Secondary Schools rugby. This versatility will help him in the future." Ratcliffe pointed out Teddy has a couple of playing options for next year to consider and is also hoping to do a building apprenticeship.https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=12130783
