Hawke's Bay Club Rugby 2022

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@higgins Looking at the photos of the AB7s, he's definitely with them in Vancouver!

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Oh, how nice it would be if players were wearing a jersey with the same number as in the official line-up!

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If Taradale's no. 8 with the mini-Josh Kaifa hairdo is indeed Tino Savea, then he's a handy player! Their 22, who is not Kienan Higgins as the team list suggests (he's wearing 21), also looks good.

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@stargazer said in Hawke's Bay Club Rugby 2022:

To me, players to watch include (and I will probably miss a few names):

Tech: Amos Roddick (Academy & Hurricanes U20), Bethel Malasia (Academy & Hurricanes U20), (not sure, is the K. Malasia on the bench his twin Gilgal?), Jayden Stok (Academy & should have been in Hurricanes U20), Tim Farrell

According to this it is https://www.sporty.co.nz/hbrugby/matchcentre/2481249 although the jersey numbers differ from the ones you posted earlier in this thread. In case you missed it the Doolies rolled Clive, who looked a bit short on fitness and tackling as the game wore on, something like 56 - 17. Still awaiting the Whitmore Park result.

EDIT; The result has just been posted so all's well with the world for this week at least
Altherm Tech 30 - 28 MAC
Other results
Hastings RSC 40 - 12 Pirates
Taradale 70 - 20 Aotea
Havelock Nth 13 - 08 Central HB
Napier Old Boys-Marist 56 - 17 Clive
Tamatea 100 - 00 Bye

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Premiers results - 15 April 2022 (match sheet under the links)

Havelock North 13 - 8 Central

Hastings 40 - 12 Pirates

Napier OB Marist 56 - 17 Clive

Napier Tech 30 - 28 MAC

Taradale 70 - 20 Aotea

Tamatea: bye

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I see Kere Penitito ended up at NOBM. Hadn't realised his brother plays for NOBM, too.

I wonder whether all Faleiva's in HB club rugby are brothers and whether all are frontrowers. Must have been a huge food bill for their parents when they were all growing up.

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Tech #3 Lewis Bush played for Wairarapa Bush last year.

Taradale #10 Ezra Malo played for Whanganui last year

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Premiers - 23 April 2022:

Aotea v Napier Tech - https://sideline.live/play/16956

MAC v NOBM - https://sideline.live/play/16957

Clive v Hastings R&S - https://sideline.live/play/16958

Napier Pirate v Central HB - https://sideline.live/play/16959

Havelock North v Tamatea - https://sideline.live/play/16955

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Note the debut of Lanson Randell for MAC. I was wondering whether he'd left school, because I hadn't seen his name on any of the Lindisfarne team sheets.

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Neria Fomai playing for Hastings, so not with MP in Australia.

Clive:

A McClutchie making his debut for Clive. Does anyone know him? You'd expect a close relation from Lincoln to play for Tamatea, I think?

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Tom Parsons on Central's bench. Not surprised to see him there, with IWL fit again for the Hurricanes.

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And there he is, Kaihau Pasikala playing for Havelock North. So he has indeed left school and is still in the Bay.

I haven't seen Tamatea's team sheet, yet.

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Tamatea
1 Tane Cooper, 2 Uenuku Haerara, 3 Te Maangi Hamlin, 4 Anaru Kupa, 5 Bo Ross, 6 Te Rira Rowlands, 7 Donovan Godinet, 8 Arama Kite, 9 Shamara Brooks, 10 Carlos Kemp, 11 ... , 12 Mataeus Marsh, 13 Hunta Marsh, 14 Elijah Mataira, 15 Ash Robinson-Bartlett

Reserves: Tell Kuka, 17 Daniel Paku, 18 Bonham Edwards, 19 Ramo Leef

Not sure whether this line-up from the HBRU website corresponds to who's actually playing, as I see players with jersey numbers that aren't on the list.

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The Havelock North TH prop has a failed copy of Fakatava's old (bleached) mullet.

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Why do I always pick the game where no one is able to score? Moving to another game at half time. You'll see HN and Tamatea will start scoring in the 2nd half.

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Should have posted that sooner. Carlos Kemp slots a penalty for Tamatea.

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Half time:

Aotea 17 - 17 Tech
MAC 26 - 14 NOBM
Clive 14 - 12 HRS
Pirates 15 -14 Central
Havelock North 0 - 3 Tamatea

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After briefly switching games, I'm back at HN v Tamatea.

It's not the best of games, but Cooper Flanders is very busy, involved in all the action.

I'm basically watching this game because I want to have a good look at the halfbacks, but this game has been so messy that I have no idea. Shamara Brooks passing is pretty quick & accurate. Bracewell now on for the Villagers.

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Kaihau Pasikala is now on the field, and despite the number 18 on his jersey, he seems to be playing where he should be: in the backrow.