NZ domestic competitions 2018

[waiopehu oldboy]

Battle of the Bays was a doozy:

Magpies have now opened up a seven-point lead over Otago in the Championship & must be odds-on to be top qualifier.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Heartland results – Week 3

Buller 22 (Anthony Ellis, Caleb Aperahama, Anthony Tailua tries; Michael Wells 2 con, pen) Thames Valley 43 (Matiu Abraham, Harry Lafituanai, Cameron Dromgool, Ethan Seymour 2, Brett Ranga, Reece Broughton tries; Broughton 4 con).

King Country 22 (Alex Thrupp, Rob Sherson, Sayne Tipping tries; Evan Reihana 2 con, pen) North Otago 18 (Junior Fakatoufifita, Anthony Amato, Hemaua Samasoni tries; Josh Buckham pen)

Poverty Bay 0 Wanganui 53 (Kaveni Dabenaise, Tyler Rogers-Holden 2, Harry Symes, Dane Whale, Kameli Kuruyabaki, Shandon Scott, Craig Clare tries; Clare 4 con, pen; Scott con). HT: 0-36

East Coast 5 (Jayden Milner try) Wairarapa Bush 26 (Matt Henderson, Mike Lealeav'a, Sam Gammie 2 tries; Glenn Walters 3 con)

Mid Canterbury 36 (Seta Koroitamana 2, Jarred Percival, Brian Matormusha, Dan Fransen tries; Andrew Letham 4 con, pen) West Coast 29 (Amenatave Tukana, Tumama Tu'ulua, Duncan Wood, Sean McClure tries; Tom Reekie 3 con, pen). HT: 21-7

Horowhenua Kapiti 29 (James So'oialo, Leon Ellison, Willie Paia'aua, Aaron Lahmert tries, So'oialo 3 con, pen) South Canterbury 52 (Willie Wright, Loni Tuomohuni 2, Zac Saunders, Daniel Dorgan, Solomone Lavaka, Setefano Sauqaqa, Marac Beckham tries; Dorgan 6 con). HT: 10-35

 

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[Dan54]

So bloody Waikato won the Shield!!! That was a real good shield game I thought, and no way did I see that result happening! Great to see how much winning Ranfurly Shield still means to players!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^^^^^^^ the last three times 'naki have lost the Shield (2996, 2012 & today) it's been to Waikato. Very odd, that.

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/p...ning-ranfurly-shield-victory-against-taranaki

First defence v Hawkes Bay on Thursday.

Week 4 in review:

http://mitre10cup.co.nz/News/33028/mitre-10-cup-review-week-four

 

[Dan54]

^^^^^^^ the last three times 'naki have lost the Shield (2996, 2012 & today) it's been to Waikato. Very odd, that.

Geez WOB, you may be posting this a little early, still if they still playing for the shield in another 900 years we will know the result!

 

[zer0]

Niko, son of Michael, put in a decent shift to help St Peters win the national title.

https://streamable.com/qb2rp

Should be lining up for Auckland next season.

 

[Dan54]

Niko, son of Michael, put in a decent shift to help St Peters win the national title.

https://streamable.com/qb2rp

Should be lining up for Auckland next season.

.Love seeing young players coming through like this, isn't there some serious skill wiyh a couple of other kids there too. Think he maybe a few years away from Auckland just yet, perhaps a season or 2 of colts. Is he in u20s squad or anything?

 

[KiwiM]

Niko Jones has just been named in the NZ Schools development camp squad from which the NZ Schools squad will be picked.

I'd say he'll be involved in the Jock Hobbs U19 tournament next year.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

сайтовs go 4/5 & Harbour now dead last in the Premiership:

It's double-up week for сайтовs, next up Aucks on Sunday. Probably MOTR now that 'naki (v Tasman) look to have fallen off a cliff.

 

[Dan54]

сайтовs go 4/5 & Harbour now dead last in the Premiership:


It's double-up week for сайтовs, next up Aucks on Sunday. Probably MOTR now that 'naki (v Tasman) look to have fallen off a cliff.

Geez WOB, Harbour started well, and still look a bloody good team, it pretty hard to hold spots in Premiership isn't it? That was another cracking match I thought, Cantans going ok, and with their ex-Logan boy Sef Fagaase starting to settle in.
That Cantab/Aucks game will be well worth watching I think.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Shield retained & Waikato's now top of the Championship table, both of which you'd have got good odds on as recently as a week & a bit ago:

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EDIT: next challengers are Southland on 29/09

 

[Dan54]

Waikato looked ok too WOB. What is it about the 'Log' that still gets teams to play so much better?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^^^^^^^^ hmm, not 100% sure but suspect that 115 years of it being the pinnacle of NZ provincial rugby may have something to do with it (e.g. last time the сайтовs won it several of them were just about in tears whereas a few weeks later winning the Premiership was a bit ho-hum what with them having done it multiple times already).

Taniwha revival continues:

Into the Championship top four & unless BoP knock Harbour over (or Otago's bus gets lost on the way to Invercagill) they'll stay there.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Another dreadful opening 40 from 'naki, down 3-24 in Nelson.

EDIT: Heartland Championship Week 4 preview:

http://www.heartlandchampionship.co.nz/News/33062/heartland-championship-preview-round-four

 

[Dan54]

^^^^^^^^ hmm, not 100% sure but suspect that 115 years of it being the pinnacle of NZ provincial rugby may have something to do with it (e.g. last time the сайтовs won it several of them were just about in tears whereas a few weeks later winning the Premiership was a bit ho-hum what with them having done it multiple times already).

Yep, I really wondered if shield was losing some of mana, but certainly not with the players is it? I love it!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Mako back into third place where they'll likely stay * unless the сайтовs destroy the Aucks tomorrow:

* EDIT: Aucks & Mako both on 19 points but Aucks have a PD of +64 c.f. Mako +51.сайтовs are on 20 points, Wellington 17 & Counties Manukau 13: Taranaki (10) or North Harbour (9) now look most likely to be playing Championship footy next year.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Wellington retain the Jonah Lomu Trophy:

"Dhyreille and Brayley with their mum Nadine Lomu standing with the Jonah Lomu Memorial Trophy before Counties' game against Wellington".

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Scorers from Round Four of the Mitre 10 Heartland Championship:

Thames Valley 29 (Kieran Lee, Glen McIntyre, Ethan Seymour, Sam McCahon tries; Reece Broughton 3 con, pen) King Country 37 (Joe Perawiti, Ratu Vosaki, Chulain Mabbett-Sowerby, Tana Tuakaraina, Tim Hounsell tries; Evaan Reihana 3 con, 2 pen). HT: 17-17

Wanganui 30 (Michael Tafili, Keveni Debinase, Dylan Gallien, Craig Clare tries; Clare 2 con, 2 pen), Mic Canterbury 12 (Tom Hanham-Carter, Brian Maroamusha tries; Andrew Letham con). HT: 20-7

North Otago 24 (Simon Lilicama, Hemaua Samasoni, Josh Buchan tries; Buchan 3 con, pen) Horowhenua Kapiti 27 (Dylan Taylor, Kalim Kelemete, Timoci Serewalu tries; James So'oialo 3 con, 2 pen). HT: 17-14

Wairarapa Bush 61 (Soli Malatai 5, Inia Katia, Mike Lealeva'a, Glen Walters, Nick Olson tries; Walters 8 con) Buller 29 (Scorers not provided).

West Coast 31 (Steve Soper 2, Oliver Dimmick, Sean McClue, Nik Cumming tries; Tom Reekie 3 con) Poverty Bay 30 (Andrew Tauatevalu 2, Andrew Petelo, TePeehi Fairlie tries; Kelvin Smith 2 con, pen; Tauatevalu pen). HT: 14-19

South Canterbury 100 (Nick Strachan 3, Brad Tunnicliffe 3, Setefano Sauqaqa 2, Henry Scott 2, Loni Toumohuni, Willie Wright, Solomone Lavaka, Kalafini Leatigaga, Kieran Coll tries; Wright 6 con; Theo Davidson 4 con) East Coast 7 (Sam Parkes try; Ngarangi Haerewa con).

http://www.heartlandchampionship.co.nz/News/33069/tight-race-in-heartland-championship

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Southland's woes continue: