NZ Domestic Rugby Competitions 2016

[waiopehu oldboy]

Thought the Shield mighta been heading up SH1 for a while there, then a Harbour guy dropped it over the line at 15-19 & Waikato started using the wind like Harbour shoulda in the first 40.

Manawatu challenge next week, Taranaki in Round 5 then Cantabs roll into town to reclaim it on 28 Sep so in theory Harbour could get another challenge in Round 8.......

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Heartland Championship: Round 1

North Otago 32 (Shay Tucker, Josh Casey, Joe Pickett, Simon Lilicama tries; Carey 4 con) Mid Canterbury 40 (Jarred Percival 2, Jon Dampney, Brendon Rigden, Timoci Nabakeke, Mike Lynch tries; Percival 2 con). HT: 16-20

Wanganui 74 (Michael Nabuliwaqe 3, Malakai Volau, Roman Tutauha, Te Rangatira Waitokia 2, Gavin Thornbury, Cole Baldwin, Bryn Hudson; Dane Whale 7 con) West Coast 6 (Trent Reti try). HT: 18-6

Poverty Bay 54 (Isaia Vuki, Everard Reid, Devonte Stuart, Ken Houkamau, Siosiua Moala, Tamati Samuels tries; Vuki 3 con, 2 pen) East Coast 30 (Scorers not provided). HT: 32-8

King Country 18 (Stephan Turner, Sean Wanden tries; Zayn Tipping 2 con, pen) Wairarapa Bush 16 (James Googer, Richard Puddy tries; Tim Priest con, pen). HT: 8-8

Thames Valley 30 (John Hale, Lance Easton, Norman Solofa, Jonnie Te Ruki-Chambers tries; Te Ruki-Chambers 2 con, pen) Horowhenua Kapiti 34 (Fa'afoi Ioapo, Ryan Shelford, Andrew Lima, Perry Hayman tries; Hayman 3 con 2 pen)

South Canterbury 28 (Raitube Vasurakuta, Max Morris, Viliame Rogavatu, Kieran Coll tries; Zac Southen 2 con) Buller 26 (Setafano Sauqaqa, David Egelstaff, James Lash tries; Lash 2 con, 2 pen).HT: 8-14

http://www.heartlandchampionship.co.nz/News/29672/champions-make-winning-heartland-start

Remember, six point tries & two point kicks a la NRC.

 

[2bluesfan]

Go the Nua!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

The people who run Westpac Stadium know what to put on if you want to get more than the usual ~500 Wellington Pussycats supporters to turn up..........

http://www.hkrfu.co.nz/upload/usermedia/files/37643/heartland rugby coming to westpac stadium.pdf

 

[Dan54]

Yehaa The Mighty NUA

 

[BaysideBird]

New breakdown laws... Just bleh...

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Heartland Championship Round 2 fixtures this Saturday:

Buller v Mid Canty, Westport
East Coast v Wanganui, Ruatoria (do they still have the after-match hangi & boil up plus crayfish, paua & kina ? Best hosts ever IMO).
King Country v Poverty Bay, Taupo
North Otago v Thames Valley, Oamaru
West Coast v South Canty, Geymouth
Horowhenua-Kapiti v Wairarapa Bush, Westpac Stadium, Wellington (I hear they're hoping more than 500 stick around for Pussycats v Harbour straight afterwards )

 

[Dan54]

You right about East Coast's aftermatch, and good to see it is now aftermatch, mate that played for the Mighty Nua in theearly 80s always loved going to Ruatoria to play, said the visiting team was always treated to Hangi and beers the night BEFORE a game too!!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Yeah, I remember Jimmy Barker reminiscing about those days too, so clearly the practice continued into at least the early 90's. Thinking back it may have been Tologa Bay we went to (in a minibus, the main supporters bus being full) somewhere between 1988 when I moved back to Levin & 1993/4 when I got involved with the Club. Great trip from the little I recall of it!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

@Ozee316's Mitre 10 Cup wrap is up:

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/mitre-10-cup-2016-week-2-wrap/#disqus_thread

Eminently click-worthy!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Blacks will be available for Mitre 10 Cup duties, if required this week:

Liam Coltman (Otago v Northland, Wednesday August 31 and Bay of Plenty v Otago, Sunday September 4)

Lima Sopoaga and Patrick Tuipulotu, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Charlie Faumuina and Rieko Ioane (Southland v Auckland, Friday September 2)

Seta Tamanivalu (Tasman v Taranaki, Saturday September 3)

James Parsons (Wellington v North Harbour, Saturday September 3)

Luke Romano, Ryan Crotty and Codie Taylor (Northland v Canterbury, Saturday September 3)

Damian McKenzie (Waikato v Manawatu, Sunday September 4)

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11701561

Good news for the provinces but better for the AB going forward that some of the guys with head knocks etc are becoming available again.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Mitre 10 Cup Round 3 fixtures:

Wed 31 Aug Otago v Northland, Dunedin
Thu 01 Sep Hawkes Bay v Counties Manukau, Napier
Fri 02 Sep Southland v Auckland, Invercargill
Sat 03 Sep Tasman v Taranaki, Nelson
Sat 03 Sep Wellington v North Harbour, Wellington
Sat 03 Sep Northland v Canterbury, Whangarei
Sun 04 Sep Bay of Plenty v Otago, Tauranga
Sun 04 Sep Waikato v Manawatu (Ranfurly Shield), Hamilton

Otago & Nortland the first to have their "double-up" Round, gotta feel sorry for Northland copping Otago & Canterbury.

 

[ACT Crusader]

Not a bad game that one tonight. Some nice ball playing from both sides. Highlight of the game was Macalai trying to put a replacement jersey on and the ball came down his wing and he's had to chase after the ball with it half on.


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[waiopehu oldboy]

^^^^^^^^ hopefully someone puts it on YouTube so I can include it in the weekly recap.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Next Friday's Counties Manukau v Wellington fixture will be the first for the Jonah Lomu Memorial Trophy which, obviously, is pretty much a big "11":

Counties will also wear retro jerseys for the occasion.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11703236

 

[galumay]

Good win for Tasman this afternoon, i thought they were gone for all money at half time, but Taranaki lost the plot and Tasman found it!

Also a good game between Wellington & Harbour with the Wellingtonians prevailing at the end.

Its great having quality rugby to watch when there are no internationals! Watched a bit of a couple of Aviva Cup games, but its pretty ponderous rugby. I did flick over to the NRC, but its like watching 3rd grade Darwin club rugby!!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Work playing havoc with my viewing schedule this week but on the upside I've a shitload of recorded games to wade through tomorrow. Plus Taniwha v Cantabs is about to kick off so I'm as happy as a porcine in the proverbial.

It appears the mighty 'nua have fallen victim to yet another travesty of injustice, allegedly beaten by Wairarapa Bush at Westpac. I'm reliably informed 80% of the crowd walked out in protest.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Heartland results:

East Coast 8 (BJ Sidney try; Todd Dolan con) Wanganui 74 (Simon Dibben 2, Kameli Kuruyabaki, Cole Baldwin, Tremaine Gilbert, Gavin Thornbury, Te Rangitira Waitokia 2, Craig Clare, Ace Malo tries; Dane Whalen 5 con, Steve Crosbie 2 con). HT: 8-36

North Otago 30 (Ralph Darling, Josh Casey, Matt Posea, Lemi Masoe tries; Casey 3 con) Thames Valley 22 (Jonnie Te Ruki-Chambers, Rupeni Vakacugu, Hayden Wisnoski tries; Wisnoski 2 con). HT

Buller 34 (James Lash, Anthony Tailua, Joshua Tuidriva, Dan Hytongue tries; Lash 4 con, dropped goal) Mid Canterbury 32 (Logan Bonnington, Jarred Percival, Mike Lynch, Timoci Nabakeke tries; Percival 4 con) HT: 16-16

King Country 30 (Sam Mason, Kieron Robinson, Ralulu Bovau, Zayn Tipping tries; Tipping 2 con, pen) Poverty Bay 24 (Les Hills, Tani Misikosi, Ratu Daurua tries; Isaia Vuki 2 con, 2 pen). HT: 2-18

West Coast 20 (Troy Tauwhare, Maleli Mudu, Logan Winter tries; Nik Cumming con) South Canterbury 58 (Viliame Logavatu 2, Mosese Aho, John Dyer, Raitube Vasurakuta, Maxx Morris, Kieran Coll, Shay Moseby tries; Zac Southen 5 con). HT 12-22

Horowhenua Kapiti 22 (Tyson Maki, penalty try tries; Perry Hayman con, 2 pen; Warwick Lahmert pen) Wairarapa Bush 32 (Andrew Smith, James Goodger, Zac Guildford, Sam Monaghan tries; Tim Priest 2 con, 2 pen). HT:

Aha! Just as I suspected, mighty 'nua robbed by the Bush boys' ring-in Guildford.

http://www.heartlandchampionship.co.nz/News/29712/buller-get-last-minute-win

 

[Dan54]

Work playing havoc with my viewing schedule this week but on the upside I've a shitload of recorded games to wade through tomorrow. Plus Taniwha v Cantabs is about to kick off so I'm as happy as a porcine in the proverbial.

It appears the mighty 'nua have fallen victim to yet another travesty of injustice, allegedly beaten by Wairarapa Bush at Westpac. I'm reliably informed 80% of the crowd walked out in protest.

And the Nua game apparently was on tv WOB, so no doubt 80% of the viewers would of switched off too after seeing what you and I know ,without having seen it, or talked to anyone that did, a complete and utter travesty of justice!! Oh when will they see what they are doing to the game by not letting the Mighty NUA win everything!!!

As an aside WOB I see Nua has a player that was playing for England 7s, must have found a generous sponsor!!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^^^^^^^ Lahmert's a Waikanae boy originally & pretty sure he has a brother in the playing group as well. So more of a homecoming than a marquee signing.