The Heartland Championship kicked off today with at least two surprising results
Mid Canterbury 20 - 25 Poverty Bay (Halftime 10 - 12)
Buller 16 - 23 Wairarapa-Bush
King Country 17 - 12 Horowhenua Kapiti (Halftime 00 - 12)
East Coast 03 - 114 North Otago (yes one hundred and fourteen)
Wanganui 13 06 South Canterbury (Halftime 10 - 03)
Thames Valley 26 - 18 West Coast
Bartman and Red Beard will obviously be overjoyed at the Valley's result.
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Posted 28 August 2010 - 04:40 PM
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Posted 28 August 2010 - 05:24 PM
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The Heartland Championship kicked off today with at least two surprising results
Mid Canterbury 20 - 25 Poverty Bay (Halftime 10 - 12)
Buller 16 - 23 Wairarapa-Bush
King Country 17 - 12 Horowhenua Kapiti (Halftime 00 - 12)
East Coast 03 - 114 North Otago (yes one hundred and fourteen)
Wanganui 13 06 South Canterbury (Halftime 10 - 03)
Thames Valley 26 - 18 West Coast
Bartman and Red Beard will obviously be overjoyed at the Valley's result.
Mid Canterbury 20 - 25 Poverty Bay (Halftime 10 - 12)
Buller 16 - 23 Wairarapa-Bush
King Country 17 - 12 Horowhenua Kapiti (Halftime 00 - 12)
East Coast 03 - 114 North Otago (yes one hundred and fourteen)
Wanganui 13 06 South Canterbury (Halftime 10 - 03)
Thames Valley 26 - 18 West Coast
Bartman and Red Beard will obviously be overjoyed at the Valley's result.
Hoo Raa! I have joy joy joy joy down in my heart, Where? Down in my heart.....
The most important player in any team is the tighthead prop. The second most important is the reserve tighthead prop.
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Posted 28 August 2010 - 07:16 PM
Red Beard said:
Hoo Raa! I have joy joy joy joy down in my heart, Where? Down in my heart.....
Correction: Make that 36 to the Valley not 26.
The most important player in any team is the tighthead prop. The second most important is the reserve tighthead prop.
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Posted 28 August 2010 - 09:45 PM
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THAMES VALLEY OPEN STRONGLY
RUGBY-THAMES 305 words
Aug 28th 2010 6:48pm Sport/Rugby
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Wellington, Aug 28 NZPA - Cellar dwellers last season, Thames Valley opened their 2010 Heartland rugby competition with a bonus point 36-18 win over West Coast at Paeroa today.
The home side began with a try in the opening minutes. Thames Valley were then put under pressure but rallied as halftime approached to take the lead 14-7 at the break, thanks to three penalties by fullback and captain David Harrison.
West Coast winger Luke Hughes closed the gap with an early second half penalty, but Thames Valley struck back quickly with a well-taken try by Harrison.
Harrison and Hughes traded penalties and when the Coasters produce an excellent 75-metre passing move for winger Maleli Mudu, who featured three times, to score wide out the score closed to 19-18.
Over the final quarter Valley took a slight edge across the field and were rewarded with tries to props Alan McLean and Bart Thompson.
Harrison converted both tries to give himself a personal tally of 21 points: a try, two conversions and four penalties.
Halfback Aaron McDonald, McLean and Harrison led their young charges by example. West Coast had good servants in No 8 Mark de Goldi, flanker Tom Gilmore and second-five Phil Thompson.
Former Bay of Plenty and Chiefs first-five Glen Jackson controlled his debut first-class game in an impressive manner.
Thames Valley 36 (Sam Ward, David Harrison, Alan McLean, Barton Thompson tries; Harrison 2 con, 4 pen) West Coast 18 (Tom Gilmore, Maleli Mudu tries; Willie Brown con, Luke Hughes 2 pen). Halftime: 14-7.
RUGBY-THAMES 305 words
Aug 28th 2010 6:48pm Sport/Rugby
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Wellington, Aug 28 NZPA - Cellar dwellers last season, Thames Valley opened their 2010 Heartland rugby competition with a bonus point 36-18 win over West Coast at Paeroa today.
The home side began with a try in the opening minutes. Thames Valley were then put under pressure but rallied as halftime approached to take the lead 14-7 at the break, thanks to three penalties by fullback and captain David Harrison.
West Coast winger Luke Hughes closed the gap with an early second half penalty, but Thames Valley struck back quickly with a well-taken try by Harrison.
Harrison and Hughes traded penalties and when the Coasters produce an excellent 75-metre passing move for winger Maleli Mudu, who featured three times, to score wide out the score closed to 19-18.
Over the final quarter Valley took a slight edge across the field and were rewarded with tries to props Alan McLean and Bart Thompson.
Harrison converted both tries to give himself a personal tally of 21 points: a try, two conversions and four penalties.
Halfback Aaron McDonald, McLean and Harrison led their young charges by example. West Coast had good servants in No 8 Mark de Goldi, flanker Tom Gilmore and second-five Phil Thompson.
Former Bay of Plenty and Chiefs first-five Glen Jackson controlled his debut first-class game in an impressive manner.
Thames Valley 36 (Sam Ward, David Harrison, Alan McLean, Barton Thompson tries; Harrison 2 con, 4 pen) West Coast 18 (Tom Gilmore, Maleli Mudu tries; Willie Brown con, Luke Hughes 2 pen). Halftime: 14-7.
Surely, surely they jest? Is Aaron McDonald STILL playing halfback for the Valley? Not the same Aaron McDonald who was erring on the side of experience way back in 1998?
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Former Bay of Plenty and Chiefs first-five Glen Jackson controlled his debut first-class game in an impressive manner.
Sad to see this bit though. It is well known Jacko took a piss behind the Paeroa stand while driving through to Auckland one day, then proceeded to hand out jerseys to the Paeroa West U7s. Such blatant bias... dunno how West Coast stood for it.
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