Under 85kg
Squad list, fixtures & results for the 2010 North Harbour U85kg & U85kg Development representative team.
2010 Fixtures
Under
85kg
v
Under 85kg Dev
Sat
14-Aug
1.00pm
Freyberg Park,
Browns Bay
Under 85kg
v
Thames Valley
Sat
21-Aug
12.15pm
Te Aroha
Under 85kg
Dev
v
Waikato
Sat
21-Aug
TBC
Hamilton
Under 85kg
v
Waikato
Sat
28-Aug
2.45pm
Freyberg Park,
Browns Bay
Under 85kg
Dev
v
Auckland Fire
Sat
28-Aug
1.00pm
Freyberg Park,
Browns Bay
Under 85kg
v
Thames Valley
Sat
4-Sep
1.00pm
Windsor Park, East
Coast Bays RFC
Under 85kg
Dev
v
Auckland
Sat
4-Sep
2.45pm
Windsor Park, East
Coast Bays RFC
Under 85kg
v
Tournament
Sat
11-Sep
TBC
College Rifles
Under 85kg
v
Auckland
Sat
18-Sep
1.00pm
Bell Park, Auckland
v Waikato Harlequins, 28.810
Harbour 16 Waikato 20, HT score 16-7.
Point Scorers: Albertus Engelbrecht Try, Daniel Wallis 1 Con, 3 Pen. Player of the Day: Shaun Mortensen
The Predator Cup was up for grabs, this match has been going since 2005, Harbour have been the holders to this day but the mooloo men came to town with a plan.
The young Ref from Auckland laid the law down from the start and any fringing around the ruck or slowing the ball down would be yellow carded. The match got underway and a titanic struggle it was - both teams running hard at each other and making big tackles. Harbour managed to sneak 2 penalties in when both the Waikato Hooker and Prop had been yellow carded and the game started to open up. Waikato then applied pressure around the Harbour mid field with pick and go's, shortees off the rucks and started to play pattern rugby and very accurate it was, some thing that most Prem players do week in week out. A lapse of concentration by Harbour meant the mooloo men crossed the white paint and a conversion to lead 7-6. Harbour's kick off high into the sun and a knock on gave us a little sniff - and a sniff it was , a scrum and a little charge then the backs had a crack down the left hand side when Albertus 'the Barbarian' ran some 35 mtrs to touch down and with the try converted a lead of 13 points into a head win - not a bad effort. Waikato came straight back at Harbour so Harbour started to counter attack back in their face with shortees, two passes off the ruck , stretching the Waikato mid field right across the park untill some bad advice from Waikato players to the Ref gave Harbour another penalty and that sealed the first half 16-7.
A tail wind and a 9 point advantage became a night mare, Waikato changed gear into 5th and started to dictate the game, pressure, discipline, running hards at holes, our boys weren't ready for the next chapter, penalty after penalty and 6 extra points became 'hope we can old them out' , the Waikato forwards just kept coming and they certainly know how to win when their tails are up. A try just left of the post and the conversion was the telling story of the how the Predator Cup went south.
Both forward packs hammered each other for 80mins -the backs from both sides were on a mission but those who witnessed this game had a great insight to U85kg Rugby. I don't know who was more stuffed the supporters or the players.
Congratulations Waikato Harlequins
v Thames Valley, 21.810
Harbour 20 Thames Valley 10, HT score 8-0.
Point Scorers: Albertus Engelbrecht, Andy Mai Tries Daniel Wallis 1 Try, 1 Con, 1 Pen.
Wet weather during the week and the floods in Te Aroha made Thames Valley 2nd XV the favourites for this match 'Big Forwards v U85kg lads and a level playing field. Over the years with the annual pre season match with hard grounds the games flowed nicely , this was a totally different game.
The Valley hammered Harbours line for 12 mins but just couldn't get over, then a late charge on our number 10 and the penalty kick for touch opened the game up . A Penalty to Harbour with some back chat from the Valley become costly as Daniel Wallis 3 pts gave a little cushion and that started the ball rolling.
The Weight of the Harbour Forwards weighing in at 660kgs and the Valley forwards 800 kgs plus the little fellas and the Technique we use at trainings to roll the bigger teams became our weapon. Harbour started to roll their pack with 30/40 mtr runs up field and the crowd from the Valley became quite noisey probably in disbelief
The Charging bull runs by the Harbour pack gave a great wingers try down the side line and around there winger to Albertus Engelbrecht with Harbour going into half time 8 points to nil. Still anyones game and the bonus of a tail wind became the telling factor of this match. Harbour Captain-Andy Mai of the side of the scrum linking with the Backs and Player of the Day DJ Pike ran riot again down the left hand side of the field with a spectacular team try that 9 players had a touch to with interpassing and 5 points to be out to a handy lead.
The Valley came back to score two very easy tries as a result of clearing the bench and 10mins from time young Daniel Wallis intercepted a pass from the Valley to score under the sticks and that’s where the game ended. The Coaches made 9 changes from last weeks game against the Development and great to see alot of the young guns of our grade coming through to wear the A Team Jersey .
2010 Under 85kg Squad
Albertus Engelbrecht
ECB
Daniel
Moke
ECB
Alan Zaharia
ECB
Adam
Bibbie
Kumeu
James
Stacey
Kumeu
Russell
Wood
Kumeu
Steve Boardman
Marist
Michael Boaler
Massey
Mitch Tongalea
Massey
Peter Thorne
North Shore
Andrew Mackle
North Shore
Shaun Mortensen
North Shore
Matt
McAlpine
North Shore
Rory Pole
North Shore
Michael Borlase
North Shore
Cam
Larnder
Northcote
Bronson
Rameka
Northcote
Matt
Marwick
Northcote
Tane Peakman
Northcote
Donald
Hendry
Northcote *subject to fitness
Adam
Williams
Silverdale
Jeremy
Clark
Takapuna
Callum Gallagher
Takapuna
Coach
Billy Panapa
Coach
Kieran Jones
Manager
Deano Allnutt
Physio
Mandy Hackett
2010 Under 85kg Development Squad
Rory
Bowerman
ECB
DJ Pike
ECB
Elton
Wichman
ECB
Paul
Thom
ECB
Nick
Shea
ECB
Darrell
Ball
ECB
Gene Carmichael
ECB
Andrew
Lumm
Kumeu
Tom
Hudson
Kumeu
Campbell
Glennie
Kumeu *subject to fitness
Werner Lubbe
Marist
Fraser
Langridge
Marist
Peter
Stirrat
Marist
Kane
Green
Marist
Adam Mudgeway
Massey
Andy Mai
Massey
Johnny
Kaisuva
Massey
Garth Abbot
Massey
Paul
Craig
North Shore
Travis
Keane
North Shore
Brian
Lopesi
Northcote
Mike
Davis
Northcote
James
Searle
Northcote *subject to fitness
Jake Griffins
Silverdale
Marcus
Wallis
Silverdale
Chris
McCartney
Silverdale
Daniel
Wallace
Takapuna
Anthony Hamilton
Takapuna
Coach
Robert Manson
Coach
Travis Keane
Manager
Tama Moke
Manager
Neil Groves
Physio
Luke Heales