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September 5, 2014
Pirtek National Premiership - Vipers turned snakes in the grass
After more than a year languishing at the
foot of the Pirtek NZRL National Premiership, the Central
Vipers were due.
But their ground-breaking 32-22 win over
southern neighbours Wellington Orcas has assistant coach
(and Mid Central Zone coaching & development officer) Alan
Jackson is already lining up future victims.
The Vipers, consisting of players from Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Wanganui and Manawatu districts, snapped a losing streak that dated back to Round Three of 2012, when they last tasted success against Northern Swords.
In their final outing of last season, they conceded 100 points to unbeaten Counties Manukau, prompting some serious soul searching in the off-season. A new coaching staff was appointed, headed by Stacey O'Carroll, and half the playing squad was shown the door.
"It's been a bit of a new broom and, so far, it has been going all right," says Jackson, who steered the Vipers women to their national final earlier this year.
"This is a far more stable squad - we've made only one change over the first three games, so we've had good consistency in trainings and in games.
"We sat down at the beginning of the year and thought, if we could win half our games, that would be a fairly successful campaign, compared with previous years. We've got one of the three we want to win, so now we've got four more games to come up with a couple more.”
Wellington had previously beaten the Swords, suggesting they might be beatable, while Wai-Coa-Bay Stallions are also winless through the opening two rounds.
But the Vipers may be hard pressed adding to their tally this Sunday, when they visit Counties Manukau at Papakura, hoping to erase memories of their previous meeting.
The Stingrays have lost the last two premiership finals and began their 2014 schedule last week with a 46-6 road win over the Northern side in Whangarei.
"It's always a challenge to play against the Auckland sides, but it will let us know where we are," says Jackson.
PIRTEK NZRL NATIONAL
PREMIERSHIP
Saturday, September
6
2.30pm Wellington Orcas v Wai-Coa-Bay
Stallions,
Porirua Park,
Wellington
Orcas: 1-Bernard
Gregorius, 2-Lance Belford-Laulu, 3-Ben Tuia, 4-Raymond
Lesoa, 5-David Saumolia, 6-Shaun Playford, 7-Anthony Utanga,
8-Robbie McKenzie, 9-Michael O'Brien, 10-Chance Haua-Tauri,
11-Josh Kohika, 12-Paul Lemana, 13-Nicholas Phillips,
14-Grayson Putu, 15-Fe'aomoeata Fakalelu, 16-Mona Sio,
17-Denzil Hokianga
Stallions: 1-Caleb
Heke, 2-Mounga Molisi, 3-Hamiora Mihaka, 4-John Koko,
5-Isaac Robinson, 6-Johnson Peri, 7-Hayden Karena (capt),
8-Hone Love-Henry, 9-Raureti Grace, 10-Callin Tereu,
11-Terry Kopua, 12-Cody King, 13-Jason Whareaitu, 14-Riki
Collier/Hohepa Monk, 15-Raynard Haggie, 16-Shaquille
Jakeman, 17-Marrin Haggie
Referee - Aaron Kesha; touch -
Dave Robati & John Puna
2.30pm Canterbury
Bulls v Akarana Falcons,
Denton Park,
Christchurch
Bulls: 1-Ken
Tofilau, 2-Cyrus Timo-Latu, 3-Erwin Sauni, 4-Jade Hoy,
5-Vincent Paul, 6-Toi Sepuloni, 7-Darren Tonihi, 8-Paul
Sauni, 9-Alani Kakoi, 10-Chris Bamford (capt), 11-JJ Smith,
12-Corey Lawrie, 13-Agaese Fiso, 14-Manu Weepu, 15-Will
Tafua, 16-Kyle Leka, 17-Vincent
Tusa
Akarana: 1-Mao Uta, 2-Simon
Luafalealo, 3-Misi Fotu, 4-Dylan Rota, 5-Simon Luafalealo,
6-Simon Ieremia, 7-Cody Walker, 8-Eddie Purcell, 9-Zac
Tippins, 10-Kaleni Fraser, 11-Malakai Houma, 12-Taylor
Daniels, 13-Karl Semeti, 14-Semisi Mau, 15-Tulson Caird,
16-Lila Vaivai, 17-Trent Schaumkel
Referee - Jamal
Thompson; touch - Jason Wilson & Daryl Maitai
Sunday,
September 7
1.30pm Counties Manukau
Stingrays v Central Vipers
Massey Park,
Papakura
Stingrays: 1-Filipine
Jacob Aki, 2-Raymond Taimale, 3-Lafu Feagaiga, 4-Paulos
Latu, 5-George Edwards, 6-Zebastian Luisi, 7-William
Stowers, 8-Zion Tesese, 9-Jethro Friend, 10-Tony Tua,
11-Pakisonasi Afu, 12-Sione Feao, 13-Dion Snell, 14-Terrence
Phillips, 15-Paul Tuli, 16-Jamel Hunt, 17-Eko
Malu
Vipers: 1-Aarron Whitikea, 2-Josiah
Ratu, 3-Vaiola Kereti, 4-Joshua Kerr, 5-Tyson Young, 6-Dylan
Hall, 7-Cruze Rauner, 8-Sione Sifa, 9-Colin Hokianga, 10-Ale
Feaunatu/Gordon Karaitiana, 11-Jarrod Morfett, 12-Robert
McSeveny, 13-Richard Gillies, 14-Travell Ngatoko, 15-Cody
Christiansen, 16-William Schuster, 17-Ale Feaunati/Gordon
Karaitiana
Referee - Shane Rehm; touch - Nathan Barker
Pringle & Chris McMillan
NZ Rugby League would like to acknowledge and thank naming-rights sponsor of the NZRL National Premiership - Pirtek fluid transfer solutions - who is also major sponsor of the NZ Kiwis. In addition, Pirtek supports league through its NRL association with the Brisbane Broncos and Parramatta's Pirtek Stadium
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