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Wednesday, September 30, 2015
FALCONS, STINGRAYS
SWEEP INTO SEMIS
On moving day at the Got A
Trade? Got It Made! Youth Nationals, the favourites all
progressed unbeaten to semi-finals and Akarana Falcons
issued a warning in the 17s grade.
Akarana are defending both titles up for grabs in Rotorua this week, but faced an early pool-play challenge from the homeside Wai-Coa-Bay Colts in the older division.
Through the opening two days, the Colts had probably been more impressive than the titleholders, with a average winning margin of 27 points, compared with the Falcons’ 14 against the same opposition.
But Akarana came to play on Day Three, unleashing their first haka of the week and then following that up with an explosive start that saw them score the first two tries and run up a 28-4 advantage by the break.
George Aleamotua & George Salu had a brace of tries each for the Falcons, while fullback Mark Graham converted six of his team’s eight tries.
They will now face Auckland Vulcans in Thursday’s knockout round, while Wai-Coa-Bay take on Counties Manukau.
The Stingrays were runners-up in both grades last year and have also move on with their records intact.
Their 17s outfit was relatively untroubled in a 26-8 win over South Island Scorpions, but the Stingrays were pressed hard in the younger age group, barely preserving their unbeaten record with an 18-16 win over Central Vipers.
The South Aucklanders never actually trailed, extending to a double-figure first-half lead and ahead 18-10 at the break.
But their opponents scored the only try of the second spell and were not far away from a massive upset at the end.
Falcons also had plenty to ponder in that division, when they found themselves only 14-10 up on winless Wai-Coa-Bay Colts at half-time, but ran in three unanswered tries to ease clear. Starford Toa had a hat-trick of tries for Akarana.
They will now take on Wellington Orcas, who edged South Island Scorpions to snatch the last remaining spot in the 15s semis.
Lock Usoalinofoleli Brown had two tries for the Orcas, who led 16-6 at half-time, but with stood a strong finish from the southerners.
GOT A TRADE? GOT IT MADE!
NATIONAL YOUTH TOURNAMENT Wednesday, September
30
Puketawhero Park,
Rotorua
15s
Akarana Falcons
26 (Starford Toa 3, Asu Kepaoa, Vito Tevaga & Daetyn
Zion-Gray Tanuvasa tries; Toa goal) Wai-Coa-Bay Colts 10
(Dylan Manu-Pyme & Jay Te Kani tries; Quinn Collard goal);
HT: 14-10
Referee - Puia Williams, touch - Taylor Waenga
& Rochelle Tamarua
Auckland Vulcans 34 (Lewis Afeaki 2,
Fuaao Tuala, Latima Maloni, Harley Winiata-Williams & Kayal
Iro tries; Emanuel Tuimavave-Gerrard 3 & Jaelin Murray 2
goals) Northern Swords 14 (Tanekaha Ngaropo 2 & Paul Turner
tries; Dylan Brown goal): HT: 16-0
Referee - Caslo
Winkerei, touch - Tane Kaiwai & Hone Nkora-Davis
Counties
Manukau Stingrays 18 (Penehuro Richard Toai, Pinomi
Tuliakiono, Dezhia Telea & Junior Pua tries; Tevita Mikaele
goal) Central Vipers 16 (Normal Maxwell, Jahvahney Nahora &
Jackson Scully tries; Jensen Taumoepeauo 2 goals); HT:
18-10
Referee - Joe Green, touch - Kena Waikai & Puia
Williams
Wellington Orcas 20 (Usoalinofoleli Brown 2,
Denzel Pikari & Lorenzo Leti tries; Ontreal Arai-Panapa 2
goals) South Island Scorpions 18 (Jordan Mehlopht, Levi
Morunga, Tehapi Taukiri & Levi Carew tries; Jimmy Wihongi
goal); HT: 16-6
Referee - Tane Kaiwai, touch - Caslo
Winkerei & Mack
Seymour
17s
Counties Manukau
Stingrays 26 (Junior Malau 2, Ethan Faiu, Alfred Smalley,
Tyrone Nathan & Joseph Afemui tries; Malau goal) South
Island Scorpions 8 (Darcy More & Leicester Faingaanuku
tries); HT: 16-0
Referee - Graeme Hill, touch - Simon
Taylor & Joe Green
Auckland Vulcans 34 (Kumiti Tuilagi 2,
Rylie Williams, Elijah Sifua, Xavier Tutaki, Jonah Theyers &
Preston Riki tries; Dakhota 2 & Kahil Johnston goals)
Northern Swords 4 (Kalani Waa try); HT: 16-0
Referee -
Henare Chadwick, touch - Mack Seymour & AJ Purnell
Akarana
Falcons 45 (George Aleamotua 2, George Salu 2, Mark Graham,
Rhind Amiatu, Mikey Williams & Raven Penu tries; Graham 6
goals; Dylan Tavita dropped goal) Wai-Coa-Bay Colts 14 (John
Fris, Reuben Taylor & Dylan Clark tries; Taylor goal); HT:
28-4
Referee - Simon Taylor, touch - AJ Purnell & Graeme
Hill
Central Vipers 32 (Thomas Fifita-Tovo, Wesley
Vekoso, Tevita Fehoko, Jonathan Fidow, Emerson Gray, Kaleb
Matthews & Jone Tani-Boi tries; Jahlon Govenor 2 goals)
Wellington Orcas 20 (Zak Mose 3 & Paerata Robati tries;
Eueati Faleafaga 2 goals): HT: 14-6
Referee - Kena
Waikai, touch - Hone Nikora-Davis & Henare Chadwick
Thursday, October
1
Semi-finals
15s
10.30am
(5-8)
Northern Swords v Central Vipers, Puketawhero
4
11.30am(5-8) Wai-Coa-Bay Colts v South Island Scorpions, Puketawhero 2
12.30pm
(1-4) Akarana Falcons v
Wellington Orcas, Puketawhero 5
1.30pm
(1-4) Auckland
Vulcans v Counties Manukau Stingrays, Puketawhero
1
17s
11am
(5-8) South
Island Scorpions v Wellington Orcas, Puketawhero
3
Noon
(5-8) Northern Swords v Central Vipers,
Puketawhero 4
1pm
(1-4) Counties Manukau Stingrays v
Wai-Coa-Bay Colts, Puketawhero 2
2pm
(1-4) Auckland
Vulcans v Akarana Falcons, Puketawhero
3
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