Following a draw with defending champions St Paul's in last week's game, Tamaki have secured their first win over Papatoetoe High School.
Five minutes of play and Tamaki put first points on the board to lead 0-4. Papatoetoe hit back with a mid-field break and a try to stand off Thornton Edmonds. Some brilliant defence saw Tamaki take advantage of a loose ball lost by the home side. Shifting the ball quickly to the right fullback Lepa To'a scores to get ahead 4-8. On numerous occasions, Tamaki were denied points with Papatoetoe displaying some brilliant group efforts. With Tamaki in possession and the half-time siren signalled, stand off Raven Takerei makes a drop goal to lead 4-9. Coming into the second half, something clicked for the Papatoetoe side taking the lead 10 minutes in with prop Rodney Afuie running the ball down field and centre to cross in under the posts. Edmonds converts to get ahead 14-9. But Papatoetoe's confidence peaked too early. Having fumbled the ball after kick off, Tamaki took advantage of Papatoetoe's errors. Further tries were awarded to Tamaki's prop Sione Muaiava, Raven Takerei and Joshua Ionga. Lepa To'a collects his second to confirm the 14-31 victory to Tamaki College. Tamaki's head coach Terry Tangata is happy with the team's performance so far. "We're probably down half a team compared to last year, we've got a lot of new boys so I think we're doing pretty good considering," he says. "They've got that raw attitude. They just like to go out there and have fun - that's what I love about them. "It's still early days in the competition and the boys still have a lot to learn, but I'm happy with our progress so far." Tamaki are scheduled to play Southern Cross next week. Tamaki 31 (Lepa To'a x2, Joshua Ionga, Sione Muaiava, Raven Takerei x2 tries; Raven Takerei 3 goals, Raven Takerei drop goal) BEAT Papatoetoe 14 (Okusitino Tahaafe, Thornton Edmonds, Rodney Afuie; Thornton Edmonds 1 goal). In other results, Otahuhu bounce back from their loss last week to beat Mt Albert in the ARL Game of the Round. With the half time score locked in at 12 all, Otahuhu were able to get over the top to win 16-22. Wesley continue their winning streak beating Southern Cross 21-4 and premiership favourites Kelston boys have secured their first win of the season over Western Springs 6-40. The 15 a side 9's competition kicked off this week with Avondale, Onehunga and Southern Cross taking home their first wins. Next week's Game of the Round will take us to Wesley College where they play defending premiers St Paul’s College. Click here for next week's fixtures (Wednesday May 25). SAS College Rugby League full results for May 18 Premier Pools Premier Pool A Papatoetoe 14 Tamaki 31 HT: 4-9 Wesley 21 Southern Cross 4 HT: 10-0 St Paul’s BYE Premier Pool B Manurewa 20 Aorere 12 HT: 8-4 Western Springs 6 Kelston Boys 40 HT: 0-20 Premier Pool C Mt Albert 16 Otahuhu 22 HT: 12-12 Westlake Boys 40 Papakura 10 HT: 20-0 Senior A Pools Senior A Pool A James Cook 8 Sir Edmund Hillary 18 HT: 8-6 Aorere 16 Southern Cross 14 HT: 12-10 Manurewa B BYE Senior A Pool B Vanguard 18 Selwyn 10 HT: 12-0 Otahuhu 0 St Paul’s 16 HT: 0-4 Henderson BYE U/15’S Pools U/15’s Pool A Henderson 20 Avondale 30 HT: 6-14 Glenfield BYE U/15’s Pool B Western Springs 20 Onehunga 52 HT: 6-22 St Paul’s BYE U/15’s Pool C Sir Edmund Hillary 9 Southern Cross 30 HT: 4-16 Aorere BYE U/15’s Pool D Alfriston v Manurewa (Postponed) Eden Christian BYE Premier Pools Premier Pool A Southern Cross 32 Papatoetoe 16 HT: 22-6 Tamaki 18 St Paul’s 18 HT: 6-12 Wesley BYE Premier Pool B Aorere 16 Kelston Boys 14 HT: 10-14 Western Springs 28 Lynfield 16 HT: 22-16 Manurewa BYE Premier Pool C Otahuhu 12 Westlake Boys 18 HT: 6-4 Avondale 22 Mt Albert 10 HT: 10-10 Papakura BYE Senior A Pools Senior A Pool A Manurewa B 10 Sir Edmund Hillary 10 HT: 4-6 Aorere 16 James Cook 0 HT: 0-0 Southern Cross BYE Senior A Pool B Otahuhu 14 Selwyn 12 HT: 6-4 St Paul’s 44 Henderson 0 HT: 16-0 Vanguard BYE St Pauls College Auckland have secured an important first up win in the SAS Auckland Rugby League competition for 2016. With arguably some of the top league schools in the country playing in this competition, the weekly round up of results will give some insight as to who will be serious contenders for at Nationals later in the year!
Premier Pools Premier Pool A St Paul’s 18 Southern Cross 12 HT: 6-12 Papatoetoe 16 Wesley 30 HT: 4-18 Premier Pool B Aorere 58 Western Springs 4 HT: 26-4 Lynfield 4 Manurewa 32 HT: 0-10 Premier Pool C Westlake 28 Avondale 12 HT: 12-0 Papakura default to Otahuhu Senior A Pools Senior A Pool A Sir Edmund Hillary 28 Aorere 4 HT: 8-4 Southern Cross 26 Manurewa 6 HT: 16-6 Senior A Pool B Henderson 24 Selwyn (1) 20 HT: 24-0 Otahuhu 26 Vanguard (1) 8 HT: 14-4 The Auckland Rugby League in conjunction with College Sport are gearing up for the SAS College Rugby League season kick-off. The preliminary pools get underway tomorrow Wednesday May 4, with the championship rounds (contested between the top two teams from each pool) starting on June 8. The Premier final is set down for August 10 at Mt Smart Stadium #2. ARL competitions manager Patrick Carthy says it’s going to be another big year for the SAS College Rugby League competition. "There's been an increase in participation from schools and we're excited to see Paerata’s/Pukekohe's prestige rugby union school Wesley College come on board," he says. "Wesley College are expected to have huge potential in this competition. Being placed in Pool A with the 2015 champions St Paul's College, we're sure this will be an exciting battle." The secondary school competition demonstrates a proven pathway in the NRL having unearthed Vodafone Warriors squad members and former SAS College Rugby League players Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and David Fusitu’a. 2015 Premier winners St Paul's College will return to defend their title and will play in Pool A alongside Southern Cross Campus, Papatoetoe High School, Wesley College and Tamaki College. Games will be played every Wednesday at 4pm, with home and away rounds for every team. Click here for a full competition description and how the pools work. Click here to view draws for every grade. CRL Premier Boys Pool A St Paul's College Southern Cross Campus Papatoetoe High School Wesley College Tamaki College CRL Premier Boys Pool B Aorere College Western Springs College Lynfield College Manurewa High School Kelston Boys High School CRL Premier Boys Pool C Westlake Boys' High School Avondale College Papakura High School Otahuhu College Mt Albert Grammar School 4/5/2016 Junior Kiwis Pathway To NRL SuccessIn 2010, with the advent of the National Youth Competition, the Junior Kiwis was switched to an Under-20′s team and played in a two Test series against the Junior Kangaroos. Since 2011, the Junior Kiwis have faced the Junior Kangaroos at the end of each season in a one-off Test match, usually as a curtain raiser to a senior level Australia-New Zealand Test match. On Friday the two trans-Tasman rivals will face each other in the curtain raiser to the ANZAC Test at Hunter Stadium, Newcastle. The brief history of this fixture is colourful and littered with big names. The rivalry commenced on 23 October 2010 when the match was played as a curtain raiser to the New Zealand v England Test at the Westpac Stadium, Wellington. Australia took the honours by 24-16. Dean Gagai, who made his Queensland Origin debut last season, scored two tries. Internationals Michael Oldfield (Tonga) and Justin King (Vanuatu) also crossed along with Cameron King, a Premiership player with St. George. Shaun Johnson did his best to inspire the Kiwis, scoring a try, but it wasn’t enough until the next test in Rotorua. Incidentally Glen Fisiahi played fullback for the Kiwis. He later scored four tries in a first grade game for the Warriors against the West Tigers at the Westpac Stadium. In Rotorua New Zealand achieved a record 36-20 victory. They outscored Australia six tries to four. Captain Martin Taupau (Manly) was inspirational scoring a try and making several strong bursts. Carlos Tuimavave (Hull) also got on the score sheet. Corey Norman who has played over 100 NRL games was another prominent Australian player to emerge from the series. The 2011 match was the last played in Newcastle. Australia was victorious 28-16. Gagai played a big hand scoring two tries. Australia’s captain was Chad Townsend who played 41 games for the Warriors. Premiership winners Kyle Feldt (Cowboys, 2015) and Boyd Cordner (Roosters, 2013) also featured. Sebastine Ikahihifo who played 39 games for the Warriors scored two tries for the Kiwis. Jason Taumalolo was the most prominent Kiwis junior in the game. In 2015 he won a premiership with the Cowboys and has played four tests for the senior Kiwis. The 2012 match was staged in Townsville and resulted in a record 48-16 win for the Kangaroos. Alex McKinnon whose career with the Knights was tragically cut short by a broken neck was the Aussie skipper. Australia scored nine tries to four. Canberra pair Erdick Lee and Jack Wighton scored two tries each. David Klemmer has kicked onto play for New South Wales and Australia. Ngataua Hukatai scored two tries for the Kiwis. A year earlier he had turned his back on a very promising Union career. David Fusitu’a was another fine Union player. He won a National Top Four with Kelston BHS, but chose the 13-man code. He scored a try in this Test and has kicked onto play for the Warriors. In 2013 the Kiwis offered far more resistance, but still came up short in Kogarah 38-26. Patrick Mago scored two tries for Australia who crossed for seven in total. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Panthers) and Kurtis Rowe (Tigers) scored twice for the Kiwis. Tuimoala Lolohea (Warriors) and Ngani Laumape (Warriors/Hurricanes) played in this match. The 2014 test at Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland was perhaps the most dramatic in the history of the contest. The weather was atrocious and the game was a brutal struggle with several fights, a pre-game haka stand-off and a dramatic ending captured by NRL.com. “New Zealand looked to have the game won following a 79th-minute field goal from five-eighth Te Maire Martin gave them a 15-14 lead. But with the siren sounding in the background the drama was far from over. Kangaroos halfback Ryan Matterson was ruled to have been collected late by Junior Warriors captain Sam Lisone on a final field goal attempt, setting up a 40-metre penalty shot for Clinton Gutherson to win the game. To a chorus of boos from the small but vocal Kiwi crowd Gutherson pushed the kick to the left, ensuring the Junior Kiwis collected their first win since 2011.” Despite boasting only one player with NRL experience compared to the Junior Kangaroos’ seven, the New Zealanders were able to better control possession throughout the contest. Maire Martin has gone onto play for the Panthers. Kodi Nikorima who scored a try has already played for the senior Kiwis and Nelson Asofa-Solomona is a regular for the Storm. Valentine Holmes (Sharks) turned down selection for the Junior Kiwis in 2013 scored two tries for Australia. Last year Australia won another thriller 22-20. A lost ball with seven minutes left allowed Kiwi winger Tony Tumusa to sprint to the line to bring the Junior Kiwis within two but Zach Dockar-Clay’s sideline conversion was waved away with seven minutes to go and the Aussies held on. Stunning all-round games from Eels back-rower and Man of the Match Tepai Moeroa and Broncos playmaker Ashley Taylor proved the difference, with Taylor showing some great touches and controlling the game well while also showing incredible pace in two length-of-the-field try-saving chases. For the Junior Kiwis, Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona was a massive handful with a series of powerful charges and offloads. 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