 Orbyn Leger dispatched the opening kick-off out on the full and New Zealand was in retreat right away.
Australia playing with vigour and accuracy roared to a 10-0 lead after eight minutes. Simon Kennewell opened the scoring when Jack Maddocks cleaned up a loose pass on the New Zealand 22, swivelled past two defenders and put his winger away. Mack Mason then slotted a penalty. It took New Zealand more than ten minutes to enter the Australian half! After 17 minutes the Kiwis finally got on the scoreboard when Jordie Barrett kicked a penalty. The Australian forwards, but especially Tyrel Lomax, Angus Scott-Young and Izack Rodda, ran frequently and with fire. The latter scored a try after 25 minutes and Mason converted to make it 17-3 - the halftime score. Things got worse for New Zealand shortly after the break when Harley Fox bullied his way through the New Zealand defense and the outstanding Maddocks set up Joey Fittock. Down 22-3 New Zealand headed to the bench and got the impact desired. The new 9/10 pairing of Stephen Perofeta and Sam Nock changed the game, adding considerable spark. In the 58th minute Perofeta switched to Barrett close to the line to unlock the Australia defence. Nine minutes later Nock dummied from a scrum and fooled the home team. Jonah Lowe was sprightly throughout. In the 68th minute he dramatically snatched an intercept and dashed 85-meters to score. Barrett converted and New Zealand was inexplicably ahead, 24-22. New Zealand stormed back into the Aussie 22 again and Lowe watched a pass from Nock sail over his head when unmarked five-metres out. In the 72nd minute Shambeckler Vui ran 50-metres only to be halted 15-metres shy of the New Zealand line. Isolated Vui surrendered possession and Perofeta rushed back into the Australian half. Maddocks wriggled through some trying New Zealand defense to commence one last assault on the Kiwi goal line. After several pick and goes, one-off the ruck, Australia milked a penalty. Mason lined up the kick, 10-metres in from touch 20 metres out from goal. He sent the ball down the middle and Australia who led for almost the entire match achieved the result they deserved. Other strong performers were Mitchell Jacobson and Jordie Barrett for New Zealand and Harley Fox and Sione Tuipulotu for Australia. New Zealand retains the Oceania Trophy on points difference. Australia: 25 (Simon Kennewell, Izack Rodda, Joey Fittock tries; Mack Mason 2 con, 2 pen) New Zealand: 24 (Caleb Makene, Sam Nock, Jonah Lowe tries; Jordie Barrett 3 con, 1 pen) Teams Australia 1. Faalelei Sione 2. Joshua Taylor 3. Tyrel Lomax 4. Izack Rodda 5. Ryan McCauley 6. Angus Scott-Young 7. Liam Wright 8. Maclean Jones (C) 9. Angus Fowler 10. Mack Mason 11. Joey Fittock 12. Sione Tuipulotu 13. Nick Jooste 14. Simon Kennewell 15. Jack Maddocks Reserves 16. Richie Asiata kelemete 17. Vunipola Fifita 18. Shambeckler Vui 19. Rob Leota 20. Harley Fox 21. Moses Sorovi 22. Tom Molloy 23. Ah-mu Tuimalealiifano New Zealand 1. Shaun Stodart 2. Leni Apisai, captain 3. Alex Fidow 4. Quinten Strange 5. Sam Caird 6. Luke Jacobson 7. Dalton Papali’i 8. Marino Mikaele Tu’u 9. Jonathan Taumateine 10. Orbyn Leger 11. Jonah Lowe 12. Jordie Barrett 13. Patelesio Tomkinson 14. Malo Tuitama 15. Caleb Makene Reserves 16. Asafo Aumua 17. Ayden Johnstone 18. Sean Paranihi 19. Lui Luamanu 20. Caleb Aperahama 21. Sam Nock 22. Stephen Perofeta 23. Mason Emerson  Palmerston North BHS: 35 (Ariki Mullen, Michael Ioane, Teariki Te Puni, Wesley Veikoso tries; Stewart Cruden 3 pen, 3 con) Wellington College: 13 (Reece Plumtree 1 try, 2 pen, 1 con) Palmerston North scored 22 unanswered points in the second-half to comprehensively account for Wellington College. Wellington started in the best possible fashion when second-five Oliver Paotonu pierced the defense in the opening minute and sprinted 30-meters. His break and quick recycling by the forwards helped create the first try for fullback Reece Plumtree. Tragically Paotonu collapsed in agony later in the first-half. He was stretchered off the field with what appeared to be a serious knee injury. The game was delayed for several minutes while Paotonu was attended to. Eventually the teams finished the game on the opposite field. Palmerston North's Brayden Iose wasn't hampered by any ailment. The rangy No.8 was full of running and proved tough for Wellington to restrain. He charged into the Wellington 22 and centre Ariki Mullen tied the scores. Palmerston North's lineout was a source of profit. They scored two tries from rolling mauls in each half. The first by loose head prop Michael Ioane propelled them ahead 12-7, but ill-discipline saw Plumtree kick two penalties and Wellington enjoy a 13-12 advantage at the break. Both sides lost a player to the sin bin, but crucially Palmerston North scored while they were down a man. Tight head Wesley Veikoso crashed over to make it 19-13 after slick handling by the backs and another Iose dash. Veikoso impressed with his eagerness to carry and ability to break tackles. Wellington was forced to tackle for most of the second-half as poor handling and discipline prevented them establishing any continuity. Palmerston first-five Stewart Cruden (younger brother of Aaron) kicked three penalties and hooker Teariki Te Puni scored the last try from a maul. Another standout for Palmerston North was lock Angus Morton. Plumtree and No.8 Mellenniumma-Gerrard Isaac Leota were the best of a beaten bunch. In pre-season Palmerston North now has a record of four wins and two defeats. Previously they beat Lindisfarne, Francis Douglas and Hutt International Boys' School while they lost to Auckland GS and St. Paul's Collegiate. St. Pats Town: 14 (Tom Horan, Billy Procter tries; Procter 2 con) Gisborne BHS: 12 (Mosses Christie, Luke Bird tries; Austin Brown 1 con) A real dogfight between two evenly matched packs was ironically won by a piece of brilliant back play late in the second-half. Town winger Saia Paese swerved around his marker and galloped into the Gisborne 22. He was caught in a two-man tackle, but unloaded to centre Billy Procter who beat the cover defense in the race to the corner. Procter then showed his poise to nail the sideline conversion and ultimately win the game for the Wellington champions. Earlier Gisborne appeared to have Town on the canvas. Midway through the second-half Gisborne was ahead 12-7 when Jakob Teneti fumbled the ball over the Town try line. It was a rare blemish by the openside who had a strong game. The opening 20-minutes was an even tussle until Town's Tom Horan opened the scoring. Town strung together multiple phases and eventually the lanky blindside strolled through. Fullback Mosses Christie was a slippery target for the Town defense. His illusiveness was rewarded when he scored his teams' first try close to halftime. Gisborne adsorbed a long assault on their goal line at the start of the second-half, before claiming the lead when reserve outside back Luke Bird completed an attack that Christie started from a quick tap inside his own 22. Town's defense was dogged. Gisborne finished the match with 14 players and missed eight points in goal kicks. Town props Ethan McQuinlan and Meinrad Fitisemanu shinned with their scrimmaging and mobility while openside Xavier English toiled gamely. Gisborne lock Tyler Symon-Burke was busy and wing La-Trey Haeata had his moments. Town are unbeaten in 2016. Prior to today they also beat Rathkeale College and St. Bede's College. Gisborne have suffered two losses in a row. They slipped to King's College last weekend, but prior to that had beaten Kelston BHS, Lindisfarne College, Fielding High School and St. Paul's Collegiate. Hastings BHS: 53 (Lincoln McClutchie 2, Kini Nahsolo 2, Liam Beaukman, Hunta Marsh, Trent Hape, Denon Robinson, McClutchie 5 con, 1 pen) Scots College: 12 (Jaylen Tuapola Werdna Maligi tries; Josh Wilson 1 con) Hastings Boys' High School was by far the most impressive team in Round One thrashing Scots College. Hastings win was built on clinical breakdown play, a superior lineout and a fluent 9/10 combination. Hastings forwards aren't huge, but they are fit and mobile. Their ability to win quick ruck ball allowed the impressive pairing of halfback Folou Fakatava and first-five Lincoln McClutchie to flourish. Fakatava boasts a bullet pass, easily the quickest and most accurate of the halfbacks on display. McClutchie with his quick feet, searing pace, long passes and astute option taking kept Scots defense guessing all day. Hastings burst to a 13-0 after ten minutes. Wing Kini Nahsolo crossed unmarked after a 20-meter pass by McClutchie who then fooled the Scots defense from a scrum with a 20-meter dummy and dash. Scots fought back with a Jaylen Tuapola try that was sparked by a Connor Garden-Bachop break, but right on halftime soft defense allowed Nahsolo to cross for his second and make it 20-5 at the interval. Hastings lock Liam Beaukman scored first in the second-half supporting a series of offloads, before Scots enjoyed their best period of the match. Prop Werdna Maligi barged over to make it 27-12 and then Garden-Bachop scurried into Hastings half again. Hastings relived the pressure and finished with a wet sail scoring another four tries. McClutchie scored a cracker when he dashed 35-meters after an exaggerated dummy and second-five Hunta Marsh fended a Scots player into orbit with a scary display of power. Hastings have also beaten Kelston BHS, Lindisfarne College, Aorere College and Wellington College this season. St. Patrick's College, Silverstream: 20 (Albert Polu, Chris Aumua, Kienan Higgins tries; Higgins 1 con, 1 pen) Napier BHS: 7 (Penalty try; Nikau McGregor 1 con) A dour match in which Silverstream's defense and superior accuracy was telling. Silverstream centre Albert Polu scored the opening try after ten minutes when he pushed past multiple defenders and burst 30-meters. Both sides struggled to build continuity and the match was stuck between the two ten-meter lines for a long period. Napier started to enjoy an obvious edge in the scrums and gradually worked into Silverstream territory. They were awarded a penalty try when openside Mitchell Bull-Elvines was ruled to have killed the ball close to the goal line. Bull-Elvines was yellow carded, but Napier failed to take advantage of their one man advantage. Second-five Kienan Higgins kicked a penalty to make it 8-7 and wing Chris Aumua scored a try early in the second-half. Napier's error count was unusually high. Silverstream was effective at winning breakdown turnovers, but their backs lacked polish. Higgins scored the winning try with about ten minutes to go. Loose head Tim Farrell was strong for Napier and blindside Jarrod Harawira stood out for Silverstream until he left the field injured in the second spell. Silverstream beat Tu Toa and Napier, Lindisfarne in their only other matches in 2016.
 After easing to victory over Australia in the first match of the Oceania Under 20 Championship, New Zealand Under 20 coach Scott Robertson has made seven changes to the side for the second and final match on the Gold Coast tomorrow.
The team is: 1 Shaun Stodart 2 Leni Apisai, captain 3 Alex Fidow 4 Quinten Strange 5 Sam Caird 6 Luke Jacobson 7 Dalton Papali’i 8 Marino Mikaele Tu’u 9 Jonathan Taumateine 10 Orbyn Leger 11 Jonah Lowe 12 Jordie Barrett 13 Patelesio Tomkinson 14 Malo Tuitama 15 Caleb Makene Reserves 16 Asafo Aumua 17 Ayden Johnstone 18 Sean Paranihi 19 Lui Luamanu 20 Caleb Aperahama 21 Sam Nock 22 Stephen Perofeta 23 Mason Emerson “We brought 30 players over so wanted to give everyone a run ahead of the World Championships in June. We have a lot of young players in the side, so it’s a great chance to expose them at this level,” Robertson said. Robertson said he was impressed by the resolve of his side in the 30-10 win at Bond University on Tuesday. “I’m really stoked with the young fellas and how they have connected as a group. They’ve bonded on and off the field, and it showed when it got tough that they are willing to dig in for each other. “It’s something for us to build on. We have six players due to come back from Super Rugby as well so we are building some great depth at this level.” With the opening game in the balance until just after halftime, Robertson said it was the bench that made a big impact. “Alex Fidow was a wrecking ball and really opened up some holes in the Australian defence. He gets a crack in the number three jersey this week.” Southland’s Shaun Stodart also comes in at loosehead prop to join Captain Leni Apisai in a new-look front row. “We’ve had a few things to work on throughout the week. Our execution really let us down at times during the first match so we want to be more clinical tomorrow,” Apisai said. Another feature of the side is the talented Jordie Barrett at second-five. The brother of All Blacks utility Beauden Barrett starred in game one with 15 points and will be partnered by Orbyn Leger on his inside.  Tyrel Lomax - Photo Credit Picture: David Clark Tyrel Lomax had a huge future in rugby league in New Zealand before switching codes and countries.
Tonight Tyrel will start in the front row against several very familiar faces in black looking back. The former Wainuiomata Rugby League player would have knocked shoulders with the strong Wellington contingent in the NZ team. The Australian team for tonights clash could keep the kiwis honest (Starting line up below). To watch the game live ... click HERE BMW Australia U20s v New Zealand U20s: 1. Faalelie Sione 2. Joshua Taylor 3. Tyrel Lomax 4. Harry Hockings 5. Ryan McCauley 6. Angus Scott-Young 7. Maclean Jones (C) 8. Harley Fox 9. Moses Sorovi 10. Mack Mason 11. Joey Fittock 12. Jordan Jackson-Hope 13. Liam Jurd 14. Ah-Mu Tuimalealifano 15. Jack Maddocks RESERVES 16. Jordan Uelese 17. Vunipola Fifita 18. Sham Vui 19. Rob Leota 20. Ikapote Tupai 21. Angus Fowler 22. Billy Gray 23. Sione Tuipolotu  New Zealand Under-20's: 30 (Mason Emerson 2, Quentin Strange, Jordie Barrett tries; Barrett 2 con 2 pen) Australia Under-20's:10 (Moses Sorovi try; Mack Mason 1 con, 1pen) HT: 8-3
New Zealand have beaten Australia by 30-10 in the first of two under-20's internationals at Bond University, Gold Coast. The series is a warm-up for the IRB Junior World Championships in England in June. Defensive pressure and superior accuracy in an often scrappy encounter were the key ingredients in New Zealand's success. Australia started brightly when centre Liam Jurd broke in the opening minute. New Zealand foiled the subsequent foray inside their 22 and opened the scoring after six minutes when second-five Jordie Barrett kicked a penalty. Barrett had the chance to double New Zealand's lead in the 12th minute, but he missed an ambitious penalty shot from halfway. First-Five Stephen Perofeta made the first clean break for the Kiwis. He surged to the Australian 22 and distributed to centre Sio Tomkinson who offloaded in a two-man tackle to wing Mason Emerson for the opening try. Emerson would have a profound impact on the match. He scored the last try when Perofeta cross-kicked to his wing and he often proved elusive for the Australian defence which did well to hold New Zealand to 8-3 at halftime after absorbing four minutes of pressure inside their 22 close to the break. Australian first-five Mack Mason proved to be a liability. His kicking game was awful and he was hassled into mistakes by a busy and aggressive New Zealand loose forward trio. Luke and Mitchell Jacobson's defensive intensity was a particularly encouraging feature of New Zealand's play. New Zealand scored the first try in the second-half when halfback Sam Nock scampered into space and linked with Emerson who was hauled down a fraction short of the goal line. Lock Quentin Strange barged over from the next ruck. Australia responded with a slick try in the 49th minute to halfback Moses Sorovi. After a series of quick passes wing Ah-Mu Tuimalealifano was released in space and he successfully drew the last Kiwi defender. Reserve Prop Alex Fidow made a big impact for New Zealand. Three barnstorming charges in the 52nd minute dispatched Australia into retreat and Jordie Barrett eventually crashed over. In the 62nd minute Australia only trailed 20-10 and had a kickable penalty. The penalty was reversed after prop Tyrel Lomax was yellow-carded for a high tackle off the ball. Barrett kicked three more points in the 65th minute and New Zealand controlled territory for the remainder of the match feeding off Australian mistakes. Loose-forwards Harley Fox and Angus Scott-Young and lock Ryan McCauley look like useful players for Australia. All three carried strongly and McCauley disrupted some of New Zealand's lineout ball. Fullback Jack Maddocks had some nice moments in a largely underwhelming backline. New Zealand's most obvious strengths were ruck defence and feeding off turnovers. The second test is at the same venue on Saturday. New Zealand faces Australia at Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia tomorrow at 6:30pm local time (NZT 8:30pm) Share the link!  New Zealand under 20 team named for opening Oceania match against Australia
The New Zealand side to play the opening match of the Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship against Australia tomorrow, has been named. The team is: 1 Ayden Johnstone 2 Leni Apisai, captain 3 Pouri Rakete-Stones 4 Quinten Strange 5 Sam Caird 6 Luke Jacobson 7 Mitch Jacobson 8 Marino Mikaele-Tu’u 9 Sam Nock 10 Stephen Perofeta 11 Mason Emerson 12 Jordie Barrett 13 Patelesio Tomkinson 14 Jonah Lowe 15 Peter Umaga-Jensen Reserves 16 Asafo Aumua 17 Shaun Stodart 18 Alex Fidow 19 Lui Luamanu 20 Dalton Papali’i 21 Ereatara Enari 22 Orbyn Leger 23 Josh Mckay New Zealand Under 20 Head Coach Scott Robertson said the Oceania tournament was an invaluable opportunity for players to make a final push for the World Championship squad. “The players are pretty excited and so are we. This is a hugely important part of preparing our side for the World Championship. We’ve had a good preparation on and off the field, and it was good to be able to focus on getting our processes right, and getting the boys tight.” New Zealand faces Australia at Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia tomorrow at 6:30pm local time (NZT 8:30pm). Their second match will be played on Saturday at 4pm (NZT 6pm) at Bond University. Robertson also confirmed late injury replacements to the squad in Australia. Josh McKay from Canterbury has been called in as injury cover for fellow Cantabrian Caleb Makene, and Taranaki’s Finn Hoeata was ruled out with a knee injury meaning a late travel call up for replacement Caleb Aperahama of Canterbury. |
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