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TVRFU Weekly Newsletter (2nd September 2020)
COLLEGE RUGBY College Rugby was at its best over the weekend with a total of 8 matches taking place around the region, and a lot of high scoring affairs taking place. In the U15s, I was fortunate to watch a good standard of rugby between Paeroa College and Hauraki Plains College White, with RDO Marcus Howie taking the whistle. The game started with a hiss and a roar, as Paeroa College’s superior size making a huge difference and shooting out to a quick 12-0 lead in not a lot of time. Hauraki Plains coach Herman must of given his boys a bit of a pep talk, as Hauraki Plains got themselves back into the match with a try to squeeze it up at 12-7. Unfortunately for them, this was the end of Hauraki Plains run as Paeroa College turned on the after burners and showed a lot of skill and crunching defence to run away with the match 74-7. Openside flanker Karl Smith and winger Quinn Hirama had strong games for Paeroa College. This will give them a lot of confidence going into their top of the table match this week against Mercury Bay Area School. In other matches, Te Aroha College had a strong 41-12 win over Hauraki Plains College Black. Waihi College annihilated Thames High School 76-12 and Mercury Bay Area School proved what a quality team they are, punishing Whangamata Area School 114-0 in a huge victory. The Hauraki Plains College 1st XV successfully defended the Graham Watton Trophy from 2019 beating Paeroa College 39-17 in a high quality game of 1st XV Rugby. Hauraki Plains College started out of the gates quickly with two quick tries to get a 12-0 lead, however Paeroa then gathered themselves and got back into the game with a try to themselves. Eventually, the more structured Hauraki Plains College 1st XV were the better team, running out to a comfortable win with strong physicality on defence and allusive attack. Openside flanker Connor Woolston & Second Five Anthony Makiha were outstanding for Hauraki Plains College 1st XV with high work rate around the pitch. In other results, Whangamata completed their strong round robin performance with a strong 54-7 win over Hauraki Plains College 2nd XV with Whangamata Area School loose forward Dominic Chaplin (pictured with ball in hand) having a huge defensive game and also running some great attacking lines. Finally, Mercury Bay Area School continued to hit their straps with a clinical 33-0 win over Waihi College to secure them 4th spot and a Semi Finals berth. In the Girls 1st XV Competition, Mercury Bay Area School defeated Hauraki Plains College 37-14. U15 Boys DRAW: Tuesday 1st Sep Waihi College vs Mercury Bay Waihi 6.00pm Start Ryan Area School Rogers Thursday 3rd Sep Te Aroha vs Paeroa Te Aroha 4.00pm Start James College College Higgins Saturday 5th Sep Thames High vs Te Aroha Thames 10.15am Start Justin School College (Rhodes Park) Randall Saturday 5th Sep Hauraki Plains vs Hauraki Plains Hauraki 10.15am Start Simon College White College Black Plains College Craggs Saturday 5th Sep Paeroa vs Mercury Bay Paeroa 10.15am Start Glyn College Area School College Jones Saturday 5th Sep Waihi College vs Whangamata Waihi 10.15am Start Scott Area School Day
1st XV Boys DRAW: Saturday 5th Sep Hauraki Plains vs Paeroa College Hauraki Plains 11.30am Start Ryan College 1st XV College Rogers Saturday 5th Sep Whangamata vs Mercury Bay Whangamata 11.30am Start Aaron Area School Area School Miller Saturday 5th Sep Waihi College vs Hauraki Plains Waihi 11.30am Start Stu College 2nd XV Pinny WOMENS RUGBY Women’s Rugby is back this week with the launch of their 7s Programme. Newly appointed Head Coach Josh Kewell is chomping at the bit to get the 7s campaign off the ground, so please get along tomorrow night at the Paeroa Domain and learn some skills & drills for the upcoming 7s calendar. There are two confirmed tournaments which the team will play in, as well as the possibility of more, depending on numbers. We look forward to seeing you down there! 6.00pm Start. Get in touch with Josh if you have any questions or queries; 0220293790 PRIMARY SCHOOL SESSIONS A big thank you to Tairua Primary School (left) and St Josephs Primary School—Te Aroha (right) for having us at their schools over the last week. I had a fantastic session with 20 Senior Girls at Tairua Primary School, playing lots of fun games but also introducing them into the contact zone. St Josephs were also awesome, with a range of different skills & drills taking place. Everyone got thoroughly involved which was great to see! UNDER 23s The Thames Valley U23 campaign kick starts this week with ‘trial trainings’ taking place at the Paeroa Domain, on both Tuesday and Thursdays. It is going to be an exciting couple of months with an exciting line up of games taking place against Mitre 10 Cup U20 teams in the Chiefs Region Provincial U20 Programme. See the draw below. If you are interested in attending trainings this week and the Sunday Trial at Paeroa Domain. Please make sure you get in touch with Gareth Coslett—02102859035
TBC Thames Valley vs Bay of Plenty U20s TBC TBC U23s Saturday 17th Oct Thames Valley vs Taranaki U20s Te Kuiti TBC U23s Saturday 31st Oct Thames Valley vs Waikato U20s Thames TBC U23s Saturday 7th Nov Thames Valley vs Counties Manukau Pukekohe TBC u23s U20s
RDO’S COACH OF THE WEEK This weeks RDO Coach of the Week goes to Hauraki Plains College 1st XV and Thames Valley U23s coach Daniel Mead. Dan has had a successful 2020 season, firstly attending the Level 3 High Performance coaching course in Hamilton back in March. The way his teams are structured and patterned shows the detail that goes into his coaching, and this was evident on Saturday when his team defeated Paeroa College 1st XV. I also had the pleasure of witnessing Dan’s attention to detail last night at the Thames Valley U23’s around the tackle/ breakdown, which he takes great pride in—he loves a bit of physicality. Dan also helped with the Thames Valley Women's Vixens earlier in the year and was influential in the great culture that the programme gained. Good luck for the rest of 2020 Dan. RDO’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK Anthony Makiha was at his very best on Saturday showing his skill, pace and power in a strong individual performance against Paeroa College. His ability to take the ball to the line and create space, as well as distributing was outstanding and it caused big headaches for opposites. His obvious touch exploits have helped him a long way in the skill department, but his work on defence should also be applauded as he and the backline stayed very connected as well as making a lot of dominant tackles. Anthony was a key member of the Thames Valley U16s in 2019 and was invited to attend the Chiefs U17 Development Camp where he was rated highly, and following this he was announced in the NZ U19s Touch Team. Well done Anthony on a strong performance. We look forward to watching you again this year. OTHER NEWS
Thames Valley U16s: More to be announced!
Thames Valley U23s: Squad to be announced next week, who will make the cut?
Friday Morning Rugby Chat: Live on our Facebook at 9.05am every Friday talking everything Rugby!
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Primary School Visits: If you would like Scott to come and deliver any form of rugby at your school, flick me an email on [email protected] and get in touch. More the merrier!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Secondary School Finals Day: Saturday 19th September, Paeroa Domain. Youth Rugby Board AGM: Monday 28th September, 7.00pm, TVRFU Office. Secondary Schools 7s: Wednesday 21st October (Venue TBC) TVRFU Club 7s: Saturday 14th November, Waihi Athletic Rugby Club.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK If any of our Thames Valley Rugby supporters have a photo that they think could be worthy of our ‘photo of the week’ for the ‘Foxhole’ newsletter – please send it to [email protected].
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Great to see 39 players at the first U23 Trial Training last night. There has been a lot of interest in this team, and it was great to see players making the effort to get down to the Paeroa Domain at 6.30pm.
There was a great standard of footy and high intensity, so get down tomorrow night & Sunday 1.00pm (trial game) to put your bid in for a representative jersey in 2o2o.
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