U18s, Pride, Development, U85kg and Lions teams in action tomorrow

UPDATED: It’s Finals Day of the Hurricanes U18 competition tomorrow, with the Centurions U18s team travelling to Masterton to take on the Wairarapa Bush U18s in the main decider.

Both the Centurions and Wairarapa Bush have sailed through the preliminary rounds and the latter hosts the final based on superior points differential. Kick-off at Memorial Park is at 12.30pm.

Back home, the Wellington U18s Samoans and the Wellington Community U18s meet at Jerry Collins Stadium at 12.00pm in the playoff for third and fourth.

The Wellington Samoans are coming off a 20-33 loss to the Fijian U18s on Thursday night.

Last weekend the Samoans beat East Coast 60-12 and the Community side defeated Horowhenua-Kapiti 81-12.

This match precedes the biggest match of the season for the Wellington U13s who host the Auckland U13s in their annual match on the JCS at 1.45pm.

All other Wellington representative teams are playing away from home tomorrow.

In Palmerston North, the Centurions U85kg team plays the Waikato U85kg representative side for the “Gallon Cup”, a traditional that was started in 2015. Kick-off at Arena Manawatu is 4.00pm.

The Centurions U85kg played the most recent of their three games so far a fortnight ago in a narrow loss to the Tasman U18s, while Waikato have been playing in the six-team Northern Region U85kg competition. Last week they lost 7-19 to Thames Valley Development. The competition was won by the Auckland U85kgs who won all five matches and defeated Waikato 43-15 a fortnight ago.

In Ashhurst, the Wellington U18 girls side tackles Hawke’s Bay U18. Kick-off at Lincoln Park is 1.00pm.

In Napier, the Wellington Development take on a Hawke’s Bay Saracens (Development) side in hot form after taking down their Manawatu counterparts 100-15 last weekend to retain their Hurricanes Development Shield title.

The Wellington side will be looking for a more settled start in their second match together after falling behind by 35 points to Tasman Development and unable to climb back in the second spell in their 39-46 loss. Kick-off at Tremain Field, Napier, is at 1.00pm.

On the North Shore, the Wellington Pride play the North Harbour Hibiscus in round five of six of the Farah Palmer Cup Women’s NPC competition. The Pride would secure a home Championship division semi-final with next week’s final round to spare with victory. The Pride have rotated in a few squad members off the bench into the starting XV for this match, with hooker Rosie Stirling, tighthead prop Dora Laupola and centre Bernadette Robertson all lining up from the opening whistle.

The Pride are coming off a record 88-3 win over Tasman last week, while North Harbour met a 10-52 defeat to Hawke’s Bay. They had previously posted consecutive 50-point wins overTaranaki and Tasman so will prove tough opposition at home for the Pride. This is the first clash at NPC level between these teams.

The Wellington Lions close out the Saturday of rugby by hosting the Tasman Mako at Westpac Stadium in round seven of the Men’s NPC. Both sides will want to win to stay inside the top four of the NPC Premiership standings as the business end of the season draws closer. Kick-off is 7.35pm.

The Wellington U16A and U16 Development teams head over to Masterton next week from Monday to Thursday for the Hurricanes U16 tournament.

The U16A team will be defending the Don Broughton Shield. They play Poverty Bay on Monday and Hawke’s Bay on Tuesday. The U16 Development team will be defending the Saracens Cup. They play Hawke’s Bay Development on Monday and Wairarapa Bush on Tuesday. Wednesday is a rest day and finals day is Thursday.

Teams (as received):

Wellington Development

1. Alex Barendregt (OBU)
2. Josh Houston-Tupou (Upper Hutt Rams)
3. Tietie Tuimauga (Johnsonville)
4. Naitoa Ah Kuoi (MSP)
5. Luke Tau’alupe (Ories)
6. James Tuiatua (MSP)
7. Daven Candy (OBU)
8. Lise Soloa (HOBM)
9. Matt Fowler (OBU)
10. Pakai Turia (Poneke)
11. Fereti Solia (HOBM)
12. Isaia Petelo (MSP)
13. Ollie Sapsford (Wellington)
14. Malachai Unasa (Ories)
15. Tomasi Alosio (HOBM)
RESERVES
16. Bruce Kauika-Petersen (Petone)
17. Kaliopasi Uluilakepa (Petone)
18. Sitiveni Paongo (Tawa)
19. Nev Apineru (Upper Hutt Rams)
20. Matt Peni (MSP)
21. Logan Henry (Petone)
22. Greg Mullany (OBU)

Centurions U18s

1. Antonio Vaka (OBU)
2. Kaleb Sinclair (Upper Hutt College)
3. Luke Chisholm (St Pat’s Silverstream)
4. Sene Fa’aosa (St Bernard’s College)
5. Liam McAree (St Pat’s Town)
6. Teagan Harawira (HOBM)
7. Alex Faifailoa (Captain – Wainuiomata)
8. Eparama Sailo (Scots College)
9. Marino Doyle (Wellington College)
10. Greg Te Kura (Upper Hutt Rams)
11. Nathan Tunuvasa (HVHS)
12. Sam Clarke (St Pat’s Silverstream)
13. Sage Shaw-Tait (Scots College)
14. Ben Cusin (Petone)
15. Ish Perkins (Wellington College)
RESERVES
16. Hugo Spath (OBU)
17. Blake Rogers (Scots College)
18. Charlie Ta’anoa (St Bernard’s College)
19. Dominic Bell (St Pat’s Town)
20. Devon Olliver-Bell (St Pat’s Town)
21. Elijah Tuigamala (Wellington College)
22. Boston Hunt (St Pat’s Town)

Wellington Community U18s

1. Sonasco Crichton (St Pats College
2. Geordie Bean (Wellington College)
3. PJ Scheck (Johnsonville RFC)
4. Mose Tuifao (Avalon RFC)
5. Hugo Plummer (Onslow College)
6. Josh Mallon (St Pat’s Town)
7.  Logan Ariu-Woolley (Porirua College)
8. Flynn Crampton (Wgtn College)
9.  Waylon Tuhoro-Robinson (Avalon RFC)
10. Mati Matofai (Aotea College)
11. Sheik Karim (Mana College)
12.  Luke Kapene (Tawa College)
13. Reon Paul (Rongotai College)
14. Junior Time-Taotua (Norths RFC)
15. Maui Wallace (Tawa College)
RESERVES
16.   Taua Tonumaipe’a (Porirua College)
17.   Julius Masoe (St Pats Silverstream)
18.   Saimoni Rasau (Mana College)
19.   Ridge Studd (Wellington College)
20.   Kayden Muller (Rongatai College)
21.   Dallas Sami (Tawa College)
22.   Mofate Siupolu (Mana College)

Wellington U13s

1. Andre Debriacher (Petone)
2. Anthony Hunt (St Pat’s Town)
3. Damian Matofai (Paremata-Plimmerton)
4. D’Mitrius Rere (Northern United)
5. Ietitaia Campbell (Scots College)
6. Jack Su’a (St Pat’s Town)
7. Jacob Duncan (Norhern United)
8. Jared Kuresa (Northern United)
9. Jayde Burns (Northern United)
10. Kaleb Tapara (Paremata-Plimmerton)
11. Layton Hollman-Hohua (Rimutaka RFC)
12. Manakaa Dudley-Kiikoro (St Pat’s Silverstream)
13. Mark Tyrell (Northern United)
14. Noah Tipping (St Pat’s Silverstream)
15. Patrick Solomona (St Pat’s Silverstream)
RESERVES
16. Pharrell (Sini) Gray (Oriental Rongotai RFC)
17 Sione Mafi (Upper Hutt Rams)
18 Solomona Vaka (Marist St Pat’s)
19 Tenga Pickering (Northern United)
20 Thoma Takeuchi (Wellington College)
21 Tom Devery (Petone)
22. Vatikani Valu (Tawa RFC)
23. Zion Opetaia-Tiatia (Marist St Pat’s RFC)

Centurions U85kg

1. Peter Dolan
2. Brett Hodgetts
3. Arthur Flux (C)
4. Jack Coles
5. Matt Jack
6. Glyn Rollander 
7. Logan Blake
8. Chris Porteous 
9. Jeremy Hargreaves
10. Mike Campbell
11. Tynan Barrett (Site Timu) 
12. Tony Natoli (VC) 
13. Shane Mathie 
14. Tane Heremaia
15. Jacob Walsmley 
16. Gareth Stokes
17. Paddy Crombie
18. Bill Drummond 
19. Tom Belworthy 
20. Site Timu (Tynan Barrett)
21. Rawiri Atkins
22. Makea Pokere
23. Eugene Grant

Wellington Pride

1. Angel Uila (Petone)
2. Rosie Stirling (HOBM)
3. Dora Laupola (Norths)
4. Joanah Ngan-Woo (Ories)
5. Sanita Levave (Norths)
6. Nina Foaese (Norths)
7. Sinead To’ala-Ryder (MSP)
8. Jackie Patea-Fereti (Petone)
9. Ana-Maria Afuie (MSP)
10. Accacia Te Iwimate (Petone)
11. Ayesha Leti L’iga (Ories)
12. Amanda Rasch (Ories)
13. Bernadette Roberston (Ories)
14. Monica Tagoai (MSP)
15. Timena Tuma’ai (Ories)
RESERVES
16. Alica Print (Ories)
17. Janet Taumoli (Ories)
18. Brooke Tauaneai (Avalon)
19. Shaye Whareaorere (Norths)
20. Fa’asua Makisi (Ories),
21. Rejieli Uluinayau (Ories)
22. Courtney Clarke (OBU)

Wellington Samoans U18s

1. Mika Felix (St Pat’s Silverstream)
2. Tai Misa Bryce (HVHS)
3. Jeremiah Tuiatua (St Pat’s Town)
4. Samson Alaimoana (St Pat’s Town)
5. Shaquille Fiso (Poneke FC)
6. Akira Ieremia (St Pat’s Silverstream)
7. Xavier Sapa’u (Bishop Viard)
8. Jason Seumanufagai (St Pat’s Town)
9. Steven Va’a (Rongotai College)
10. Lemafa Metuli-Tuluauau (Naenae College)
11. Esera Andrews (Taita College)
12. Eli Moata’a (Norths RFC)
13. Tireque Malia (Naenae College)
14. Oscar Uli-Schmidt (St Pat’s Town)
15. Jeremiah Lokeni (St Pat’s Town)
RESERVES
16. Zeph Neru (Tawa College)
17. Soul Lauvi-Johnson (St Pat’s Town)
18. Caleb Alosio (Aotea College)
19. Ezekeil Fiso (Scots College)
20. Setefano Paese (St Pat’s Town)
21. Herman Seumanufagai (St Pat’s Town)
22. Leon McLeod-Venu (Wainuiomata HS)
23. Chester Palauni (Onslow College)
24. Fritz Rayasi (St Pat’s Silverstream)