THE TARANAKIAN E Grade Rugby This team started with 12 flankers and 8 half backs, and had to be repositioned to form a team that had tight forwards as well. Thanks must go to those boys who moved into the front row and performed so well during the season. Captain and hooker, Hayden Dick led by example throughout the season and was supported in the front row by Adam Bayliss, Kane Brisco and Rusty Hine who all got better as the season went on. The locks Daniel Murdoch, Ben Mattock and the hard man of the serum Beau Martin helped ensure that our forward pack was never bested. Loosies David Schrader, Adrian Thomas , Nick Dee, a big improver as the season went on, Chris Bourke and Clay Elgar, our best winner of lineout ball, scrounged vigorously all year. The two halfbacks Alex Rowlands and Ben Heale provided ball for the key men in the backline, first five and super boot, Frazier Climo, Jason Holdt who pulled off the biggest tackle of the year, fullback John Marshall and MVP Seb Thompson who scored 20 of our 52 tries. They were supported in the back line by: Pieter van der Kooij, Andrew Mills, Tyrone Haynes and latecomer Rowan Thomason. We lost all three games to second placed Stratford and beat them in a thrilling semi-final. We drew three times with top placed Hawera who were beaten in the other semi by Francis Douglas. In the final at Rugby Park we were beaten 8-7 in the last minute by Francis Douglas. The forwards delivered plenty of quality ball, but the backs unfortunately without a very ailing Seb Thompson were unable to finish the job. A great season though and a credit to the boys that they made the final. My thanks to the parents who supported week after week and the others who showed up when they could. Finally my thanks to the boys for a very enjoyable and successful season. A. Elgar. Coach .
RUGBY TEAMS 2000
1st XIII NPBHS League Report on 1st XIII Oct 00 The 1" XIII team has to play other schools in the Taranaki District from which the winner progresses into the New Zealand National Secondary School Knock-Ou t Competition. NPBHS won the right to play in the National Competition when they defeated Hawera High School 34 12 on Hawera's home ground. They then played Aranui High School (Christchurch) on the Gully Ground in the first round. The Aranui forwards and backs were too big, too strong and too powerful. winning 44 10. The NPBHS team consisted of: Forwards Wayne Marris Nick Taylor Kapua Kapua James Jenkins Raymond Niu Jamie Healey Jonathan Brown
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Nathan Ransfield Daniel Haynes Jody Mason Joe Niu Sila Tamapua Maveigh Makatoa Desai Gupwell(Captain)
Thanks to Mr Kevin Gupwell for coaching the 1" XIII. WJ Geange