MARIST NH JUNIORS
At this midway point of the Junior season, it's a good time to be reminded of a few things that can keep all Junior players engaged and enjoying their rugby season. The following notes from the Union have already been shared with our Coaches & Managers, but it's also good for parents to be mindful of this too.
Junior Rugby is participation focussed in North Harbour and there are no competition points, so we ask that coaches do what they can to make it an enjoyable experience for ALL participants.
It is our expectation that teams playing any team struggling with numbers, either lend players or match them for numbers.
Also, should any game become one-sided and there’s a score blowout (35 point deficit at half-time), some additional things that should be done as the opposition coach are:
1. Lending some of your better players
2. Kicking off after you score
3. Giving opposition a free tap to restart after scoring
4. Not contesting at set-piece
This will go a long way to ensuring players on both sides have an enjoyable experience.
Reports for the 10th June below.
J2 HAWKS
Great to see the J2 boys challenged a little more today with Northcote starting strong.
We turned up the heat in the second half for another great win 🏆.
🏉 Player of the Day: Regardt Prinsloo
🏉 Coaches Award: Jacques du Plessis
🏉 Opposition POD: Joshua Scharneck
🏉 Special Mention: Bronson Porter
J3 BULLDOGS
A tough game against Northcote (always a tough team). There would have been a few bruised bodies in the afternoon. Although there were moments of brilliance from our side, our boys did not work together as well as we know they can. A good reminder that team work is important.
🏉Player of the Day: Jared Blunden
🏉Coaches Award: Toby Pudney
🏉Opposition POD: Curtis Saunderson
J5 WOLVES
We recorded a great win over a strong North Shore side, playing the whole game with only 8 players against 9 and no subs. Incredible effort from a special team!
🏉Player of the Day: Jesse Halgryn
🏉Coaches Award: Finn Senior
🏉Opposition POD: Mikah Brown
J6 NINJAS
We had an impressive win over Silverdale on Saturday. The kids have been focusing on the importance of team work over the past couple of weeks and is truly showing in their commitment to support their team mates on both attach + defence. They also love a “Go The Saints” call.
🏉Player of the Day: Geoffrey Kupa
🏉Coaches Award: Liam Lochery
🏉Opposition POD: Rocco Robinson
J7 RED TIGERS
J7 Red had a great game today against Takapuna with fantastic plays from both teams . We saw some good passing and playing as a team.
🏉Player of the Day: Thiart van der Merwe
🏉Coaches Award: Divan Greyling
🏉Opposition POD: Harrison Gott
J7 BLUE TIGERS
We went up against Takapuna Gold. What a great game. Takapuna kindly loaned us 2 of their players as we only had 6 players. They really integrated well with our team. But that said, the Tigers have come a long way with great defending, running and side stepping; and there were even a couple of tackles in the mix (oops). Christian had a bunch of strong runs and great defense. Jax was everywhere; has definitely improved his game. And Janko had a really good game, with lots of tags and an awesome try.
🏉Player of the Day: Christian Coughlan
🏉Coaches Award: Jax Chase
🏉Opposition POD: Janko Bouwer
J8 RED DRAGONS
J8 Red had a great game, challenged by an excellent Northcote team. Lots of big runs and passing improving as the team continues to learn how to work together.
🏉Player of the Day: Harley Olvido
🏉Coaches Award: Benjamin Hewitt
🏉Opposition POD: Fady Francis
J8 BLUE DRAGONS
We had yet another improved performance against Takapuna Silver. Awesome to see the boys following the play and supporting each other on attack - another strong outing on defence with a couple max rip turnovers.
🏉Player of the Day: Jake Knight
🏉Coaches Award: Haarlym Edwards-McCluthchie
🏉Opposition POD: Lenny Greyling
U15 GIRLS RIP OPALS
BYE
U11 GIRLS RIP SAPPHIRES
Although there were many moments of individual brilliance our Sapphire’s couldn’t bring it together as a team on Saturday. When we executed our game plan at training, we scored and ripped well but unfortunately these were pockets of cohesion throughout a challenging game. We were challenged by our opposition ref who needs much support in knowing the rules (and to not stand in the middle of the pitch all game!) I’m proud to say our girls conducted themselves exceptionally well given the myriad of unfair calls. We’ll take it all as learning and get down to business at training this week to get back to our recent form. Anna was awarded for her focus on our game plan, positioning & increasing leadership. And Alaena for her increased confidence seeing 5 tries & numerous rips.
🏉Player of the Day: Anna Alvey
🏉Coaches Award: Alaena Koh
🏉Opposition POD: Aby Livesey-Unasa
