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Back on track
A good result for our Premiers over the scarfies, a mixture of results in other grades. We have included the Dom Post report for an unbiased view of the game. Where it reads “neither team could string any decent series of play” read a lopsided penalty count where one team was allowed to infringe and one wasn’t. The penalty count was 6-22 against while in most other games this season the penalty count has been 50/50.
Next Saturday is the big one for our Presidents team – Poneke at Kilbirnie for The Jubilee Saucer aka The Hubcap so all you part time Pressies get along and win the saucer back, it will look nice with The Jubilee Cup! This is our first opportunity since the saucer was presented in 1979 to have the cup and saucer as a set!
Match Reports
Premiers 21 V OBU 0
How the Dom Post saw it:
 A more determined Ories side easily won this. Both sides desperately needed a win but neither team could string together any decent series of play. Ories enjoyed the majority of possession and territory in the first half, and deservedly took a 7-0 lead into halftime. Discipline and poor set-piece play let both sides down, but OBU managed to gain some momentum early in the second half through some powerful running from lock Thomas Fleming and prop Eric Fry.
A mammoth defensive effort, led by Ories centre Paulo Aukuso, held OBU out and left them struggling to break the advantage line. Ories had the final say when powerful wing Afa Fa'atau stormed 40 metres down the field to set up fullback Simon Tevita to score in the corner for Matt Proctor to convert from the sideline.
The big play: With the score still 0-0 after 30 minutes, Ories seized the initiative through No8 Joe Maiava as he took the ball to the line and then completed an outstanding around-the-back offload to put lock Tuakana Metuarau in under the posts.
Star turn: Fa'atau threatened all day, using used his pace well on several occasions.
Scorers 21 Simon Tevita, Tuakana Metuarau, Matt Proctor tries; Proctor 2 con, Ambrose Curtis con
Hamish McNicol
Senior 1st 6 V OBU 18
A tough game on the artificial turf saw our injury ravaged seconds go down OBU in a tough game that saw one of our player’s hospitilised with a dislocated elbow and a number from both sides replaced.
Scorer 2 penalties to Ofisa Tofu
Senior 2nd 14 V OBU 42
Finding Nairnville Park was going to be a mission for our players not familiar with Wellington and for the coaches it was unsure whether we'd have a team. However, 21 players fronted (most were on time) and we had a team!
The first 10 minutes painted a picture of an even contest, but from the 11th until halftime it was all OBU as they racked up 5 tries, 2 conversions and 1 bonus point. Halftime score was 0-29 to the students.
The second half saw us apply immediate pressure from the kickoff and rewarded with a well taken try to powerful midfielder Pegi Leota, who also converted: 7-29. With positivity up we looked to build on the momentum. However OBU had other thoughts as they came to life slotting a penalty followed by an unconverted try. Shortly after we came back to life and scored through livewire fullback in Daniel Aiono, Leota converted to close the gap 14-37..but right on the fulltime whistle OBU had one last desperate go at our line and were rewarded with their 7th try of the match and a well deserved win, 14-42 was the score and Ories were left referring to gps systems to find their ways back to civilization.
North’s next week & that should be an easy win for Ories!
Final score: ORIES 14 - OBU 42
(Pegi Leota, Daniel Aiono tries. Pegi Leota 2cons)
POD: KILIONA SAMUELU
Women’s 7 V North’s 73
North’s Old Timers day, game transferred to their number 1 field. In front of 500 plus North’s supporters our young team faced a well drilled North’s outfit that look and ran like men. With this being the last game of the first round coach Lui Aukuso decided to rest his main players and give the other girls a run. We were outplayed by a team with years’ of experience; however more positives than negatives came out from this result as we look forward to the 2nd Round.
During the presentation of the Fleurs Cup to North’s the WFRU chairman gave the Ories team more acknowledgement and praise about standards, behavior and conduct than the winners.
Scorers- Maryanne Leota a try and Mikayla Figiolaa a conversion
Player of the day- Tupe Faletagaloa
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Colts 12 V Petone 13
The first score came after halftime. The Fosi try came from a splendid muscular break from halfway by centre Atua Peniamina who broke first tackle and fended his way through tackles then ran elusively at pace to the right toward touch and to within metres of the line before making a perfectly timed offload to Fosi who took off and grabbed the glory over the line one metre in from touch. Beautiful backline play boys. The conversion attempt was ruined by a charge called legal by our referee Mr. Maclean who declared Bulivakarua had begun forward momentum although Coach T disputed this saying Mr Bulivakarua had merely leaned backward prior to beginning his run up. Coach T not happy! Score 5-0
Next score went Petone's way with a nicely struck kick from centrefield. Score 5-3.
Petone then spent a long period on attack. This was rewarded with an unconverted try over in the right hand corner. Score 5-8.
With 10 minutes to go the U21z went hard on attack and had Petone pinned down on their goal line for 5 minutes until Fa'atau passed from the base of the ruck to Reddish standing off. Reddish stormed towards the line but was tackled in the upright position unable to make progress until the urgent arrival of the pack with power took Reddish over the line and down to allow the score. Fantastic work forwards! Try was converted. Score 12-8.
Four minutes to go. Petone went straight onto attack and recovered possession in Ories half. Ories conceded penalties and Prop Liga Leota was given the yellow card. Petone took advantage of the possession through penalties and in the last seconds a tap kick and a storming run by the big men saw a try in the corner with no time left on the clock. 12-13 Petone win. Coach G not happy.
Heartbreaking finish for the team turning around from an embarrassing performance last week! The Ories forward pack showed today that it can compete with any team in the grade. Pack went well in all aspects with a work-on for next week being the lineout where we didn't perform as well as usual. Overall a gritty and determined effort we can be satisfied with.
Backs went well with a number of clean breaks and powerful tackling in the centres. The defence out wide is a work-on for next week's game, but again this backline will compete with any in the grade.
A good effort no doubt helped by a better attendance at practices Monday and Wednesday last week. Still need to see everyone there to keep this team on target for those progressively better performances.
Scorers – tries to Jack Reddish and Nu'usa Fosi and a conversion to
Watisone Bulivakarua
Player of the Day Mr. Peter Fa'atau
Players with the Perms: Mr. Tuga Mativa.
Players with the S1z: Messrs Joey Mears and Andy Varoy. It looks like Joey will be with the S1z more and more this season. We really appreciate your game Joey; you can play for us any day!
Thanks to Mr. Pita Mocekavaca for standing in for us today.
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A request to the wider Ories community. Some of our players who are unemployed are starting to show real commitment to the team through their attendance at training and will be able to show this same commitment to gainful employment. So if you know of any work opportunities out there suitable for our young men please let us know so that we help put them into meaningful employment and start making real life choices. If you can help thanks and please contact the Colts management team through
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Reserve 1 29 V Upper Hutt 22
Back to winning for our Reserve 1 Paragon Builders Maters J8s’! The long trek to Maidstone #1 was well worth it with four top class tries scored, most going to the usual suspects and Nick “PJ” Vorster adding the extras. Top games from Scott Sara and Jimmy Willis saw the high flying Hutt team who were unbeaten and had racked up 91 points while conceding only 13 put to the sword, and on their home ground to boot!
Scorers – tries to Jimmy Willis, Russell Page and Scott Sara who bagged a brace. Nick Vorster kicked 3 conversions and a penalty
Player of The Day: Scott Sara
Under 85kg 0 V Avalon 47
No report received.
Presidents b…all V Petone heaps
The score line sums it up - heaps of fun according to The Spy
Netball
Ories White 22 vs Vic Uni 23
Player of the day- TBA
Ories Black 29 vs Vic Uni 24
Player of the day-TBA
Ories Gold 33 vs Kia Ora 18
Player of the day- TBA
Some Important Dates
Ories Invitation XV V Kent U23 Wednesday July 11th.
We are hosting The Kent U23 team in July, coached by John Gallagher. We will be looking for billets for the players – more details as the time nears.
125th Jubilee – Queens Birthday Weekend 2013.
Provisional programme :
Friday May 31st Golf at Miramar Links, meet and greet with Presidents Welcome at clubrooms from 5.00
Saturday June 1st Rugby all day at The Polo, entertainment at the Clubrooms all night.
Sunday June 2nd Invitation Match at the Polo and decade photos.
Jubilee Dinner at The Pines.
Monday June 3rd Farewells.
Jubilee Cup Final DVD
Now available – the full match including post match interviews on an Ories logoed DVD in a presentation case as screened live on Sky plus a souvenir momento of this great occasion. The souvenir is a limited edition – when they go that’s it!
There are two ways to get your copy:
Call in to Badge Works at 10a Park Rd ( next door to Miramar Fruit Supply) Cost $15.00
If you can’t get to Badge Works hit reply and we will give you our bank account details including a reference number and we will courier to you for $20.00 all up anywhere in NZ! We can also courier anywhere in the universe at cost! |
