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NZ Herald
14-05-2025
- Sport
- NZ Herald
YMP seal Premier Cup first-round honours in Poverty Bay club rugby
YMP's win owed as much to patience and composure as their physicality and flair. No 8 Niko Lauti led by example, but it took 27 minutes for the black and whites to post their first points – right winger Nashwen Mouton scoring in a scramble to the ball after it was kicked down the ground from a scrum. Powerhouse openside flanker Te Peehi Fairlie went over from a penalty tap-kick-and-go in the 32nd minute, and blindside flanker Jesse Kapene hulked down the left touchline to score in the corner as halftime beckoned. First-five Kayleb Te Whare converted to give YMP a 17-0 lead at the break. Ngatapa hit back nine minutes after the resumption when left wing Joeli Ragoneliwa finished strongly, and reserve first five Rian Norton converted for 17-7. With a quarter of an hour to play, YMP again tapped and went from a penalty given by referee Lenny Ferris 12m out and centre Iziah Fox dotted down in the left corner. The final say went to YMP reserve lock Siope Piukana in the 77th minute, thanks to a magic short pass from former Ngatapa man and second five Anthony Karauria. OBM's mission was to retain the Peter Martin Cup, played for between themselves and HSOB, but equally important was producing rugby worthy of the legendary Dickson's 150th appearance. The tone was set quickly for fast rugby, and OBM's Most Valuable Player on the day, left winger Josaia Bosaka, reaped the benefits with a four-try haul. Bosaka dotted down in the corner to open the scoring after nine minutes, and five minutes later, halfback Atunaisa Rokotuiwei made a sniping run from the base of the scrum to score under the crossbar. First five Tawhiri Walsh converted for 12-0. Two minutes after that, Bosaka crossed for his second, and Walsh's conversion made it 19-0. HSOB got on the board in the 38th minute with a try to second rower Viliami Kavai, converted by fullback Matt Proffit, and on the stroke of halftime, left winger Te-Reimana Gray scored in the corner for 19-12. OBM got back on track with a penalty kick from centre Austin Brown on the hour mark. Bosaka completed his hat-trick in the 73rd minute and got his fourth on fulltime. The 20-point deficit did not tell the story of how evenly matched the teams were across the park. Referee Ben Holt was called on to make several tight calls, including two hair's-breadth forward passes against HSOB in the second half. HSOB won the lineout count 17-8, OBM the scrums 9-4, and they shared penalties 15 apiece. 'Our boys' effort was outstanding,' OBM head coach Kahu Falaoa said. 'Our tactics didn't differ, but the key word for us in the last fortnight has been attitude. The boys all did their jobs [but] we still have improvements to make in terms of our discipline.' HSOB head coach Wayne Ensor said his team started far too slowly and had to play catch-up rugby, which led to uncharacteristic errors. Round 2 kicks off on Saturday with Ngatapa hosting Pirates, Tapuae and HSOB meeting on Tapuae turf and YMP taking on OBM at Barry Park – all games at 2.45pm. Rugby draw for Saturday Interschool, Rectory, 9.30am: No 1, Gisborne Boys' High School Second XV v Hastings BHS Akina (ref Les Thomas); No 2, GBHS Under-15s v Hastings BHS Akina (ref Tony Watson). Te Pae Hākari Poverty Bay senior men's rugby, week 6, Premier grade, all games at 2.45pm: Paddy's Park, Patutahi, Larsawn Ngatapa v Kevin Hollis Glass Tūranga Pirates (ref Matt Smith, assistants Thomas Nukunuku, Hona Huriwai); Tapuae, Kahu Scaffolding Tapuae v Earthwork Solutions HSOB (ref Keelyn Smith, assistants Ruan Ludwig, Neville Barwick); Barry Park No 2, East Coast Farm Vets YMP v Enterprise Cars OBM (ref Ben Holt, assistants Sonny Whaitiri, Jimmy Green). Senior 1, all games at 1pm: Paddy's Park, Patutahi, Harvest Transport Matawhero Ngatapa v Earthwork Solutions HSOB (ref Thomas Nukunuku); Kaiuku, Ōkūrārenga, Mahia RFC v Tamatea R & M YMP Bumbles (ref Michael Pickering); Nūhaka Domain, Nuhaka V8s v Charteris Choppers Wairoa Athletic (ref Lenny Ferris).
NZ Herald
08-05-2025
- Sport
- NZ Herald
OBM club rugby stalwart to play 150th game in Poverty Bay Premier competition
When he joined the OBM 'Red, White and Blue', Dickson was primarily a loosehead prop, but he learned to play on both sides of the scrum and also at hooker. In the past 13 years, he's appeared alongside some of OBM's great ones. 'I was fortunate to play with a few characters, legends really, when I started off ... Murray Hewson, Robert Tata, Sam Cairns, Trevor Crosby, David Philander, Dennis Hune, Matthew (Mufty) Brown, Puna Latu, Thomas Soloman and Keith Henderson, all OBM.' The 'scariest' he faced was Tom Miki, who started with Pirates before becoming an OBM man. 'He schooled me on my debut v Pirates. Joe Aukuso of HSOB – who debuted for Poverty Bay the year before I debuted in the Prems – was a gentle giant off the field, but he had great technique and was a handful on it.' Campbell Chrisp, of Ngatapa, and James Higgins, who was with Ngatapa before he went to YMP, were also great scrummagers, Dickson said. 'Seymour Lambert (YMP) was incredibly strong, Toru Noanoa (Waikohu) was super-aggressive and Jarryd Broughton (Waikohu), was massive and presented me with different issues, as I was much shorter. 'All of them were hard in different ways, but I just turn up, train hard, give my time to the club and hope others do the same.' Dickson said his playing highlights included winning the Lee Bros Shield in 2019 by a record 65-5 score versus YMP 'and winning our club's Most Valuable Player Award last year, almost 10 years after I first won it in 2016″. 'I love the people and the brotherhood the most – the connections you make with teammates.' Dickson played his 100th game for the club in August 2020. Week 5 of the Premier competition brings an end to round 1. East Coast Farm Vets YMP have one hand on the Premier Cup for round 1 winners heading into their clash with Larsawn Ngatapa at Patutahi. YMP, after their 28-12 win over reigning champions Kahu Scaffolding Tapuae last week, are top of the table on the maximum 20 points, Tapuae have 15, HSOB 11, OBM 10, Ngatapa 6 and Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates 0. Tapuae are at home to a Pirates side looking for their first points while OBM and HSOB face off at the Oval for the Peter Martin Cup. Poverty Bay senior club rugby draw, week 5 Premier Grade, Saturday, 2.45pm: Oval 2, Earthwork Solutions High School Old Boys v Enterprise Cars OBM (referee Matt Smith, assistants Les Thomas, Tony Watson); Patutahi, Larsawn Ngatapa v East Coast Farm Vets YMP (Lenny Ferris, assistants Joel Pearse, Barry Shirley); Tapuae Sports Ground, Kahu Scaffolding Tapuae v Kevin Hollis Glass Tūranga Pirates (Ben Holt, assistants Paul Brown, Neville Barwick). Senior 1 Grade, 1pm: Oval 2, Earthwork Solutions High School Old Boys v Charteris Choppers Wairoa-Athletic (ref Keelyn Smith); Patutahi, Matawhero Transport Harvest Ngatapa v Mahia (Michael Pickering); Oval 1, Kevin Hollis Glass Tūranga Pirates v Nuhaka V8s (Thomas Nukunuku). Bye: Tamatea R & M YMP Bumbles. Heke-o-Te-Rangi Blackbee Contractors Ngati Porou East Coast men's club competition, week 1 Saturday, 2pm: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whangaparaoa, Cape Runaway, Tihirau Victory Club v Waiapu (ref Jackson Reuben-Swinton); Enterprise Cars Whakarua Park, Ruatōria, Ruatōria City v Hikurangi (Joseph Coleman); Uawa Domain, Tolaga Bay, Uawa v Tokomaru Bay United (Matthew Richards); Hatearangi Memorial Domain, Tokomaru Bay, Waima v Tokararangi (Peter Crawford). Enterprise Cars Ngati Porou East Coast women's club competition, week 1 Saturday, 10.30am: Te Kura Kaupapa Mana Maori o Whangaparaoa, Cape Runaway, Tihirau Victory Club v Waiapu (ref Jackson Reuben-Swinton). 11.30am: Enterprise Cars Whakarua Park, Ruatōria, Ruatōria City v Hikurangi (Sean Murtagh). Bye: Tokararangi.
