Directions to Waitemata Rugby Club from College Rifles RFC

Auckland U18's v Northland Vikings

Meeting time: 11am

1. Head north on Haast St toward Remuera Rd
		250 m
	2. Turn left onto Remuera Rd
		650 m
	3. Turn left onto Green Ln East
		1.2 km
	4. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the State Highway 1/Motorway N ramp toAuckland
		400 m
	5. Merge onto Auckland-Hamilton Motorway/State Highway 1
		4.3 km
	6. Take exit 428 to merge onto North-Western Motorway/State Highway 16toward Waitakere/Helensville
		12.4 km
	7. Take exit 16 for Lincoln Road towardUrban Route 19
		350 m
	8. Turn left onto Lincoln Rd
		850 m
	9. Turn right onto Universal Drive
		1.8 km
	10. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit ontoSwanson Rd Go through 1 roundabout
		1.1 km

Swanson Rd Henderson

Team to play Thames Valley

Team to play Thames Valley is:

1 Conor Halangahu
2 Falaniko Tuliau
3 Solomona Neru
4 Solomone Vaka
5 Leo Ngahe
6 Jeremy Choat
7 Brandon Bryant
8 Quinten Nofoaiga
9 James Faiva
10 Nick Smith
11 Louis Taylor
12 Inga Finau
13 Chris Swain
14 Fred Palea
15 Sami Tu'itupou

16 Aaron Turnbull
17 Soane Matele
18 Tana Fotofili
19 Miracle Tuigamala
20 Kalavi Naniseni
21 George Emosi
22 Brandon Chand

NR U18B
Auckland Div	2	2	0	0	0	0	83	9	74	0	1	9
Harlequins	2	2	0	0	0	0	59	25	34	0	1	9
Thames Valley	2	1	0	1	0	0	53	28	25	0	1	5
King Country	2	1	0	1	0	0	35	74	-39	0	1	5
North Harbour Dev	2	0	0	2	0	0	23	60	-37	0	0	0
Vikings	2	0	0	2	0	0	20	77	-57	0	0	0

Current standings for our competition

Details for North Harbour...

Auckland U18 Divisional Newsletter # 1

Last weeks game…

The war has just begun

Battle 1:

A good start to our campaign down in Meadesville! The build up in intensity throughout the morning was outstanding and going through the warm up and pre game the feeling throughout the team was confident which then flowed onto the field. We saw glimpses of what you are capable of and it has to be our aim that we keep working hard to put in that total 80 minute performance.

Targets for this week:

• No 50/50 offloads
• Nobody loses the ball in contact.

Timings for this weekend:

·      10.50 – Meet at College Rifles

·      11.00 – Jersey presentation

·      11.25 – Depart for Colin Maiden Park – own transport, we will travel there in convoy

·      11.40 – Arrive at ground

·      12.10 – Players out – individual/unit warm ups

·      12.30 – Backs/Forwards Split warm up

·      12.35 – Team warm up

·      12.50 – Return to changing room

·      1pm – Kick Off

Special Note

There will be a minutes silence before the game this weekend as a mark of respect for our manager Chris, who has had to fly back to South Africa following the sudden passing away of his mother. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to Chris and his family at this time.

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

Team to play North Harbour - Saturday 10th September @ Colin Maiden Park

The team to play North Harbour is as follows:

1, Conor Halangahu
2, Aaron Turnbull
3, Solomona Neru
4, Solomone Vaka
5, Leo Ngahe (Vice Captain)
6, Brandon Bryant
7, Tana Fotofili
8, Miracle Tuigamala
9, Harry Pualau
10, Nick Smith
11, Louis Taylor
12, Inga Finau
13, Chris Swain (Captain)
14, George Emosi
15, Brandon Chand

16, Falaniko Tuliau
17, Soane Matele
18, Jeremy Choat
19, Quinten Nofoaiga
20, Sami Tu'itupou
21, Misi Faiva
22, Fred Palea

Auckland versus King Country

Match report

The Auckland u/18 Divisional side traveled to Te Kuite on 3 September for our match versus King Country u/18 side. For many of the players it was their visit to the central north island town of Te Kuite which is for the duration of the time referred to as Meadsville, honouring one of New Zealand’s favourite rugby sons and former All Black Captain Sir Colin Meads. The match was played in perfect conditions, dry underfoot and in front of an intimidating home crowd. King Country started the match on a high and came out firing on all cylinders. Auckland eventually opened their scoring around the 15^th minute through Nick Smith our 1^st 5 with two consecutive penalties. Auckland pretty much dominated the next 20 minutes with tries by Brandon Bryant, Chris Swain(Captain) and a 20meter drive from a lineout which eventually lead to Aaron Turnbull’s pushover try and a try by the  St.Paul’s lock and vice-captain Leo Ngahe.  Half-time score 28-3.

Auckland continued their dominance of the 1^st half with second half tries by Harry Palau, Sami Tu’itupo, Brandon Bryant, Inga Finau, Chris Swain and George Emosi.

Seventeen member of the squad made their Auckland debut in Te Kuite, I am sure an experience they would never forget. The coaches also used this as an opportunity to give all the players a run and making substitutions during the second half: Quinton Nofainga replacing Miracle Tuigimala at no.8, Sami Tu’itupo for Brandon Chand at Fullback, Soani Matele for Solomona Neru at tighthead Fred  Palea for Harry Pualau, Jeremy for Tana Fotofilli at no.7 and Falaniko Tuliao on for Aaron Turnbull at hooker, James Faiva for Nick Smith at 1^st V.

The substitutions did not disrupt the flow of the game and the superior fitness and willingness to spread the ball wide saw the side scoring three tries in the last ten minutes of the game. After a 34-5 loss to the u/18 B side the previous Sunday, this emphatic win gave the side a benchmark on which to improve. Some areas of concern and work-ons highlighted by the coaches included the ball being stripped in the contact, the tackle ball and the inconsistency in the goal kicking department.

Match contributors: Auckland 64 (Tries : B Bryant 2, C Swain 2, A Turnbull, L Ngahe, H.Pualau, I Finau, G Emosi, S Tu'itupou Pens: N Smith 2 Conv: N Smith, J.Faiva 3

King Country 6 (two penalties)

We look forward to our next match on Colin Maiden Park this Saturday when we host our visitors for across the bridge North Harbour. 

Auckland Player of the Day: Leo Ngahe

Auckland Parents/supporters player of the Day: Leo Ngahe

We wish our coach Graeme  a happy birthday for Sunday.

Dont drop the baby!!!

after seeing a lot of dropped ball and even one on one strips when we took the ball into contact, have a look at how a professional running back holds the ball and get some tips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yJnb12A8xk