PREVIEW: Waikato vs Hawke's Bay
7th September 2010 04:25PM
• Over the last three years there has been a pattern where two opposing young bucks have dominating the try scoring in this match -Zac Guildford 2; 1; 1; 1; 1; = 6 tries for Hawke's Bay
Jackson Willison 1; 2; 0; 1; 0 = 4 tries for Waikato
• Other Waikato try scorers against Hawke's Bay are Liam Messam 3, Sosene Anesi 2, and Stephen Setephano, Save Tokula, Henry Speight with one apiece.
• Waikato are responsible for Hawke's Bay's heaviest defeat - an 86-0 score line from a Ranfurly Shield match in 1999.
• The assistant coach of Hawke's Bay is Tom Coventry was an outstanding Waikato loose forward from 20 years ago. Conversely the Waikato coach Chris Gibbes played most of his first class rugby for Hawke's Bay.
• Only in one match this year have Hawke's Bay managed to score more than one try.
• Waikato have scored 146 points and conceded 117 points this year.
Hawke's Bay have scored 94 points and conceded 123 points this year.
• Waikato have scored 15 tries and conceded 12 tries this year.
Hawke's Bay have scored eight tries and conceded 14 tries this year.
