| |
Played |
Points |
| Canterbury |
10 |
33 |
| Waikato |
10 |
33 |
| Bay of Plenty |
10 |
31 |
| Taranaki |
10 |
31 |
| Auckland |
10 |
26 |
| Wellington |
10 |
25 |
| Southland |
10 |
20 |
Waikato Goes Down to Taranaki in 2nd Preseason
16th July 2010 04:25PM
Waikato played Taranaki in the second pre-season game for 2010 in Hawera this afternoon. Through constant pressure in the forwards, Steven Setephano broke through to score against Taranaki in the first half of the game, with the try being converted by Brumbies’ import, Christian Lealiifano. Taranaki came back with a runaway try, evening up the score with both teams walking off the field with a seven all draw. Half time score: 7-7 Taranaki came back in the second half scoring 28 points to win 28-17 with a try from Waikato legend, Dwayne Sweeney, with Trent Renata converting the try along with a penalty. - Toby Smith (Hamilton Old Boys)
- Hikairo Forbes (Melville)
- Nathan White (Te Awamutu Sports) - Captain
- Romana Graham (Hautapu)
- Toby Lynn (Te Rapa)
- Matt Vant Leven (Fraser Tech)
- Jack Lam (Hamilton Marist)
- Steven Setephano ( Hamilton Marist)
- Brendan Leonard (Morrinsville) – Vice Captain
- Christian Lealiifano (Hamilton Marist)
- Frank Halai (Hamilton Marist)
- Jackson Willison (Hamilton Old Boys)
- Save Tokula (Fraser Tech)
- Tim Mikkleson (Waikato University)
- Sosene Anesi (Hamilton Marist)
Waikato will play Japanese based team, Toshiba in a closed game this Wednesday afternoon at Waikato Stadium before their first ITM Cup season game against local rivals Bay of Plenty, July 31st at Waikato Stadium, 6.35pm.
