It was a fine day with pretty good underfoot conditions as OBU took on Petone at kelburn Park. Low player numbers at training were followed on by limited reserves on the bench, however that didn't stop OBU getting off to a good start.
Some excellent tactical kicking by both Shane, Scott and Ben Bakker at the back meant that the pressure was on petone from the start. The foward pack was again in dominant form being led by stand in skipper Jerome. Good ruck security allowed for some quick ball out back on attack and some good running rugby. Indiscretions by Petone at ruck time resulted in penalties being awarded and converted by Shane who continues his great form with the boot.
Some nice foward work ended up with a try to Thurston later on in the game. OBU dug deep to hold out some strong petone surges but in the end held on for the 16 to 10 win.
Player of the match: none this week but a great effort by all the lads resulting in a great win.
Tries to : Thurston
Kicks: Shane Binnie 3 penalties 1 conversion
Referee: 8/10
OBU-Onslow vs Wellington
On a glorious winter afternoon Wellington and OBU-Onslow went into battle for the third and final time in the season. With both teams battling for second place the result would be pivotal during the business end of the season.
The build up for the match was not ideal, only 10 players turned up to training, the pitch was in a poor state and training was called off early. However a few that were keen to keep the training session alive talked tactics over a pint at the local pub..
Wellington came out strong, their work at the break down was exceptional; they kept good ball control while creating multiple phases. OBU-Onslow had much of what they had under control however under the pump they missed some crucial tackles under the post and paid dearly as Wellington got the maximum 7 points. The game ambled on with Wellington slotting over an easy penalty, the teams went into half time with the score 10-0.
During initial stages of the second half OBU-Onslow shunted in the scrum, the ref deemed it to be too early and gave Wellington a free kick which they took quickly. Wellington got behind the defensive line and spread the ball wide to score in the corner. It was a well executed try, but one that came from no-where.
The game was in Danger of slipping way from OBU-Onslow, much like the first round game at Petone. Apart from some fine kicking from Devos and a few half breaks the team seemed to be going through the motions without much imagination.
Ten minutes into the half Berney flicked the switch, unlike the previous week the aggression was controlled and Wellington got the full furry. The pack embraced the attitude and the team started to play with passion.A fine build up lead to Arthur (don’t KICK it Flux) receiving the pill in the backline, he put boot to ball and as it came off the side of his boot to touch everyone gasped… Miraculously the ball was re-gathered by Cedderwall who then gave an inside ball to Andy, who in turn popped the ball to Arthur to score a try.
The Physic energy (Please refer to the Mex-files) was now with OBU-Onslow who were finishing the stronger. With a penalty 30 meters out OBU-Onslow went for a line out, the forwards put fine rolling maul. The Try was credited to Willie although all the forwards had a hand in it.
It was a great fight back from the OBU-Onslow team; however they left it too late in the game. It was encouraging to see the improvement from the first two games and to be fair there wasn’t a hell of a lot between the two teams. But the day belonged to Wellington as they just hung on to the victory.Final score: Wellington 15 – OBU-Onslow 10
Man of the Match: Andy Carnegie, it seemed like the old boy was everywhere on the pitch (mainly because there were two bald players, cheers Arthur)
Casualty's: Ben N, re-injured his ankle
Scorers:
Tries: Arthur Flux, Willie Barber
Con: Shane Binnie 0/2
Penalty: Shane Binnie 0/1
OBU-Onslow vs Tawa
OBU-Onslow got back to winning ways at Ngatitoa Domain against a defiant Tawa. It was a gutsy 6-0 win considering the strong cold southerly had a huge bearing on the game.
OBU-Onslow won the toss and elected to head into the wind for the first half. Apart from a few sautés into the Tawa half OBU-Onslow were pinned in there own half. Clearance kicks were not effective as the wind punished likely kickers. Tawa didn’t take their chances when offered and OBU-Onslow’s defence stood strong. This frustrated the Tawa team and as their tempers flared, it often got close to boiling point. Luckily Tawa’s rugby was about as imaginative as there insults and OBU-Onslow’s try line was never threatened.
The second half was a complete turn around from the first, OBU-Onslow camped in the oppositions 22m. Tawa resorted to illegal tactics to slow the ball down and were penalised accordingly. Shane had his kicking boots on and slotted some tough shots at goal.
The game finally erupted into a scrap when Andy was close-lined, and a few fights pursued. The ref finally went to his cards and Willie had 10 minutes in the bin for fighting.
Dick of the day: this week it goes to Craig Fitzgerald. Craig got hit with a cheap late hit and retaliated by punching the Tawa player in the back of the head and ran off. Later Craig found out he’s broken his hand and will be out for the rest of the week. Berney gets a close 2nd, after missing four weeks of rugby it took Berney only 2.5 minutes to be yellow carded.
Man of the Match: Shane Binnie got man of the match for his fine place kicking. At the end of the day it was his penalties that separated the two teams.
Casualty's: Craig - Broken hand, Simon – bruised ribs
Scorers:
Penalty: Shane Binnie 2/2
Yellow cards: Willie Barber, Mark Berney
OBU-Onslow won the toss and elected to head into the wind for the first half. Apart from a few sautés into the Tawa half OBU-Onslow were pinned in there own half. Clearance kicks were not effective as the wind punished likely kickers. Tawa didn’t take their chances when offered and OBU-Onslow’s defence stood strong. This frustrated the Tawa team and as their tempers flared, it often got close to boiling point. Luckily Tawa’s rugby was about as imaginative as there insults and OBU-Onslow’s try line was never threatened.
The second half was a complete turn around from the first, OBU-Onslow camped in the oppositions 22m. Tawa resorted to illegal tactics to slow the ball down and were penalised accordingly. Shane had his kicking boots on and slotted some tough shots at goal.
The game finally erupted into a scrap when Andy was close-lined, and a few fights pursued. The ref finally went to his cards and Willie had 10 minutes in the bin for fighting.
Dick of the day: this week it goes to Craig Fitzgerald. Craig got hit with a cheap late hit and retaliated by punching the Tawa player in the back of the head and ran off. Later Craig found out he’s broken his hand and will be out for the rest of the week. Berney gets a close 2nd, after missing four weeks of rugby it took Berney only 2.5 minutes to be yellow carded.
Man of the Match: Shane Binnie got man of the match for his fine place kicking. At the end of the day it was his penalties that separated the two teams.
Casualty's: Craig - Broken hand, Simon – bruised ribs
Scorers:
Penalty: Shane Binnie 2/2
Yellow cards: Willie Barber, Mark Berney
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