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Keith vs Sumner Sharks
Ground: Bob Deans 3
Time: 2-45pm
Team List
Forwards
Matt YATES
Jamin PIPER
Phil HUGHES
Simon GIFFORD
Hayden ROBINSON
Ian LOCKWOOD
Hayden SMITH
Barry GIBBS
Backs
Kelly HOANI
Brendyn LAWSON
Paul CRICHTON
Rob FOLEY
Adam JOHNSTON
Jon BAIRD
Leyton HUNT
Reserves
Colin GRAVETT
Isaac ARAPAI
Kristen CURRIE
Ian COWAN
Dean LORY
Richard BRACEY
Kevin WILLIAMS
Greg BROWN
John LUXTON
Toby KEMP
Points: 0-5, 0-7, 0-12, 0-14, 5-14, 5-19, 5-21, 5-24, 10-24, 10-29
Tries: Jon BAIRD, Kristen CURRIE
Conv:
Pen:
Player of the Day: Simon GIFFORD
Photographs here: http://207.191.227.90/~keithpic/2010/20100710/
THERE'S A HOLE IN MY SHARK PROOF NET, DEAR LIZA DEAR LIZA
I really shouldn't drink when I think up things to say on here, because invariably everything I want to say is completely and marvelously wonderful; full of wit and insight with comments and commentary worthy of a pulitzer prize. But then I pass out and forget it all and have to spend my Sunday afternoon trying my damnest to remember what happened.
I do remememember that I had to mention that 100% definately without equivocation Jason 'Poodle' EVERSON DID NOT PLAY as you can see from the Team List. Contrary to the photographic evidence he grew a soft on, got Seaside Fever, undropped his balls, threw a wobbly and dislocated his kneecap all before the whistle blew to commence play.
Lars is wishing he did the same as he had to replace the jocular rotund one
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with his own magnificant girth. Unfortunately, hitting the very soft grass at the speed of an ocean going tug in a 5knot restricted wtaer space proved too much for his body and he had to be carted off the field on a stretcher and got a free ambulance ride to visit the nice doctors and nurses at accident and emergency. His Mum was very concerned. So concerned in fact, she came back to the clubrooms, did a happy dance, snogged the barman, sculled a quick 7 ounce beer and showed Johnno her bra strap. 3 of those things may not be true
As to the actual game, umm, it was Bazzz's's's last one for the season. Pending his deportation. it was Toby's 2nd, Richard's 1st, Kevin's 15th (minute) and Currie Muncher Handbag Slapper Toe Jammy bastard's 4th try. Prick. Where were our flaming sambuccas?? Nowhere to be seen. Somehow I don't think he'll be selected again.
Rob had another great game and even Sally was there to see/hear about it. Toad kept his mouth and emotions under tight control. Uli replaced Hugheys (as expected) and Leyts got another high tackle (he is short after all).
Pies and Piez played well although one of them has been eating a bit more than the other and Hayden and Hayden played the type of rugby I used to play; no, really. Phil, after being pulled off, joined Phil in running up and down the sideline and Jonny and Johnny gave us some flying winger rugby although Johnny let Jonny catch up to him in this season's number of tries.
It's probably best to not talk about the ref sufficed to say you can hear what Trouty thinks of his abilities in the background to the video here. We've had him before and we'll get him again, so let's learn his ways before we get into trouble.
Overall, in general, and all those types of plattitudes and stuff, we didn't do too much wrong, except to not score more points than Sumner. But take heart, the finals are still within our solid reach.
Maybe I should write this drunk instead of sober(ish). Ahhh fuck it, you'll get it how it comes. And that's what she said.
Keith vs Christchurch Canardlys
Ground: Bob Deans 3
Time: 2-45pm
Team List
Forwards
Issac ARAPAI
Darren MOKE
Ian COWAN
Hayden ROBINSON
Kristen CURRIE
Hayden SMITH
Colin GRAVETT
Barry GIBBS
Backs
Kelly HOANI
Nick BROWN
Paul CRICHTON
Rob FOLEY
John BAIRD
John LUXTON
Leyton HUNT
Reserves
Ian LOCKWOOD
George PHILIP
Simon GIFFORD
Phil HUGHES
Phil KEARNS
Matt YATES
Greg BROWN
Peter HADDOCK
Brendyn LAWSON
Prasanth KUMAR
Gary RICHARDS
Kevin WILLIAMS
Points: 5-0, 7-0, 12-0, 12-5, 12-10, 12-15, 12-17, 12-22, 12-24, 17-24, 22-24, 24-24, 29-24, 31-24, 36-24., 36-29, 36-31
Tries: Paul CRICHTON (2), John LUXTON, Nick BROWN, Hayden SMITH, Matt YATES
Conv: Nick BROWN (3)
Pen:
Player of the Day: Leyton HUNT
Photographs here: http://207.191.227.90/~keithpic/2010/20100703/
BUT, BUT, BUT, BUT, BUT THE REF IS A GIRL!
Bravo's 100th game was something we'd all been waiting for all season and it was good to finally be able to celebrate it with some Old Coves who turned up for the occasion.
The whole pregame build up was surprisingly upbeat and our attitude gave strength to our skill base of which Toad and the backline quickly showed with two quick and easy tries. Some were saying too easy, so Uli sacrificed ten minutes of his time to stand behind the posts so we could harden up a wee bit and get our playing heads switched on.
This put Gaz in the oft dreamed of but never realised position of sticking his head between two tall mens arses in
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the number 8 position. Something I'm sure he'll never forget.
Nick and Kelly proved worthy tactical kickers but unfortunately, we didn't capitalise as we should have and the half time score remained at 2 tries to Toad.
Christchurch, in the second half put the gas on and took us to task for slacking off a wee bit, but as we had plenty of impact players available to push them back, we were able to counter their advance and prove our position as contending finalists.
Back in the shed the bitching continued about whose handbag was used in the face slapping incident and we all decided it was Madame Currie who slapped his own face with his own handbag. Wether that's true or not, no one particulary minds, but it's written down here, so it must be accurate.
Plenty of beer on the table made for plenty of banter, even with half naked men tempting Mum to get her tits out. Naturally we all resisted the urge to look.
Keith vs Shirley Wankers
Ground: Burwood Park 2
Time: 1-00pm
Team List
Forwards
Matthew YATES
Darren MOKE
Ian COAN
George PHILIP
Kristen CURRIE
Colin GRAVETT
Hayden SMITH
Barry GIBBS
Backs
Kelly HOANI
Nick BROWN
Paul CRICHTON
Rob FOLEY
Ian LOCKWOOD
Toby KEMP
Adam JOHNSTON
Reserves
Phil KEARNS
Simon GIFFORD
Jamin PIPER
Dallas RENNIE
Points: 5-0, 7-0, 7-5, 10-5, 10-8, 10-13, 10-15, 15-15, 17-15
Tries: Toby KEMP, Kristen CURRIE
Conv: Nick BROWN (2)
Pen: Nick BROWN
Player of the Day: John McKEAGE
Photographs here: http://207.191.227.90/~keithpic/2010/20100626/
"I'M BUGGERED" "WE KNOCKED THE BASTARD OFF" "JOHNNO WAS DRUNK AND SHOULD NOT BE LET NEAR A MICROPHONE AGAIN"
There's lots of games we want to win, but this was the one we wanted to win this week. And especially today on Shirley's Club Day.
There are boys who turn up week in and week out and those Keiths made this close yet inevitable victory possible through their steadfast effort and commitment. Thank you.
There are also New Boys and returning Old Coves who also contribute to the team and I'm glad I'm not the coach who has to select the playing XV every week. It's a tough job deciding and I don't envy Trouty at all in the regards. Rejoining the team after a few years away is our good old friend Simon GIFFORD and I'm sure he'll quickly return to his accostomed position.
Players of note today start with Kelly
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(who won the MVP award) and his passing and control of the ball which lifted the play to the needed level. Others who stood out were Baz whose legs saw the marks of some good rucking, George and Colin who made the lineout not quite so awful to watch and the immaculate pairing of Poacher and Toad who never fail to impress. There are players in the Team who could play at a higher level and enjoy it, there are players in the team who are good and consistantly show it, there are players in the team who have occasional bursts of greatness, there are players in the team who play the game to the best of their ability and enjoy it. We're a team of varying skill and commitment levels, but yet, throughout all our wins and losses and near misses and stresses and strains, we are a team. Now that the end of the season is drawing closer and the prize is hanging up for those who want to reach for it, let us not forget that team play and team fortitude will see us through to the end.
Beer, and Keith, is our Friend.
Keith vs Otautahi
Ground: Bob Deans 3
Time: 2-45pm
Team List
Forwards
Jamin PIPER
Darren MOKE
Phil HUGHES
Hayden ROBINSON
Kristen CURRIE
Hayden SMITH
Colin GRAVETT
Barry GIBBS
Backs
Leyton HUNT
Massey Williams
Paul CRICHTON
Rob FOLEY
John BAIRD
Blair MacINTOSH
Chris JAGEL
Reserves
John LUXTON
Phil KEARNS
Ra WEEPU
Nathan ANDREWS
Points: 5-0, 7-0, 7-5, 12-5, 17-5, 19-5, 19-10, 19-15, 19-18, 24-18, 26-18, 31-18, 33-18, 33-23, 38-23, 40-23, 40-28, 40-30, 40-35, 40-37
Tries: Chris JAGEL, John BAIRD, Massey WILLIAMS, Barry GIBBS, Leyton HUNT, John LUXTON
Conv: Chris JAGEL (4), Massey Williams
Pen:
Player of the Day: Phil KEARNS
Photographs here: http://207.191.227.90/~keithpic/2010/20100619/
WHERE THE ALL BLACKS MEET THE ALL WHITES AND A REF FROM KLUTZVILLE
For once, the panic about numbers was justified. 15 minutes till kick off and we only had 12. Thankfully H sauntered in and Phill used his Club Captain authority to snag some Division 2 boys so we had a team and a couple of reserves.
Chief did a rain dance and sent up some smoke signals and did a fancy red indian dance and got us on our way with a bloody good try and a bloody good conversion, but as expected Otautahi came back strong and with a will to knock us over. The technical term for the way the points went is a 'see saw' game, with each team scoring and then the other scoring leaving only
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chance and a quick hard tackle to decide the final result. Plus having the ref on our side after getting stiff armed tackled and landing flat on his arse while awarding us a try always helps.
Our Div 2 imports made good use of the ball, if they could get it. Apparantly Toad thinks we need a new forward pack to give the backs more ball, but some in the forward pack think the opposite, so it all cancelled each other out. The videos below may help explain things. Or probably not.
Chris, Blair, Massey and Nathan made solid work of their cameos and are most welcome to return but it'll be nice to have our own boys back from travels and injury.
Don't forget, if you're heading off to the School vs College match on Tuesday, the Clubrooms are open at midday for a pre-match cup of tea and a biscuit. Hopefully, that will get you past the nazis at the gate.
Keith vs Sydenham Saracens
Ground: Hansen Park 1
Time: 2-45pm
Team List
Forwards
Matt YATES
Jamin PIPER
Phil HUGHES
George PHILIP
Hayden ROBINSON
Colin GRAVETT
Hayden SMITH
Kristen CURRIE
Backs
Ian COWAN
Kelvin SCOTT
Paul CRICHTON
Rob FOLEY
Stuart HERRIOTT
Leyton HUNT
Gary RICHARDS
Reserves
Barry GIBBS
Brendyn LAWSON
Adam JOHNSTON
John BAIRD
Points: 0-5, 0-10, 0-12, 5-12, 5-17, 5-19, 5-24, 10-24, 15-24, 15-29, 15-34, 15-36, 15-41, 15-43, 20-43, 22-43, 22-48, 22-53, 22-55, 22-60, 22-62, 27-62, 29-62
Tries: Rob FOLEY (3), Kristen CURRIE, Leyton HUNT
Conv: Kelvin SCOTT (2)
Pen:
Player of the Day: Hayden SMITH
Photographs here: http://207.191.227.90/~keithpic/2010/20100612/
NEW BOYS STAND OUT, PUT THEIR HANDS UP AND GIVE THEIR ALL
It's becoming a trend, and a welcome one, where New Boys are making their mark ahead of Old Coves on a Saturday afternoon. Kelvin, Colin, Johnny, Adam, H and George are becomming integral to the team and we Old Coves thank you very much.
The panic at the start of the game about team numbers continues to be the scene at every game, but we sorted out the positions and trotted onto the muddy and slippery field at Hansen Park from where Sydenham immediately decided we were a bunch of useless cunts and ran in several tries in a matter of minutes. This, of course shocked the boys into a comebacktrysituation, but we never really recovered. Missed tackles, missed lineout takes, missed opportunites
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were our anthem of the day and while we were beaten by a stronger team, we never gave up or decided the game was over until it was over. Much like the Irish.
I don't want to sound like a neersayer, as there were excellent plays from Rob, Toad, George, Adam, Hayden (both), Leyts and Gaz and others and they can give themselves a hearty well done, but if we are to compete to the level we should be at, then everyone in the team, including those on the sidelindes needs to pull finger at training, get to the game on time and play to their best for however long they get on the field. Easy to say, and hard to do. But that's rugby.
The Clubrooms are another area where lack of numbers are a concern, and also our position as hard core speights enthusiasts are coming under scrutiny. Remember boys, beer is our friend.
Keith vs Beldfast Munchers
Ground: Bob Deans 3
Time: 2-45
Team List
Forwards
Matt YATES
Darren MOKE
Phil HUGHES
Joe TRAINER
Ian LOCKWOOD
Colin GRAVETT
Hayden SMITH
Barry GIBBS
Backs
Kelly HOANI
Nick BROWN
Paul CRICHTON
Rob FOLEY
Stuart HERRIOT
Leyton HUNT
Gary RICHARDS
Reserves
Ian COWAN
Stephen MARSHALL
Jamin PIPER
Greg BROWN
Peter HADDOCK
Blair PATERSON
Kelvin SCOTT
Christen JENSEN
John BAIRD
Points: 0-5, 0-7, 5-7, 7-7, 7-12, 7-17, 7-19, 7-24, 12-24, 12-29, 12-21, 17-32, 22-32, 24-32
Tries: Paul CRICHTON, Leyton HUNT, Rob FOLEY, Kelly HOANI
Conv: Nick BROWN (2)
Pen:
Player of the Day: Phil HUGHES
Photographs here: http://207.191.227.90/~keithpic/2010/20100605/
WHITE GUMBOOTS IN THE MUD
After a week off, the boys were somewhat slow off the mark, but eventually they turned up to the club looking like they were ready for a game of rugby. Except for Trout who always looks like he'd rather be asleep on a couch somewhere warm.
Selections were made, then changed, then changed again, thanks to Joe and and Christen helping out from the Colts. Which happens alot lately.
Belfast, as expected, used their forwards to advantage, to the neglect of their bacs who were turning blue in the cold, while ours were running around and doing their best to cross the goal line. Toad and Leyts managed it, while Belfast forwards managed twice that number. Our forwards, however, weren't idle, but never quite matched the more cohesive style of Belfast. Notwithstanding that, we
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played well, and played with conviction.
The second half we stepped up the pressure and held Belfast to scoring just one single penalty, but our two tries weren't enough to peg back their 1st half lead. With older heads and bodies now on the firld, such as Uli, Unit, Trout and Blair, settled the pace down to our level and gave us the fighting chance we needed to take the prize. As is often the case, we ran out of time.
Back in the sheds, trouty gave us a choice. Harden up for the second round and play to the level we know we can play to and to our strengths which are not inconsiderable. Or just plod along having a laugh and accepting the losses which will ensue. We'll see how that goes next week I suppose.
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