2017 Heartland U20 Series {Series Summary}

2017 Heartland U20 Series

2017 Winner – Congratulations to Wanganui

2017 Player of the Series – Cameron Davies (Wanganui)

Round 1:
Poverty Bay 28 (Tries; I Kerr, R Te Are, S Wright, A Tauatevalu Try, 4 Con)
Wanganui 30 (Tries; G Coogan, J Ainea, J Kemp, Shaquille Waara 2)

Wairarapa Bush 39 – Tries; S Siaosi, L Bush, E Pinfold, C Osborne, F Wilson, C Rophia ; Conv. C Rophia (2), W Haira ; Pen. C Rophia
Horowhenua Kapiti 34 (Tries; M Halls 2, P Itielu, N Millard, H Nikora, B Huthnance, A Smith-McDermott Con 2)

Round 2:
Wanganui 27 (Tries; H Bennett, J Ainea, S Waara, D Gallien M Miller Con 3, Pen)
Wairarapa Bush 24 – Tries; S Siaosi, T Flutey, B Griffith 2 ; Conv.  B Griffith (2)

Poverty Bay 10 (Tries; N Manuel, T Paenga)
Horowhenua Kapiti 22 (Tries; TBA)

Round 3:
Wanganui 29 (Tries; H Bennett, H Symes, J Ainea, L Foster, D Akuhata, M Miller Con 2)
Horowhenua Kapiti 17 (Tries; TBA)

Wairarapa Bush 26  – Tries; Ethan Pinfold (2), Brad Griffith, Daniel MacDonald : Conv. Brad Griffith (3)
Poverty Bay 10 (Tries; I Kerr, W Erkell Pen, Con)

Following the conclusion of the Hurricanes Heartland U20 Development Series in Palmerston North today, the selectors have named the following team to compete in the Central Region Shield
tournament, which commences next Saturday, 20 August.

East Coast RFU: Jayden Milner.

Horowhenua-Kapiti RFU: Taina Keelan, Mikaere Hall, Brodie Huthnance, Ethan Reti.
Poverty Bay RFU: Ngahiwi Manuel.

Wairarapa-Bush RFU: Sam Siaosi, Alec Henricksen, Jack Loader, Bryan Arnold, Bradley Griffith,
Ryan Hargood, Ethan Pinfold.

Wanganui RFU: Dylan Gallien, Hamish Bennett, Chris Breuer, Dylan Bowater, Junior Ainea, Ethan
Robinson, Blade Jones, Shaquille McKay, Cameron Davies, Harry Symes.

The following players were also selected on a standby basis: Ihaia Kerr (Poverty Bay), Wiremu Taufa (Poverty Bay), Cameron Rowden (Poverty Bay), Nathaniel Payton (Horowhenua-Kapiti), Chance Ropiha (Wairarapa-Bush), Shaquille Waara (Wanganui).