Tries of the Season: Men’s Club Rugby Part 3

Above: Northern United win the 2019 Jubilee Cup final. PHOTO: NZ Lenz.

Part 3 of our Tries of the Season series, looking back at some of the action in 2019 in club rugby.

(Part 1 HERE)

(Part 2 HERE )

Continuing the series in the men’s game, with some highlights from the Swindale Shield, Hardham Cup and Colts competitions.

#13: We love a clinical set-piece try and this one is fine example, as Poneke score through tighthead prop Soti Fa’amausili in their Jubilee Cup 24-13 win over Petone in June:

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🔴⚫️ PŌNEKE PREMIER PLAYER SHOUT OUT! 🔴⚫️ A slick line out and hard running leads to a great try for Prop Soti Fa’amausili In the weekends victory over Petone! #poneke #youbelong #pfc #redblack #streetkids #wellingtonrugby #jubileecup

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#14: Avalon beat Paraparaumu 24-11 in the final of the Paul Potiki Memorial Shield at home at Fraser Park, but the decider was tight as a drum right up until the final 10 minutes. This was the winning try with a few minutes to play on Fraser Park.

#15: HOBM Green beat MSP 37-17 in their home Colts semi-final, with Albert Polu making a popular run up the grandstand touchline for this try.

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@huttoldboysmarist will meet @obucolts in next week's @lesmillsnz Colts Division 1 final. With tries like this to #AlbertPolu HOBM beat @msprugby 37-17 in one semi-final while OBU beat @oriesrugby 24-3 in the other.

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#16: OBU Green beat HOBM Green 32-7 in the final of the John E Kelly Cup Colts final on Finals Day, racing to a match-winning lead inside the first half with counter attacking play like this:

#17: Fa’atonu Fili lays on this try for inside back partner Isaia Petelo in the 2019 Hardham Cup final. This try early in the second half proved the match-winner and MSP held on for a 28-22 win against Old Boys University. 

#18: Jayden McCarthy crosses first phase from a scrum for an emphatic try for Norths in the Jubilee Cup final. Norths beat Wainuiomata 26-15 to win the silverware for the first time since 2010:

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Trytime for @northsurfc in the Jubilee Cup Final against @wainuirugby Norths won 26-15.

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Still to come in the ‘Tries of the Season’ series: Women’s tries, College rugby/First XV tries and Representative rugby tries.