Rugby Vs. St Josephs Part Two

This is the second half and sudden death highlights from Auroa Primary Schools Crowley Cup Semi-Final against St Josephs Opunake on Wednesday 29th June 2016.  St Josephs are in the Green and White, Auroa in the Blue and Orange.   This game was tied 5-5 at half time, full time and then went to sudden death golden point.   The first half of extra time saw no extra score and the deadlock was broken in the seventh minute of the second half of extra time by Jordan from Room Three.  Epic.

R3 Crowley Cup Highlights Part One

Today Auroa Primays Schools Y5/6 Rugby team travelled to St Josephs Opunake for the semi-final of the 2016 Crowley Cup Rugby Competition. This restricted weight Y5/6 competition has had games throughout the term which culminate in the semi-finals today. Auroa had been through the competition and finished as runners up in their pool thanks to a last minute loss to Eltham Primary School. St Josephs were undefeated and looking to progress forward. The two schools have a traditional rival in the area.

This game was an epic.

Despite the conditions both teams played attacking rugby which led to a 5-5 all scoreline after ten minutes.  This score was retained at half time.  The second half saw a furious twenty minutes of competition where neither side could be separated leading to a 5-5 full time score.   Then follow sudden death golden point extra time - ten minutes of this saw no further score.  A second and final ten minutes period occurred and in the seventh minute of this Auroa School score the winning try.  These are some of the first half highlights: