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NZRL National Youth Competition Results

Mid Central Vipers 16s v South Island Scorpions 16s Final

Man of the match in the National Youth Comp

Mid Central Vipers 16s 22 – 10  South Island Scorpions 16s

The action kicked off early on Sunday morning at the Nga Puna Wai Sports Hub in Christchurch. The South Island were hosts for both 16s and 18s National Youth Tournament Finals.

The Mid Central Vipers 16s were first up taking on the South Island Scorpions 16s.

The Vipers number seven Chance Sherrard-Chase sold the Scorpions a dummy to open the scoring in this final.

The Vipers continued their attack on the right side, Tayne Harvey taking it over the line through a gap in the defense.

A frustrated Scorpions team was penalised after Revelation Mumuta was caught offside with a shoulder charge which saw the Scorpions down a man near the end of the first half.

Errors plagued the Scorpions throughout the first half, the Scorpions conceded another try to Vipers Ramses Ah Chong. The Vipers went into the sheds with the lead 18 – 0.

A far more composed Scorpions team emerged to open the scoring in the second half.

Te Kaio Cranwell powered through five defenders to get points on the board for his team.

Some individual brilliance from Viper’s Ah Chong saw him bust through four tacklers to go over to score his second try of the match.

Scorpions continued to fight back with a try of their own by Aston Wilson, to close the gap by 12 points.

Viper’s pressure and speed ultimately proved too much for the Scorpions, Vipers becoming the National Youth Competition 16s champions for 2021 winning the match 22 – 10.

Mid Central Vipers 16s 22 – 10  South Island Scorpions 16s

Mid Central Vipers u16’s doing their Huka

Mid Central Vipers u16’s player charges up the field in the NZRL Nation Youth Comp Final

Watch the U16’s Final

South Island Scorpions 18s v Upper Central Stallions 18s Final

Final Score
South Island Scorpions 18s 28 – 30  Upper Central Stallions 18s

u18’s Boy’s National Youth Competition Winners trophy

The highly anticipated second match of the day saw the Upper Central Stallions 18s face off against the top of table Southern Zone 18s.

The Stallions and Warriors Youth player Tamiro Armstrong opens the scoring in the second match, after a tight first 15 minutes.

The Stallions doubled down with another strong try to number 12 Jericho Yorke.

NZRL u18 National Youth Competion action (Photo : NZRL)

A momentum shift near the end of the first half saw the Scorpions put their first points on the board. Scorpions and Canterbury Bulls rep Uriah Tuli scored first points for his team followed by a tries by teammate Jayton Lawrie and an excellent run away from Martino Bio.

NZRL u18 National Youth Competion action (Photo : NZRL)

The Scorpions head into the second half with a lead over the Stallions 18 – 8.

The Scorpions came back into the second half firing with a try in the first few minutes to Leo Nasio.

The Stallions still in it, put on a massive came back and hit the line hard with a try to Brooklyn Rowley to break a quiet period for the team.

NZRL u18 National Youth Competion action (Photo : NZRL)

Armstrong follows up with a second try for the Stallions, to close the gap. This was followed by a crucial try by the Stallion’s Jason Kameta, to give his team the lead by two points with 14 minutes to go.

Out of desperation, the Scorpions created their own opportunity scoring an impressive team try, Bio took the ball across the line to take the lead back for the south.

With five minutes to go, the Stallions refused to bow out with a try to Tome Poona sealing the win for the Stallions 28 – 30.

Watch the U18’s Final

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Day 1

The first day of round 2 started off with a thriller of a contest between the South Island Scorpions 16s and the Mid Central Vipers 16s, in this years NZ national Youth Comp.

This tight contest saw the Vipers add another win to their resume, beating the Scorpions 24 – 20.

Under 16’s

South Island 12 – 6 Mid Central (1/2 Time)
South Island 20 – 24 Mid Central (Full time)

The second match of the day saw the Scorpions take a late lead in the game, after a tight first half. The Vipers lose their second consecutive match 16 – 30.

Under 18’s

South Island 6 – 10 Mid Central (1/2 Time)
South Island 30 – 16 Mid Central (Full time)

You can watch replays of both matches below.

South Island Scorpions 16s v Mid Central Vipers 16s

South Island Scorpions 18s v Mid Central Vipers 18s

Northern Swords 16s 6 – 22 Wellington Orcas 16s

Northern Swords 6 – 6 Wellington Orcas (1/2 Time)
Northern Swords 6 – 22 Wellington Orcas (Full Time)

Northern Swords 18s 16 – 24 Wellington Orcas 18s

Northern Swords 4 – 12 Wellington Orcas (1/2 Time)
Northern Swords 16 – 24 Wellington Orcas (Full Time)

Northern Swords 18s v Wellington Orcas 18s

Day 2

The second day of round 2 kicked off with a thriller between the South Island Scorpions 16s and the Northern Swords 16s. After a first half blowout by the Scorpions, the Swords came into the second half firing. It wasn’t enough for the Swords though, Scorpions beating them in the end 20 – 28.

Northern Swords 0 – 24 South Island Scorpions (1/2 Time)Northern Swords 20 – 28 South Island Scorpions (Full Time)

The South Island Scorpions dominance in this tournament continued into day two with a gutsy win over a spirited Nothland Swords 18s team.

Under 18’s

Northern Swords 6 – 6 South Island Scorpions (1/2 Time)
Northern Swords 16 – 24 South Island Scorpions (1/2 Time)

You can watch replays of both matches below.

NZ national Youth Comp – You can watch replays of both matches below.

Northern Swords 16s v South Island Scorpions 16s

Northern Swords 18s v South Island Scorpions 18s

Round 1

Sosaia Alatini scored the opening try of the Youth Competition for the South Island Scorpions. The Scorpions domination of the match continued with tries from Cairo Rangihuna-Ruri, Aston Wilson, Dakota Kakoi, And Meihana Pauling in the first half alone. The second half saw the Scorpions with a lead of 30 points to nill.

Rangihuna-Ruri opened the half with his second try, followed by the Wellington Orcas first try of the match by Caleb Carroll.

Scorpions came back again with tries from Zeke Faga-Leti and a hattrick for Rangihuna-Ruri. The final score was 42 – 6 to the South Island Scorpions.

It was the 18s turn to take the field in a much closer match-up compared to their 16s counterparts.

The first few minutes of the match saw George Teo take first points for the Wellington Orcas 18s followed by a return from the South Island Scorpions 18s number two Jayton Lawrie.

Jordan Chapman scored two tries, Teo scored his second to pull out into an early lead. Scorpions answered back with tries of their own from Caleb Murphy, Martino Boi, and Arlan Perez going into an even 20 – 20 half-time.

Scorpions open the scoring in the second half with tries to Oliver Lawry and a second for Perez. Wellington’s Simeona Saumolia scored his first and George Teo scored his hat trick close to the end of the match.

The Scorpions though too strong for the Orcas closing out the match with a try from
Ngaheke Nepata.

The final score 38 – 28.

On day 2, the hosts Mid Central Vipers 16s take the win over the Upper Central Stallions 16s

28 -12.

Upper Central Stallions 18s avenge the 16s team loss with a 48 – 12 win over the Mid Central Vipers 18s.

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