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Thursday <strong>July</strong> <strong>27</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 45<br />
Hawkins Division 1 Club Rugby Trophy Final<br />
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY v CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY<br />
3pm, Sunday <strong>July</strong> 30 at Rugby Park<br />
Underdogs<br />
Hawkins Division 1 – Cup <strong>2017</strong><br />
confident of ending drought<br />
1 – Saturday 1 st April – Gala Day at Linfield Park<br />
UNIVERSITY University vs. WILL New look Brighton d end a <strong>27</strong>-year vs. drought Sydenham on Sunday<br />
Linfield 1 (3.15pm Kick-off)<br />
DANGER Linfield 1 (1.30pm MAN: Kick-off) Nic Brooker<br />
and claim their vs. first Marist metro Albion title on Linfield the 3 fly (3.00pm against Kick-off) Linwood<br />
since 1990. vs. Shirley this Linfield season. 3 (1.15pm Kick-off)<br />
sity <strong>The</strong> majority vs. of coach Burnside Sid<br />
hurch Tauamiti’s squad vs. weren’t Sumner even<br />
Linfield 4 (2.45pm Kick-off)<br />
Linfield 4 (1.00pm Kick-off)<br />
born the last time the club lifted<br />
2 – Saturday 8 th April the trophy, but<br />
after a season to<br />
Albion<br />
ighton<br />
d<br />
am<br />
vs. remember, Lincoln University the<br />
vs. team Burnside will fancy<br />
vs. their University chances<br />
vs. against Sumner a classy<br />
vs. Lincoln Christchurch University<br />
Belfast unit.<br />
vs.<br />
Edgar MacIntosh 1<br />
Rawhiti 1<br />
Linfield 1<br />
Hospital Cnr 1<br />
Bob Deans 1<br />
Burwood 1<br />
Sid Tauamiti “Naturally<br />
3 – Saturday 15 th April they’re (Easter pretty Weekend)<br />
excited. <strong>The</strong>re’s maybe even a<br />
hurch few nerves at training,” vs. Marist said Albion Christchurch Pk 1<br />
Tauamiti. vs. Sydenham Burwood 1<br />
sity University can vs. take Belfast confidence<br />
from their current vs. form New Brighton which<br />
includes University a recent vs. win Sumner over Sunday’s<br />
Ilam 1<br />
Bob Deans 1<br />
Lincoln Univ 1<br />
opposition. vs. d<br />
Burnside Linfield 1<br />
“We’re trying not to take too<br />
4 much – Saturday from 22that nd April win a couple of<br />
weeks ago, we know they’ll be a<br />
Albion different kettle vs. of fish Shirley on Sunday. Edgar MacIntosh 1<br />
<strong>The</strong>y’ve won the vs. last Christchurch two years Leading Sheldon 1 the charge for them<br />
am in a row so we vs. know HSOB they’ve got this<br />
Hospital<br />
season<br />
Cnr<br />
has<br />
1<br />
been giant No 8<br />
r the ability to step vs. it up University for big Brad<br />
St Leonards<br />
Hemopo. <strong>The</strong> nearly 2m tall<br />
ighton games,” said Tauamiti.<br />
vs. Linwood<br />
powerful<br />
Rawhiti 1<br />
ball runner has scored<br />
University <strong>The</strong> team have vs. become Burnside known 10 tries<br />
Lincoln<br />
for<br />
Univ<br />
University.<br />
1<br />
for their uptempo style of play Hemopo and University<br />
5 which – Saturday has 29 seen April them – Lincoln score University 181 Club captain Day Sam Godwin have created<br />
a strong loose forward<br />
points in their last six outings.<br />
e vs. Marist Albion Burnside 1<br />
University vs. Linwood Lincoln Univ 1<br />
r vs. New Brighton St Leonards<br />
sity vs. HSOB Ilam 1<br />
vs. Sydenham Sheldon 1<br />
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backline also features some<br />
potential future stars. <strong>The</strong>y have<br />
been strengthened by Crusaders<br />
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PHOTO: JOHN<br />
DAVIDSON<br />
(utility). “<strong>The</strong> boys have got more<br />
and more confidence through<br />
this top six competition and<br />
there’s a real degree of belief going<br />
into the final,” said Tauamiti.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> processes have remained<br />
the same throughout the season,<br />
we’ve just gotten better at them<br />
Form guide<br />
•Win 24-15 (Sydenham)<br />
•Win 29-<strong>27</strong> (Lincoln<br />
University)<br />
•Loss 29-31 (Sydenham)<br />
•Win 40-24 (New Brighton)<br />
•Win 34-<strong>27</strong> (Burnside)<br />
•Loss 25-26 (Christchurch)<br />
Top try scorers<br />
•Brad Hemopo – 10<br />
•Caleb Aperahama – 8<br />
•Cam Watkins – 8<br />
and the guys have learnt lessons<br />
through some games where<br />
things haven’t gone so well.”<br />
In terms of getting a strong<br />
contingent of fans at Rugby Park<br />
on Sunday, there couldn’t be a<br />
better opposition than Lincoln<br />
University.<br />
“It doesn’t take much for<br />
students to get excited, especially<br />
when it’s a battle of universities,”<br />
said Tauamiti.<br />
“We’re hoping lots of<br />
Canterbury students will be<br />
down there to support us. I know<br />
the university has been giving it<br />
plenty of publicity through social<br />
media.”<br />
Sunday’s match will be University’s<br />
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