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Keith vs Shirley D4
Ground: Bob Deans 3
Time: 2:45pm

Team List

Forwards
Bruce HALLINAN
Jamie GRIEVE
Steve JONES
Patrick DEMPSEY
Simon GIFFORD
Freddy BROADMORE
Damien BREEN
Kevin WILLIAMS

Backs
Bevan WEBB
Rob JONES
Paul CRICHTON
Ross SINCLAIR
John LUXTON
Patrick LUCEY
Richard POWER

Reserves
Thomas MATTHEW
Isaac ARAPAI
Mike BREUKER
Patrick HARRISON
Brad STRINGER
Fatu FATU
Geraint WILLIAMS
Calum DALL


Points: 3-0, 3-5, 3-7, 3-10, 8-10, 8-15, 8-17, 8-20, 13-20, 15-20

Tries: Jamie GRIEVE, Richard POWER
Conv: Calum DALL
Pen: Rob JONES





Player of the Day: Reo-Tobias HAYAMA
Most Valuable Player: Kevin WILLIAMS

Photographs here: http://keith.org.nz/?itemid=1593

Videos here: http://keith.org.nz/?itemid=1594




AND I WOULD WALK 500 MILES AND I WOULD WALK 500 MORE. EXCEPT I DIDN'T.



Seven strangers in the Keith Pavillion on an early April Saturday. Only one thing it can mean. New Boys!!
So welcome to all those new to Keith and welcome back all those who forgave us last year and the many that years preceded. It's good to have you all drinking Speight's and playing rugby.
Thanks also to Chief and Poacher for remaining at their posts of Coaches and to Trouty for being the "Manager" although Sonny Phil still seems to be doing the same things he's been doing since he retired as manager. But hey ho.

As usual, Poacher and Chief we getting anxious about numbers and then they checked their watches and we still had an hour to go but as happens every time, numbers arrived in time. Some Keiths are still away doing pre-rugby shit and they'll be back in a week or so fit and rearing to go.



The game started as we meant to continue, with Rob JONES slotting a penalty, but naturally, Shirley Not The Wankers came back with a try and some kicking to take out the first half even though Jamie GRIEVE stole a certain try off Pieman AND Bruce. And Lucey, true to form, coughed a try scoring opportunity. Luckily it was caught on video so he can't embellish how many were tackling him.
There were a few instances of argy bargy and a bit of unnecessary handbags which resulted in a few cases of ten in the bin for both sides. Not an auspicious start, but not surprising considering Shirley Not The Wankers are in fact, Wankers.

Second half proved much the same as the first, except Dick Power proved his name and slotted in for an easy try while half the Shirley squad was busy telling Freddy how much they hated his rugby jersey. New Boy Calum (One "L") showed us we have more than one kicker now, since Motu defected over to University.

I know Chief and Poacher are sorry some of the New Boys and the Old didn't get to play, but more numbers is better than too few, right? Later on in the season you'll be glad of a rest when the body starts to show the slings and arrows of the outrageously hard games still to come.

Breen, now starting his third season, has reached the personal milestone of being in the double figures club by reaching 10 games. Frankly, I didn't think you'd ever make. But well done.



Bur today saw the last regular game for Paddy Dempsey who's moving up to the capital to be closer to the seat of governmental power (and prostiutes). We will miss him on the field tremendously. Not so much back in the clubrooms as he didn't appear often. Good luck Paddy.