By TBHS | Posted: Friday June 16, 2017
Fine weather gave way to cold, hail and biting winds as Timaru Boys’ High School come up against St Andrew’s from Christchurch in their annual winter sports exchange.
Despite the conditions, some good quality games were played in both Christchurch and Timaru - the exchange is held at both venues due to the high number of teams involved.
The 1st XV Rugby continued their recent good form with a comprehensive win over St Andrew’s by 23-10. The four tries to one win at Alpine Energy Stadium also lifted TBHS to third equal with Nelson College in the Crusaders Schools Championships. TBHS strangled St Andrew’s, dominating the ball and territory, even during the horrendous second half conditions that saw hail and heavy rain pelt down, as well as a biting wind. For TBHS, all eight forwards played out of their skins, with two lineout drives securing tries, as well as grabbing three tight heads. For TBHS, No.8 Maka Mafileo and blindside Finlay Joyce had very big games, as they interchanged positions.
The 1st XI Football team, playing in Christchurch on an artificial turf came up against a weakened St Andrew’s team and proved to be quite dominant as they dispatched STAC by 6-0. Cam Anderson continued his rich vein of form with 4 goals, Logan Hope and Matt Rayward contributing with 1 goal each.
The 1st XI Hockey went down early to STAC from a penalty corner. From that point on the game remained very even with both teams creating opportunities but neither being able to finish off with a goal. Strong defence from TBHS, especially William Sharp, Jack Sands and Jono Ellis, kept the score to 1 nil up until late in the second half when St Andrew’s once again found the back of our net culminating in a two nil loss. This is a pleasing result against a team that normally finishes quite high in the rankings at the Rankin Cup.
The Senior Basketball were dominant on the court as they proved too strong for St Andrew’s College, winning the Senior Basketball exchange 78-52. The half time score was 43-33. After a great start, TBHS was up by 12 points in quarter one before the smaller but well-drilled STAC team responded. However, TBHS was able to maintain a double digit lead throughout the game with good leadership and scoring by guards Todd Phillips and Whawhaia Waa-Tahere, as well as strong inside games by centre James Watt and senior forward Ben Aicken.
The 2nd XV Rugby probably had the most comprehensive display with a 33-5 victory over their Christchurch opponents. Will Pudney, Jack Millar and Jack Mullany were the standouts on the day as the team showed the benefits of playing regularly in the Christchurch competition.
The Colts Rugby team came back from 26-0 down to draw 31 all. The team overcame a poor start to claw their way back into the game with Darian Dysart, Shannon Drake, and Dylan Page standing out on the day.
The 16A Rugby team came up short in their game with a 40-17 loss while the 14s were unlucky to lose with a narrow 40-33 defeat.
The Hockey 2nd XI struggled against a quality team with a 5-0 loss. The 15A Football team had a comprehensive 5-0 victory with Peter Rawlins a dominant figure along with two goals. The 14A Football team were up 3 -1 at half time but fell away in the 2nd half with STAC coming back to draw the game 4-4.
The Chess lost 14-2 with Dominic Coleman taking out the two games while the Junior Basketball lost narrowly against a slightly older team with a 74-71 loss with Jack Crossan and Seb van den Bosch the players to catch the eye. The Trap Shooters and the Badminton had comprehensive losses.
The final score was 8-5 to St Andrew’s with two draws.
