HARBOUR V NORTHLAND 29.9.07

North Harbour 21 - Northland 21. HT Score 0 - 21.

Point scorers: R Magele, M Keresoma, G Pleasants-Tate Tries, D Ferreria 3 Con.

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HARBOUR v THAMES VALLEY 22.9.07

North Harbour 57 - Thames Valley 10. HT Score 26 - 3.

Point Scorers: M Keresoma, J Sabin 2, R Niuia 3, D Ferriera, M Cochrane, C McManus Tries, G Anscombe 6 Con.

Game Highlights

North Harbour defeated Thames Valley in a game where Harbour kept the ball alive and kept attacking the opposition line. Both forward andback play combined extremely well to produce an outstanding hat trick of tries for Raymond Niuia and individual tries for Josh Sabin (2), Milford Keresoma, Dylan Ferriera, Matt Cochrane and Callum McManus.Barging runs by Rupert Magele and Vernon Isaacs gave great opportunity to the Harbour backs and some excellent tactical running and kicking by Gareth Anscombe allowed Harbour to attack the Thames Valley line for a lot of the game. James Doyle was outstanding at open side flankshutting down the opposition and Sam Holdaway ably supported the ball winning in open play. Locks Kima Iosua, Asher Semu, Brent Duff andShaun Houston combined well at lineout time with the halfbacks Jarod Soar and Matt Cochrane able to gain ascendancy during the game. GregPleasants-Tate, Lyall Davenport and Dylan Mead produced a huge effort in the tight to support the clean and well placed ball.

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HARBOUR v KING COUNTRY 15.9.07

North Harbour 32 - King Country 13. HT Score 13 - 5.

Point Scorers: M Keresoma 3, Josh Sabin Tries, G Anscombe 3 Con, 2 Pen.

Game Highlights

North Harbour defeated King Country in a game where errors dominated the Harbour play. Despite this, there were flashes of brilliance in both forward and back play and Milford Keresoma dotted down for a hat trick of tries. Barging runs by Rupert Magele and Raymond Nuiua gave great opportunity to the Harbour backs and some excellent tactical running and kicking by Gareth Anscombe allowed Harbour to attack the King Country line for a lot of game. Lyall Davenport combined well with the halfbacks Jarod Soar and Matt Cochrane to gain ascendancy during ruck and maul time.

HARBOUR v COUNTIES MANUKAU 8.9.07

North Harbour 9 - Counties Manukau 14. HT Score 0 -0.

Point Scorers: G Anscombe 3 Pen.

Game Highlights

This was a closely contested match on a heavy ground underfoot. Counties scored two good tries while North Harbour hammered the Counties line for much of the second half. North Harbour forwards played very good pressure rugby to win some aggresively contested ball but Harbour just failed to convert this into points.

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HARBOUR Vs AUCKLAND 1.9.07

North Harbour 9 - Auckland 45. HT 9-12.

Point Scorers: D Ferreira 3 Pen.

Game Highlights

Harbour scored first with a couple of early penalties but Auckland came back and scored a converted try from a blindside move after 20 minutes.Auckland continued with the pressure and their big No. 8 went over to take the score to 6-12. A late penalty in the first half completedHarbour's tally for the day after some good pressure down the left wing. In the second half, Harbour had a number of attacks repulsed byAuckland who stepped the pace and scored unanswered 5 tries through both forwards and backs.

PRE-SEASON v NORTHLAND 25.8.07

North Harbour 18 - Northland 7

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Congratulations to the following players who have been selected for the 2007 North Harbour Under 16 squad.

The team will be coached by Daniel Takarangi, Phil Cheney and Tony McBride and managed by Nick Quinn.

Asher Semu	Massey High School
Brent Duff	Westlake Boys High
Callum McManus	Massey High School
Dylan Ferreira	Westlake Boys High
Dylan Mead	Massey High School
Fabian Tago	Massey High School
Gareth Anscombe	Rosmini College
Greg Pleasants-Tate	Takapuna Grammar
James Doyle	Rosmini College
Jarod Soar	Westlake Boys High
Jason Brown	Massey High School
Johan Timmer	Rangitoto College
Josh Sabin	Rosmini College
Kima Iosua	Westlake Boys High School
Logan Dodds	Orewa College
Lyall Davenport	Westlake Boys High
Matt Cochrane	Rangitoto College
Milford Keresoma	Massey High School
Raymond Niuia	Massey High School
Rupert Magele	Takapuna Grammar
Sam Aolele	Massey High School
Sam Davidson	Westlake Boys High School
Sam Holdaway	Rangitoto College
Shaun Houston	Westlake Boys High School
Troy Stirling	Massey High School
Vernon Isaacs	Hato Petera College