Team: Mikaele, Isley, Carter, Zane, Ethan, Caleb, James, Kaleb, Max, Micah, Junior, Duke, Levi, Godwin, Taine. Subs: Lorenzo, Venasio, Kuonga

Forward of the Day: James Quinn 

Back of the Day: Taine Parfitt 

Tackler of the Day: Zane Barr 

Try Scorers: Carter Stewart, Godwin Delliha-N'Zonou, Kaleb Baker, Mikaele Teki 

Conversions: Micah Chivers (1) 

Final Score: CHS 26-22 HHS

As has been the case at every meeting with Cashmere, the game was a tight affair, played with great heart, excellent sportsmanship and high intensity.  In the first half Hillmorton scored two unconverted tries.  Both were from individual brilliance and hard running by Carter and then Kaleb.  Cashmere also scored two converted tries to go into the half time break with a 4 point lead.  In the second half, Hillmorton scored one of the tries of the season.  After the forwards provided forward momentum with some hard running and pods working effectively to get into Cashmere’s 22, quick thinking by Levi saw him offload to Duke who was running on to it.  Duke beat a player and then threw an outstanding pass to the fast flying Godwin, who outpaced the defence to score under the posts.  With 7 minutes to go Hillmorton scored another to take the lead at 22-19.  For the next 6 minutes Hillmorton provided stout defence but at crucial times the team made a mistake or got penalised which allowed Cashmere to get within 5 metres of the goal line.  Still Hillmorton kept a desperate Cashmere team out.  But with those errors it was only a matter of time and Hillmorton’s defence finally cracked on the hooter for Cashmere to score the winning try.  Oh so close.  As always we would like to thank our supporters, even though with Level 2 your support is from far a-field. 

Nga mihi nui

Turangawaewae – belonging/a place to stand
Whanaungatanga – interconnectedness/positive relationships
Mana – respect/strength of character
Ako – learning/with and from each other