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h Continued from page 20 All anybody cared about at that moment was the fact they had just witnessed a game for the ages and could not have asked for more from their lads.

In filtered the other results, out came the calculators, and thanks to the Te Atatu Roosters seemingly saving their very best till last by putting a large score on Otara, it became evident that the Hornets had made it through by a wingspan at the expense of last week’s opponents – the Scorps.

While some may call this luck, the Hornets know this was in fact fortune derived from utter bravery in battle and the learnings garnered from this experience will undoubtedly prove priceless in their hunt for premiership glory in 2023.

Congratulations to the Leopard brothers on a game very well played and thank you to all the fans.

WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP

Cornwall Park and Auckland Rugby League played host to the opening round of the Women’s Premiership on Saturday.

Here the Hornet ladies –affectionately known as The ‘Nets – opened their campaign against newly-formed

‘City’, a side made up from Ponsonby and Point Chevalier combined, the latter of which was a grand finalist in 2022.

Given this, it was never going to take much motivation from the coaching staff to get the team realising they were in for a big first-up test.

It didn’t take long at all for this belief to be solidified, as The ‘Nets found themselves behind 10-0 after only 10 minutes of play.

That was all it took though, with the side largely sticking to their structures, they began finding their rhythm, raising the tempo and, with due respect to City, the Hornets never looked back from here.

Beginning with a four pointer off some great support play from hooker Zayde Sarah-Baldwin, The ‘Nets would go on to cross for four unanswered tries, including a try, an assist, and a conversion in a dominant first half display from left centre Saphire Abraham, going to the break 18-10 ahead.

The second stanza began in a back-and-forth tussle for the initial 15 minutes until The ‘Nets made the most of a couple of penalties in a row and crossed the line again through second rower and player of the match Tafito Lafaele.

While Howick’s relentless, dynamic attack was brought

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It would be another 10 minutes of stout defending for the Hornets before they would find themselves in an attacking zone, and they didn’t waste the opportunity with Lafaele crossing in awesome fashion for her second of the half, taking the score to 26-10.

Probably the most pleasing aspect of the victory for coach James Sarah would have been the way the ladies finished the game, keeping their focus until the final siren and scoring two quick-fire, very well-worked team tries in the closing four minutes taking the score to 38-10.

While it is a great start, the squad knows it is only that and will be working hard to ensure that performance is the benchmark for every game to come.

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