Johnsonville narrowly edged

By Frank Neill

The Johnsonville Hawks came close to pulling off a victory over Paremata Plimmerton in the latest round of Wellington Rugby’s Swindale Shield competition on 13 May.

A missed penalty kick by Johnsonville late in the game ended up deciding the match, played at Helston Park, with Paremata Plimmerton winning 21-20.

The penalty was something of a challenge, as it was around 10 metres from half way and around the same distance from the touch line.

At the time the Hawks were leading 2018, but a last minute penalty by Paremata Plimmerton’s Tynan Barret took his team over the line.

It was a closely fought encounter throughout, with the Hawks holding a one point lead at half time, when they were 14-13 ahead.

Aukuso Tuitama scored a try for Johnson-