Hawke's Bay fan here in the US. Sad to see them lose this game, but great effort by both teams! Congrats Taranaki!

@PhillipKairos

8 ай бұрын

Watching this in the US and being from HB I was slightly amused. Small world.

@looking8030

8 ай бұрын

💯👌🏽

So awesome hearing a near capacity roar from the crowd for aN NPC game. You can't even get these at Super Rugby games. Big ups to the fans for the huge turnout.

@mamingakuri2436

8 ай бұрын

Not near capacity, game was sold out

@tick-collector

8 ай бұрын

They use these smaller stadiums during super and use the big stadiums for big match ups and international tests. I think that may improve things a bit.

@mamingakuri2436

8 ай бұрын

@@tick-collector smaller stadiums also make the match experience better. It's no fun sitting in a bug stadium with no atmosphere. A packed out small one is way better

@LJFN213

8 ай бұрын

I was one of 13500 there and i can tell you the atmosphere was incredible. the home crowd chanting defence as the naki made 200+ tackles was a highlight as was the storming of the pitch at the final whistle!

@unklebruce2279

8 ай бұрын

These games are closer to home for everyone hence why teams get the support they do instead of having one team represent 3 or 4 different regions like they do in super rugby

Amazing how enjoyable a game is when you don't have a horse in the race. Well done both teams.

Went to Westown Primary School adjoining the ground as a 5 year old . Hardwired Taranaki supporter ever since . Superb season s effort . Naki proud!

Congrats to Taranaki well deserved! 💯🙌

Josh Jacomb deserves a contract in Super Rugby

@user-gl9wl4hh3x

8 ай бұрын

Chiefs he could be heading to i hear

@dxfifa

8 ай бұрын

He started the season as Taranaki's third choice 10 and ended it the form player in the NPC

So pleased the Naki won.... What a great game.... Thanks for the great highlights package....

Will always love my team up the Magpies always next year and the next brothers.

Classic final. Grats Naki

Great game to go to live!! well done boys for a huge season!

Congrats Naki. I've been enjoying the NPC from here in the UK. And your favorite sons did it for the ABs last night too. I'm hoping Southland have a good season next year😅..

Thankyou for a great NPC to watch & enjoy from over here in Aus 👍

Electric atmosphere at the ground, packed, thrilling game, will never forget this one. We helped with that last scrum 😅

How goods that Lennox kid

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 congratulations to both teams, great season and a great final, 👏🏻👏🏻

thoroughly enjoyable game - great atmosphere and seeing the kids pouring onto the field at fulltime gave that real grassroots feel thats missing in bigger stadiums. The DJ playing White Lines by Six60 as Hawkes Bay ran on was a little "up the nose" but I guess home field advantage allows it. What these highlights dont show is how ferocious the defense was - and not a single high shot or card given either. Both teams tested the mana of the other and gave as good as they got. And credit to the ref too - he consistently refused to make little calls on both sides (despite us screaming whenever he missed a Bay infringement he was equally quiet when Naki infringed also) - made for a great high tempo game. One other highlight was the Mascot race at halftime - Wgtn Lion put a massive hit on the Bays Magpie - then the Taranaki Bull took a huge shot from a naki fan in an orbie ball. Absolute madness and a total crack up.

Exciting close game, with not much separating the teams. The outcome would probably have been different if it had been played in Napier, because the crowd carried the Naki team. Awesome to see so many people fill the stands and to have two of the smaller provinces at the top. I hope NZR is not going to destroy this competition.

Gutted for the Bay boys came so close, but a great game to watch what an awesome atmosphere it was at the game, The Naki fans were fun to sit with! Loved the Mascot race, Lion should have made 'Smashed em bro' for the hit on Magpie😂

Great crowd!! Super Rugby should be played in these smaller stadiums!! Would rather see a game with a packed small stadium than a big empty stadium.

Fantastic game and a well-deserved win for Naki!

Congrats Taranaki, from Mooloo Country!

Awesome win Naki! Congrats 👍

Go the NAKI! 2014 & 2023 - YEARS OF THE BULL! With much pride from Iceland.

Absolute scenes

Only see the highlights of great game can't wait to get home to watch replay

On ya Taranaki. Congrats.

Go the Hawkes Bay!

Well done Taranaki😊

Well played Taranaki. From here in Manila phillipines.

Jacomb is something special.

Well done the Naki!!!!!

Josh Jacomb has gone from Taranaki's third choice 10 to the breakout player of the season in 2 months

@1upmykicks

8 ай бұрын

All Blacks material

@Youre

8 ай бұрын

It’s a damn shame that no super rugby team has had the brains to pick him up. Could definitely be a breakout star. I would’ve thought the crusaders would jump at getting him considering their lack of first five stocks

Not the ol “white lines and blue skies” when the bay takes the field🤣🤣

Yeah the Naki 🔥 Love my province win or lose 💪🏽,, Taradise 🫶

Great final. Hurts to not see the Bay Boys get the W.

im wellington supporter but i was rooting for taranaki close game both sides played well

Good to see naki get the win, especially after hb breaking the shield

Well done to the Naki!

My god ever since Walden was not apart of the team the bulls midfield looked deadly with rona and grindlay

YES YES YES. As a kid in thd 60s I remember Taranaki beating th Bay to hold The Shield.

Congratulations Taranaki

That's those Barrett 's bro!😂😂😂

Congratulazioni Taranaki Champions 🏉

UP THE NAKI

White line fever

@Anonymousxxiiii

8 ай бұрын

@jamescooper-hope6930 Rugby is a g4y man's sport.

@siebritsryno8811

8 ай бұрын

😂

@Rinzz492

8 ай бұрын

The bay on the come downs 😅😂

UP THE NAKI!!

Both teams could have made the RWC quarter finals.

@CommissionerManu

8 ай бұрын

They’d absolutely flog the Wannabes 😂

I lived in HB until recently but glad to see Taranaki take this after the shield fiasco. No respect, transparency or responsibility and no consequences, so at least there is some karma

@kingjaymz3043

8 ай бұрын

Get over it bro! It happened and people make mistakes! Still go on like a whinging girl. Lads knew they f’d up its a move on and learn from it

@atapene

8 ай бұрын

@@kingjaymz3043 if that was the case we would know what happened and senior players would actually be taking responsibility, apologizing etc. Nope. Nice misogeny btw

Has Marino lost weight? He's looking like a backline player right now.

Scintillating form by the 'Naki. 1st try after halftime: pure magic. Good to see the Bay Bogans put back in their box.

Knock on kini naholo. The amount of no arm clean outs by taranaki was disgusting. Ricitelli on that last scrum standing up. Refs and officials were against HB today. From a Naki fan. Yeahhhh the NAKI!!!!!!!

@MatW4606

8 ай бұрын

Hahah, don’t forget in the first minute when perofeta got that huge breakaway due to a very very obvious obstruction. But you can’t say hawkes bay didn’t have their chances to win it, Taranaki’s goal line defence was outstanding

Great result. Hawke's Bay don't deserve it after what they did the Ranfurly Shield

Filthy decision to award that 2nd Taranaki try. Officiating in this years' NPC was diabolical, to say the least.

@dxfifa

8 ай бұрын

The ball was knocked out by the head, not lost forward

give josh jacomb a cheifs contract

Congrats Taranaki. At least the NPC Cup is safe with you. HB would have smashed it had they won.

Why was this played during the rugby league???

@mamingakuri2436

8 ай бұрын

What rugby league?

@kumeroa77

8 ай бұрын

Kiwis A v Tonga A Kiwi woman v Tonga Kiwis v Samoa

@mamingakuri2436

8 ай бұрын

@@kumeroa77 goes both ways, why was rugby league played during this?

@kumeroa77

8 ай бұрын

3 games played compared to one npc final???

@mamingakuri2436

8 ай бұрын

@@kumeroa77 3 games? The Kiwis game wasn't remotely the same time, it was well after the NPC final, The Kiwi Ferns game didn't start Till 3:45 so barely any of that game was played during this one and the only game that was played during it was the the NZ A game. Not only that this game was probably planned well ahead of the league ones which were only announced 2 months ago.

No way Hawkes Bay could have been trusted with the trophy. Thank you Taranaki

I'm a neutral in Aus, but that is some really poor refereeing

Wow congrats referees for screwing Hawkes bay. That first try should have been disallowed because there was obstruction on perowhetas run it was so obvious too and was missed

@zachphillips-lim8283

8 ай бұрын

Lmao cry

@DavidLimofLimReport

8 ай бұрын

R U smoking the same stuff the players did on the shield

@gtestastretta1

8 ай бұрын

Whaaa whaaaa 😂 😂 sore loser

@adultentertainment101

8 ай бұрын

That HB guy should stick to milking cows, not penalties😂

@atapene

8 ай бұрын

Ref was a Ranfurly purist

Thanks Naki for beating Hawkes Bay and karma for the Ranfurly shield fiasco.🤣

What happened HB, not enough coke snorted?

Rugby uni forms are so stupid. Colour clashes. Though not the worst colour clash here, it is still crap. Both the teams have black stripes and white on large % of their uniforms. Three bands of yellow being the only major difference. For people with eye and/or brain diversity, colour clash uniforms ruin the watching experience. $ wise you really want to maximise your audience rather than annoy them. Super Rugby is a whole lot worse with Colour-Clash

GET UP THE NAKI!!!!

How the hell was that not a knock on?