NZAFF newest club wins

​After an intense weekend of play it came down to the defending champions, the Nelson Honey Badgers, against the newest club, the Hawkes Bay Heat.
 
The first half saw three touchdowns each with the Heat converting two of those while the Honey Badgers managed to convert one. 
So the score at the half was 20 to 19 to the Heat.
 
The second half saw the Heat edge ahead with a further three touchdowns with one conversion despite losing one player through injury.  The Honey Badgers responded by scoring two touchdowns. 
The final score was the Hawkes Bay Heat winning by 39 to 31.
 
Congratulations to the newest NZAFF club – the Hawkes Bay Heat.
 
The Tournament Winners – the Hawkes Bay Heat Team:
  Reuben Hinton
  Cameron Orr
  Joel Cox
  Murray Orr
  Adam Russell
  Christopher Treacher  
​  Christopher Jablonski
  Jason Muir
  Harvey Godwin  Adam Blake
  Jordan Cox

​The runners-up – the Nelson Honey Badger Team:
  Jirka Simecka
  Drue Griffiths
  Zak Blackham
  Fergus Murray
  Mitch Bateman
  Malcolm Mitchell
  Shane Tinetti
  Shane Gordon
  Jeremy Sedaka
  Austin Smith
  Matt Spear
  Jono Entwistle
  Peter Copsey
  Pay Graulich

​Team Rankings

1. Hawkes Bay Heat
2. Nelson Honey Badgers
3. Tamaki Hornets
4. Wellington Wolves
5. Turangi Titans​

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