Gisborne Boys' High School had a good crack at Napier BHS at the Rectory field on Saturday before falling 29-5 to the visitors. Under new head coach David Russell, Napier worked hard to subdue a committed Gisborne outfit and retain the Football Challenge Cup in the first Super 8 game of the season. Only 10 of Gisborne head coach Duane Hihi's game-day squad had played first 15 rugby at Super 8 level prior to Saturday. 'Defensive lapses and a lack of communication hurt us,' Hihi said. 'We got strong games from our co-captains (openside flanker Braith Ingram and second-five Puna Hihi) and No.

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