First XV rugby: Napier Boys' High defeat Hamilton Boys' High in comeback thriller
One week can make a big difference.
Napier Boys' High School 1st XV defeated schoolboy rugby heavyweights Hamilton Boys' High School 1st XV at home on Friday 40-29, marking their first win of this year's Super 8 competition.
It followed three successive losses to open their campaign.
Napier looked like
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