Banks and Parker share ITM Cup scoring honours
Tasman’s Marty Banks drew level with Otago’s Hayden Parker in the individual points scoring lists in the ITM Cup in his side’s promotion victory over Hawke’s Bay on Friday night.
Both players ended the season on 170 points while Ihaia West, the Hawke’s Bay first five-eighths, was one point back on 169 having claimed the Hawke’s Bay points scoring record in a national champion season from Jared Cunningham, who scored 166 points in 1994.
Lima Sopoaga’s 149 points for Wellington was third on their list for a championship season, 15 behind Jimmy Gopperth in 2007 and one behind John Gallagher in 1987.
Liam Edwards, who finished with 140 points, after scoring all of South Canterbury’s points in the finals victory over Buller, dominated the Pink Batts Heartland Championship while he completed the double by also being the competition’s top try scorer with nine tries.
Canterbury’s Kendra Cocksedge, with 87 points, was unchallenged in the women’s National Provincial Championship.
ITM Cup Leading points scorers:
170
Hayden Parker (Otago) 2 tries, 23 con, 38 pen
Marty Banks (Tasman) 5 tries, 29 con, 29 pen
169
Ihaia West (Hawke’s Bay) 5 tries, 24 con, 32 pen
149
Lima Sopoaga (Wellington) 2 tries, 44 con, 23 pen
127
Simon Hickey (Auckland) 3 tries, 20con, 24 pen
120
Trent Renata (Waikato) 2 tries, 19 con, 24 pen
119
Willie Ripia (Bay of Plenty) 1 try, 12 con, 30 pen
117
Tyler Bleyendaal (Canterbury) 3 tries, 21 con, 20 pen
94
Baden Kerr (Counties Manukau) 16 con, 21 pen
Leading try scorers
8
Milford Keresoma (Canterbury)
7
Telusa Veainu (Hawke’s Bay), Liam Squire (Tasman)
6
Lolagi Visinia (Auckland), James Lowe (Tasman), Zac Guildford (Hawke’s Bay)
5
George Moala (Auckland), Hadleigh Parkes (Auckland), Patrick Osborne (Canterbury), Adam Whitelock (Canterbury),George Whitelock (Canterbury), Ryan Crotty (Canterbury), Frank Halai (Counties Manukau), Ihaia West (Hawke’s Bay), Jayden Spence (Otago), Buxton Popoali’i (Otago), Marty Banks (Tasman) Mitchell Scott (Tasman), Ross Filipo (Wellington), Joe Hill (Wellington)
Pink Batts Heartland Individual points scoring:
140
Liam Edwards (South Canterbury) 9 tries, 13 con, 23 pen
123
Murray Williams (Mid Canterbury) 2 tries, 22 con, 22 pen, 1 dropped goal
115
Ed Keohane (North Otago) 1 try, 22 con, 22 pen
107
Glenn Walters (Wairarapa Bush) 19 con, 21 pen, 2 dropped goals
95
Tim Priest (West Coast) 13 con, 23 pen
Leading try scorers:
9
Liam Edwards (South Canterbury)
6
Chris Talanoa (North Otago), Will McGoon (Mid Canterbury, Rowan O’Gorman (West Coast), Dwayne Burrowes (Mid Canterbury)
4
Mike Schmidt-Lealava’a (Buller), Penjimani Naibanivalu (Buller)
Luke Harvey (Horowhenua Kapiti), Dean Church (King Country), Anthony Wise (King Country), Sisa Vosaki (Poverty Bay), Leon Ake (Poverty Bay), George Folau (South Canterbury), Paul Tikimainavalu (Wairarapa Bush)
NPC Women’s Leading Points Scorers:
87
Kendra Cocksedge (Canterbury) 4 tries, 20 con, 9 pen
69
Chelsea Alley (Waikato) 3 tries, 9 con, 12 pen
54
Hazel Tubic (Counties Manukau) 2 tries, 10 con, 8 pen
53
Anika Tiplady (Otago) 2 tries, 5 con, 11 pen
Try Scorers:
6
Amiria Rule (Canterbury)
Tara Hoursnell (Canterbury)
Olivia Bird (Canterbury)
5
Fiao’o Faamausili (Auckland), Corrina Whiley (Canterbury), Selica Winiata (Manawatu), Halie Hurring (Otago), Michaela Blyde (Taranaki), Katarina Simpkins (Wellington).
4
Charlotte Scanlan (Auckland), Bella Milo (Auckland), Estelle Uren (Canterbury), Kendra Cocksedge (Canterbury), Erica Prescott (Canterbury), Aimee Sutorius (Wellington).
