Otago hooker flattens his younger brother
Bragging rights were shared among brothers Henry and George Bell this week, as while George’s Canterbury triumphed over Henry’s Otago at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Henry won the personal battle between the two.
The 23-year-old Otago hooker, Henry, started in the No2 shirt on Saturday, and got a chance to go head to head with his younger brother, and fellow hooker, when George came off the bench. With ten minutes to go, Henry carried the ball straight into the 20-year-old and smashed him straight onto his backside before running to make another ten metres.
There are plenty of brothers that have either played with each other or against each other in professional rugby, but it does not happen that often that one gets the upper hand quite like this.
Take a look:
George might have had the last laugh though, as his Canterbury side won to top the Evens Conference with nine wins and one loss ahead of the quarter finals this weekend.
Quarter Final Schedule:
Friday 7 October 7:05pm
QF1: North Harbour (2) vs. Auckland (3)
North Harbour Stadium (North Shore)
Saturday 8 October 2:05pm
QF2: Wellington (1) vs. Hawke’s Bay (4)
SKY Stadium (Wellington)
Saturday 8 October 4:35pm
QF3: Canterbury (1) vs. Northland (4)
Orangetheory Stadium (Canterbury)
Sunday 9 October 2.05pm
QF4: Waikato (2) vs. Bay of Plenty (3)
FMG Stadium, Hamilton (Hamilton)
Otago XV
15 Sam Gilbert
14 Freedom Vahaakolo
13 Josh Timu
12 Josh Ioane
11 Jona Nareki
10 Cameron Millar
9 Kemara Hauiti-Parapara
1 Abraham Pole
2 Henry Bell
3 Jermaine Ainsley
4 Fabian Holland
5 William Tucker
6 Oliver Haig
7 James Lentjes
8 Christian Lio-Willie
Replacements
16 Brady Robertson
17 Tau Koloamatangi
18 Josh Hohneck
19 Josh Dickson
20 Sean Withy
21 Kieran McClea
22 Ray Nu’u
23 Mitchell Scott
Canterbury XV
15 Chay Fihaki
14 Manasa Mataele
13 Braydon Ennor
12 Rameka Poihipi
11 George Bridge
10 Fergus Burke
9 Joel Lam
1 Tamaiti Williams
2 Brodie McAlister
3 Oli Jager
4 Luke Romano
5 Zach Gallagher
6 Dom Gardiner
7 Tom Christie
8 Billy Harmon
Replacements
16 George Bell
17 Finlay Brewis
18 Seb Calder
19 Sam Darry
20 Reed Prinsep
21 Mitchell Drummond
22 Dallas McLeod
23 Ngatungane Punivai
