2021 Farah Palmer Cup
Captain: Jess Foster / Sui Pauaraisa
Coach: Mel Bosman
Asst. Coaches: Daniel Hobbs, Billy Guyton
Five games for five losses were a repeat of the previous year’s results. The campaign commenced with optimism when scoring five tries against North Harbour in a 35-32 loss, but it was all downhill during the remaining four games during which only four tries were achieved while conceding 226 points, an average of 56 per game. The game at Motueka, against Northland, was played in miserable conditions with many large pools of water on the surface.
The best performer in the team was flanker Sui Pauaraisa from Christchurch who had played for Canterbury prior to a stint in league with NZ Warriors and representing both New Zealand and Samoa at test level as well as captaining the Samoa Sevens team. Another former Canterbury player, Bunty Crowe, was brought into the team for the final game. Crowe had also represented New Zealand at league.
Two of a set of triplets made their debuts for Tasman, both on loan from Canterbury. Erana and Jamee Te Moananui appeared at prop. The third triplet, Chloe, represented Wellington Pride.
The promising newcomers at fullback Eleri James-Sitters and No. 8 Jess Harvie displayed form which resulted in the young pair being included in a High-Performance Development squad to go into camp early 2022.
[Source: NZ Rugby Almanack]
Results and Scorers
Game 1 [L] - Sat 24 July, 12.05pm - v North Harbour - Albany
North Harbour 35 – Tasman 32 (Tries: Easter Savelio, Eleri James-Sitters, Karla Wright-Akeli, Jess Foster, Eve Findlay tries; Pen & Con (2): Eve Findlay). HT: 22- 8.
Game 2 [L] - Sat 31 July, 12.05pm – v Taranaki – Inglewood
Taranaki 34 – Tasman 12 (Tries: Eve Findlay, Sui Pauaraisa; Con: Eve Findlay). HT: 17-12.
Game 3 [L] - Sun 08 Aug, 12.05pm – v Northland – Motueka
Tasman 0 – Northland 27. HT: 0-10.
Game 4 [L] - Sat 14 Aug, 2.35pm – v Hawke’s Bay – Napier
Hawke’s Bay 80 – Tasman 5 (Try: Karla Wright-Akeli). HT: 40-5.
Game 5 [L] - Sun 22 Aug, 11.35am - v Manawatu - Nelson
Tasman 7 (Try: Sui Pauaraisa; Con: Bethan Manners) - Manawatu 85
Played 5 I Won 0 I Lost 5 I PF 56 I PA 251
| Tries | Con | Pen | Total | |||
| 1 | Eve Findlay | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | |
| 2 | Sui Pauaraisa | 2 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Karla Wright-Akeli | 2 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Jess Foster | 1 | 5 | |||
| 5 | Easter Savelio | 1 | 5 | |||
| 6 | Eleri James-Sitters | 1 | 5 | |||
| 7 | Bethan Manners | 1 | 2 | |||
