Talk about contrasting goalkicking fortunes for Hawke's Bay under-20s rugby halfback Sheridan Rangihuna.
A week after missing four of his nine attempts at goal Rangihuna succeeded with all eight attempts as Alexander Construction Hawke's Bay maintained their unbeaten run in their Hurricanes competition with a 37-27 win against Wellington at Park Island on Saturday. The 2011 New Zealand Secondary Schools halfback finished the match with 22 points - six penalties and two conversions.
A son of former Poverty Bay and Bay of Plenty first five-eighth, Api Rangihuna, Rangihuna, was happy to reveal the secrets to his and his team's success.
"We all went along to watch the Magpies last night and saw one of our players [Penikolo Latu] playing for the Magpies. We all said to each other we can all get up to that level if we keep playing the way we are," Rangihuna said.
"As for my goalkicking ... I did a bit of extra work with Osh [Goalkicking coach Peter O'Shaughnessy] at McLean Park during the week. Last week I was bit off because it has been a while since the club season finished and I hadn't been doing as much goalkicking training as I should have," Rangihuna, who scored 197 points for Napier Tech during the premier club season, said.