NZ Provincial Barbarians v B&I Lions (Whangarei, 3 June 2017)
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@mariner4life I was trying to be optimistic but it should be one-way traffic.
Honestly, there are a handful of players in that squad I have never heard of.
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@Bovidae
Just read the official media release and there are a lot more changes to the original squad:In:
Andrew Makalio ( Ta$man)
Oliver Jager (Canterbury)
Keepa Mewett (Bay of Plenty)
James Tucker (Waikato)
Mitchell Dunshea (Canterbury)
Lachlan Boshier (Taranaki)
Richard Judd (Bay of Plenty)
Dwayne Sweeney (Waikato)
Kaveinga Finau (Inga) (Canterbury)
Sam Vaka (Counties Manukau)Out (due to SR commitments):
Epalahame Faiva (Waikato)
Quinten Strange ( Ta$man)
Heiden Bedwell-Curtis (Manawatu)
Mitchell Brown (Taranaki)
Jonathan Taumateine (Counties Manukau)
Jonathan Fa’auli (Taranaki)http://www.allblacks.com/News/30833/provincial-barbarians-squad-confirmed
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@mariner4life yep, only thing in the Baabaa favour is they wont arrive in NZ until Tues/Wed so jetlag might be a factor, although by the time it is they'll be well in front.
Didn't Marcel Renata play for the Maori last year too?
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@Bovidae said in NZ Provincial Barbarians v B&I Lions (Whangarei, 3 June 2017):
@mariner4life I was trying to be optimistic but it should be one-way traffic.
Honestly, there are a handful of players in that squad I have never heard of.
Same.
I hope that these players can still play a reasonably decent game of rugby, even if they get smashed. Plenty of talent, very little experience at a higher level. -
@Stargazer And you watch much more rugby than I do.
I would say the coaches have been limited by late withdrawals due to Super rugby commitments so have selected a few BOP and Waikato players they are familiar with. Sweeney's selection is interesting, and he would be the most experienced player by some distance. He has played for the Maori against touring teams.
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Certainly won't be the stern opening that the Bay was 12 years ago, when our best ever back row got in to them in a big way
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Long range forecast for Whangarei...
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For Oz based ferners, they are showing this match live on Fosxsports
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wait, is that this weekend? Jesus
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@mariner4life yep, she is upon us already!
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The pop up channel from sky has been great to watch, but fuck this first game has snuck up quickly!
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@mariner4life said in NZ Provincial Barbarians v B&I Lions (Whangarei, 3 June 2017):
wait, is that this weekend? Jesus
Aren't you excited?
Now you won't need to keep bumping that dreadful aerial ping pong thread any longer.Or the state house rugby thread either, for that matter.
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@mariner4life Yeah - Saturday rugby viewing needs quite a bit of planning.
Crusaders-Highlanders is a mid afternoon game and Chiefs-Waratahs 5 pm NZ time.
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Pitch is looking mint!
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@taniwharugby aren't the NRU meant to be preparing some potholes so a talisman like player can break their ankle in the first game?
Obviously haven't been reading the history of the Lions in NZ according to the Walrus. Deliberate skulduggery is what we do. -
Can't wait for it to start!
Even though they'll most likely get hammered - be interesting to see how Jonah Lowe, Jack Stratton, Lachlan Boshier and Luteru Laulala go.
Also can't wait to see what kind of team the Lions will select. As the NH premiership and European Cup have just finished - some will be match fit, but some Welsh/Scottish players haven't played for a while...and wierdly the 2 English clubs involved in the Premiership final didn't have a lot of Lions players..
Wish it was bloody Saturday..
