Auckland 2018
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@daffy-jaffy Totally forgot about him. I think he signed for two more years with the Hurricanes and Auckland during the Super Rugby season.
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Definitely signed for Blues next year, M10 contracts alone don’t pay enough to leave European contracts. Caution though, Ardron really struggled in M10 last year, may have needed the 6months before Super season to adjust to the fitness & speed levels required here.
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@tim said in Auckland 2018:
Matt Storm and Lemeki Namoa are another couple from the Blues U20 side that didn't make it. Think that Matt Storm is injured though.
Lemeki is most probably with the U19s for the JH Memorial tourney. Haven't heard anything re Matt Storm. Gee hopefully he hasn't had recurring problems with his knee.
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The Auckland B team that is playing Northland B today:
1 Ezekiel Lindemuth (Suburbs)
2 Robbie Able (College Rifles)
3 Marcel Renata (University)
4 John Akau'ola-laula (Pakuranga)
5 Fa'atiga Lemalu (Papatoetoe)
6 Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa (Ponsonby)
7 Adrian Choat (Waitemata)
8 Taina Fox-Matamua (Ponsonby)
9 Desma Liaina (Eden)
10 Harry Miller - Captain (University)
11AJ Lam (Grammar TEC)
12 Hawaii Ahokovi (Pakuranga)
13 Nikolai Foliaki (Grammar TEC)
14 Joe Ravouvou (College Rifles)
15 Freedom Vaha'akolo (Ponsonby)16 Penisoni Fineanganofo (Papatoetoe)
17 Franck Friconnet (Eden)
18 Ezra Meleisa (Pakuranga)
19 Max East (Pakuranga)
20 Pele Cowley (Suburbs)
21 D'Angelo Leuila (Papatoetoe)
22 TJ Vaega (Grammar TEC)Interesting to see Renata is fit but not selected for the A's. Is he coming back from an injury?
No Caleb Clarke is he injured again?
I'm surprised that Leuila is so far down the rankings given Ieremia picked him to start Tests matches not that long ago.
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@duluth Honestly, I expect some head scratching selections with Alama. He scares me so much with the track record he has.
I'd feel a bit better about our chances against Counties if Renata and Ravouvou were at least in the 23. Both were two of our better players last season.
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@dice said in Auckland 2018:
@duluth Honestly, I expect some head scratching selections with Alama. He scares me so much with the track record he has.
I'd feel a bit better about our chances against Counties if Renata and Ravouvou were at least in the 23. Both were two of our better players last season.
Yep, I was underwhelmed with Alama's appointment. Must be something about Wellington centres.