Auckland v Counties Manukau
Auckland v Counties Manukau
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Notable omissions/unavailability's? Clarke, Ravouvou, Tele'a, Seu, Tuipolotu, Fatialofa, Renata. They will need some of those guys back if they are to trouble the top teams. Concern that Sosene has not played any preseason (named but pulled out of the last game) so his combination with his locks under pressure could be a worry.
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Lots of promising signs there. We look like we are close to scoring every time we go wide.
They have the scrum, but Akira is cleaning up the mess at the back well to negate some of that. Counties lineout is abysmal, glad to see us kicking up the field to attack it.