Auckland 2018
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At lock you could have Gerard Cowley-Tuioti (Kelston, but started at Massey), Pari Pari Parkinson (St Kents, Whakatane originally), Ben Nee Nee, or Jacob Pierce (did he go to school in Harbour, came through the Auckland system).
Sione Mafileo at tight head.
Few other props around, though they are mostly injured this season?
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@dice said in Auckland 2018:
@nepia Team didn't look as cool without them
The Poo would be decent, but would they have enough players to fill out a XV?
You'd have to fill it out with current Poo players. But a few years back they could have rolled out a team that started with three Whitelocks, Smith, Cruden, Squire and Hadleigh Parkes.
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@stargazer Spent time at Fielding HS. That's enough isn't it?
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@bovidae said in Auckland 2018:
@stargazer Spent time at Fielding HS. That's enough isn't it?
That's like the southern states of the Poo.
Who am I kidding, the entire Poo is the southern states.
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@dice It wasn't really a dig at St Kents, just wondering if your Auckland XV was based only on those players who were born in Auckland, or educated there too. Hence my suggestion of Price as the halfback. To be honest I've never heard of Tayler Adams. I see he plays for Southland so that's why.
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Auckland B team to play Counties Manukau B:
Franck Friconnet (Eden)
Leif Schwencke (Suburbs)
Herman Huch (Ponsonby)
Max East - Captain (Pakuranga)
Jamie Lane (Ponsonby)
Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa (Ponsonby)
Adrian Choat (Waitemata)
Ezra Meleisea (Pakuranga)
Pele Cowley (Suburbs)
Harry Miller (University)
AJ Lam (Grammar TEC)
Nikolai Foliaki (GRammar TEC)
Tevita Latu (University)
Hawaii Ahokovi (Pakuranga)
Freedom Vaha'akolo (Ponsonby)
Te Ariki Te Puni (University)
Jerry Samania (Pakuranga)
AJ Sagaga (Waitemata)
Aleks Dabek (Ponsonby)
Desma Liaina (Eden)
TBC
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@tim spoke to Auckland B assistant coach Tani Fuga,reckons the red headed lock Max East is the real deal,very similar to Northland Lock Tom Robinson,very physical at breakdown,he’s on Auckland’s radar ,also Adrian Choat the Waitemata loose forward, former NZ under 20s has been outstanding ..also Waimana Reidlinger Kapa has been very good, but is a Northland boy and with Auckland very strong in the looseforward area,the Taniwha might be a good fit for the young man
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@steven-harris Nice. East is a young captain for Pakuranga, and looked pretty good in the game I watched this year.
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Bovidae said:
Not sure where to post this, but what has happened to the Auckland women's team? Last year was the first time they failed to make the final after being winners from 2007-15.
This year they've been thrashed by Manawatu and today Waikato beat them 45-14.
I have the impression - rightly or wrongly - that there have been major player movements in the women's NPC the last few years, with some Black Ferns 7s players moving closer to their sevens base in Mt Maunganui (BOP has mainly benefitted from this), but also some players moving back to their home province.
I could be wrong, but maybe Auckland have lost a few players?
Or maybe other provinces are finally catching up in player development? Auckland always had a better competition and better development programme for female players (helped by a larger player pool as well). With NZR investing more in grassroots women's rugby now also in other regions, there may more development opportunities outside the big smoke? I have no proof of this; it's just an impression.
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@kiwimurph the irony,there were not as many Blues players that White had to deal with..if you know what I mean..
