Southland vs Auckland

[Duluth]

http://www.mitre10cup.co.nz/News/33229/crossover-preview-southland-v-auckland

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Lewis Ormond, Jackson Ormond, Aleki Morris-Lome, Matt Johnson, Rory van Vugt, Tayler Adams, Nico Costa, Bill Fukofuka, Phil Halder, Tony Lamborn (c), Manaaki Selby-Rickit, Brenton Howden, Chris Apoua, Andrew Ready, Shaun Stodart

Reserves: Jesse MacDonald, Joseph Walsh, Reuben Northover, Ray Tatafu, Viliami Tosi, Jay Renton, Broc Hooper, Ray Nu’u

[Stargazer]

From Southland's FB:

LATE MAIL: Phil Halder has succumbed to a hip injury sustained in Sunday's game and is replaced in the starting XV by Ray Tatafu with captain Tony Lamborn moving to 7. Ben Fotheringham comes into the reserves as forward cover #StagProud #AntlersUp

[nzzp]

Auck 7-3 up after some gas from Rayasi. Southland not looking terrible. How have htey not won in two years?

[Crazy Horse]

Ridiculous yellow card for Southland.

[nzzp]

@crazy-horse said in Southland vs Auckland:

Ridiculous yellow card for Southland.

Hey, at least it's consistent. Aftera ll, they dished one out in the SA NZ test for the same offence, right?

[Kirwan]

@crazy-horse said in Southland vs Auckland:

Ridiculous yellow card for Southland.

Completely justified. He knocked it down to stop Nanai on the inside.

[Crazy Horse]

Not saying it wasn't correct, just saying the law is an arse. 10 mins for that is excessive in my opinion. Who wants to watch 15 on 14?

[Kirwan]

Plummer has kicked two really nice sideline conversions.

[Kirwan]

@crazy-horse said in Southland vs Auckland:

Not saying it wasn't correct, just saying the law is an arse. 10 mins for that is excessive in my opinion. Who wants to watch 15 on 14?

Up to the player not to infringe so stupidly

[nzzp]

@kirwan said in Southland vs Auckland:

@crazy-horse said in Southland vs Auckland:

Not saying it wasn't correct, just saying the law is an arse. 10 mins for that is excessive in my opinion. Who wants to watch 15 on 14?

Up to the player not to infringe so stupidly

They know how it is ruled these days. Agree or not, but knocking down a ball in an attacking situation is a straight yellow.

Unless you're SA.

[Tim]

Did Lindenmuth go off?

[Steven Harris]

@tim 1st Minute HIA

[African Monkey]

Man that was painful viewing that 1st half.

[Steven Harris]

@african-monkey 40 minutes I will never get back..,conditions leveling things up me thinks..still expecting Auckland to power away in the 2nd half..famous last words..!

[nzzp]

@steven-harris said in Southland vs Auckland:

@african-monkey 40 minutes I will never get back..,conditions leveling things up me thinks..still expecting Auckland to power away in the 2nd half..famous last words..!

fark it, let's do the Otago/Southland double

[nzzp]

Auckland looking a different side this half - playing really open running offloading footy.

I have been impressed with the Auckland wings this year.

[Steven Harris]

Has Olmstead been signed by the Blues..?,really like the way this fella goes about his work,does most of his basics really wether it’s at 6 or lock.

[taniwharugby]

pull finger Auckland, I understand if they win, Southland 'win' an uneviable NPC record outright off another NPC team...

[African Monkey]

@steven-harris Hope so. I like the energy he brings and he loves the contact.

@nzzp Rayasi has been fantastic. Any chance of giving Caleb Clarke's Blues contract to him?

[nzzp]

28-3, bonus point and that should be the game with 25 to go.

Well done Auckland - have vastly exceeded expectations this year and won games we should have lost. Just need to get up against harbour now - not as easy as it sounds.