Blues 2019

[Yeetyaah]

@taniwharugby Ah right. Well if he's headed to Waikato I'll be stoked.

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Duluth 17 Kaynan Tua is the son of David Tua .

[Tim]

Blues U20s Team to play @chiefsrugby U20s
🗓️ Saturday 23rd February 2019
⏰ 2:00pm
📍 Pakuranga United Rugby Club

STARTING XV:
1 Leon Thambiran - North Harbour
2 Te Ariki Te Puni - Auckland
3 Rob Cobb (cc) - Auckland
4 Felix Kalapu - Auckland
5 Kalin Felise - North Harbour
6 Rob Rush - Auckland
7 Tamarau McGahan - North Harbour
8 Tovo Faleafa - Auckland
9 Brad McNaughten (cc) - North Harbour
10 Zarn Sullivan - Auckland
11 Heremaia Murray - Auckland
12 Lemeki Namoa - Auckland
13 Kakau Muli - Auckland
14 Jack Gray - Auckland
15 Cameron Hey - North Harbour
REPLACEMENTS:
16 Soane Vikena - Auckland
17 Sean Vete - North Harbour
18 Hamdahn Tuipulotu - Auckland
19 Terrell Pieta - Auckland
20 Noah Perelini/Jed Melvin - Auckland/North Harbour
21 Taufa Funaki - Auckland
22 Nikau Graham/Caleb Leef - Northland/North Harbour
23 Lewini Mocevakaca - Auckland
25 John Cooper - Auckland
26 Isi Manu - Auckland
28 David Meki - Auckland

[mimic]

Good to see David Tuas son make the Blues A bench.

[MN5]

@mimic said in Blues 2019:

Good to see David Tuas son make the Blues A bench.

he'll add some punch as an impact player.

[kidcalder]

Is he a hooker? His old man had a decent left 1

[Tim]

[antipodean]

@Tim Bumped into a mate at the bottleshop who is the team manager for the Brumbies and he said in the second half when the young guys come on for the Brumbies Runners it changed the game.

[Tim]

What's more they also lost young wing Caleb Clarke (originally named to start this match) at the final training session of the week to what looks a two-month knee ligament injury. He will be replaced this week in Argentina when they face the Jaguares staring down the barrel of an 0-3 start.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/110824180/super-rugby-blues-coach-leon-macdonald-blasts-errors-in-disappointing-effort

[KiwiMurph]

@Tim could do worse than give Tele'a a start on the wing.

[Kirwan]

@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2019:

@Tim could do worse than give Tele'a a start on the wing.

Exactly, I’d rather have the errors a rookie might make and have them improve than a proven failure.

[Tim]

[Tim]

[Kirwan]

Blues players just want to score the try, take the glory

The Blues may have begun a new era under Leon MacDonald but they still remain a selfish team, one whose players chase glory by going for the big plays -- Craig Dowd writes.

Tell us what you really think Craig.

[nzzp]

@Tim said in Blues 2019:

Reckon the 10 could be toxic

[nzzp]

@Kirwan said in Blues 2019:

Blues players just want to score the try, take the glory

The Blues may have begun a new era under Leon MacDonald but they still remain a selfish team, one whose players chase glory by going for the big plays -- Craig Dowd writes.

Tell us what you really think Craig.

I did like this

In this day and age, you're a successful parent if you can raise your kid to get through those dark stages all teenagers go through and have them ready to face the world having enjoyed themselves and their sport. Then you can say you're a successful parent.

[Machpants]

@nzzp

[nzzp]

@Machpants I thought it was an interesting perspective from an AB tough guy. Very 'new age' ... and having a boy in sport it really resonated. Focus on the fun and mateship, and if they love it, they're more ilkely to do what it takes to go to whatever level they can go to

[Machpants]

@nzzp It was aimed at the toxic "joke"

[nzzp]

@Machpants ah sweet. Clearly I was triggered ... the tother was just another Dad Throwaway Joke

But yeah, that name's up their with MR Death from the warriors. He used to have a bunch o fsupporters who sat in 'death row' dressed up in black with scythes