Auckland Rugby 2019
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@Dice said in Auckland Rugby 2019:
@Tim Really like that we have Adams locked in. He's got some potential.
Was the unsung hero of the NPC final last year. He looks like he's built to only play 20 minutes, but he had to play 95 minutes in the final. He just got better the longer the game went on and was very prominent late in the 2nd half and the extra time period.
Agree re Adams. He was a good pickup from Counties or in fact rugby limbo!
I think Tai Lavea mightve had a bit to do with that. He was very highly touted as a schoolboy. Went slightly down the wrong track for a couple of years but looks to have got himself in a good space now. -
@Nogusta said in Auckland Rugby 2019:
@Dice said in Auckland Rugby 2019:
@Tim Really like that we have Adams locked in. He's got some potential.
Was the unsung hero of the NPC final last year. He looks like he's built to only play 20 minutes, but he had to play 95 minutes in the final. He just got better the longer the game went on and was very prominent late in the 2nd half and the extra time period.
Agree re Adams. He was a good pickup from Counties or in fact rugby limbo!
I think Tai Lavea mightve had a bit to do with that. He was very highly touted as a schoolboy. Went slightly down the wrong track for a couple of years but looks to have got himself in a good space now.Alama could've had a hand in getting Adams here too, from his time with Samoa. Adams played a couple of years for the Samoa U20s and I think Alama was a technical advisor for the team while he was coaching Manu Samoa.
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@Dice said in Auckland Rugby 2019:
@Nogusta said in Auckland Rugby 2019:
@Dice said in Auckland Rugby 2019:
@Tim Really like that we have Adams locked in. He's got some potential.
Was the unsung hero of the NPC final last year. He looks like he's built to only play 20 minutes, but he had to play 95 minutes in the final. He just got better the longer the game went on and was very prominent late in the 2nd half and the extra time period.
Agree re Adams. He was a good pickup from Counties or in fact rugby limbo!
I think Tai Lavea mightve had a bit to do with that. He was very highly touted as a schoolboy. Went slightly down the wrong track for a couple of years but looks to have got himself in a good space now.Alama could've had a hand in getting Adams here too, from his time with Samoa. Adams played a couple of years for the Samoa U20s and I think Alama was a technical advisor for the team while he was coaching Manu Samoa.
Yea youre right there. Also in that same Samoa U20s side was Salesi Rayasi.
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@Duluth said in Auckland Rugby 2019:
@Nogusta said in Auckland Rugby 2019:
Yea youre right there. Also in that same Samoa U20s side was Salesi Rayasi
Is he still playing for Auckland this year?
I forgot who said it, but I just remember someone saying he was back this year.
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@Dice said in Auckland Rugby 2019:
@Nogusta That was the first time I ever saw Rayasi play and he was playing at fullback for them. I think Adams was captain of that squad.
I saw Rayasi play for St Pats Silversteam in the 2014 Wellington schools final against Scots (or was it 2015...?)
He gave away a schewwwwpid penalty in the last minute which cost them the game! Real coach killer.
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@Tim Good to see. Hopefully he's still with Auckland.
I see that Levi Aumua is playing off the bench for Eden.
Salesi Rayasi is also playing at fullback for Marist.
Dillon Halaholo is playing hooker for Suburbs. He might be a hooker option for Auckland this year.
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@Dice I would be diappointed if they picked Halohalo for Auckland after his disturbing conviction -
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/97492391/dylan-halaholo-sentenced-to-home-detention-for-masturbating-in-public -
@Daffy-Jaffy Geez. I don't even want to read that article - the preview text is enough.
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@Daffy-Jaffy Yikes!
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@Daffy-Jaffy Haha when you posted this I thought he had done it again recently.
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