2019 Māori All Blacks

[Bovidae]

Only a handful of names are familiar to me. Cortez-Lee Ratima would have been hoping to play in the Waikato club final today but his team (Otorohanga) got upset in the semi.

Is Tamarau McGahan another son of Hugh?

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae His father's name is Glenn (not Hugh), according to this Facebook post.

[Stargazer]

Bloody h*ll, some very big lads in that Fiji U20 team!

[Bones]

@Stargazer said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:

Bloody h*ll, some very big lads in that Fiji U20 team!

😂 I'm pretty sure that's not a swear word.

[Stargazer]

Good start from the Maori U20 with Cortez-Lee Ratima and Keelan Whitman scoring the first tries, the last one after a great break from Zarn Sullivan. The Fijians have been dominating the last 10 minutes though, resulting in a good try from their hooker.

Third try for the Maori scored by McGahan.

Maori U20 19 - 10 Fiji U20 after 30 minutes.

[Stargazer]

Awesome try from Leo Thompson!

[African Monkey]

I hope to see Zarn Sullivan get some game time for Auckland this year. He looks the goods.

[Tim]

Is this streaming anywhere?

[Stargazer]

@African-Monkey He should come home haha. We could use another 10.

[Stargazer]

Fiji score in the last seconds of the first half.

Half time:
Maori U20 26 - 17 Fiji U20

[African Monkey]

@Stargazer Suprised he did stay in Auckland tbh. Most of them that get imported from out of Auckland end up going back to their provinces.

[Stargazer]

@African-Monkey Hmm, yeah, his brother didn't come home, either.

[Stargazer]

Wow, what a try from Fiji! Awesome!

[Stargazer]

Ratima is throwing some terrible hospital passes, by the way.

[Stargazer]

Now, why did they replace Leo Thompson? One of the best players in the Maori squad?

[Stargazer]

Sky mistake; Thompson didn't go off. Time to bring his brother on. Let's confuse those Fijians and let them think they're seeing double.

[Stargazer]

Tyrone Thompson comes on. Great first line-out throw.

Following scrum close to the Fiji try line and Bracewell scores off a Fijian mistake.

Maori U20 33 - 24 Fiji U20

[Stargazer]

Several cases of cramp in the Fiji U20 squad at the moment. Short injury break. Now a scrum not far from the Maori try line.

[Stargazer]

Stat - missed tackles:

Maori 22, Fiji 24

[Stargazer]

You could wait for it after all those scrums near the Maori try line. Try Fiji.

Maoir U20 33 -31 Fiji U20 after 68 minutes