2019 Māori All Blacks

[Stargazer]

@Steven-Harris The Bay has produced quite a few good 10s in recent years. Since Ihaia West: Tiaan Falcon, Lincoln McClutchie, Zarn Sullivan and the next one, still at school, will be Lattrel Smiler-Ah Kiong (Hastings Boys). I hope the HBRU will lock Smiler in asap.

First five Zarn Sullivan and second five Leo Thompson were definitely the best for the Maori U20. Lock Keelan Whitman looked good, too. Good bench impact from Tyrone Thompson, Sam Smith and Isaac Bracewell.

[Victor Meldrew]

Can't seem to find it showing here n the UK on the normal channels. Will have to do some digging I guess.

[Tim]

@Steven-Harris said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:

you do wonder why this game was not played a few hours earlier

Love afternoon rugby, but maybe due to club finals?

[Tim]

@Steven-Harris said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:

.first five for the Māori under 20s looked really good

College Rifles and Blues dev squad player Zarn Sullivan. Looking forward to seeing him in the NPC.

[Stargazer]

@Tim Or because of the Maori U18 development games (male and female) today?

[Stargazer]

Narrow escape for the MABs there. Fiji kick charged down, but regained (was there a knock-on, too?), and almost a try.

[Stargazer]

Knocked-on?

[Stargazer]

No knock-on. Came off his boot.
No good camera angle to check whether Fijian player was in touch.

Not conclusive. Try stands.

Fiji take the lead: 7 - 0

[Stargazer]

Nankivel is looking good.

[Stargazer]

Stevenson, you tool!

[Stargazer]

Yessss, try Wainui! Good team try!

[Stargazer]

7 all

[Stargazer]

Stat - line-outs won against the throw:

MABs 3 - Fiji 0

[Stargazer]

Hmm, don't think that was a knock-on.

[Steven Harris]

@Stargazer game has stuttered

[Stargazer]

MABs not getting the rub of the green. Lots of the 50/50 decisions going against them.

[Steven Harris]

NZ Māori ball is far too slow and Rob Thomson has got no idea how to set up his outsides

[Machpants]

@Stargazer

[Stargazer]

@Steven-Harris Yeah, Thompson has been disappointing. Not impressed by Lomax either.

[MrDenmore]

Very impressed by Nankiville - hard-running, no-nonsense second-five who seems to be able to read the game. The new Crotty?