2019 Māori All Blacks

Tim

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

Love afternoon rugby, but maybe due to club finals?

Tim

.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

@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?

Stargazer

@MrDenmore He's been good, but that's a bit premature haha

Steven Harris

@Stargazer Thomson doing my head in

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