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Stargazer

The Counties fullback just scored a very good try. Whoever plays in jersey no. 25 missed the conversion.

BOP 19 - 26 Counties Manukau

Bovidae

Someone scored for Waikato. 14-5.

Bovidae

A few Waikato changes too - left winger, fullback and TH prop.

Crucial

The Counties fullback just scored a very good try. Whoever plays in jersey no. 25 missed the conversion.

BOP 19 - 26 Counties Manukau

Horrible jersey clash

Bovidae

Fletcher Smith is on now.

Waikato with some scrum dominance now.

Stargazer

Tavatavanawai has scored for Ta$man. It's 19 - 17 to Canterbury with 1 minute to go.

Bovidae

Te Whare is the winger replacement. O'Donnell also on.

Dickinson at halfback. No idea of his background.

Crucial

BOP level the scores

Crucial

BOP just got a penalty on their 22 and kicked it out about 1m further up field

OleOleOle

@Bovidae origianlly from Matamata...i think, now with Fraser Tech

Bovidae

No sign of Sullivan yet with all the subs.

Stargazer

Counties have scored again and take back the lead: 26 - 33 CM

Crucial

CMs turn to score from short range (some awful upright running made it harder than needed)

33-26

Stargazer

Those white circles on the Taranaki shorts are weird. Like an enlarged white butthole.

Crucial

Some weak BOP defence lets in an easy one from the scrum to the line running fullback.

40-26

Stargazer

Try Cole Forbes.

BOP 33 - 40 CM

Two minutes to go.

Bovidae

Both Waikato and Taranaki are making plenty of handling errors while on attack. Typical preseason game.

Stargazer

@Bovidae Yes, looking very messy. Cobwebs.

Crucial

Try Cole Forbes.

BOP 33 - 40 CM

Two minutes to go.

Final score

Bovidae

A sneaky Waikato try from a Smith kick.

A sideline conv for 21-5 lead.

The Silver Fern