Southland v Hawke's Bay

[Duluth]

Josh Moorby, Rory van Vugt, Isaac Te Tamaki, Jaye Thompson, Amanaki Nicole, Scott Eade, Logan Crowley, Tony Lamborn (c), Matt James, Charles Alaimalo, Mike McKee, Manaaki-Selby-Rickit, Siate Tokolahi, Greg Pleasants-Tate, Ethan de Groot.

Reserves: Jason Rutledge, Joe Walsh, Chris Apoua, Ray Tatafu, Glenn Preston, Raniera Takarangi, Greg Dyer, Ray Nu’u

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[mikey07]

The Bay hasn’t signed there most influential player Sheridan Rangihuna 😂

[Crucial]

@mikey07 said in Southland v Hawkes Bay Preview:

The Bay hasn’t signed there most influential player Sheridan Rangihuna 😂

From WEllington.

We all know that HB are above poaching (according to @Nepia )

[mikey07]

@Crucial I figured since he’s a playing rugby in Hawkes Bay they might aswell sign him up

[Nepia]

@Crucial said in Southland v Hawkes Bay Preview:

@mikey07 said in Southland v Hawkes Bay Preview:

The Bay hasn’t signed there most influential player Sheridan Rangihuna 😂

From WEllington.

We all know that HB are above poaching (according to @Nepia )

I’ve never denied that we poach, in fact I’m usually complaining about our useless poaches. Obviously we’re not at Ta$man/Canterbury levels.

[Nepia]

@mikey07 said in Southland v Hawkes Bay Preview:

The Bay hasn’t signed there most influential player Sheridan Rangihuna 😂

We actually have 3 decent homegrown options to choose from.

[Number 10]

HAWKE'S BAY

1 Pouri Rakete-Stones
2 Ash Dixon
3 Joe Apikotoa
4 Geoff Cridge
5 Tom Parsons
6 Marino Mikaele-Tu'u
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Devan Flanders
9 Folau Fakatava
10 Lincoln McClutchie
11 Mason Emerson
12 Ollie Sapsford
13 Stacey Ili
14 Jonah Lowe
15 Kurt Baker

16 Kianu Kereru-Symes
17 Jason Long
18 Joel Hintz
19 Bryn Evans
20 Solomone Funaki
21 Brad Weber
22 Caleb Makene
23 Lolagi Visinia

[shark]

That's a fascinating HB side. Bryn Evans is back!? Caleb Makene now on board, and Kurt Baker. Weber off the bench. A decent looking tight 5, which unfortunately for Southland negates what might have been their only area of strength.

[Nepia]

@shark said in Southland v Hawkes Bay Preview:

That's a fascinating HB side. Bryn Evans is back!? Caleb Makene now on board, and Kurt Baker. Weber off the bench. A decent looking tight 5, which unfortunately for Southland negates what might have been their only area of strength.

Makene returned home last year and played most of last years NPC.

Evans just happened to return home and they contracted him, which is good for the locking depth.

[Canes4life]

@Number-10 Are Walker-Leawere, Farrell and Toala injured?

[shark]

I thought Makene went to CM after leaving Canterbury?

[Nepia]

@shark said in Southland v Hawkes Bay Preview:

I thought Makene went to CM after leaving Canterbury?

I don't think so, he got loaned to Ta$man at one stage but don't think he's ever played for Counties, @Crucial might be able to confirm.

[Stargazer]

@Crucial said in Southland v Hawkes Bay Preview:

Any team or squad lists around for HB? Their website has bits and pieces about signings but no obvious squad list

The full squad list is in the Magpies 2020 thread, here: https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/post/486544

[Stargazer]

@shark said in Southland v Hawkes Bay Preview:

I thought Makene went to CM after leaving Canterbury?

No, he was loaned for one season to Ta$man and rest Canterbury. He went straight to Hawke's Bay after, never to CM. That was last year.

[Stargazer]

@Canes4life said in Southland v Hawkes Bay Preview:

@Number-10 Are Walker-Leawere, Farrell and Toala injured?

I assume IWL is injured. He didn't play the last few games for the Canes, and wasn't in the line-up for last week's preseason game either. Toala got injured in the club rugby final (back injury?).

Toala's injury might be serious enough. We have have to backs as injury replacement in the squad. Anzelo Tuitavuki and Bas Visinia. The first is a wing/centre and the second a midfielder. One is an injury replacement for Sam McNicol and the other wasn't named, but I can't think of another back who's injured at the moment.

Farrell is not in the squad, although he played club rugby. I understand it's his own choice not to play Mitre 10 Cup, but not sure.

[shark]

My bad. I had his movements confused with Luteru Laulala who was in the Canterbury set up at the same time and may have left at the same time also.

[Nepia]

@shark said in Southland v Hawkes Bay Preview:

My bad. I had his movements confused with Luteru Laulala who was in the Canterbury set up at the same time and may have left at the same time also.

Hello Grant Nisbett.

[shark]

@Nepia I also choose to never utter the name of the former Horowhenua, Auckland and Blues 10-cum-fullback of whom we do not speak.

[frazzerbazzer]

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[Bones]

Interesting to see Flanders at 8 and MMT blindside. Would have thought other way around.