Southland v Hawke's Bay

[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.

[Nepia]

@Bones said in Southland v Hawkes Bay:

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

Yeah me too.

[Number 10]

@Canes4life said in Southland v Hawkes Bay Preview:

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

As @Stargazer has posted - yes, no, yes.

The HB Today this morning has Isaia Walker-Leawere on the subs bench but notes he is carrying a hamstring strain. The HB Today has a 6pm contributions deadline.

The team I posted was taken from the HBRU facebook post this morning with Bryn Evans (not Walker-Leawere) on the bench.

So it seems yesterday afternoon Walker-Leawere was on the bench, but this morning Bryn Evans is on the bench.

Tim Farrell, although played most of the club season, including the semi-final, was not available for higher honours.

[Steven Harris]

@Billsy111 ,should not forget ,it was it was only in the last 20 that the Magpies took control against the Stags last year ,and for a good part of the game were one of the best scrummaging teams the Bay came up against ,to me the Stags look 30-40% stronger than they did last year..I would not underestimate them at home..Bay to win a tight one

[Number 10]

@Number-10 said in Southland v Hawkes Bay:

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 Isaia Walker-Leawere
20 Solomone Funaki
21 Brad Weber
22 Caleb Makene
23 Lolagi Visinia

The Hawke's Bay RU Facebook page now has Isaia Walker-Leawere at 19 not Bryn Evans ......

[Number 10]

[Stargazer]

@Number-10 I guess they replaced their picture on Facebook, but forgot the one on instagram?

[Number 10]

@Stargazer dead right!

[Higgins]

The only reason I can think of for Danny Toala being left out is that he has somehow and miraculously become pregnant. A physical impossibility, but there is no way he should be missing when compared to the two midfield players named.

[African Monkey]

Ash Dixon scores from a rolling maul. McClutchie hits the post. Southland 6-5 after 21 mins.

[African Monkey]

Ash Dixon in again from a rolling maul with McClutchie missing the kick again. Hawke's Bay 10-6 up at half time. Southland probably had more of the play in the 1st half but couldn't come away with a try for all their endeavour. Hawke's Bays set piece working well in tough conditions.

[antipodean]

Weber's on the field 60secs and gets charged down from a ruck clearance. Southland lead 16 - 10.

[African Monkey]

Pleasants-Tate score his 2nd for the day. All 4 tries scored from the hookers today. Southland lead 16-10 after 51 mins.