Southland v Hawke's Bay

[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.

[African Monkey]

Hahaha Marshall claiming that Glenn Preston had replaced Mikaele-Tu'u.

[Nepia]

FFS, the Magpies are straight up awful. 2020 really isn't my year.

[African Monkey]

42 year old Jason Rutledge is on.

[antipodean]

HB will be ruing missed opportunities. Good to see some wet weather rugby again.