Wellington v Otago

[Bovidae]

@Kiwiwomble said in Wellington v Otago:

7-Nel…not really thought of him as a 7

He's very good over the ball, and not that big for a no.8, so I think he will go well.

[Duluth]

@Canes4life said in Wellington v Otago:

strange that the instagram team announcement has Billy Proctor at 13 and PUJ at 12 with Vince Aso out altgother, whereas the team above suggests Billy Proctor is out of the 23 and Aso is starting.

One of them must be injured

The one above is from a newshub story. It might be wrong

[Winger]

@Canes4life said in Wellington v Otago:

@Duluth strange that the instagram team announcement has Billy Proctor at 13 and PUJ at 12 with Vince Aso out altgother, whereas the team above suggests Billy Proctor is out of the 23 and Aso is starting.

One of them must be injured.

From the Lions website. Coaches don't see Savea as a midfield option

https://www.wellingtonlions.co.nz/news/news-single/post/lions-team-named-for-clash-with-otago/

9 Kemara Hauiti-Parapara
10 Jackson Garden-Bachop
11 Julian Savea
12 Peter Umaga-Jensen
13 Billy Proctor
14 Wes Goosen
15 Trent Renata

[KiwiMurph]

@Winger Savea shifted to midfield last weekend during the game.

[Winger]

@KiwiMurph said in Wellington v Otago:

@Winger Savea shifted to midfield last weekend during the game.

I know. But Savea said he wanted to play in the midfield. With Aso out this would have been the ideal game to give him a full run there. say at center with Proctor left at FB. With Pepesana Patafilo on the wing

[Bovidae]

@Winger said in Wellington v Otago:

@KiwiMurph said in Wellington v Otago:

@Winger Savea shifted to midfield last weekend during the game.

I know. But Savea said he wanted to play in the midfield. With Aso out this would have been the ideal game to give him a full run there. say at center with Proctor left at FB. With Pepesana Patafilo on the wing

Crowley said that they wanted to play Proctor at centre in the expectation Wellington loses PUJ to the ABs.

[Canes4life]

@Winger yeah especially considering Renata is a bit meh.

[Canes4life]

@Bovidae I suppose if he's trained there all week it makes sense to leave him there. PUJ goes well at 12 anyway.

[mikey07]

Im surprised the ABs let PUJ play normally they cotton wool the injury cover.

[Duluth]

Good work by PUJ and Goosen in the build up to that try

[Machpants]

Fidow looking a beast

[Machpants]

Oh and the welly nine is so slow, really poor passing

[Yeetyaah]

Jules is so far past it.

[Machpants]

Josh Ioane also looking a class above, young plum not bad either, debut I think?

[Canes4life]

@Yeetyaah how many times has he dropped it?

[Canes4life]

@Machpants starting debut I think, he's come off the bench a couple of times this season.

[Chris B.]

@Yeetyaah said in Wellington v Otago:

Jules is so far past it.

But, but, but...he's an ex-All Black .

Surely, he's playing like it's still 2014!

[taniwharugby]

haha WTF Savea!

[Steven Harris]

Savea gets hit by a sniper ..🤦‍♂️

[Machpants]

@Steven-Harris said in Wellington v Otago:

Savea gets hit by a sniper ..🤦‍♂️

And just let's a try in