Wellington v Otago

Winger

@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

Canes4life

Julian Savea just proved he isn't a 12. Wellington, stop giving this guy chances, he isn't upto it anymore.

Machpants

They love their Human centipede, the Otago team

The Silver Fern

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