Tasman v Southland

[Stargazer]

Ta$man players will wear special jerseys this weekend to celebrate 100 Years of Golden Bay-Motueka rugby: brown and white hoops.

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Tasman Mako players David Havili, Quin Strange and Ethan Blackadder tell what the Golden Bay-Motueka jersey means to them.🏉🤎🤍🦈 #FinzUp

[Higgins]

@Stargazer How dare they, surely a breach of copyright with those black and white hooped jerseys. That better not be an omen that they will purchase the entire HBRFU assets lock stock and barrel.

[Duluth]

1 Joseph Walsh, 2 Sabastian Siataga, 3 Christopher Apoua, 4 Craig Smith, 5 Raymond Tatafu, 6 Charles Alaimalo, 7 Tony Lamborn, 8 Arese Poliko, 9 Liam Howley, 10 Gregory Dyer, 11 Kieran Lee, 12 Raymond Nu’u, 13 Isaac Te Tamaki, 14 Tevita Latu, 15 Rory van Vugt

Reserves: Greg Pleasants-Tate, Niko Manaena, Viliami Tosi, Glenn Preston, Jacob Coghlan, Scott Eade, Jaye Thompson

[Bovidae]

Kieran Lee. Another of the HBHS players has ended up down south. Last I heard he was playing for Thames Valley, but with no Heartland competition...

[Stargazer]

[Bovidae]

IIRC Segner was on the bench in an earlier game but I don't remember him getting on the field. Has he made his debut for Ta$man yet?

[Bovidae]

Josh Moorby has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a broken thumb.

The same article says that the no.8 Arese Poliko is only 19 and is making his debut.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae

[Chris B.]

Several interesting selections in that team.

After watching our forwards get outmuscled by Harbour and Auckland, we clearly need some additional muscle from 4 to 8 - as well as needing more height in the lineout.

My choice would have been to drop Renton, who just doesn't appear to bring enough physicality - and replace him with Fox-Matamua or Isaiah Miller.

They've gone halfway with this, bringing in F-M and Renton's been shifted to 6, but Norris (who has been a valuable lineout target) has disappeared - injured, rested or dropped?

Very interested to see how Segner goes!

Ross should bring some lineout height - but, we also need him to bring physicality. If he can't, then we badly need Shalfoon or Hicks to get fit and bring some fire, because Ainley and Cirikadaveta are a pretty short locking combo and, frankly, aren't going to do it in the big games. I'm also vaguely hopeful that Quinten Strange might come back for the end of season.

Good to see Isaac Salmon is fit again. Isi Tuúngafasi getting a rest on the bench. And probably a good change - Sam Moli coming in for Quentin MacDonald. Last year Sam had plenty of problems with his lineout throwing, but he provided lots of enthusiasm and muscle in the rest of his game. Mainly the opposite to what QM has provided this year IMO.

[Yeetyaah]

Man those Ta$man jerseys are nice.

[Dice]

Ta$man have had all the possession and territory, but are only up 7 - 3 at halftime.

[taniwharugby]

lucky they didnt score off that, massive forward pass

[ARHS]

Don't forward passes count?

[taniwharugby]

@ARHS which one?

Saw 3 in the past couple of minutes where the pass back inside has been forward

[ARHS]

Ones that get let go and create tries

[taniwharugby]

@ARHS yeah I was more pointing there had been several starting with the pass that lead to that big run

[Yeetyaah]

Kinda wanna buy one of those Ta$man jerseys even thought I'm in no way, shape or form a Ta$man fan. They just look super nice.

[Dice]

Some hungus guys in this game.

[ARHS]

Not convinced by tmo call there. Oh well not cut and dried

[ARHS]

Faingaanuku looking very good