Waikato 2022
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@ARHS said in Waikato 2022:
Cheers. Don't see Waikato club rugby any more so struggled to identify a few backs.
I've only been to 2 club games all year but luckily most of the younger players were playing in those games. I am more familiar with them from 1st XV and U20s.
Smiler was one of two in headgear as you say but unsure of the other one now.
I'm not sure who the other player with headgear was. Was he the other winger? I was on the opposite side of the field to the Waikato subs so didn't have a good view of them.
Who was reserve 9 and the bearded reserve prop? Dickinson??
Not Rhys Dickinson for the reserve halfback as he is starting for Tech tomorrow (against Roe). The bearded prop was a Reuben O'Neill look-a-like but couldn't be him. BTW, the Waikato scrum looked strong.
Did not expect to see Messam or Marshall but hoped to see DMac and Lansdown.
DMac to play next weekend in Te Kuiti? I was told that Lansdown has retired. No sighting of Simon Parker either.
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@Mr-Fish said in Waikato 2022:
Reuben O'Neill wasn't named in the Taranaki squad for the season but presume he's injured anyway?
Yeah, I think he is out for the year after missing the entire SR season.
Waikato's squad is due to be named next Wednesday evening.
Good to know. Filipo and co will get to look at more players next Sat.
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The squad has been announced.
https://www.mooloo.co.nz/newsarticle/118004?newsCarouselId=680598
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@ARHS said in Waikato 2022:
Remarkably similar to last year. Only surprise for me at first glance is Leuia (MP next year?) rather than Cody Nordstrom.
35 of the 38 players. I am disappointed the likes of Tongia are included again, as there was the opportunity to promote a local player. I can sort of understand Leuia if he is being looked at in the midfield to provide some experience. Hopefully the young players get to train with the main squad.
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I'm no clearer on who will start in some key positions than I was before watching today's Chiefs Centurions Cup games.
In the first game Taha Kemara was the 1st 5 (replaced late in the game by D'Angelo Leuila), Quinnlan Tupou at 2nd 5 and Sullivan at centre.
Coombes-Fabling was at fullback in this game, Dawai and Sinkinson on the wings.In the second game Tupaea Cook-Savage played 1st 5, Austin Anderson at 2nd 5, and Latrell Smiler-Ah Kiong was at fullback. The rest of the backline was mainly U20 players like Nordstrom and Reweti. Leuila came on at 2nd 5 against Taranaki.
At lock, there was no McWhannell or Thompson, although both were doing some fitness work behind where I was. So Burr started with Zinzan Hansen in the 1st game and Tucker with Andrew Smith (I think) in the second game. So again, U20 players. Marshall was the only one of the squad hookers to play (against Taranaki).