QF - North Harbour v Auckland
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Previous playoff results:
Year Match Result 1993 Semi Final Auckland won 43-20 1994 Final Auckland won 16-22 1995 Semi Final Auckland won 60-26 1999 Semi Final Auckland won 38-30 2005 Semi Final Auckland won 38-24 So no playoff wins for Harbour yet. Also this is only the second time they've hosted a playoff match between the two sides
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@KiwiMurph commentators thought he had a good game on Saturday...
There is no way he is the best 8 available from the Auckland comp!
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@Nogusta said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:
@Tim Hickey 10, Plummer 12
, Lam 13, RTS 14I thought that combo has been a bit disjointed to close out games.
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@Nogusta said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:
I believe Patty T will be back for this one and Akira will replace Choat who is injured.
Patrick should squeeze Vest out of the 23. So that's a big upgrade
The likely trio will be 7 Gibson, 8 Pugh, 6 Ioane. I presume Ekuasi would be the best bench option?
I would like to see Ioane at 8 with Peita starting and Pugh out of the 23. The AB's have subbed Ioane on at 8 twice in the RC so there's an outside chance they want him to have more practise at the back of the scrum. It won't happen though.
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@Duluth said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:
That's a large pack
Auckland are running out of outside backs.
Happy they went for the Evans/Lam midfield, they were combining well in the first month of the competition
Hope it rains and we can rely on the scrum again.
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@Duluth said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:
Unavailable: Salesi Rayasi, Bryce Heem, Adrian Choat, Hamdahn Tuipulotu, Niko Jones, Zarn Sullivan, Tanielu Tele’a, Jamie Lane.
That’s quite the outside backs casualty ward!