Auckland v Waikato

[Bovidae]

DMac is listed as having one DG, as is Trent Renata and Stephen Donald.

[ARHS]

Great game Xavier Roe. Did not expect that result.

[Steven Harris]

@Bovidae that was some win given the injuries Waikato have, great to see Simon Parker playing well , hes defenitely one i would love to see back up in Northland , i understand his partner has finished her studies down in the Waikato
Hes one of the bigger body number 8s around.

[Bovidae]

@Steven-Harris Yes, Waikato need to back that performance up now.

[pakman]

Probably wrong thread, but any news on Akira's ankle?

[Bovidae]

@pakman said in Auckland v Waikato:

Probably wrong thread, but any news on Akira's ankle?

No idea on the seriousness of the injury but he was using crutches when they showed him at the end of this game.

[WillieTheWaiter]

@Bovidae said in Auckland v Waikato:

When I least expect a win Waikato puts in a performance like that. Funny to see Wrampling come onto the left wing so early in the 2nd half.

just needed a reject to come back into the side extremely angry and fired up combined with a massive pre match rark up from the coach then you've got an entire team fired up for a big performance

not exactly something you can bottle up and use on a weekly basis though..

[Bovidae]

@WillieTheWaiter Do you know where Waikato is on the injury front? It's not like WR HQ is forthcoming with updates.

[ARHS]

I have stopped going to NPC matches, as I am disgusted with the lack of buildup information to get me interested, and regularly gutted by the extra-weak teams fielded. Does nobody at WRU give a stuff for fans anymore? Do I presume they are the provincial union which has prioritised grassroots over High Performance now? I have heard nothing one way or the other.

[WillieTheWaiter]

@Bovidae said in Auckland v Waikato:

@WillieTheWaiter Do you know where Waikato is on the injury front? It's not like WR HQ is forthcoming with updates.

from what i've been told been struggling a bit to put a side together.. have been searching hte country for guys to pull in as all the u20's are injured too

[Bovidae]

Yeah, there is one U20 outside back that I expected to be promoted with all of the injuries but he must be injured too. I assume they are happy to keep Waisake Salabiau playing for the U19s.