Hawkes Bay v Counties Manukau
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<p>Magpies team to play Counties:</p>
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<p>1. Ricky Riccitelli</p>
<p>2. Ash Dixon (c)</p>
<p>3. Ben May</p>
<p>4. Geoff Cridge</p>
<p>5. Mark Abbott</p>
<p>6. Trent Boswell-Wakefield</p>
<p>7. Ben Hamelink</p>
<p>8. Fa'alemiga Selesele</p>
<p>9. Brad Weber</p>
<p>10. Ihaia West</p>
<p>11. Mason Emerson</p>
<p>12. Billy Ropiha</p>
<p>13. Jonah Lowe</p>
<p>14. Robbie Fruean</p>
<p>15. Ryan Tongia</p>
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<p>Reserves:</p>
<p>16. Jorian Tangaere 17. Jason Long 18. Tolu Fahamokioa 19. Ross Filipo 20. Hugh Renton 21. Ellery Wilson 22. Tiaan Falcon 23. Matt Garland</p>
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<p>Hope this new line-up with Fruean at 14 and Tongia at 15 will work better. Lewis Marshall is paying for his mistakes (missing a tackle - leading to a try - and tackling Tongia in the process, is one example from last game).</p>
<p>Good to see TBW back; not too sure about Hamelink getting a start, although Lamborn doesn't seem to do too well at 7 (under the new rules).</p> -
<p>Marshall is unavailable due to concussion, and Lamborn unavailable due to illness.</p>
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<p>Marshall is unavailable due to concussion, and Lamborn unavailable due to illness.</p>
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<p>Thanks for clearing that up.</p>
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<p>Another concussion. I wonder why so many players our out with concussion these days. Are they only now taking concussion seriously, or are the numbers really increasing? If it's the latter, why?</p> -
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<p>Thanks for clearing that up.</p>
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<p>Another concussion. I wonder why so many players our out with concussion these days. Are they only now taking concussion seriously, <strong>or are the numbers really increasing? If it's the latter, why?</strong></p>
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<p>More head knocks, I would say</p> -
<p>McNicol and Chase are both still out due to concussion.</p>
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<p>Boswell-Wakefield is back from the shoulder injury he sustained in the final pre-season match v North Harbour.</p> -
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<p> Lewis Marshall is paying for his mistakes (missing a tackle - leading to a try - and tackling Tongia in the process, is one example from last game).</p>
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<p>If missing a tackle leading to a try was the reason then Mr. Phillpot would be struggling to name a 15 such were the numbers that would be excluded after the Taranaki match. Hopefully things will improve in the tackling stakes, it could hardly get any worse.</p> -
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<p>If missing a tackle leading to a try was the reason then Mr. Phillpot would be struggling to name a 15 such were the numbers that would be excluded after the Taranaki match. Hopefully things will improve in the tackling stakes, it could hardly get any worse.</p>
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<p>Didn't note the "is one example" in my comment? But you're right that defence has been a huge issue for a lot of players. I wonder whether/how much the new rules (or inability to adapt to these rules & the refs interpretation of them) has really played a role.</p>
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<p>I hope they've watched Otago play, because they seem to have found a good way of playing under these rules.</p> -
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<p>What an average start.</p>
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<p>Can't say I've seen anything of note from this Samoan 7s player at 8.</p>
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<p>Give <span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Mikaele Tu'u a chance I say</span></p> -
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<p>What an average start.</p>
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<p>Can't say I've seen anything of note from this Samoan 7s player at 8.</p>
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<p>Agreed on both counts (Mike Coman might not have been so bad after all!!!!) but somehow the Bay manage to score a try wide out on the right to Robbie Fruean and its nicely converted by West HB 10 - 10 Counties after twenty minutes</p> -
<p>That should never have been a try to Counties, foot on the line by Counties at the start of that movement</p>
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<p>HB tackling is pathetic</p>
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<p>If the tactic by the coach is to kick it away and we can't tackle, how do they expect to win</p>
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<p>That should never have been a try to Counties, foot on the line by Counties at the start of that movement</p>
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<p>Yeah we seem to suffer at the hands of touch judges and TMOs in Napier</p>
