Southland v Auckland
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<p>Auckland named.</p>
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<p>So Visinia got injured first game back (and Nanai is injured too).</p>
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<p>Anyone have any idea how long foodbill Blake Gibson is out for?</p>
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<p>Will be most interested in how Rieko goes at 13. </p>
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<p style="color:rgb(67,67,67);font-family:Roboto, Roboto;"><strong>Auckland team to face Southland</strong><br>
1. Ofa Tu’ungafasi (Grammar TEC)<br>
2. Greg Pleasants-Tate (Ponsonby)<br>
3. Charlie Faumuina (Papatoetoe)<br>
4. Scott Scrafton (Grammar TEC)<br>
5. Patrick Tuipulotu (Ponsonby)<br>
6. Joe Edwards (Pakuranga)<br>
7. Akira Ioane (Ponsonby)<br>
8. Steven Luatua (University)<br>
9. Leon Fukofuka (Marist)<br>
10. Simon Hickey (Grammar TEC)<br>
11. Pryor Collier (Ponsonby)<br>
12. Vince Aso (Ponsonby)<br>
13. Rieko Ioane (Ponsonby)<br>
14. Joe Ravouvou (College Rifles)<br>
15. Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald (University)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(67,67,67);font-family:Roboto, Roboto;">16. Kurt Eklund (University)<br>
17. Tom McHugh (Grammar TEC)<br>
18. Marcel Renata (University)<br>
19. Michael Fatialofa (Ponsonby)<br>
20. Taleni Seu (Grammar TEC)<br>
21. Jono Hickey (Grammar TEC)<br>
22. Latiume Fosita (Papatoetoe)<br>
23. Pasqualle Dunn (College Rifles) <em>*debut</em></p>
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<p>It's going to be a very good Auckland side V Lima Sopoaga.</p>
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<p>It'll be interesting to see how our back 3 go as we are beginning to scrape the barrell a bit. Suprised Fosita didn't manage to get a start in there somewhere.</p>
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<p>Rieko Ioane coming back makes the backline look a bit bigger. Without him we would have a backline that would make a case for one of the shortest backlines ever led by everyone's favourite midget Simon Hickey.</p> -
<p>Auckland 9-6 at halftime. Southland defending well so far and coming away with points whenever they get in Auckland's half.</p>
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<p>beautiful pass form Lima to Reiko to give Auckland thier 1st try</p>
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<p>RC time?</p>
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<p>nope, TMO recommended penalty only.</p>
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<p>Lucky, needed at least a YC</p> -
<p>Southland lose a man to a YC for a very cynical play after a Reiko break.</p>
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<p>messy scrum by Auckland there....end up with a fair penalty although I thought it should be for a different offence (not releasing the tackled man as opposed to playing on the ground)</p>
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<p>Lima gone for a 10 minute rest after repeated infringements.</p>
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<p>haha, Auckland almost butcher another try with a dodgy call on a forward pass, this time with a 2 man advantage.</p>
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<p>23-9</p> -
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<p>Lima gone for a 10 minute rest after repeated infringements.</p>
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<p>What was the infringement? Looked like he was on his feet before the ruck formed and the Auckland player didn't release</p> -
<p>I missed it, but Marshall said he woulda been ok on the old rules, but then that is Marshall who thought the first YC looked like the guy was trapped </p>
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<p>Auckland gotta be spitting at that, conceding a try under the posts to a 13 man Southland.</p>
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<p>haha Jimmy Cowan</p>
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<p>shitty slow 8-9 move by Auckland there as Hickey (9) is bundled into the corner</p>
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Good on Jimmy Cowan for letting Akira know what's up. Bout time.<br><br>
And no surprise Akira isn't man enough to follow through on all his chest-thumping.</p></blockquote>
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<p>What a frustrating game against a negative disruptive Southland team.</p>
