Counties v Tasman

[Duluth]

1 Ryan Coxon, 2 Quinten Macdonald, 3 Quinn Harrison Jones, 4 Quinten Strange (c), 5 Antonio Shalfoon, 6 Fletcher Anderson, 7 Braden Stewart, 8 Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta, 9 Louie Chapman, 10 William Havili, 11 Kyren Taumoefoau, 12 Will Butler, 13 Levi Aumua, 14 Timoci Tavatavanawai, 15 Macca Springer

Reserves: 16 Samiuela Moli, 17 Monu Moli, 18 Sione Mafi, 19 Hunter Leppien, 20 Viliami Napa'a, 21 Mason Lund, 22 Campbell Parata, 23 Jack Gray

[Duluth]

Just kicked off

[Chris B.]

Fabulous read of the cross-kick by Timoci!

Interested to see Kyren Taumoefoau.

A few missing from the Ta$man ranks - Matenga, Hicks, Christie - Sione Havili.

[Duluth]

Hands on the ground in that turnover

Counties hanging in there. Only a 4 point gap

[Duluth]

I assume Sotutu is injured? Anyone know what it is?

[Chris B.]

Ta$man doing most of the attacking - but, Counties are defending very well and making us play too much rugby - then the inevitable mistake comes.

10-3 at halftime. For the amount of attack Ta$man has done, we should have more points.

Need to find some new attacking ideas for the second half.

[Chris B.]

Willi Havili has improved a great deal in the past 18 months.

[Chris B.]

Early second half try from a lineout drive.

17-3

[Chris B.]

Penalties killing Counties.

Their captain goes to the bin and Ta$man score again from a lineout drive.

24-3

[Duluth]

..and thats the end of the contest

[Chris B.]

Nice line by Springer off a short pass from Willi and Big Levi runs it in.

31-3

[Bovidae]

So clearly NPC is Aumua's level.

[Chris B.]

Counties tiring and Ta$man finding space late.

Taumoefoau beats his man with a Campo goose step to put Springer away.

43-3 and the rain now pouring.

[Chris B.]

Jack Gray slice through and passes to Taumoefoau to score the last.

Looked like Gray could have scored that himself.

48-3 final score.

Much better second half from Ta$man - though probably related to Counties' intensity falling away.

[Duluth]

[Chris B.]

That first try by Tavatavanawai is worth a look.

Probably a 14 point swing if he misses!