BOP v Manawatu

Duluth

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1 Josh Bartlett, 2 Kurt Eklund (c), 3 Benet Kumeroa, 4 Naitoa Ah Kuoi, 5 Justin Sangster, 6 Semisi Pa'ea, 7 Joe Johnston, 8 Nikora Broughton, 9 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 10 Kaleb Trask, 11 Cody Vai, 12 Willis Halaholo, 13 Emoni Narawa, 14 Leroy Carter, 15 Cole Forbes

Reserves: 16 Taine Kolose, 17 Aidan Ross, 18 Filipe Vakasiuola, 19 Kalin Felise, 20 Kalin Felise, 21 Jacob Norris, 22 Reon Paul, 23 Fehi Fineanganofo

Duluth

1 George Blake, 2 Raymond Tuputupu, 3 Flyn Yates, 4 JStan van den Hoven, 5 Lachlan Shaw, 6 TK Howden (c), 7 Elyjah Crosswell, 8 Brayden Iose, 9 Jordi Viljoen, 10 Liam O'Connor, 11 Pena Va'a, 12 James Tofa, 13 Hadleigh Parkes, 14 Taniela Filimone, 15 Drew Wild

Reserves: 16 Vernon Bason, 17 Malakai Hala Ngatai, 18 Feleti Sae Ta'ufo'ou, 19 Micaiah Torrance Read, 20 Sitaleki Baker, 21 Luke Campbell, 22 Cullen Gray, 23 Jason Emery

Bovidae

Cullen Gray, a young Northland boy who went to the Brumbies.

Duluth

Just kicked off

Duluth

Bop finding plenty of space. Looking like a big score

12-0 already

Donsteppa

Forbes with one of the worst intercept passes I've seen in a while. 21 - 7 after 24 minutes.

Donsteppa

Bay scoring tries at will. Now 28 - 7.

Duluth

Nice work Sangster

Donsteppa

Trask now gifts 7 points to Manawatu. Boys haven't worked out that it's the only attacking play Manawatu has brought to the table.

Damo

At the game. Manawatu defence is decidedly average. They always seem too be miscommunicating and in the wrong place.

Bovidae

Viljoen has made some great tackles on the edges. Pity the rest of the team isn't following his example.

TJ doesn't do his homework (re: Joe Johnston). He's played for BOP before Waikato.

I agree with Boss about those ruck penalties. It was obvious in real-time that Sangster took a long reach. You make your own luck though.

Dan54

@Damo Looks that way on tv too mate. Manawatu look like they forgot to introduce themselves to each other. Feel for that kid at 10 he certainly looking out of hid depth.

antipodean

21 missed tackles in one half alone speaks volumes about the mentality within the squad.

barky1

One of the worst obstruction calls I've e seen

antipodean

Reon Paul in front of the kicker followed by clear forward pass by Narawa. Lucky for Manawatu there was a knock on. When you defend like they have been, no calls are going to go your way.

Damo

Defence from Manawatu is worse in the second half. More half-assed.

Machpants

That's pretty bad, proudly the worst I've seen at NPC level for a while

Donsteppa

Lands 68 - 14 with Trask unable to make it ten from ten. Bay even set up the 14 points for Manawatu....

Damo

@Donsteppa said in BOP v Manawatu:

Lands 68 - 14 with Trask unable to make it ten from ten. Bay even set up the 14 points for Manawatu....

12 try assists to nil.

Bovidae

Kolose is probably the young hooker next in line for the Chiefs squad. He's part of the Dev team and has the size for SR.

Embarrassing for Manawatū. They produce so much young talent (check out recent Hurricanes U20 squads) but that doesn't convert to the NPC side.

The Silver Fern

BOP v Manawatu