Auckland vs Counties

Duluth

You could say the same about both Tu'ungafasi brothers. Auckland must be lacking in propping depth if they are both deemed of sufficient quality to be awarded contracts.

2016 All Black Ofa is not good enough to have an NPC contract?

Dumbest post of the year?

akan004

@Higgins said in Auckland vs Counties:

You could say the same about both Tu'ungafasi brothers. Auckland must be lacking in propping depth if they are both deemed of sufficient quality to be awarded contracts.

What does that say about the All Blacks?

mimic

Ofa is great at everything, except for scrums..

Higgins

The last post says it all. He is picked as a prop and props are supposed to be able to do just that come scrum time. Ofa Tu'ungafasi has been shown to be short of the mark in that important aspect.

Duluth

The All Blacks select props who aren't good enough for an npc contract... yup dumbest post of the year

Tim

@Duluth said in Auckland vs Counties:

The All Blacks select props who aren't good enough for an npc contract... yup dumbest post of the year

LOL

mikedogz

Steelers team to face Auckland:

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  Sean Bagshaw
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  Gafatasi Su’a
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  Kalolo Tuiloma
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  Viliame Rarasea
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  Jimmy Tupou ©
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  Matt Vaai
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  Jordan Taufua
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  Sootala Fa’aso’o
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  Augustine Pulu ©
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Piers Francis
Sherwin Stowers
Cardiff Vaega
Sam Vaka
Sione Fifita
Luteru Laulala
Sione Aenga’aelangi
Sean Paranihi
Sione Faletau
Matiaha Martin
Onosa’i Auva’a
Jonathan Taumateine
Joe Reynolds
Sione Molia

Stargazer

Just posted by Auckland Rugby on Twitter:

George Moala has been pulled from the match today, his injury is still niggly. Rieko Ioane will start at 13, Liam Steel debuts on the wing

African Monkey

Another debutant to start out wide for us this season. I'm assuming Ravouvou will now come on to the bench.

KiwiMurph

Typical Auckland looking rubbish. This coach...

African Monkey

We look disorganised and disinterested. Counties should be out of sight.....

Tim

Did Gibson go off due to injury?

African Monkey

yup shoulder. seriously what a rabble we are.

African Monkey

Would have gone for touch there.

KiwiMurph

Yep. Fatialofa looked seriously injured too.

African Monkey

Oh ffs I give up on this mob

KiwiMurph

This Auckland team is seriously mud. Well done Counties - deserved winners.

Hooroo

How can Auckland be so poo? I think Taranaki will pump Waikato next and that will show really how bad Auckland are.

It just doesn't make sense

KiwiMurph

@Hooroo Simple. Coaching. And also lacking firepower in the backs this season - Hickey and the back 3 are tiny.

African Monkey

Fucken useless what the fuck was Jono Hickey doing on that last try. Pack of fucken plodders shit coach shit attitudes can't believe how far backwards we have gone this year. Augustine Pulu had a fucken field day out there and our forwards played like they didn't want to get dirty for the first 60 mins, Gibson injured yet again, Vince Aso playing like he's more interested in making a highlights reel and Fukofuka seriously lacks direction with his play although it's hard when the forwards go backwards most of the time. Don't know who's worse out of him and Jono Hickey.

I seriously would be shocked if we win another game this year our players are disinterested and our coach is one of our worst ever.

The Silver Fern

Auckland vs Counties