Waikato vs North Harbour

[Bovidae]

The Waikato team has been named. Finally Landsdown gets a start.

[Stargazer]

North Harbour:
1Chris Eves, 2.James Parsons (co-captain), 3.Mike Tamoaieta, 4.Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, 5.Jarrad Hoeata, 6.Glenn Preston, 7.Murphy Taramai, 8.Kuki Moala-Liava'a,
9 Bryn Hall, 10.Bryn Gatland, 11.Tevita Li, 12.Shaun Treeby, 13.Matt Vaega, 14.Shaun Stevenson, 15.Matt Duffie (co-captain).

Reserves:
16 Steven Misa, 17.Adrian Smith, 18.Karl Tu'inukuafe, 19.Brandon Nansen, 20.Connor Collett, 21.Chris Smylie, 22.Dan Hilton-Jones, 23.Ben Volavola.

[Tim]

Should be a good clash at 8 today. Might be playing for a contract with the Blues.

[Stargazer]

I noticed that Sky showed a Waikato team line-up with Antonio Mikaele Tu'u on the bench. I assume that was instead of Tavuyara? Is this Antonio's Waikato debut or has he played for them before?

Will be interesting to see how Marino's twin goes.

[Stargazer]

Ouch, that injury to Treeby looked painful.

[Stargazer]

Ref got that wrong.

[Stargazer]

Manihera taken out in the air (landing awkwardly), after a high tackle on another player, and only a penalty to Waikato? Harbour lucky not to lose someone to the bin.

[Stargazer]

Reece, what a tool. Diving on a player on the ground, shoulder first, after the Waikato try has been scored and then doesn't want to listen to the ref explaining why he gets yellow. Dumb.

[Stargazer]

McDermott has now totally lost it. Tucker to the bin and Waikato playing with 13 players.

[Stargazer]

Try Duffie; looked great, but tainted by that yellow that shouldn't have been a yellow. 11-10 Waikato.

[Higgins]

An Waikato lucky it is not a third player in the bin after that no arms shoulder charge by their number 10 trying to stop that Matt Duffy diving try

[Stargazer]

Reece back on.

[Stargazer]

Geez, doesn't Harbour have a better kicker? He missed two important kicks and that may cost Harbour the game.

[Tim]

Now that was a scrum.

[Higgins]

Wow, three easy kicks missed that should have won the game for either side, two by Volavola and one by Reece

[Higgins]

And another chance for Volavola to win it for Nth Harbour from 40 odd metres out on the five metre line after the hooter

[hydro11]

That kick could have saved Auckland.

[Higgins]

And it's there after the touchies take an eternity to raise their flags Waikato 11 - 13 North Harbour

[Stargazer]

Good kick, and Harbour win. Disappointing for Waikato that - over the full 80 minutes - probably deserved it more. Reece hopefully regrets his stupidity now. Without his yellow, Duffie might not have scored that try.

[taniwharugby]

that was very dumb by the Waikato guy on that tackle, probably should be cited too.