Auckland 2018
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Prattley?
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@muddyriver I guess he's on Super Rugby leave, and apparently is still in the Auckland system. Whilst he's good for depth, I'd like to think we can do better for the match day XXIII.
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@muddyriver BTW, do you rate Lindenmuth? I'd also be interested to hear what the Crusaders though of him.
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@kiwimurph said in Auckland 2018:
There's a few outside backs you can throw in the mix - Rayasi, Ravouvou, Nanai, I guess Trainor.
plus Clarke and Aso
Sione Havili and Lyndon Dunshea in the forwards (am I forgetting about an injury?)
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@kiwimurph Yeah, midfield and outside backs for the squad will probably include:
TJ Fiane
Tanielu Tele'a
Vince Aso* (may be injured)
Tumua Manu
Salesi Rayasi
Caleb Clarke
Melani Nanai
Joe Ravouvou
Jordan Trainor* (may be injured)Also competing for spots:
Otumaka Mausia
AJ Lam
Nikolai Foliaki
Loketi Manu
Hawaii Ahokovi
Jacob Umaga
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@duluth said in Auckland 2018:
@kiwimurph said in Auckland 2018:
There's a few outside backs you can throw in the mix - Rayasi, Ravouvou, Nanai, I guess Trainor.
plus Clarke and Aso
Sione Havili and Lyndon Dunshea in the forwards (am I forgetting about an injury?)
Not sure about Aso. I think I saw a post in instagram (stories) last week with him back in hospital for another surgery. That's if I'm not confusing him with Matt Proctor or another injured Hurricane. It's a pity those insta stories disappear after a while. Can't check it now.
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@stargazer Aso's last surgery post on Instagram was on 29 May.
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BTW, this was the last injury update from the Blues (12 July):
Otere Black (knee – season), George Moala (chest – season), Matt Johnson (surgery – season), Jimmy Tupou (knee – season), Josh Goodhue (concussion), Patrick Tuipulotu (shoulder – season), Glenn Preston (groin, season), Scott Scrafton (knee – season), Sonny Bill Williams (shoulder), Dalton Papalii (hamstring), Terrence Hepetema (back strain), Mike Tamoaieta (knee), Leni Apisai (hamstring), Jordan Trainor (hand), Lyndon Dunshea (shoulder), Matiaha Martin (shoulder), James Parsons (neck).
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@tim Apparently Tele'a got called in by the Blues when he got back from France and aggravated his knee injury. He was held back by ARFU from playing the last couple of rounds of the club season to ensure the knee was 100%
Word is he will get a run against BOP on Friday.
Also hearing Sione Havili has been loaned out? -
I don't get loaning out Havili, he's the perfect bench guy for us this season as he can play all 3 backrow positions. With Gibson and Papali'i being injury prone, it'd make even more sense to keep him around.
I hope we don't keep the ancient Auva'a around instead.
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Super players return for final pre-season hit out
Final pre-season hit out for Auckland on Friday against Bay of Plenty Returning Super Rugby players add firepower...
1 Jarred Adams
2 Lief Schwencke
3 Marco Fepulea’i
4 Jamie Lane
5 Jack Whetton
6 Dalton Papalii
7 Blake Gibson
8 Akira Ioane
9 Jonathan Ruru
10 Harry Plummer
11 Salesi Rayasi
12 TJ Faiane
13 Tanielu Tele’a
14 Melani Nanai
15 Jordan Trainor16 Penisoni Fineanganofo/Rob Abel
17 Ezekiel Lindenmuth
18 Taniela Koroi
19 Evan Olmstead
20 Faatiga Lemalu
21 Ezra Meleisea
22 Taina Fox-Matamua/Hoskins Sotutu
23 Adrian Choat
24 Desma Liaina
25 Daniel Kirkpatrick
26 Nikolai Foliaki
27 AJ Lam
28 Jacob Umaga
