Auckland v Waikato
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Looked to be a drop off from your starting props to the reserves on Sunday, neither looked like they'd be capable of more than 20 mins either.
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@taniwharugby One of the bench props from the Northland game is not in this 23. The other bench prop Adams started on debut in week 1 vs Counties and was up and down. Got subbed after 50 minutes.
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@kiwimurph Koroi the tighthead reserve last week limped off injured. I think
inexperience and combinations are what is causing inconsistencies in the scrum at the moment. This reserve front row started the counties game and did well around the field i thought. They struggled at scrum at times in that game but we must remember that the props are 21 and 23 year old rookies who have never played together before. Also all 3 hookers are new to the team (Rob Able never even played preseason so played for the first time for this team last week). I hope time with each other and experienced scrum coach Mike Casey will see improvement soon. -
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@kiwimurph Along with early in the campaign they also have 8 days after this till their next game
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@daffy-jaffy said in Auckland v Waikato:
@kiwimurph Along with early in the campaign they also have 8 days after this till their next game
Yup. 8 days until the Ta$man game, and then after that we have 9 days until the game against Canterbury.
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The other factor is Auckland left a lot of their bench until quite late last weekend so they should be pretty fresh so I wonder if they will go to the bench earlier.
Regarding the scrum, it definitely looks more stable this year. Some decent signs.
Waikato will be up for this one given how theyve started and that they won at Eden Park last year.
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Waikato take on Auckland at Eden Park in Auckland on Thursday night, kick-off is at 7.35pm.
Toby Smith (Hamilton Old Boys)
Mike Mayhew (Hautapu)
Joshua Iosefa-Scott (Melville)
Tim Bond (University)
Laghlan McWhannell (Hautapu)
Adam Burn (Hamilton Old Boys)
Jahrome Brown (Melville)
Jordan Manihera (Hamilton Old Boys)
Jack Stratton (University)
Fletcher Smith (University)
Sevu Reece (Hamilton Old Boys)
Dwayne Sweeney – Captain (Morrinsville Sports)
Bailyn Sullivan (Hamilton Marist)
Mosese Dawai (Otorohanga)*
Tyler Campbell (University)Samisoni Taukei’aho (Fraser Tech)
Ayden Johnstone (Hautapu)
Sosaia Fale (Hamilton Old Boys)
James Tucker (Hamilton Marist)
Jono Armstrong (Hautapu)
Kylem O’Donnell (Melville)
Matty Lansdown (Fraser Tech)
Quinn Tupaea (Hamilton Old Boys)*=Waikato debut
Waikato Team Named to Take on Auckland
Waikato has named their side to face Auckland at Eden Park, in the Battle of the Bombay s this Thursday night in week 3 ...
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@stargazer said in Auckland v Waikato:
That was great team try for Auckland. Chip kick from Manu, finished by Trainor. Plummer misses the conversion.
Auckland leads 5 - 0.
and one miss and Waikato are in. 7-5
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@booboo said in Auckland v Waikato:
Glancing at this occasionally.
When I do Nanae looks sharp, Akira looks a beast.
Entertaining but more skill errors than I'm used to from Super.
Yep. Still suprisingly physical - I"m enjoying it.
Was thinking of wandering down to the Pork to see it, but family commitments ...
