2019 under 20's
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I’ve said it before but no. 4-10 are the weakest I’ve seen for us at this level. Need Vaai and Fanders to play but nothing outside that.
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0-17 no good now, multiple chances for NZ but no firepower at all!!
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Absolutely disgraceful how poor we were. Being held to 0 and never even looking like scoring. Would be the worst age grade backline I’ve seen ever from NZ! If Super players don’t get released we might struggle to win a game.
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@98blueandgold Move Gregory to 12?
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Still disappointed after watching that. Many players have played there way out of the sqaud but I'm not sure where they can go. Cant see Clarke or Nanai-Seturo being released.
Only others who may come in are McClutchie for some game management at 10 and Darry to help Vaai at lock.
Cant see a 9 or 7 to help us anywhere.1 Ollie Norris (Waikato)
2 Kianu Kereru Symes – captain (Hawke’s Bay)
3 Kaliopasi Uluilakepa (Manawatu)
4 Sam Darry
5 Tupou Vaa’i
6 Simon Parker
7 ????????
8 Devan Flanders (Hawke’s Bay)
9 ?????? But Probably Funaki
10 Lincoln McClutchie or Trask
11 Faingaanuku
12 Billy Proctor
13 Caleb Clarke
14 Nanai-seturo
15 Danny Toala (Hawke’s Bay)
Reserves:
16 Robb Cobb
17 George Dyer (Waikato)
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19 Tamaiti Williams (Canterbury)
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21 Cullen Grace (Canterbury)
22 Kaylum Boshier (Taranaki)
23 Scott Gregory
24 Simon Parker (Waikato)
25 Taufa Funaki (Auckland)
26 Rivez Reihana (Waikato)
27 Quinn Tupaea (Waikato)
28 Lalomilo Lalomilo (Bay of Plenty) -
@Tim was he not the worst player out there?
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@Yeahtheboys I didn't see the game.
I thought he was a midfielder, not a wing.
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@Chris-B I can understand Wellington not having reps in the starting XV. The last few years, Hawke's Bay school teams have been kicking Wellington schools' asses in the Hurricanes competition. By the way, Billy Proctor wasn't released by the Hurricanes. The large number of Canterbury and Bay of Plenty players can probably be explained by the U19s tournament last year, which BoP won and Canterbury were runners-up.
Another thing I've noticed is that a few of the boys that were selected for the NZ Schools teams from Auckland schools the last few years, are now listed as coming from other provinces. Examples: Rivez Reihana (St Kent's - now Waikato), Chay Fihaki (Sacred Heart - Canterbury), Isaiah Punivai (St Kent's - Canterbury) etc. These players have returned to their home provinces. Auckland schools' poaching doesn't help Auckland rugby being represented in NZ U20s, it seems.
Haven't watched the game yet, so not commenting on the game, except for THAT IS A SHIT RESULT!!
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@Stargazer That's why I'm glad the Auckland schools took a stand against St Kents and to a lesser extent Kings as we weren't even seeing a lot of these kids come through the Auckland system. Hopefully more kids stay with their schools now instead of just coming up to Auckland to play rugby before returning to their provinces.
