Auckland Rugby 2019
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@Tim big win for Waitemata today..I think we will see some much tighter contests once they sort out the top 8.
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@Steven-Harris Yeah, that's gotta be a big upset. Good win for Suburbs too.
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Parents quit rugby club after Dillan Halaholo inclusion:-
Furious parents have taken their children out of an Auckland rugby club which has welcomed back a former professional player whose career appeared in tatters after being convicted of performing indecent acts in front of young kids.Dillan Halaholo has twice been convicted of doing an indecent act in public; in both 2016 and 2017.
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@Daffy-Jaffy very much so given that he was convicted..needed to follow a completely different path to get back into society..around a club environment ,probably no the place.
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@Steven-Harris especially as his crimes were targeted at children.
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I see that Sione Havili captained College Rifles on the weekend.
I also saw that Leon Fukofuka was captain of Kagifa Samoa in the Rapid Rugby comp. The team also includes Auckland prop, Taniela Koroi, and
a few other former Auckland club players.Kagifa Samoa is coached by Counties coach, Daryl Suasua, and their home ground is Pukekohe Stadium. I think there's a good chance Fukofuka plays NPC this year, if not for us, then probably Counties.
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Alex Hodgman playing for Auckland this year.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12234114
Does that mean Prattley is not coming back?
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@Dice I would guess not re:Prattley. With Hodgman, Lindenmuth, Jarrod Adams and young Robb Cobb coming through we are well covered at loosehead.
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@Dice Unless they use one of those guys at Tighthead to back up Renata and Marco Fepulea'i ( who is currently playing in the U.S. but is returning for Auckland as i understand.) I havn't heard if Taniela Koroi is returning.
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@Daffy-Jaffy Yeah, that's what I was thinking with this signing.
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@Daffy-Jaffy If they used one of the looseheads as tighthead cover, it'd probably be Adams. He's been playing tighthead this year for Suburbs with Lindenmuth at loosehead.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Auckland Rugby 2019:
I havn't heard if Taniela Koroi is returning.
What's all the high rating of this guy based on? He was pretty much a bench prop when he played down here for Wellington. He hasn't been named in the Fiji World Cup Training Squad.
Fiji Rugby Coach John Mckee Selects Toulon Wingers
Tuisova and Nakosi played for Toulon in this year’s Top 14 competition in France. ...
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@Higgins I don't think anyone was 'rating' him at all. I only mentioned him in discussion about who the props might be for this season because he was in the squad last season. He played a couple of games early last season and went OK, until he was injured out of the comp, but we have plenty of depth this season so he may not be picked this year. He has been playing in that Perth based rapid rugby competition so may not even return to Auckland? Also rating him on his performances for Wellington 5 years ago may not be so relevent to today. He is alot more experienced now including some seasons in europe.
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I see the Suburbs club Premiers defaulted their first round Portola trophy match against East Tamaki today. Does anyone know why? I wonder if it is some kind of fallout from the Dillan Halaholo parent revolt drama.
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@Daffy-Jaffy probably in protest at the decision to drop them down to the Portola Trophy, replaced by Papatoetoe. They didn't meet the criteria of having to field 4 senior sides I think so lost their place in the top 8 Alan McEvoy round.
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