North Harbour vs Wellington
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https://www.wrfu.co.nz/news/post/wellington-lions-named-to-face-north-harbour/News/detail/
15 Billy Proctor (Marist St Pats)
14 Wes Goosen (Old Boys University)
13 Vince Aso (Paremata-Plimmerton)
12 Peter Umaga-Jensen (Wainuiomata)
11 Pepesana Patafilo (Tawa)
10 Jackson Garden-Bachop (Northern United)
9 Kemara Hauiti-Parapara (Tawa)
8 Vaea Fifita (Wellington)
7 Du'Plessis Kirifi (Northern United) (c)
6 Mateaki Kafatolu (Petone)
5 James Blackwell (Petone)
4 Josh Furno (Western Suburbs)
3 Alex Fidow (Oriental Rongotai)
2 Asafo Aumua (Avalon)
1 Xavier Numia (Oriental-Rongotai)16 James O'Reilly (Hutt Old Boys Marist)
17 Sitiveni Paongo (Tawa)
18 Kaliopasi Uluilakepa (Petone)
19 Naitoa Ah Kuoi (Marist St Pats)
20 Teariki Ben Nicholas (Old Boys University)
21 Campbell Woodmass (Northern United)
22 Trent Renata (Oriental-Rongotai)
23 Thomas Umaga-Jensen (Wainuiomata) -
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1 Karl Tuinukuafe, 2 Luteru Tolai, 3 Sione Mafileo, 4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, 5 Jacob Pierce, 6 Ethan Roots, 7 Dillon Hunt, 8 Murphy Taramai, 9 Bryn Hall, 10 Matt McGahan, 11 Mark Telea, 12 Harrison Groundwater, 13 Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 14 Matt Duffie, 15 Shaun Stevenson
Reserves: 16 David Meki, 17 Luatangi Li, 18 Jimmy Roots, 19 Ben Nee-Nee , 20 Lotu Inisi, 21 Lewis Gjaltema, 22 Fine Inisi, 23 Osea Qamasea
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Fifita has shown in 13 minutes that he isn't an 8. Why isn't Ben Nicholas starting, he has been brilliant all year. Typical Wellington decision making - brainless.
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@Canes4life Just as I explained in a post a couple of matches ago!
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WTF is with our handling. Absolute garbage rugby. Wake up!
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@Canes4life said in Battle of the Bays: Bay of Plenty v Hawke's Bay:
@Stargazer This game is highlighting how good HB really are.
Looks like the boot might just be on the other foot!
Nth Harbour 27 - 03 Wellington after about 25 minutes
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The physical contest that Northland presented last Saturday has obviously taken its toll on Wellington..🤫
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Wellington have obviously turned up expecting to win. They well and truely deserve this hiding.
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@Stargazer Is this Wellington’s bad at the office..?, if they don’t lift ,this could be embarrassing..
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@Canes4life Wellington looks very disorganised.
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@Canes4life said in North Harbour vs Wellington:
Fifita has shown in 13 minutes that he isn't an 8. Why isn't Ben Nicholas starting, he has been brilliant all year. Typical Wellington decision making - brainless.
I'm not sure what he was up to early doors but he's had a great last five minutes. I like the concept of Fifita at 8.
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Wellington paying $10 on the TAB..they have so much firepower, you would not put it past the !ions to come storming back
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Wellington just need to calm the f%#k down. It's helta skelta every time they get the ball.
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@shark said in North Harbour vs Wellington:
@Canes4life said in North Harbour vs Wellington:
Fifita has shown in 13 minutes that he isn't an 8. Why isn't Ben Nicholas starting, he has been brilliant all year. Typical Wellington decision making - brainless.
I'm not sure what he was up to early doors but he's had a great last five minutes. I like the concept of Fifita at 8.
As I previously described before the match against Auckland he has the greatest difficulty in clearing up the loose ball when his scrum is backpedaling under pressure (something that is known to happen to the Wellington scrum a number of times per match) and that was graphically illustrated tonight. That skill is an essential part of a No. 8s skill set, something Fifita does not possess to any degree that would inspire you with confidence in him.
