The Bay v Hawkes

[bayimports]

good bench, have a feeling its Joe Tupe's last game for the Bay too

[Number 10]

As expected, some first-choice players rested and some on the bench.

MAGPIES

15 Kurt Baker
14 Lolagi Visinia
13 Stacey Ili
12 Neria Fomai
11 Jonah Lowe
10 Caleb Makene
9 Folau Fakatava
8 Devan Flanders
7 Gareth Evans
6 Marino Mikaele-Tu'u
5 Bryn Evans
4 Isaia Walker-Leawere
3 Namatahi Waa
2 Ash Dixon
1 Pouri Rakete-Stones

16 Kianu Kereu-Symes
17 Sona Taumalolo
18 Joel Hintz
19 Tom Parsons
20 Solomone Funaki
21 Connor McLeod
22 Lincoln McClutchie
23 Danny Toala

[Dice]

@Number-10 Why is Toala rested? He hasn't played many minutes.

[ARHS]

@Number-10 who? Parsons and McClutchie? Looks closer to top lineup than I was expecting in managing Shield planning

[Number 10]

Regular starters Joe Apikotoa, Geoff Cridge, Brendon O'Connor and regular sub Jason Long not in the 23.

Regular starters Tom Parsons and Lincoln McClutchie on the bench, and you can add Danny Toala to those two as well

[ARHS]

@Number-10 OK thanks. Gareth and Bryn Evans not bad subs to have. Should be a cracker game

[Duluth]

Visinia with the first try. Hawkes made that a lot harder than it should’ve been

[Duluth]

Poor effort from the 13 to let Trask go

[Steven Harris]

tackling is optional Today ..

[Donsteppa]

A very silly yellow card from Jordan Lay costs us on the scoreboard

[Duluth]

Did Dixon get that??

[Donsteppa]

The Steamers are having a nice afternoon stroll in the sun at this stage...

[Duluth]

Nope. Great run though

[Steven Harris]

Bugger..Hawkes Bay should have kept going direct ..

[Donsteppa]

Nice - as easy a length of the field intercept as Narawa will ever get 😊

[Donsteppa]

The Magpies have brought all the energy, but thankfully we're somehow still in this. Our back three are low energy off the ball.

[ARHS]

Strong crosswind is having a big impact. I thought Webber has been bop best with great chasing and involvement. Am hoping bop uses crosswind to better advantage this half. Visinia looks threatening for hb and their big forwards making lots of metres. Hot day too so fitness may tell

[KiwiPie]

We're lucky so far today. Have to be better to take this game .....

[Steven Harris]

How dumb was that from Visinia if he had let the ball roll into the in goal , it’s back to halfway for a scrum ..🤦‍♂️

[Steven Harris]

Hawkes Bay could regret all these chances ..credit to the steamers D