NZ Maori v Moana Pasifika

[nostrildamus]

@Nepia said in NZ Maori v Moana Pasifika:

I'll be in bumfuck wine country

Not a palate I am familiar with. Doesn't sound like it ages particularly well. However Cessnock did have a WWII cavalry regiment so you might find a mount that agrees with you.

[Bones]

@nostrildamus sounds like far too much fun for @Nepia

[trodthesod]

They look two evenly matched teams,and much emotion to be expected from both camps.Hope the game is a fitting finale to 2020.Will be played on the best turf in NZ so no excuses!Pick the Moana Pasifica by not much.

[Machpants]

@trodthesod I think it'll be better than puma Oz, or the 8 nations farce, I mean final.

[Number 10]

Apparently Matt Skipwith-Garland has come onto the bench. Anyone else aware of this?

[ARHS]

Not Fletcher Smith?

[Stargazer]

@Number-10 Instead of whom? Not Lowe, I hope?

[Stargazer]

Ah bugger, Skipwith-Garland has come in to replace Jonah Lowe. Not a bad injury, please!

Updated squads:

Māori All Blacks:
1.Pouri Rakete-Stones, 2.Ash Dixon (captain), 3.Josh Hohneck, 4.Isaia Walker-Leawere, 5.Manaaki Selby-Rickit, 6.Whetukamokamo Douglas, 7.Billy Harmon, 8.Liam Messam, 9.Bryn Hall, 10.Otere Black, 11.Sean Wainui, 12.Quinn Tupaea, 13.Billy Proctor, 14.Shaun Stevenson, 15.Kaleb Trask.

Substitutes: 16.Kurt Eklund, 17.Ross Wright, 18.Tamaiti Williams, 19.Ethan Roots, 20.Mitchell Karpik, 21.Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 22.Rameka Poihipi, 23.Mathew Skipwith-Garland

Moana Pasifika:
1.Daniel Lienert-Brown, 2.Leni Apisai, 3.Michael Alaalatoa (captain), 4.Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, 5.Naitoa Ah Kuoi, 6.Peseta Marino Mikaele-Tu'u, 7.Alamanda Motuga, 8.Pita-Gus Sowakula, 9.Folau Fakatava, 10.Josh Ioane, 11.Salesi Rayasi, 12.Vince Aso, 13.Fetuli Paea, 14.Leicester Fainga'anuku, 15.Stephen Perofeta.

Subsitutes:
16.Samisoni Taukie'aho, 17.Jordan Lay, 18.Sione Mafileo, 19.Samipeni Finau, 20.Tavake Manu, 21.Dwayne Polataivao, 22.Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 23.Taimalelagi Etene Nanai-Seturo.

https://www.allblacks.com/news/sky-preview-maori-all-blacks-v-moana-pasifika

[Bovidae]

If you take any notice of TAB odds, the Maori are now stronger favourites.

[ARHS]

@Bovidae That is what sparked me to post asking what ferners thought. Maybe a stronger coaching group will win through. But I did not see NZ Maori as strong favourites. Happy to be proven wrong

[mikedogz]

[Stargazer]

[frazzerbazzer]

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[Bovidae]

I'm not sure Skipwith-Garland has the speed to play on the wing so this isn't the best option as a replacement. Wainui could move to centre.

[Dice]

Piri doesn't look like he's been working out much since the end of Match Fit.

[Yeetyaah]

Man I'm bloody excited to be at the game. Can't really pick a side tbh.

[Yeetyaah]

Taleni Seu is sitting the aisle across from me.

[Stargazer]

I think I just saw Ben May on the field? He's not in the squad, so just helping them with the warm-up? Injury cover?

[voodoo]

How good was that ?

[Stargazer]

Nice. Combined Samoan, Tongan and Fiji "haka".