NZ U19s
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Just watched the game. Firstly, that ground was like a time warp back to the 1970s. I did see a Chiefs jersey in the crowd.
This is exactly the type of game that NZ needed. An opposition that has been together for months, were confrontational up front, and tested the weaknesses of NZ age-group teams (i.e., defending lineout drives).
I also found the main SA commentator annoying and obviously we were watching a different match at times. NZ won quite a few of the Leopards lineout throws but the Leopards dominated that set piece?
@Stargazer I'm not sure why Robinson was at LH when he is a TH prop. Lauaki was getting popped all the time. Hurley had a shocker from fullback while Toby Taylor lost the ball twice just short of the goal line.
I expect we'll see the best XV against the Lions now that every player has had at least one start.
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I think they've got some of the positions wrong in this team (5 and 6, 14 and 15). Or a very Hammett selection.
1 Toby Taylor (Bay of Plenty)
2 Jack Taylor (Southland)
3 Siale Lauaki (Wellington)
4 Tahlor Cahill (Canterbury) ©
5 Will Stodart (Otago)
6 Rory Woods (Northland)
7 Cooper Flanders (Hawke’s Bay)
8 Semisi Ta’eiloa (Otago)
9 Jordi Viljoen (Manawatū)
10 Ajay Faleafaga (Otago)
11 Epeli Waqaicece (Manawatū)
12 Leo Gordon (Auckland)
13 Essendon Tuitupou (Auckland)
14 Cody Nordstrom (Waikato)
15 Isaac Hutchinson (Canterbury)16 Taine Kolose (Bay of Plenty)
17 Gabe Robinson (Waikato)
18 Keran van Staden (Counties Manukau)
19 Fiti Sa (Canterbury)
20 Andrew Smith (Waikato)
21 Riley Williams (Auckland)
22 Byron Smith (Auckland)
23 Nic Shearer (Canterbury)
24 Hunter Morrison (Manawatū)
25 Ale Aho (Auckland)
26 Sam Hainsworth-Fa’aofo (Auckland)https://www.allblacks.com/news/new-zealand-under-19-named-for-final-game/
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@Stargazer That's why I didn't specify the KO time.
I'll watch later in the morning.
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Lions Juniors Invitational that will be on duty against the New Zealand U19 Team at Emirates Airline Park.
14:30
Free
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Haha, the commentator saying that the video of the game will help the South Africans prepare for the U20 RWC next year. Not sure who our U20 coach is (is that Hammett, too?), but this team is far from the finished product; also, there are some big names missing from the NZ team.
