Counties Manukau v Hawke's Bay

[Nepia]

At least we get one match out of Weber before they take him away to sit in a hotel watching the Ginga dither around on TV.

[Duluth]

Hohepa found plenty of space there

[Stargazer]

If I heard it correctly:

Toni Pulu out (injury during warm-up), Joshua Gray starting at 11.

Blake Makiri onto the bench.

[Mattasaurus]

Not sure if it is the hairdo .. but Sotutu looks like he has go bigger since super rugby ( or maybe NPC is smaller)

[Steven Harris]

Gee the cleanout on Hintz looked suspect

[Stockcar86]

@Steven-Harris said in Counties Manukau v Hawke's Bay:

Gee the cleanout on Hintz looked suspect

yeah like a bullet, off feet

[antipodean]

How the fuk does a ref determine that ball went backwards? Clear knockon at the maul.

[Higgins]

@antipodean

[Stargazer]

We're really missing MMT in this game.

[Higgins]

@Stargazer The balance of the loose trio is all wrong with him missing. Am extremely disappointed in the continual overlooking of Liam Udy-Johns for some unknown they have got wearing the number 7 jersey tonight.

[taniwharugby]

what a dumb kick by CM

[Stargazer]

The CM player should have been penalised, for first grabbing Smith's left leg (off the ball), and then his other leg as well, dropping him on the ground.

[Stargazer]

@Higgins Yeah, Kaifa is good player, but he isn't a 6 and reasonably small (unlike Ardie, he can't deceive anyone with his hair). Smith is small, too, and is quite limited.

Only Flanders has height in that backrow and obviously the best of that trio.

[Stargazer]

Devery and McClutchie have been really good in the first half. Our line-out maul isn't really working. Hopefully Thompson can get it rolling. IWL will add some weight, too.

[Steven Harris]

ETS for all his X Factor is poor under the high ball

[Stockcar86]

Hintz continuing his incredible scrum improvement from last year

[Stargazer]

@Stockcar86 Our scrum is so dominant; why is the ref so slow to award a penalty?

[Stockcar86]

Lets hope our starting props can do 60-70 minutes

[Stargazer]

Please, bring on Tyrone!

[Stockcar86]

No arms in that tackle?