QF - Canterbury v Auckland

[Duluth]

This side is on the NPC site (although they had an obvious mistake at 14 and listed Alex Hodgman )

1 Josh Fusitua
2 Soane Vikena
3 Angus Ta'avao
4 Edward Annandale
5 Josh Beehre
6 Che Clark
7 Blake Gibson
8 Vaiolini Ekuasi
9 Kalani Thomas
10 Zarn Sullivan
11 Salesi Rayasi
12 Bryce Heem
13 Tanielu Tele'a
14 AJ Lam?
15 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

16 Leni Apisai
17 Tito Tuipulotu
18 Marcel Renata
19 Hamish Dalzell
20 Niko Jones
21 Taufa Funaki
22 Corey Evans
23 Xavier Tito-Harris

[Stargazer]

Focused on finishing as Canterbury get set to repay Auckland in Quarter Final — Canterbury Rugby

Drawing on the energy of a passionate home crowd will be key for Canterbury as they look to repel old foes Auckland in Friday night’s NPC Quarter Final.

[Kirwan]

12 and 12 combo gives a hint to the game plan for Auckland.

[Tim]

[Chris]

Joe Moody scratched from the reserves replaced by Tom Heywood.

[Duluth]

@Chris

Weird that he was named on the bench to start with. Was he carrying a niggle or is this the AB’s screwing with the NPC again?

[Chris]

@Duluth
He did have a niggle ,so it could be just that .I hear he is next on the plane if they need a prop.

[KiwiMurph]

Of course it's Tony Johnson

[Stargazer]

@KiwiMurph Just as predictable as Ken Laban commentating the Wellington game tomorrow.

[Duluth]

On field try. Pathetic officiating

[Steven Harris]

Auckland D has been super impressive

[Stargazer]

Burke off early with an injury. Looked serious.

Crotty on.

[Duluth]

Good response

Some nice touches from Tele’a

[KiwiMurph]

@Duluth said in QF - Canterbury v Auckland:

Some nice touches from Tele’a

Then an awful drop

[Steven Harris]

2 Canterbury forward passes missed by Bryant

[ACT Crusader]

Drummond is a massive handbrake on our attack.

[KiwiMurph]

Auckland are being seriously outplayed and are somehow ahead.

[Duluth]

Heem needs to put pressure on Bryant. An obvious not rolling penalty was waved away and a holding penalty a couple mins before

[ACT Crusader]

Orcs defence is holding. We have won so much ruck ball and Drummond seems to make the wrong decision or is too slow

[ACT Crusader]

@Duluth said in QF - Canterbury v Auckland:

Heem needs to put pressure on Bryant. An obvious not rolling penalty was waved away and a holding penalty a couple mins before

That not rolling penalty was so obvious too. Although Auckland got away with one just a few rucks earlier

Not the highest quality game so far from either side.