Taranaki v Counties

[Duluth]

15 Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
14 Vereniki Tikoisolomone
13 Josh Setu
12 Meihana Grindlay
11 Kini Naholo
10 Josh Jacomb
9 Adam Lennox

1 Jared Proffit
2 Ricky Riccitelli
3 Reuben O'Neill
4 Fiti Sa
5 Tom Franklin
6 Scott Jury
7 Michael Loft
8 Kaylum Boshier

16 Bradley Slater
17 Mitch O'Neill
18 Michael Bent
19 Jackson Morgan
20 Hemopo Cunningham
21 Leone Nawai
22 Ethan Reti
23 Obey Samate

[Dan54]

Got to say, I like that Naki team. All the good uns seem to be starting.

[Bovidae]

@Dan54 No Rona. Lord is training with the ABs.

[Dan54]

@Bovidae said in Taranaki v Counties:

@Dan54 No Rona. Lord is training with the ABs.

Yep, forgot about Rona , and knew Lord was with ABs anyway, I quite keen to see how Sa goes at lock.
I obviously slightly upset that Crowley not at 9, nothing wrong with Lennox,(bloody handy 9), but you know Naki teams always look better with the Crowley name in it.

I will add ,I am just so stoked NPC starting this week, so pretty pleased with almost any team taking field if truth known!

[Duluth]

[Mr Fish]

@Duluth said in Taranaki v Counties:

No ENS.

[Gunner]

@Duluth said in Taranaki v Counties:

15 Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
14 Vereniki Tikoisolomone
13 Josh Setu
12 Meihana Grindlay
11 Kini Naholo
10 Josh Jacomb
9 Adam Lennox

1 Jared Proffit
2 Ricky Riccitelli
3 Reuben O'Neill
4 Fiti Sa
5 Tom Franklin
6 Scott Jury
7 Michael Loft
8 Kaylum Boshier

16 Bradley Slater
17 Mitch O'Neill
18 Michael Bent
19 Jackson Morgan
20 Hemopo Cunningham
21 Leone Nawai
22 Ethan Reti
23 Obey Samate

This is New Zealand, in future can you list the team in the PROPER FUCKING ORDER?

Please and thank you 😉

[Duluth]

@Gunner Blame the official NPC site

[Dan54]

Anyway, why is today good? Got out of bed and it opening day of NPC!!
My favoirite comp.

Oh and C'MON THE Naki!!!!!!!!

[Duluth]

Taranaki v Counties 2014-2023

As expected lots of Taranaki wins. Average score in that decade was only 26-22 though

[Duluth]

Counties have started well

[Duluth]

Great try Taranaki. First thing they’ve done really. Nahalo still had a bit to do, Malimali didn’t put it much of an effort to tackle

Taranaki 7-3 after 12

[bayimports]

It appears the game plan is simple. Give it to Kini

To be fair to Taranaki,, its working, think I counted about 5 missed tackles not including others falling over themselves trying to get close. Almost gave me Rupeni vibes

14-3 Naki

[Duluth]

Ha, well done Jacomb

Charges down a clearing kick, catches the deflection on the full and runs 20m to score

[Duluth]

19-3 at HT

[Landers92]

@Duluth said in Taranaki v Counties:

Ha, well done Jacomb

Charges down a clearing kick, catches the deflection on the full and runs 20m to score

Has complete control of the game. Carrying on last seasons NPC form. One heck of a young player

[Canes4life]

@bayimports Kini is getting better every year. He was awesome for the Canes before his form dropped away towards the end of the season.

[Machpants]

Counties totally dominant then forget the held up rule, just poor there

[Machpants]

Apparetnly it take a hundred penalties in a row to get a yellow

[Machpants]

And Hoskins scores 31-15 but unlikely to come back with only 10 left