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[Stargazer]

Taranaki

1 Jared Proffit
2 Donald Maka
3 Reuben O’Neill
4 Jarrad Hoeata
5 Jesse Parete
6 Mitchell Crosswell (CC)
7 Lachlan Boshier
8 Pit Sowakula
9 Logan Crowley
10 Daniel Waite
11 Manasa Mataele
12 Teihorangi Walden (CC)
13 Seta Tamanivalu
14 Regan Ware
15 Beaudein Waka

Reserves:
16 Scott Mellow
17 Chris Gawler
18 Kyle Stewart
19 Leighton Price
20 Tom Florence
21 Xavier Roe
22 Brayton Northcott-Hill
23 Toa Halafihi

Players unavailable for selection: Mitchell Graham (leg), Fin Hoeata (shoulder), Mitchell Brown (knee), Stephen Perofeta (shoulder), Sean Wainui (shoulder) and Marty McKenzie (hip).

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@kev said in v Taranaki:

@j77 I can see that he was in our under 19 side in 2016. So he is a Northland boy that has come through the grades.

A quick google search tells me he's also been in the Blues U18 squad (and the Rarawa U14s ).

[J77]

@stargazer said in v Taranaki:

@kev said in v Taranaki:

@j77 I can see that he was in our under 19 side in 2016. So he is a Northland boy that has come through the grades.

A quick google search tells me he's also been in the Blues U18 squad (and the Rarawa U14s ).

No disrespect to the young fella, but I can see Olsen doing 80 minutes tomorrow. I would have thought Ross Wright might be used as a hooker option in Moulds’ absence.

Either way it’ll be good for Matthews to be in the environment, as he could well be one for the future.

[Steven Harris]

@j77 Campbell Mathews played for Hikuangi this year,originally from the far north,he is very promising hooker,a bit of a surprise he has been selected over Ben Tou from Waipu or Micheal Lea who are both in the Dev squad hookers..big call from the coaches,but he was in the HP squad from earlier in the year...just wish we had some promising players coming through in other positions.

[taniwharugby]

pretty windy up here today, warm, the odd light shower passing through, but the wind will make it interesting.

[kev]

1st exit mistake. Not good enough.

[J77]

How slow was Matty Wright on that chase..

Naki up 7-0.

[kev]

@kev Poor combination results in a giveaway try. Man than hurts. No one running defence.

[J77]

Ffs use exit plays! Got a wind at our backs and we run it..

[kev]

@j77 frustrating

[J77]

@kev brainless errors the order of the day again. Reoccurring story.

[kev]

@kev talk about wasting chances with the ball.

[kev]

@kev poor execution on attack and we give the ball straight back.

[taniwharugby]

Not being smart. String wind at your back...use it

[J77]

And another bombed.. take freaking points when they’re on offer. We ha e potential to take this match, just need to stop the cabbage shit. Tua doesn’t look like he has confidence..

[kev]

@kev but great scrum

[J77]

Like to see Hyland used more on these set piece moves..

[J77]

On ya big Red! 10-10

[kev]

@j77 now we have scored we kick straight away on restart...please

[J77]

@kev we’ll take the scrum on halfway instead! 👍