Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final
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Beautiful day in Auckland. Bodes well for some good rugby.
A big worry for me in this game is Wellington's line speed. It really caught us off guard last time around. Hopefully we have an answer for it.
Won't be surprised if half the bench players don't get on the field today if it's close, which isn't ideal because we just came off storm week and we've been given another short turnaround on top of that for this game.
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@dice I think the wind played a massive part in the last game as well as we didn't know how to deal with it.
Seu will obviously see some gametime and I think Sotutu will get some time. I like Sotutu as he has a high workrate and likes the contact similar to Olmstad. Renata can also go 80 and must surely get a gig in Super Rugby next year somewhere.
I really hope whoever wins tonight wins the whole thing. It would be devastating if Canterbury went on to win another title. Nothing against them, I just wish someone else won a title haha.
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@african-monkey Yeah, wind was definitely a factor in that last game. Don't think we'll throw that many passes to the ground again.
Good to have Seu back, hopefully he hits the ground running despite the long layoff.
Who does Sotutu come on for? That'll be an interesting call to me.
Renata almost went 80 against Wellington last time around. He definitely deserves a Super contract. He hasn't had a bad scrum game this season, and he's been close to the best prop around the park in the comp.
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Good read.
Breakdown dominance lays platform for Auckland
Auckland is winning the crucial breakdown tussle and that has gone a long way towards a 9-1 record in the Mitre 10 Cup.
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@nepia said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
Lazy Akira scores a try.
I'd say it as Nah Nigh (but I'm hopeless at phonetics).
I think it's supposed to be Na-na-ee isn't it?
Auckland 8 looks worthy of a look at a super contract. How's his season been?
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@bones said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
@nepia said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
Lazy Akira scores a try.
I'd say it as Nah Nigh (but I'm hopeless at phonetics).
I think it's supposed to be Na-na-ee isn't it?
Auckland 8 looks worthy of a look at a super contract. How's his season been?
In Maori when there is an 'ai' together it becomes more of a Nigh - like how you say Kai. I'm not sure about Samoan - maybe one of the Samoan's here can give us the correct pronunciation.
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@snowy said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
@bones said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
Auckland 8 looks worthy of a look at a super contract. How's his season been?
Certainly worth a look for higher honours.
So not the blues?
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@nepia said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
@bones said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
@nepia said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
Lazy Akira scores a try.
I'd say it as Nah Nigh (but I'm hopeless at phonetics).
I think it's supposed to be Na-na-ee isn't it?
Auckland 8 looks worthy of a look at a super contract. How's his season been?
In Maori when there is an 'ai' together it becomes more of a Nigh - like how you say Kai. I'm not sure about Samoan - maybe one of the Samoan's here can give us the correct pronunciation.
The pakeha in me would usually just say nan-eye. I remember being told and hearing that vowels should be pronounced separately (which might be why they're often written with apostrophes) but could be wrong.
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One on one missed tackles a concern but other than that we're going well. Wellington still very much in this though.
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@bones said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
@nepia said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
@bones said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
@nepia said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
Lazy Akira scores a try.
I'd say it as Nah Nigh (but I'm hopeless at phonetics).
I think it's supposed to be Na-na-ee isn't it?
Auckland 8 looks worthy of a look at a super contract. How's his season been?
In Maori when there is an 'ai' together it becomes more of a Nigh - like how you say Kai. I'm not sure about Samoan - maybe one of the Samoan's here can give us the correct pronunciation.
The pakeha in me would usually just say nan-eye. I remember being told and hearing that vowels should be pronounced separately (which might be why they're often written with apostrophes) but could be wrong.
I don't think Nanai has any apostrophes (which I think are glottal stops?) - but yeah, we'll have to wait on the Samoan posters to correct us.
Pronunciation can sometimes be funny. When I want to have a bit of fun with my Mum I ask her to pronounce Moemoeā. Although TBF, she can't even pronounce my father's original Maori last name.
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@kirwan said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
Akira has been huge. No better eight off the back of a scrum in the world.
14th best loose forward in the country mate
