Taranaki v Auckland

[nakosi]

Is it raining or both team nervous , seeing that small scoreline?

[African Monkey]

@nakosi Both sides muscling up on defence.

For all of Papali'i's good stuff, He really needs to learn to play to the ref's interpretations. He tends to play to what he thinks is right instead of what the ref sees as right.

[nzzp]

That is some good defence right there, well done Auckland

[Bovidae]

Naholo looks SLOW

[Steven Harris]

Renata matching Waisake for pace..lol

[African Monkey]

@Bovidae The run of a man who can't be arsed anymore haha.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae I've had the impression all season that Naholo isn't giving it 100% anymore. It wasn't much different during Super Rugby. Maybe he's already mentally switched off, ready to move to England.

[nzzp]

@Bovidae said in Taranaki v Auckland:

Naholo looks SLOW

seeing some of his games from 4-5 years ago, he used to be absolutely electric. Has really dropped off the pace unfortunately

[Bovidae]

I made the comment that Naholo looked disinterested last Sunday vs Waikato.

He'll probably tear them apart up north.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae ... unless he follows Sopoaga's example.

[Stargazer]

Another serious looking injury. We've seen a few over the past few weeks. Not good.

[nakosi]

who's injured?

[Stargazer]

@nakosi On screen it now says Lachlan Boshier.

[Dice]

TJ keeps getting Faiane and Manu mixed up.

[African Monkey]

Huge kick from the much maligned goal kicker Harry Plummer!!!

[Dice]

Nice clutch kick from Plummer. He usually misses every long range kick.

[African Monkey]

Now Naholo gets smashed by 7 stone Jordan Trainor lol.

[African Monkey]

Again Papali'i doesn't listen to the ref.

[Nepia]

@African-Monkey said in Taranaki v Auckland:

Again Papali'i doesn't listen to the ref.

That was a shit call by the ref.

[Dice]

@African-Monkey That was rough. Jackson said it was ruck, but the ruck wasn't formed as there was no cleaner.