NZ U19s
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Good to watch a game where the opponent was good and gave decent opposition, although I think the score is flattering the South Africans a bit. The NZU19s will learn much more from this game than the previous games.
A clear difference between starting and 2nd half pack (which came on before the Leopards started making changes). Second half pack much better and stronger (set piece).
Ajay Faleafaga is a great player. A real prospect.
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@Stargazer yep I see the Afrikaans lot see him as a future All Black.
Jonah Lomu in Potch.
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@Stargazer A good St Peter's boy
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Just watched the game. Firstly, that ground was like a time warp back to the 1970s. I did see a Chiefs jersey in the crowd.
This is exactly the type of game that NZ needed. An opposition that has been together for months, were confrontational up front, and tested the weaknesses of NZ age-group teams (i.e., defending lineout drives).
I also found the main SA commentator annoying and obviously we were watching a different match at times. NZ won quite a few of the Leopards lineout throws but the Leopards dominated that set piece?
@Stargazer I'm not sure why Robinson was at LH when he is a TH prop. Lauaki was getting popped all the time. Hurley had a shocker from fullback while Toby Taylor lost the ball twice just short of the goal line.
I expect we'll see the best XV against the Lions now that every player has had at least one start.
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I think they've got some of the positions wrong in this team (5 and 6, 14 and 15). Or a very Hammett selection.
1 Toby Taylor (Bay of Plenty)
2 Jack Taylor (Southland)
3 Siale Lauaki (Wellington)
4 Tahlor Cahill (Canterbury) ©
5 Will Stodart (Otago)
6 Rory Woods (Northland)
7 Cooper Flanders (Hawke’s Bay)
8 Semisi Ta’eiloa (Otago)
9 Jordi Viljoen (Manawatū)
10 Ajay Faleafaga (Otago)
11 Epeli Waqaicece (Manawatū)
12 Leo Gordon (Auckland)
13 Essendon Tuitupou (Auckland)
14 Cody Nordstrom (Waikato)
15 Isaac Hutchinson (Canterbury)16 Taine Kolose (Bay of Plenty)
17 Gabe Robinson (Waikato)
18 Keran van Staden (Counties Manukau)
19 Fiti Sa (Canterbury)
20 Andrew Smith (Waikato)
21 Riley Williams (Auckland)
22 Byron Smith (Auckland)
23 Nic Shearer (Canterbury)
24 Hunter Morrison (Manawatū)
25 Ale Aho (Auckland)
26 Sam Hainsworth-Fa’aofo (Auckland)https://www.allblacks.com/news/new-zealand-under-19-named-for-final-game/
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@Stargazer That's why I didn't specify the KO time.
I'll watch later in the morning.
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Lions Juniors Invitational that will be on duty against the New Zealand U19 Team at Emirates Airline Park.
14:30
Free
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