The Silver Fern

Vikina, Behere and Plummer

@KiwiMurph many people in Auckland Rugby asking the same question about Hickey , what has he really done coaching wise..?
Interestingly enough he turned up to one of Manukau Rovers training nights to see what they were doing differently
Given Rovers had a possible upcoming semi final against G-Tech in the coming weeks , even though he was there in his Auckland capacity , he was politely asked to leave given he had ties with G-Tech ..🤦🏻‍♂️

Thomas then.............?

Yeah, there is one U20 outside back that I expected to be promoted with all of the injuries but he must be injured too. I assume they are happy to keep Waisake Salabiau playing for the U19s.

Choat, Thomas, RTS

@Chris My comment was a bit of a pisstake, of course there are younger players there, Auckland have a few themselves like Heem, Royal etc. but it seems like Canterbury have a lot more older players than in previous years like Heinz, Crotty, Funnell, Moody, Romano mixed with guys like Lienert Brown, Drummond, Dunshea, Harmon, Prinsep and Jager either 30 or approaching 30. For an NPC side, it is fairly old.

@Kirwan said in Auckland MOTM v Southland:

One of those games where you could pick eight players.

can I pick Zarn's pass twice? His long balls were superb (again). He's warming into 10, still some 15 play (slow kicks) but overall starting to coem to terms with running the cutter

Michael Manson could be a good signing for the Highlanders WTG.

Spencer, McKenzie & Angus

Evans would’ve got a vote but that was costly miss. Akira good on defence didn’t get much going on attack. Tangitau a big improvement on his previous matches

@ACT-Crusader I think SOuthland may have that, 27 or so, they took it from us which was about the same as what Manawatu had when they beat us last week I think (24?)

@Duluth said in Auckland MOTM v Hawkes:

Choat, Ioane & RTS

Evans, Fusitua, Tuipulotu we’re close too

Easy picks this week.

Akira, Plummer and Sullivan for me. Huge game from Akira, even stealing lineouts.

Jesus, the backs let the forwards down in this game.

I was happy to be able to FF through stoppages in this game as the TJ/Hames show becomes too much.

Thomas, Gibson, Choate.

Honorable mentions to Evans,Vikena and Clarke.

BOP players flopped over the ruck at the three rucks prior to the penalty. Could have been penalised four phases in a row.

Any news on Ioane's ankle injury?