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    • Duluth
      Duluth last edited by Duluth

      Nanai and Visinia return for Auckland

      Nanai and Visinia return for Auckland

      Melani Nanai and Lolagi Visinia return to bolster the backline for Auckland against Bay of Plenty in Rotorua this...

      1. Tom McHugh (Grammar TEC)

      2. Kurt Eklund (University)

      3. Marcel Renata (University)

      4. Michael Fatialofa (Ponsonby)

      5. Liaki Moli (Manukau Rovers)

      6. Taleni Seu (Grammar TEC)

      7. Josh Kaifa (Manukau Rovers)

      8. Akira Ioane (Ponsonby)

      9. Jono Hickey (Grammar TEC)

      10. Simon Hickey (Grammar TEC)

      11. Joseva Ravouvou (College Rifles)

      12. Vince Aso (Ponsonby)

      13. Rieko Ioane (Ponsonby)

      14. Lolagi Visinia (Suburbs)

      15. Melani Nanai (Manukau Rovers)

      16. Blake Hill (Eden)

      17. James Lay (Pakuranga)

      18. Isi Tu’ungafasi (Grammar TEC)

      19. Ben Nee Nee (Pakuranga)

      20. Scott Scrafton (Grammar TEC)

      21. Leon Fukofuka (Marist)

      22. Liam Steel (University)

      23. Latiume Fosita (Papatoetoe)

      Injured: Sam Prattley, Steven Luatua, Blake Gibson, Greg Pleasants-Tate and Joe Edwards

      Some threats out wide for a change..

      If we lose this we probably won't make the semis

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      • Stargazer
        Stargazer last edited by

        This is a BOP home game, isn't it?

        Will be an interesting game as it will be a must-win for both teams if they want to make the semis (albeit different semis).

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        • Duluth
          Duluth @Stargazer last edited by

          @Stargazer said in Auckland vs BOP:

          This is a BOP home game, isn't it?

          Will be an interesting game as it will be a must-win for both teams if they want to make the semis (albeit different semis).

          Yes it's in BOP

          It's not quite a must win for Auckland.
          However if they can't beat BOP after they had to play midweek then it's hard to see them getting enough points against Otago (Eden Park) , Tasman (Eden Park) and Taranaki (Away)

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          • Baron Silas Greenback
            Baron Silas Greenback @Duluth last edited by

            @Duluth

            Nah not as straight forward as that... we are an enigma this year, I would not be shocked to beat Auckland, not because we are that good, or Auckland bad.. but because we have no consistency at all and can move from turgid to dangerous a any moment. Auckland might be unlucky and meet us n a good day, and we could beat anyone... however that id unlikely.

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            • Donsteppa
              Donsteppa @Baron Silas Greenback last edited by

              @Baron-Silas-Greenback I'm expecting us to score five tries under the posts, but then lose because they were all unconverted. Or to score five tries in the first half, and then forget where the field was after halftime. It's a bizarre season.

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              • Duluth
                Duluth @Donsteppa last edited by

                @Donsteppa

                That would be crazy. Almost as crazy as leading a shield match by 29-11 with 8mins to go and somehow losing..

                Has the mafia forgiven Carrington now 20 years have past?

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                • mariner4life
                  mariner4life @Duluth last edited by

                  @Duluth said in Auckland vs BOP:

                  @Donsteppa

                  That would be crazy. Almost as crazy as leading a shield match by 29-11 with 8mins to go and somehow losing..

                  Has the mafia forgiven Carrington now 20 years have past?

                  no! and i never fucking will! and he fucking put his foot dead before he put the ball down!

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                  • KiwiMurph
                    KiwiMurph last edited by

                    Nice to see some back 3 talent back for Auckland. That will help.

                    Yeah I could see this being a crazy game - both teams have been culpible of switching off in games this season.

                    Nice to see Fatialofa there - he was carrying his arm pretty badly coming off the the field last week.

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                    • A
                      African Monkey last edited by

                      An Eden player in the side! Not something you see everyday.

                      Good to see some talent back out wide. Should help our inconsistent attack.

                      Must start better if we are to get up. Can't keep falling 15 points behind early on in every game.

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                      • Donsteppa
                        Donsteppa @Duluth last edited by

                        @Duluth Carrington will be forgiven some time between the sun engulfing the earth, and the universe contracting into oblivion...

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                        • mariner4life
                          mariner4life @Donsteppa last edited by

                          @Donsteppa bullshit he'll be forgiven

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                          • Donsteppa
                            Donsteppa @mariner4life last edited by

                            @mariner4life You're right... on reflection even the universe won't forget such crimes against humanity

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                            • Dice
                              Dice last edited by

                              Yup, it's good to have some attacking threats out wide again. Last weeks' back 3 was one of the worst back 3s I've seen in the blue and white hoops.

                              Do we get Ben Lam back this season? His recovery time was 6 months, and it's now been 6 and a half months since his injury. It'd be nice to round out the back 3 with him in there.

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                                African Monkey @Dice last edited by

                                @Dice Yeah I saw it being an achillies heel for us this year if we got injuries and unfortunately it has held us back.

                                I doubt Ben Lam will be back. It's a shame because he's a beast at this level.

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                                • booboo
                                  booboo @African Monkey last edited by

                                  @African-Monkey said in Auckland vs BOP:

                                  An Eden player in the side! Not something you see everyday.

                                  Good to see some talent back out wide. Should help our inconsistent attack.

                                  Must start better if we are to get up. Can't keep falling 15 points behind early on in every game.

                                  Go the Mighty Eden

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                                  • booboo
                                    booboo @African Monkey last edited by

                                    @African-Monkey said in Auckland vs BOP:

                                    An Eden player in the side! Not something you see everyday.

                                    Good to see some talent back out wide. Should help our inconsistent attack.

                                    Must start better if we are to get up. Can't keep falling 15 points behind early on in every game.

                                    I wouldn't know Auckland club rugby since I left in 93 but who would Eden's last rep have been? Lindsay Harris? He was before my time at the club.

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                                      African Monkey last edited by

                                      Stan Haukinima back in around 07-08 would have been the last one that I can think of off the top of my head.

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                                      • mimic
                                        mimic last edited by

                                        Auckland's set piece is a shambles..

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                                        • KiwiMurph
                                          KiwiMurph last edited by

                                          Not sure how Kurt Eklund is selected for this level....

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                                            muddyriver last edited by

                                            id blame those lineouts on the calls. a 3 man linout with no movement? and straight up at the front against a set pod

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                                            • mimic
                                              mimic last edited by

                                              Rieko Ioane.

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                                              • KiwiMurph
                                                KiwiMurph last edited by

                                                Awesome Rieko.

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                                                  muddyriver last edited by

                                                  tupe has been excellent every game ive seen for BoP

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                                                  • mimic
                                                    mimic last edited by

                                                    Joe Tupe., another Auckland reject who is coming back to haunt us..

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                                                    • Dice
                                                      Dice last edited by

                                                      Getting shredded by guys who use to be in our system.

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                                                      • Dice
                                                        Dice last edited by

                                                        Eklund's playing drunk.

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                                                          African Monkey last edited by

                                                          Fuck me our forwards are playing like pussies like we have all year. Nick White has got to go as we are a very poorly coached outfit that relies on individual brilliance. Our set piece is non-existant.

                                                          Joe Tupe's game has gone up about 4 levels this year. He's been fantastic.

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                                                          • Donsteppa
                                                            Donsteppa last edited by

                                                            Haimona should have been subbed at halftime.

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                                                            • mimic
                                                              mimic last edited by

                                                              Rieko with a hat trick..

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                                                              • Donsteppa
                                                                Donsteppa last edited by

                                                                I blame Carrington.

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                                                                  Donsteppa last edited by

                                                                  My kingdom for a first five play that doesn't make me want to throw something...

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                                                                  • mimic
                                                                    mimic last edited by

                                                                    BoP subs adding some impact already

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                                                                    • Donsteppa
                                                                      Donsteppa last edited by

                                                                      Joe Tupe for All Blacks Captain

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                                                                      • mimic
                                                                        mimic last edited by

                                                                        just waiting for a yellow and PT at the scrum

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                                                                        • Tim
                                                                          Tim last edited by

                                                                          Massive cred' to the Rotorua ground staff for playing David Lee Roth's Just Like Paradise.

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                                                                            African Monkey last edited by

                                                                            Geez we made that hard for ourselves. Shocking substitutions towards the end there.

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                                                                            • Donsteppa
                                                                              Donsteppa last edited by

                                                                              Foiled again...

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                                                                              • mimic
                                                                                mimic last edited by

                                                                                Akira Ioane outplayed by his opponent for the first time i can remember

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                                                                                • KiwiMurph
                                                                                  KiwiMurph last edited by

                                                                                  Tupe was brilliant - completely dominated Akira.

                                                                                  Nanai and Visinia were excellent and of course Rieko. That big haired 7 was good value too. But yes Auckland are woefully coached.

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                                                                                    African Monkey @mimic last edited by

                                                                                    @mimic Yeah not his best outing but he can't do it all the time. Josh Kaifa was impressive and might be worth keeping there for the season as Gibson is injured yet again.

                                                                                    Suprised Liaki Moli played the full 80. The guy is a shocking tackler and I would have kept Fatialofa on instead. Can't be bothered moaning about our useless front row.

                                                                                    We'll do well to make the semis with 3 tough games coming up which I wouldn't be suprised if we lost all of them (not that it really matters as Canterbury are runaway leaders again).

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