North Harbour vs. Canterbury

[Tim]

Canterbury: George Bridge, Josh McKay, Tim Bateman (c), Rob Thompson, Braydon Ennor, Richie Mo'unga, Mitchell Drummond, Reed Prinsep, Jed Brown, Tom Sanders, Dominic Bird, Mitchell Dunshea, Siate Tokolahi, Ben Funnell, Alex Hodgman.
Reserves: Nathan Vella, Chris Gawler, Oliver Jager, Hamish Dalzell, Billy Harmon, Ere Enari, Brett Cameron, Marshall Suckling.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/97120824/canterburys-defining-moment-been-and-gone-ahead-of-top-of-the-table-clash

[taniwharugby]

huge match this one, looking forward to it!

[Cantab79]

Will be really interesting to see of Canterbury can bounce back from their historic, record thrashing by Wellington. I suspect they will be much better this week. And they'll need to be, against a high quality North Harbour team. I think that last weekend's result was the worst possible outcome for Harbour, as Canterbury will be switched on and focused for this fixture. Canterbury by 20.

[Virgil]

@taniwharugby said in North Harbour vs. Canterbury:

huge match this one, looking forward to it!

Yup Harbour are massive under dogs here
Be an epic achievement if they pull off a win

[Tim]

Your QBE North Harbour squad to play Canterbury in this weeks Mitre 10 Cup has been announced with a couple of changes from last week. Ben Volavola starts at 15 with Shaun Stevenson to the bench, and Brandon Nansen in at lock for Jarrad Hoeata who is serving a one week suspension after the Northland game

Your game day squad is:

1 Loosehead Prop Chris Eves
2 Hooker James Parsons (CC)
3 Tighthead Prop Mike Tamoaieta
4 Left Lock Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
5 Right Lock Brandon Nansen
6 Blindside Flanker Glenn Preston
7 Openside Flanker Murphy Taramai
8 Number Eight Hapakuki Moala - Liavaa
9 Half Back Bryn Hall
10 First Five Eight Bryn Gatland
11 Left Wing Tevita Li
12 Second Five Harrison Groundwater
13 Centre Matt Vaega
14 Right Wing Matt Duffie (CC)
15 Full Back Ben Volavola

16 Steven Misa
17 Karl Tuinukuafe
18 Sione Mafileo
19 Shane Neville
20 Josh Tyrell
21 Chris Smylie
22 Shaun Treeby
23 Shaun Stevenson

[Stargazer]

@tim Do you remember what Hoeata did to deserve that suspension? I remember him full of blood and he's always been a thug on the field, but don't quite remember what it was this time.

[Tim]

@stargazer Maybe slapping a guy hard in the face?

[taniwharugby]

was a bit of niggle as there always is around him, but dont recall anything banworthy?

[Chris B.]

Might have to watch this one - or perhaps a replay.

Quite interested to see Hall vs Drummond.

[KiwiMurph]

Nansen with a couple of huge early plays.

[Duluth]

It’ll be interesting to see how long Tamoaieta lasts in a game this fast

[KiwiMurph]

@duluth he can certainly scrum!

[SammyC]

Someone on this board was talking up Alex hodgeman as all black quality recently.

I hope they are watching this game, soft as shit in the scrum. That's why he never got game time for the crusaders

[KiwiMurph]

@sammyc thats a tad harsh - both teams look to be struggling on their own ball.

[Duluth]

@sammyc said in North Harbour vs. Canterbury:

Someone on this board was talking up Alex hodgeman as all black quality recently.

I hope they are watching this game, soft as shit in the scrum. That's why he never got game time for the crusaders

@number9

Fight! Fight! Fight!

[African Monkey]

@sammyc And he was only behind Joe Moody and Wyatt Crockett.

[Tim]

Any mentions of super rugby contracts so far? This pub doesn't have sound.

[KiwiMurph]

@tim just Goldie mentioning Taramai doesnt yet have a contract.

[KiwiMurph]

Tj is a woeful commentator.

[Tim]

Hodgman gets one back.