Southland vs Auckland
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Youthful Auckland travel to the deep South
Number of changes to Auckland s starting pack Adrian Choat and Desma Liaina in-line to make their debuts...
1 Ezekiel Lindenmuth (Suburbs)
2 Mike Sosene-Feagai (Mt Wellington)
3 Marco Fepulea’i (Ponsonby)
4 Fa’atiga Lemalu (Papatoetoe)
5 Michael Fatialofa (Ponsonby)
6 Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa (Ponsonby)
7 Adrian Choat (Waitemata)*
8 Hoskins Sotutu (Marist)
9 Jonathan Ruru (University)
10 Harry Plummer (Grammar TEC)
11 Salesi Rayasi (Marist)
12 TJ Faiane - Captain (Pakuranga)
13 Tumua Manu (College Rifles)
14 Melani Nanai (Manukau Rovers)
15 Jordan Trainor (Ponsonby)16 Robbie Abel (College Rifles)
17 Jarred Adams (Suburbs)
18 Marcel Renata (University)
19 Evan Olmstead (Suburbs)
20 Akira Ioane (Ponsonby)
21 Desma Liaina (Eden)*
22 Daniel Kirkpatrick (University)
23 Caleb Clarke (Suburbs)Unavailable due to injury: Taleni Seu (back), Jack Whetton (ankle), Taniela Koroi (arm – season), Blake Gibson (quad – season), Lyndon Dunshea (shoulder – season), Tanielu Tele’a (knee – season)
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Good to see Choat getting a start. With Gibson injured (shock!) we need our 3rd openside to have some game time
No Umaga? He's not listed as injured either. He's another that I thought would need game time.
With Kirkpatrick back maybe he'll be the back up flyhalf for the semis? That might explain Umaga's omission
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http://www.mitre10cup.co.nz/News/33229/crossover-preview-southland-v-auckland
Lewis Ormond, Jackson Ormond, Aleki Morris-Lome, Matt Johnson, Rory van Vugt, Tayler Adams, Nico Costa, Bill Fukofuka, Phil Halder, Tony Lamborn (c), Manaaki Selby-Rickit, Brenton Howden, Chris Apoua, Andrew Ready, Shaun Stodart
Reserves: Jesse MacDonald, Joseph Walsh, Reuben Northover, Ray Tatafu, Viliami Tosi, Jay Renton, Broc Hooper, Ray Nu’u
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From Southland's FB:
LATE MAIL: Phil Halder has succumbed to a hip injury sustained in Sunday's game and is replaced in the starting XV by Ray Tatafu with captain Tony Lamborn moving to 7. Ben Fotheringham comes into the reserves as forward cover #StagProud #AntlersUp -
Ridiculous yellow card for Southland.
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@crazy-horse said in Southland vs Auckland:
Ridiculous yellow card for Southland.
Hey, at least it's consistent. Aftera ll, they dished one out in the SA NZ test for the same offence, right?
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@crazy-horse said in Southland vs Auckland:
Ridiculous yellow card for Southland.
Completely justified. He knocked it down to stop Nanai on the inside.
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Not saying it wasn't correct, just saying the law is an arse. 10 mins for that is excessive in my opinion. Who wants to watch 15 on 14?
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@crazy-horse said in Southland vs Auckland:
Not saying it wasn't correct, just saying the law is an arse. 10 mins for that is excessive in my opinion. Who wants to watch 15 on 14?
Up to the player not to infringe so stupidly
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@kirwan said in Southland vs Auckland:
@crazy-horse said in Southland vs Auckland:
Not saying it wasn't correct, just saying the law is an arse. 10 mins for that is excessive in my opinion. Who wants to watch 15 on 14?
Up to the player not to infringe so stupidly
They know how it is ruled these days. Agree or not, but knocking down a ball in an attacking situation is a straight yellow.
Unless you're SA.
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Man that was painful viewing that 1st half.
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@african-monkey 40 minutes I will never get back..,conditions leveling things up me thinks..still expecting Auckland to power away in the 2nd half..famous last words..!
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@steven-harris said in Southland vs Auckland:
@african-monkey 40 minutes I will never get back..,conditions leveling things up me thinks..still expecting Auckland to power away in the 2nd half..famous last words..!
fark it, let's do the Otago/Southland double
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Has Olmstead been signed by the Blues..?,really like the way this fella goes about his work,does most of his basics really wether it’s at 6 or lock.
