Manawatu v Taranaki

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Taranaki

1 Reuben O’Neill (31 caps)
2 Ricky Riccitelli (18)
3 Donald Brighouse (1)
4 Jesse Parete (10)
5 Mitch Brown (c) (28)
6 Heiden Bedwell-Curtis (2)
7 Lachlan Boshier (32)
8 Pita-Gus Sowakula (16)
9 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (34)
10 Daniel Waite (8)
11 Kini Naholo (3)
12 Teihorangi Walden (11)
13 Sean Wainui (36)
14 Jackson Ormond (58)
15 Jayson Potroz (4)

Reserves:
16 Scott Mellow (8)
17 Chris Gawler (12)
18 Kyle Stewart (6)
19 Tupou Vaa’i (4)
20 Kaylum Boshier (2)
21 Lisati Milo-Harris*
22 Regan Verney (1)
23 Brayton Northcott-Hill (10)

*denotes debut

Unavailable for selection: Bradley Slater (concussion), Tom Florence (ankle), Stephen Perofeta (pectoral) and Waisake Naholo (knee).

Unavailable for the season: Manasa Mataele (knee) and Finn Hoeata (shoulder).

Yarrows Taranaki Bulls aim for consistency in Manawatu clash

MEDIA RELEASE 15 August 2019   Yarrows Taranaki Bulls head coach Willie Rickards is striving for consistency by ...

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Manawatu Turbos

1 Fraser Armstrong
2 Nick Grogan
3 Samu Tawake
4 Liam Mitchell
5 Fraser Stone
6 Nick Crosswell
7 Johnny Galloway
8 Brayden Iose
9 Jamie Booth
10 Otere Black
11 Adam Boult
12 Hamish Northcott
13 Rob Thompson
14 Ben Werthmuller
15 Sam Malcolm

Reserves
16 Sam Stewart
17 Fa’alelei Sione
18 Paulo Leleisiuao
19 Tom Hughes
20 Sione Tu’ipulotu
21 Griffin Culver
22 James Tofa
23 Josiah Maraku

Three changes for Turbos

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It looks like a 1980s NPC match

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@Duluth said in Manawatu v Taranaki:

It looks like a 1980s NPC match

Great to see players with actual mud on their face. Hosing down, and the turf isn't quite as good as a lot of the Tier 1 stadia.

Good fun, though, this is classic rugby