Wellington vs Counties Manukau
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Wellington team to play Counties:
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I'm going for an upset in this one, I think Counties pack could cause Wellington some issues
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@DrivingMaul big call, I think Wellington are starting to get it together and should be too much for Counties at home, especially with the away side coming off a short turnaround.
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@Higgins said in Wellington vs Counties Manukau:
@Nepia I have no idea as my concern is obviously on more important things like how to stip Faola Fakatava being too hungus against Northland than who might or might not being rested for any other team.
I'm more concerned with the forwards being hungus than Fakatava - they're the reason we only drew with Wellington (to keep it slightly on topic
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@Canes4life said in Wellington vs Counties Manukau:
@Higgins @Nepia Fifita is injured, that's why he didn't feature against Canterbury last week.
The Wellington Website only states that he is currently being monitored and not that injury is preventing him from being available for selection
"Utility forward Vaea Fifita, who also missed the Canterbury match, has a medial cruciate ligament injury and will continue to be assessed."
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@Canes4life maybe you're right I just think it's the perfect matchup in that Counties are about their scrum and that's a weakness of Wellington
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@DrivingMaul Just reminding you that the starting Wellington forward pack tonight contains no less than 5 super rugby players and a player with test match experience (albeit from Italy) plus a number 8 that some folk are already pushing his case to be awarded a super contract in 2020. In addition Lions coach Chris Gibbes has only very recently been appointed an assistant coach for the Hurricanes replacing departing forwards coach Richard Watt. If this amount of resource available to the Lions then it would appear that money is not being wisely spent if that amount of dosh thrown at them still results in them having a weak scrum unless, of course, the blindside flanker is the sole cause for the scrum being weak.
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@DrivingMaul said in Wellington vs Counties Manukau:
@Canes4life maybe you're right I just think it's the perfect matchup in that Counties are about their scrum and that's a weakness of Wellington
I’d love you to be right but Conan O’Donnell has been a big part of the strong scrum performances for CM and he’s out injured.
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@DrivingMaul I think our starting front row are doing a really good job and even shunted Canterbury back last week. I think our bench is a massive weakness atm and they have nearly costed us two games. If Counties are going to strike i'd say it will be in the last twenty odd minutes of the game where they can really take the game away from Wellington if they aren't careful.
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@Canes4life The Crusaders pack has not been great this season so I wouldn't benchmark with them. However I'm happy to be proven wrong this evening by Wellington
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@Higgins Joshua Furno has been a great signing
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@DrivingMaul he has been a nice addition to offset the departure of Walker-Leawere. If Wellington get any injuries they could be in trouble though.
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Nearly kickoff time!
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Lol did the commentators not turn up for this game.
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Nice start by Counties.
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Counties forwards go to work bashing away and eventually base over the line, what was I saying about forwards v backs?
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@Canes4life said in Wellington vs Counties Manukau:
Lol did the commentators not turn up for this game.
Same on SkyGo - nto sure if commentary is on satellite
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@DrivingMaul How long will the Counties big boys last playing at this pace though?
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@nzzp said in Wellington vs Counties Manukau:
@Canes4life said in Wellington vs Counties Manukau:
Lol did the commentators not turn up for this game.
Same on SkyGo - nto sure if commentary is on satellite
Have Nisbo here...
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@Canes4life We'll see but got to point it out whilst I'm right for 10 minutes
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@DrivingMaul said in Wellington vs Counties Manukau:
@Canes4life We'll see but got to point it out whilst I'm right for 10 minutes
it's your confidence that's invigorating
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The big difference for Counties this week is that they have worked on their ruck work. Gave away so many penalties last weekend in the 1H but winning them this weekend.
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Wellington need a bigger ball carrier at 6. Kafatolu is the weakness in this forward pack.
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Sam Henwood an under rated player..!
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@Steven-Harris just about to say, he's really showing his class in this game.
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