Bay of Plenty v Wellington
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I see the TAB has an even game with both teams paying $1.87. They have been wrong on every BOP game this season.
How does everyone see this game going ?
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@Snollygoster said in Bay of Plenty v Wellington:
I see the TAB has an even game with both teams paying $1.87. They have been wrong on every BOP game this season.
How does everyone see this game going ?
I think the TAB are almost on the money - it's so close I'm letting the heart tip the Steamers for this one, without overthinking it
Will have to make sure our backline D is well organised, especially for when the likes of Vaea Fifita start looming in the mid field.
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BOP: 1: Aidan Ross 2: Nathan Vella 3: Ross Geldenhuys 4: Aaron Carroll 5: Baden Wardlaw 6 Hugh Blake 7: Mitchell Karpik 8: Ajay Lafaele-Mua 9: Richard Judd 10 Caleb Trask 11 Fa’asiu Fuatai 12 Dan Hollinshead 13: Joe Webber 14: Emoni Narawa 15: Chase Tiatia
Reserves: Kurt Eklund, Tevita Mafileo, Jeff Thwaites, Hoani Matenga, Abraham Papali’I, Leroy Carter, Cole Forbes, Matt Skipwith-Garland -
https://www.wellingtonlions.co.nz/news/news-single/post/ben-lam-returns-to-wellington-lions-starting-line-up-to-face-steamers/
The Wellington Lions squad to meet Bay of Plenty is:15 Billy Proctor (Marist St Pats)
14 Wes Goosen (Old Boys University)
13 Vince Aso (Paremata-Plimmerton)
12 Peter Umaga-Jensen (Wainuiomata)
11 Ben Lam (Tawa)
10 Jackson Garden-Bachop (Northern United)
9 Connor Collins (Northern United)
8 Teariki Ben-Nicholas (Old Boys University)
7 Du'Plessis Kirifi (Northern United) (c)
6 Mateaki Kafatolu (Petone)
5 James Blackwell (Petone)
4 Josh Furno (Western Suburbs)
3 Alex Fidow (Oriental-Rongotai)
2 Asafo Aumua (Avalon)
1 Xavier Numia (Oriental-Rongotai)Reserves
16 James O'Reilly (Hutt Old Boys Marist)
17 Kaliopasi Uluilakepa (Petone)
18 Sef Fa'agase (Johnsonville)
19 Naitoa Ah Kuoi (Marist St Pats)
20 Luke Tau'alupe (Oriental-Rongotai)
21 Kemara Hauiti-Parapara (Tawa)
22 Trent Renata (Oriental Rongotai)
23 Pepesana Patafilo (Tawa) -
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@Higgins lol these guys are 21. To expect them to be the full package yet is just moronic.
If they are 26/27 and still scrummaging like this, then yeah I would be pissed off.
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@Canes4life If they are the best props available in Wellington and being selected on current merit, rather than what they might be like in five years time, then there must be a serious shortage of scrummaging props available for the selectors to pick from.
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@Higgins if you can’t see the upside of having these guys in the team atm, then I don’t know what to say. The NPC is a development competition for Super Rugby now and these games are the perfect opportunity for guys like Fidow and Numia to learn facing up to vets like Geldenhuys.
The mobility of those three front rowers is outstanding, if they can improve their scrummaging then they will be close to A.Bs level based on Hansen’s assessment of the modern game.
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@Stargazer the most hot and cold player in NZ rugby.
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@Canes4life said in Bay of Plenty v Wellington:
@Stargazer the most
hot andcold player in NZ rugby.Fixed.
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@Stargazer haha I will give you that.
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Not even a warning ...?
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@Steven-Harris I think they got one, now
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@Stargazer yeah massive shame, he was outstanding for the Canes this year.
Trask looking class, thought he was a Fullback, looks better at First Five.
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@Stargazer Got a lot of time for Trask..he’s classy
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Wellington need to stop using Kafatolu as a main ball carrier. Old man getting dominated.
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@Canes4life from the Parsons project school of ball carrying
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Gibbes needs to replace Fidow, he looks injured.
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@Canes4life there getting done up front, but they are hanging in..and they are capable of scoring from anywhere
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@Steven-Harris I actually think Numia's gone alright (hence the look he gave Fidow before), Fidow has been shafted big time though.
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Big call taking Juddy off.
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Great call from Umaga-Jensen there.
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Get a haircut Peter
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@Canes4life Haha, almost every team has that one player!
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@Stargazer Wellington have two now with Ah Koui coming on aswell.
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@Canes4life Furno also in that category
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@Higgins I reckon there’s been at least 10 scrum penalties against the visitors ..
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@Steven-Harris Don't worry the Wellington front row are young are are supposedly learning their craft at this level, despite all being Super Rugby players, and, in one case, an All Black.
Episode 2 2019 - Follow the skipper - Plenty of Steam - The Official Podcast of Bay of Plenty Rugby
