Auckland vs Canterbury

[Duluth]

1 Alex Hodgman, 2 Leni Apisai, 3 Marcel Renata, 4 Peter-Chanal Tagaloa, 5 Jack Whetton, 6 Hoskins Sotutu, 7 Blake Gibson, 8 Akira Ioane, 9 Jonathan Ruru, 10 Harry Plummer, 11 Salesi Rayasi, 12 TJ Faiane, 13 Tumua Manu, 14 Caleb Clarke, 15 Kurt Heatherley

Reserves: 16 Robbie Abel, 17 Jarred Adams, 18 Taniela Koroi, 19 Jamie Lane, 20 Adrian Choat, 21 Danny Tusitala, 22 Dan Kirkpatrick, 23 Taniela Tele’a

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Plummer & Manu back from injury

Massive test for Kurt Heatherley & Peter-Chanal Tagaloa

Disappointed that Abel is on the bench for this one

[African Monkey]

@Duluth Thank goodness for that. The side looks better already with Plummer and Manu back. Still haven't seen a lot of Heatherley to make a judgement on him. Still missing Papali'i but there's enough depth there to cover that.

[nzzp]

@African-Monkey agree, looks better.

Akira looked fat last week. Not sure what the conditioning is doing, but he looked Weepu-like. GOt to sort that out to play good Super and get into the AB frame next year

[shark]

Where's Melani Nanai anyway?

[Daffy Jaffy]

@shark Worcester Warriors

[Dice]

What a game to throw the two rookies in for their first starts.

Good to have a couple of key guys back. Where's Trainor though? I thought he'd be back this week considering he was with the Bs last week.

[KiwiMurph]

Excited to see The Wet Bandit go around at fullback. Risky though. Sink or swim time.

Auckland lineout could be problematic with no Lane and no Reidlinger-Kapa. Also with Abel not starting.

On the flip side that's a handy Auckland bench - other than Lane and Kirkpatrick there's some firepower there.

[nzzp]

Fark it, I'm excited. Taking my boy again, day out in the shady north stand hopefully watching a win. Unbeaten this year baby!!!! Fatties up front to win it for us I hope, provided we don't make as many unforced errors as we did against Waikato.

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so why do I feel nervous about this Canterbury team? Is it the ghosts of Canterbury past, here to haunt us?

[Snowy]

When was the last time that we went into a match (versing them) as favourites?

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[KiwiMurph]

@nzzp said in Auckland vs Canterbury:

so why do I feel nervous about this Canterbury team? Is it the ghosts of Canterbury past, here to haunt us?

Because Auckland have been rather unimpressive this year?

[Tim]

Canterbury: Josh McKay, Dallas McLeod, Braydon Ennor, Tim Bateman, Ngane Punivai, Brett Cameron, Mitchell Drummond, Luke Whitelock (captain), Billy Harmon, Reed Prinsep, Mitchell Dunshea, Luke Romano, Oli Jager, Brodie McAlister, Daniel Lienert-Brown.

Reserves: Seb Siataga, Harry Allan, Siate Tokolahi, Cullen Grace, Tom Christie, Ere Enari, Fergus Burke, Inga Finau.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/115591683/mitre-10-cup-no-owen-franks-for-blockbuster-canterburyauckland-rematch

[KiwiMurph]

No Osbourne?

[nzzp]

@KiwiMurph said in Auckland vs Canterbury:

@nzzp said in Auckland vs Canterbury:

so why do I feel nervous about this Canterbury team? Is it the ghosts of Canterbury past, here to haunt us?

Because Auckland have been rather unimpressive this year?

Yeah, but so have Canterbury. I guess it's going to be who de-cripples themselves first

Edit: GO THE AUKS

[African Monkey]

@nzzp Probably haha I go into games against Canterbury just expecting to lose. We've been poor so far this year, hopefully we click on Sunday.

[shark]

Pleased, very pleased, to see that midfield together and it should be the combination to carry us through the rest of the comp. Still a couple of selections short of our top line up though. I'd have Osborne on one wing, probably for McLeod who'd be on the bench for Finau, Will Tucker on the bench and of course Franks starting.

[DrivingMaul]

Don't forget that this is a double header with Auckland v Canterbury Farah Palmer Cup before hand. I'll be at both the games

[Stargazer]

It's half time in the Farah Palmer Cup game:

Auckland 7 - 19 Canterbury

[DrivingMaul]

@Stargazer Here's my live report from Eden Park at HT

[Stargazer]

Farah Palmer Cup game:

Full time: Auckland 12 - 45 Canterbury

[Yeetyaah]

Let's go Auckland. I wanna see Canterbury relegated.

[shark]

Going at a point a minute here

[KiwiMurph]

Auckland continuing to look pedestrian this year.

[KiwiMurph]

Harmon loves a card.

[KiwiMurph]

Ruru is seriously rubbish. Like proper garbage.

[KiwiMurph]

Awful decision to go for the lineout. What the heck.

[African Monkey]

@KiwiMurph Now now no dissing the king of New Brighton haha.

Finally! Sort your shit out Auckland!

[KiwiMurph]

Smart by Akira.

[shark]

Our half-sucked blackball wingers aren't having a good day.

[shark]

Pedestrian passing there off the turnover, and a hospital pass.

[KiwiMurph]

Great to see niggly Akira is back. Love it.

[Toddy]

Should've been a yellow there.

[African Monkey]

Some patience with ball in hand would be nice Auckland.

[shark]

McKay needs to realise he's too slight to do shit like that and get isolated.

[shark]

McKay man-handled in the tackle again and another turnover conceded and opportunity lost.

[shark]

Fuck McKay. I'm going off you real quick.

[shark]

Amazing effort from Kyle Mills to make the Auckland rugby team at his age and in fullback of all positions.

[KiwiMurph]

@shark he's clearly one of the Wet Bandits from Home Alone.

[African Monkey]

Could Auckland have been any worse that half? All these dumb fucken offloads and a shit lineout costing us big time. We'll do well to come back from here.

[Dice]

Rayasi with some weak defense.

Heatherley shouldn't of got the start in such a big game. Hopefully Trainor is ready next week.

[African Monkey]

Also, Choat's defence off the scrum has been poor. I know he's not a blindside but he's been caught out twice at scrumtime.