North Harbour vs Waikato

[Bovidae]

Waikato take on North Harbour at QBE Stadium, Albany on Saturday evening, kick-off is at 5.05pm:

1 Ollie Norris (Hautapu), 2 Samisoni Taukei’aho (Fraser Tech), 3 Sefo Kautai (Hamilton Marist), 4 Api Naikatini (Taupiri), 5 James Tucker (Hamilton Marist), 6 Samipeni Finau (Hamilton Old Boys), 7 Mitch Jacobson (Hautapu), 8 Murray Iti (Otorohanga), 9 Jack Stratton (Hautapu), 10 Fletcher Smith (University), 11 Bailyn Sullivan (Hamilton Marist), 12 Dwayne Sweeney (Morrinsville Sports) - Captain, 13 Quinn Tupaea (Hamilton Old Boys), 14 Declan O’Donnell (Melville), 15 Rivez Reihana (Melville).

Reserves:
16 Sam Cooper (Hamilton Old Boys), 17 Haereiti Hetet (Otorohanga), 18 Josh Iosefa-Scott (Melville), 19 Tim Bond (Morrinsville Sports), 20 Hamilton Burr (Hautapu), 21 Carlos Price (Hamilton Marist), 22 Louis Rogers (University), 23 Matty Lansdown (Fraser Tech).

Unavailable for selection
Solomon Alaimalo, Jahrome Brown, Tyler Campbell, Luke Jacobson, Ayden Johnstone, Anton Lienert-Brown, Damian McKenzie, Laghlan McWhannell, Simon Parker, Sevu Reece, Taleni Seu, Valynce Te Whare, Toby Smith.

[Duluth]

1 Karl Tu’inukuafe, 2 James Parsons, 3 Sione Mafileo, 4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, 5 Jacob Pierce, 6 E. Roots, 7 Dillon Hunt, 8 Murphy Taramai, 9 Bryn Hall, 10 Matt McGahan, 11 Mark Telea, 12 H. Groundwater, 13 A. Tikoirotuma, 14 Matt Duffie, 15 Shaun Stevenson

Reserves: L. Tolai, L. Li, A. Woonton, B. Nee-Nee, L. Inisi, L. Gjaltema, J. Little, T. Aoake

[DrivingMaul]

Going to be at this one, anyone else going?

[DrivingMaul]

It's nearly kick-off! No more friendly internationals it's real competitive rugby!

[Stargazer]

Wow, Stratton's kick charged down and it's try time for Telea.

[Duluth]

@Stargazer said in North Harbour vs Waikato:

Wow, Stratton's kick charged down and it's try time for Telea.

Poor protection from his forwards

[Yeetyaah]

Slow from the base of the ruck too.

[DrivingMaul]

Harbour playing into a stiff breeze so I don't think we'll see much kicking from them in this half

[Yeetyaah]

Matt Duffie everyone

[Stargazer]

Crazy start of this game.

[Yeetyaah]

Matt Duffie is so shit. Terrible read. A bit easy for Sullivan.

[Yeetyaah]

Good tackle by Reihana to shut down Tikoroituma

[Stargazer]

Poor defence from Waikato. Great second try from Telea.

[Duluth]

Waikato tackling like Tonga there

Good NH scrum too

[Yeetyaah]

Bloody hell. Tele'a is an agile little bastard.

[Dice]

Harbour doing what Auckland should've done last week, which is play with width.

[African Monkey]

@Yeetyaah Typical of the Blues to re-sign the guy as well.

[Dice]

Harbour getting killed at the breakdown.

[Steven Harris]

Matt McGahan for a guy who has all the pedigree can’t tackle to save himself..hard to believe the Reds used him actually and the Blues...god knows what they were thinking

[Dice]

What a try saving tackle by Mafileo.