Wellington vs Waikato

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[Yeetyaah]

So a bonus point win here will have Waikato scrape into the top 4?

[Bovidae]

@Yeetyaah said in Wellington vs Waikato:

So a bonus point win here will have Waikato scrape into the top 4?

If both Auckland and NH lose.

[Duluth]

https://www.wrfu.co.nz/news/post/wellington-lions-named-to-face-waikato/News/detail/

15 Trent Renata (Oriental-Rongotai)
14 Wes Goosen (Old Boys University)
13 Billy Proctor (Marist St Pats)
12 Peter Umaga-Jensen (Wainuiomata)
11 Vince Aso (Paremata-Plimerton)
10 Jackson Garden-Bachop (Northern United)
9 Kemara Hauiti-Parapara (Tawa)
8 Teariki Ben-Nicholas (Old Boys University)
7 Du'Plessis Kirifi (Northern United) (c)
6 Mateaki Kafatolu (Petone)
5 James Blackwell (Petone)
4 Vaea Fifita (Wellington)
3 Alex Fidow (Oriental Rongotai)
2 Asafo Aumua (Avalon)
1 Xavier Numia (Oriental-Rongotai)

Reserves

16 James O'Reilly (Hutt Old Boys Marist)
17 Sitiveni Paongo (Tawa)
18 Kaliopasi Uluilakepa (Petone)
19 Naitoa Ah Kuoi (Marist St Pats)
20 Galu Taufale (Poneke)
21 Connor Collins (Hutt Old Boys Marist)
22 Pepesana Patafilo (Tawa)
23 Connor Garden-Bachop (Northern United)

[Yeetyaah]

Just realised this isn't in the matches thread. Hard to watch this game when there's nothing Waikato can do. I kinda expect them to lie down and take a beating.

[Yeetyaah]

How did Stratton miss that?

[Bones]

Mooloo go 70 metres on mauls and line outs. Throwing to the front every time. Fuck welly are dumb.

[Yeetyaah]

The bro Kemara knocks the ball on at the base of the ruck.

[Canes4life]

Fifita hasn't added anything to this Wellington side. Infact I think he's disrupted the good mix that we had at the start of the season.

We really miss Walker-Leawere - he provided all our grunt last year.

[Higgins]

@Canes4life He certainly has disrupted the good flow that had you guys getting hammered by Ta$man and not beating Hawkes Bay in the first two matches of the season.

[Bones]

Aumua does his best to stuff it up. I'll be very happily surprised if we win this playing like we are.

[Canes4life]

F%$k Wellington have no patience when they are five out. Must be about 50 botched chances this year.

[Canes4life]

That was Milner Skudder-esque.

[Bones]

It's the Aso show!

[Canes4life]

@Bones Aso is the man. Him and Goosen the danger men.

Would have been an All Black if it wasn't for injury.

[Bones]

@Canes4life ok

[Canes4life]

@Bones came from Hansen's mouth.

[Higgins]

@Canes4life said in Wellington vs Waikato:

@Bones came from Hansen's mouth.

Didn't discarded Pom Brad Shields name also come out of Steve Hansen's mouth at one stage as well?

[Bones]

@Higgins said in Wellington vs Waikato:

@Canes4life said in Wellington vs Waikato:

@Bones came from Hansen's mouth.

Didn't discarded Pom Brad Shields name also come out of Steve Hansen's mouth at one stage as well?

Yeah. Also, we'll never see Cane and Savea starting. Etc, etc.

[Canes4life]

That was after Shields went to England though. I specifically remember Hansen said he would have picked Aso if he wasn't injured. I think it was 2017 when Laumape & Aso were tearing it up at will. I think Laumape was selected instead, but Hansen preferred Aso with his ability to cover wing aswell.

And just as I say that, Aso is starting to show that form again after being mostly injured for the last two seasons.