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    Tasman v Northland

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    • Duluth
      Duluth last edited by Duluth

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      Because of how cross over games are selected these sides haven't played each other much. Only two matches in the last seven years:

      Results - The Silver Fern

      Whats par? Tasman by 20?

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        bayimports last edited by

        Tasman by 28.5 if you ask the Australian TAB. (who coincidentally did offer stupid odds last week too) Be interesting to see how well the Taniwha will go, based on last week only should be a lot closer.

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        • taniwharugby
          taniwharugby @bayimports last edited by

          @bayimports not so sure, for me it's about damage control, limiting their score.

          From what I've heard Jack of the Goodhues has a niggle and is out, replaced in the starting line up by Tua, Wuseguy likely only other change to starting line up from last week.

          I hope Konia sticks with Wiseguy and gives him a shot at settling in, even if he struggles this week.

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          • Duluth
            Duluth last edited by

            Havili is back and starts at 12

            1 Isi Tu'ungafasi, 2 Andrew Makalio, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 4 Mahonri Ngakuru, 5 Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta, 6 Shannon Frizell, 7 Jacob Norris, 8 Hugh Renton, 9 Dwayne Polataivao, 10 Mitchell Hunt, 11 Leicester Faingaanuku, 12 David Havili, 13 Fetuli Paea, 14 Sevu Reece, 15 Will Jordan

            Reserves: 16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Kershawl Sykes Martin, 18 Isaac Salmon, 19 Suafoa Cameron, 20 Braden Stewart, 21 Louie Chapman, 22 Tim O'Malley, 23 Tima Faingaanuku

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            • Stargazer
              Stargazer last edited by

              David Havili is back!

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              • taniwharugby
                taniwharugby last edited by taniwharugby

                woohoo 😨

                Fun day ahead for Tua!

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                  Gunner @Duluth last edited by

                  @Duluth said in Tasman v Northland:

                  Havili is back and starts at 12

                  1 Isi Tu'ungafasi, 2 Andrew Makalio, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 4 Mahonri Ngakuru, 5 Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta, 6 Shannon Frizell, 7 Jacob Norris, 8 Hugh Renton, 9 Dwayne Polataivao, 10 Mitchell Hunt, 11 Leicester Faingaanuku, 12 David Havili, 13 Fetuli Paea, 14 Sevu Reece, 15 Will Jordan

                  Reserves: 16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Kershawl Sykes Martin, 18 Isaac Salmon, 19 Suafoa Cameron, 20 Braden Stewart, 21 Louie Chapman, 22 Tim O'Malley, 23 Tima Faingaanuku

                  Terrible looking team, I've never even heard of those two locks or halfback for goodness sakes.
                  Do good locks not drink craft beer or accept cheques?

                  Northland 17+

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                  • Chris B.
                    Chris B. @Gunner last edited by

                    @Gunner You must have heard of Mahonri Ngakuru?

                    We got him from Northland!

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                    • taniwharugby
                      taniwharugby @Chris B. last edited by taniwharugby

                      @Chris-B didnt know he was from up here? Although entirely possible going via St Kents!

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                      • Chris B.
                        Chris B. @taniwharugby last edited by

                        @taniwharugby I could possibly be mistaken - it's all just "Up North" to me! πŸ™‚

                        (I'm just gently trolling Gunner for trolling me)!

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                        • taniwharugby
                          taniwharugby @Chris B. last edited by taniwharugby

                          @Chris-B I think Tamaiti Williams is form up here and he and Mahonri went through St Kents at the same time, so who knows, tough to keep up these days with the schoolboy stuff.

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                          • Chris B.
                            Chris B. @taniwharugby last edited by

                            @taniwharugby Seems like there's quite a conveyor belt from St. Kents to the Crusaders' Nelson Academy.

                            Cirikidaveta has come on that path as well. And PPP.

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                            • taniwharugby
                              taniwharugby @Chris B. last edited by

                              @Chris-B

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                              • Chris B.
                                Chris B. @taniwharugby last edited by

                                @taniwharugby Embrace the professional era! πŸ™‚

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                                • Kirwan
                                  Kirwan last edited by

                                  Much better position for Havili to focus on, hopefully that continues for the Crusaders as well.

                                  A kicking second five would be very useful to the AB backline makeup.

                                  Much less of a logjam in front of him too compared to fullback (Dmac, Jordie, BB, Jordan, just to name a few).

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                                  • KiwiMurph
                                    KiwiMurph @Kirwan last edited by

                                    @Kirwan would also allow Goodhue to shift back to 13 for Crusaders too.

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                                    • Kirwan
                                      Kirwan @KiwiMurph last edited by

                                      @KiwiMurph said in Tasman v Northland:

                                      @Kirwan would also allow Goodhue to shift back to 13 for Crusaders too.

                                      Yep. Another bonus.

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                                      • taniwharugby
                                        taniwharugby last edited by taniwharugby

                                        not yet official, but i believe this is our team to face Tasman

                                        Li, Olsen, Kearns
                                        Goodhue, Caird
                                        Robinson, McNamara, Pryor
                                        Nock, Faiane
                                        Tua, Ranger
                                        Hyland, Gregory, Leilua

                                        Atkins, Pou, Te Whata-Colley, Mayanavanua, Matich, Levien, Cooper, Hohaia

                                        Faiane and Tua into the starting 15 with Goodhue & Hawkins out, Cooper and Hohaia in to replace the 2 promoted.

                                        Unsure why they'd go to Hohaia as an impact player, leaving out Macilai (havent heard he is injured) who is a player who can provide some impact!

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                                          ARHS @Chris B. last edited by

                                          @Chris-B he is from papamoa college in bop

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                                          • Chris B.
                                            Chris B. @ARHS last edited by

                                            @ARHS said in Tasman v Northland:

                                            @Chris-B he is from papamoa college in bop

                                            St. Kentigerns have embraced the professional era! πŸ™‚

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                                              ARHS @Chris B. last edited by

                                              @Chris-B Think Zarn Sullivan was here in Pap too

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                                              • Duluth
                                                Duluth last edited by

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                                                • Duluth
                                                  Duluth last edited by

                                                  https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12365792


                                                  Hopefully Cooper gets a good run in this game. He could be an option at fullback which would also take some of the pressure off of Wiseguy

                                                  If Cooper and Tua go well then they don't need to start Gregory

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                                                  • taniwharugby
                                                    taniwharugby @Duluth last edited by

                                                    @Duluth I just hope regardless of how Wiseguy or Cooper go at 10, we persevere with them, going back to Hawkins isn't going to get us where we need to be.

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                                                    • Duluth
                                                      Duluth @taniwharugby last edited by Duluth

                                                      @taniwharugby

                                                      They should stick with Wiseguy all year. I've seen a bit of Cooper at club level and he's comfortable at fullback too. If he adjusts well to NPC rugby he could be the starting fullback and cover 10. Hawkins out of the 23.

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                                                      • taniwharugby
                                                        taniwharugby @Duluth last edited by

                                                        @Duluth yep, they need to back these guys to give them time to grow into the role, chopping and changing helps no one

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                                                          bayimports last edited by

                                                          seriously wiseguy has to be the best name in the NPC, will feel like watching Goodfellas when he plays πŸ™‚

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                                                          • Duluth
                                                            Duluth @bayimports last edited by

                                                            @bayimports said in Tasman v Northland:

                                                            seriously wiseguy has to be the best name in the NPC, will feel like watching Goodfellas when he plays πŸ™‚

                                                            He’s named after this guy

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                                                            • taniwharugby
                                                              taniwharugby last edited by taniwharugby

                                                              Bit of an interesting match this one.

                                                              While Northland will take a bit of confidence from the mixed bag, but largely solid outing in Round 1, they will also know they are in for a rude awakening tonight against a formidable Tasman outfit!

                                                              The return of Havili just puts an exclamation mark on the quality of this team, particularly as they get an AB back, Northland lose thiers.

                                                              Rene Ranger will need to be in top form if he is to help guide this young backline tonight, after a very poor opening round from him with numerous errors to his game, particularly around his handling and decision making.

                                                              Sam Nock was very good in the season opener, but will be key in building a combo with Faiane as he himself tries to build on an excellent opening match where he took the field much earlier than anticipated after Hawkins took a head knock.

                                                              Some might say that turned out to be blessing in disguise as it gave Wiseguy more gametime than he would have expected and now a start!

                                                              Like always, it is all on the guys up front to set the platform that allows the backs to do thier thing, and this week will be no different against a largely super rugby pack.

                                                              Although to be fair the Northland pack should put up a decent showing, I will be keen to see if Pryor can back up from what is probably one of his best performances for us.

                                                              With an extended AB squad likely to head to Aus, I expect Tom Robinson will be in the selectors sights too, particularly as he squares up with Frizell.

                                                              The real heat will be on the front row, who performed solidly against Manawatu, but will need to go up several notches when they face a full super rugby front row form the South Islanders!

                                                              So for me, what does success look like tonight?

                                                              Well, it goes without saying a win is success, but realistically, I think a score of say 32-25, with us nabbing a BP is success tonight, it is about the performance more than the result, as that is all but a foregone conclusion, particularly if you look at recent history and what the TAB have to say...

                                                              Head to head
                                                              Tasman $1.01
                                                              Northland $16.00
                                                              Tasman 1-12 $6.00
                                                              Tasman 13+ $1.12
                                                              Northland 1-12 $21.00
                                                              Northland 13+ $151

                                                              Tasman -30.5 $1.87

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                                                              • Kirwan
                                                                Kirwan @Duluth last edited by

                                                                @Duluth said in Tasman v Northland:

                                                                @bayimports said in Tasman v Northland:

                                                                seriously wiseguy has to be the best name in the NPC, will feel like watching Goodfellas when he plays πŸ™‚

                                                                He’s named after this guy

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                                                                Awesome, awesome show.

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                                                                • Bovidae
                                                                  Bovidae last edited by

                                                                  Ken would have been a much more rugby name. πŸ™‚

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                                                                  • Bovidae
                                                                    Bovidae last edited by

                                                                    Oh, look who's commentating.

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                                                                    • Bones
                                                                      Bones last edited by

                                                                      What a ball from Hunt.

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                                                                      • taniwharugby
                                                                        taniwharugby last edited by

                                                                        already looking like a rout 😱

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                                                                        • taniwharugby
                                                                          taniwharugby last edited by

                                                                          big net gain there...not sure kicking it to Tasman will be a good idea

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                                                                          • taniwharugby
                                                                            taniwharugby last edited by

                                                                            couple very 'flat' passes there

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                                                                            • taniwharugby
                                                                              taniwharugby last edited by

                                                                              didnt really look like he made a high contact?

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                                                                              • taniwharugby
                                                                                taniwharugby last edited by

                                                                                gonna be a long night if we struggle at set peices

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                                                                                  kev last edited by

                                                                                  Haven’t got into the game yet

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                                                                                  • taniwharugby
                                                                                    taniwharugby last edited by

                                                                                    yeah not sure Nock shoulda put that in

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