Tasman v Northland
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Must admit given the difference in the respective personal , I guess the final result and margin came as no surprise ..Northland probably needed to be at their very best against the Mako who are the current Mitre 10 cup champions ,even to get within 10 points.. Ta$man just to big up front and too much class in the backs..
On a positive note , I thought Tom Robinson was immense ..and I am really wrapt with the way Wiseguy Faiane has taken his opportunities..but I was also pleased with Johnny Cooper , showed some really great touches when he came on..
Tani supporters should not feel down , Ta$man will deal to teams better than Northland ..their depth is staggering, and to think both their normal staring locks are not there, it’s a scary bloody thought..
Could have done without the injuries to Tua and Gregory , .but we at least there’s a bit of depth , but I may have to start a give a little page if we have any more .
To be honest , good to get Ta$man out of the way early . -
@taniwharugby injuries are the worst for us....Need to shore up the scrum.
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@kev forgot to say, good shift from Josh Goodhue , given the concussion injuries he’s had over the years , he’s was still throwing himself around for the full 80..I know he’s well respected for his work ethic with both the Taniwha and the Blues.
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@Steven-Harris. Josh is getting better all the time. They often get him and Caird mixed up in the commentaries.
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@KiwiMurph said in Ta$man v Northland:
@Gunner said in Ta$man v Northland:
@KiwiMurph said in Ta$man v Northland:
Robinson looks great.
Shhhhh don’t tell Fozzie
His ability to cover lock could see him called up.
Given the AB squad will be last person in NZ to turn the lights out, he should.
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@Chris-B said in Ta$man v Northland:
@Stargazer It will all change when the ABs are taken away.
Fortunately they have a number of hard toiling under the radar players. But this thread is not about Canterbury...
Ta$man might have the best attacking backline in the comp. Defensively they could be troubled by a couple of the other teams.
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So they just pay for the flights home?
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@taniwharugby said in Ta$man v Northland:
So they just pay for the flights home?
Matt Taylor might need to 'do some F%$k^&g research' himself me thinks.
Going by schools alone (as per the Mako website) the squad contains 10/35 locally schooled players.
I'm sure someone will add a few in that moved to a another area after being in junior rugby in Ta$man but certainly not 18 more as this clown seems to think. -
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@taniwharugby Thank you sir this idiot has made my day.
I was really proud of the Taniwhas efforts against the (Crusaders) Mako, they should a lot of heart and scored some good tries only trouble is once Northland scrored, Ta$man got two back
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@taniwharugby That list is only the opinion of one RugbyPass journo about who he thinks the contenders are. It's not Foster's list of players that will receive the call-up.
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@Stargazer no no no, it is definitive!!
Still think one of our main weapons is being under-used: Jordan Hyland.
Granted last night we struggled to just get the ball, let alone dictate where the scraps we got went, but we simply need to get him involved more.
Good to see a bit more mature game from Ranger, with limited ball he didnt squander it like last week, shame Tua injured himself, was looking ok (in spite of a couple of errors)
Low bar, but Gregory was 100 times better than last week too.
Nock-Faiane could grow into a nice combo, Levien looked sharp when he came on too!!
Thought our 3 tries were all well constructed tries, so certainly somethign to build on.
For long periods I thought our defence in the middle was pretty good (although a couple of basic lapses left huge holes) but as we have for a few seasons now, we defend far too narrow across the park allowing them to have players well on the outside.
Next week will be interesting, Tua gone for season? Gregory unknown, no idea if we are allowed Jack next week.
I'd maybe look at starting Te Whata-Colley, scrum seemed a wee bit more solid when he came on, if no Jack or Gregory, Hohaia (who had a couple of nice touches last night) to start and Cooper to FB, have to assume that brings Macilai into the bench too?
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@taniwharugby said in Ta$man v Northland:
Looks like big red is ours
Because of a prediction article by Herald/RugbyPass?
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@KiwiMurph yea mate, I'm deadly serious, NZ Herald is a legit source.
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@Crucial some interesting news I had passed to me this morning , apparently the NZRFU are trying to reduce the salary cap ..,but one of the biggest oppositions they having to this proposal is coming from the Ta$man CEO, Tony Rogers , when you consider what sort of money they have tied up in players you can understand that..
There were reports that of the team that took the field last night, only 1 player, Tim O’Malley has played club rugby in the region, I suspect that might be more around 3,the rest all played super rugby , there are some players like Mahonri Ngakuru from Papamoa in the BOP and Dwayne Polataivao (Samoan International)who played for Pakuranga in the Auckland club comp that have been flown in.
I have no issue with what Ta$man are doing , When they lose their all blacks they ,that’s where having quality cover is a must , and plus they have the financial resources to exploit this situation ..
Me personally, I would prefer to put the money back into the Union and develop coaches and players , that way you always have an attachment to your local supporters and sponsors , because when the money donors stop, well we all know what happens then.. -
@Steven-Harris the cap is the same for everyone except where it becomes unfair is that it is based on union income. That means that if you host a couple of big games (final, super, ABs) you get a higher cap. That perpetuates an upward spiral.
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@Crucial success breeds success.
Am sure players are keen to go there, solid pathway to Crusaders (and other franchises too) and then ABs, am sure probably happy to take a bit of a pay cut in hope of longer term win
The fact they were able to get both Telea and Reece there shows there is still work to be done though.
Is the money they get for abs from NZR part of the salary cap?
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@Steven-Harris said in Ta$man v Northland:
Dwayne Polataivao (Samoan International)who played for Pakuranga in the Auckland club comp that have been flown in.
I have no issue with what Ta$man are doing , When they lose their all blacks they ,that’s where having quality cover is a mustI think this is a slightly different issue from the overall recruitment conversation.
Provinces should select local club players when they have injuries and unavailability. It's a rep competition.. or at least its meant to be. If the replacements from the provinces club competition aren't good enough then the province should lose games
