Southland v Waikato
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Josh Moorby, Isaac Te Tamaki, Jaye Thompson, Ray Nu’u, Rory van Vugt, Greg Dyer, Liam Howley, Charles Alaimalo, Tony Lamborn (c), Glenn Preston, Manaaki Selby-Rickit, Ray Tatafu, Siate Tokolahi, Sabastian Siataga, Ethan de Groot.
Reserves: Jason Rutledge, Joe Walsh, Viliami Tosi, Craig Smith, Matthew James, Logan Crowley, Scott Eade, Penikolo Latu
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A lot of changes from last round. Southland is turning on the weather too.
1 Rob Cobb (Hamilton Old Boys)
2 Samisoni Taukei’aho (Fraser Tech)
3 Sefo Kautai (Hamilton Marist)
4 James Thompson (Hautapu)
5 Samipeni Finau (Hamilton Old Boys)
6 Adam Thomson (Morrinsville Sports)
7 Mitch Jacobson (Hautapu)
8 Luke Jacobson (Hautapu) - Captain
9 Cortez Ratima (Otorohanga)
10 Rivez Reihana (Melville)
11 Patrick Osborne (Fraser Tech)
12 Louis Rogers (University)
13 Bailyn Sullivan (Hamilton Marist)
14 Valynce Te Whare (Fraser Tech)
15 Liam Coombes-Fabling (Fraser Tech)16 Steven Misa (Hamilton Marist)
17 Ollie Norris (Hautapu)
18 Josh Iosefa-Scott (Melville)
19 Hamilton Burr (Hautapu)
20 Liam Messam (Raglan)
21 Xavier Roe (Hamilton Old Boys)
22 Fletcher Smith (University)
23 Matty Lansdown (Fraser Tech) -
@Bovidae hope they not taking this match too lightly by this much rotation. Nice to see Messam back though
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@ARHS I agree, as it's never easy down there. Tupaea isn't listed as being injured. Johnstone still is unavailable.
Maybe they want to bring on experience to finish the game.
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@Bovidae Is there any update around Johnstone. Thought he was a consideration for the extra 11 AB's, but still unaware of what happened to him after coming on in North v South.
Tupaea has been a real mixed bag this year. Does some very good things and some reckless/clumsy things. Hope he regains his full confidence. Also hoping to see Lansdown back at his best in time
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@ARHS said in Southland v Waikato:
@Bovidae Is there any update around Johnstone. Thought he was a consideration for the extra 11 AB's, but still unaware of what happened to him after coming on in North v South.
He went off for an HIA test so I can only assume he had concussion symptoms. But that was a while ago now.
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Loving the stags revival this year. Hope they can get up again. Up the Stags!
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Great to see Messam back. Weird that Tupaea isn't playing.
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@Yeetyaah Who's older, Thomson or Messam?
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Looks a beaut of a day in the deep south.
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@Higgins Thomson is 38 and Messam is 36
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@Yeetyaah said in Southland v Waikato:
@Higgins Thomson is 38 and Messam is 36
Old enough is good enough.
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@Yeetyaah Just babies compared to Jason Rutledge.
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Shit I'm a bit excited to see Messam back
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Hahaha was that penalty for the 9 mouthing off?
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A bit dumb there from Waikato not going to the lineout when they've had success there so far.
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Te Whare-Crosby should have been able to take that easily.
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This ref doesn't take any lip from the players eh
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Both teams making mistakes in silly areas of the field. Annoying to watch
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@Yeetyaah Waikato guilty of trying to go too wide too early.
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Waikato midfield offside too much already.
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I think both teams need to put boot to ball a bit more in these conditions. It's the type fo weather where you don't really want to be playing with the ball unless you're hot on attack.
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Christ these handling errors are annoying.
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@Yeetyaah Yeah the weather's atrocious. Kicking and playing more one off the ruck should be the name of the game for both sides.
Your idol Messam's on haha.
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It’s almost they like they order in the conditions for home games down in the Cargill
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@Steven-Harris You would think so hahaha. They seem to thrive on defending in it as well.
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Who's the other dude on commentary other than Mils?
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Not seen the result but am just sitting starting the recording and enjoying the contrast of 24 degrees, beautiful blue skies, cold beer, view out over a deep blue sea and it's 10 degrees and raining in Invers.
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Bullshit offside call
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Geez that's a big kick from Dyer. Big lead in these conditions.
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This game is tough to watch
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@Yeetyaah I'm enjoying it haha. Tough hard rugby in wet conditions. Southland playing far smarter this half forcing errors out of the Waikato back 3.
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Cabbage is on!
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Southland player should have played to the whistle, instead he just let the Waikato player score haha.
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Should be a card
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What a kick from Fletch
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Throw was crooked
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Oh no the guy who viciously bashed someone outside a dairy is on the ground with cramp.
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Dumb from Messam, got warned about 3 times to get out and didn't.
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@African-Monkey yeah real silly
