Southland v Auckland

[Daffy Jaffy]

Auckland team v Southland
I was hoping Sam Wye would make the bench.

1 Alex Hodgman (Eden)
2 Leni Apisai (Ponsonby)
3 Marcel Renata (University)
4 Jamie Lane (Ponsonby)
5 Connor Vest (University)
6 Blake Gibson (Ponsonby)
7 Adrian Choat (Waitemata)
8 Jackson Pugh (Marist)
9 Taufa Funaki (Marist)
10 Harry Plummer © (Grammar TEC)
11 Salesi Rayasi (Marist)
12 Corey Evans (Grammar TEC)
13 AJ Lam (Grammar TEC)
14 Tomas Aoake (Ponsonby)
15 Zarn Sullivan (College Rifles)
16 Soane Vikena (Waitemata)
17 Joshua Fusitua (Grammar TEC)
18 Charlie Abel (Waitemata)
19 Dalzell (College Rifles)
20 Vaiolini Ekuasi (East Tamaki)
21 Manu Paea (Manukau)
22 Simon Hickey (Grammar TEC)
23 Jordan Trainor (Ponsonby)

[Tim]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Southland v Auckland:

22 Simon Hickey (Grammar TEC)
23 Jordan Trainor (Ponsonby)

A light weight bench.

[Duluth]

I think that’s the same xv as the opening match. Abel the only change in the 23

[Grooter]

@Duluth that's last Sundays team👍 they've made a few changes for the Auckland game

[Duluth]

@FakatavaAllBlack

Oops, yes. Wrong link. The team was on facebook https://www.facebook.com/southlandstags/photos/a.431607439199/10159163736359200/?type=3

[African Monkey]

Was hoping to see Sam Wye again.

[Dice]

When's Tangitau available? I think he'd be good at this level. I'd chuck him on Aoake's wing when he's available.

[Daffy Jaffy]

[Grooter]

It's been a good 24hrs with Otago and the All Blacks winning😀 now it's up to the Stags to complete the trifecta

[Grooter]

Take the 3 boys

[Duluth]

Aucklands rush defence is still a work in progress. Good chance we see it at the Blues next year with McGrath involved in both teams.

Good to see some variety in tactics. Most NZ sides play exactly the same

[Tim]

@Duluth Not sure how Gregory was able to go for the turnover there ...

[Grooter]

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[Grooter]

take the 3 again boys

[Duluth]

It doesn’t feel like it but the missed tackles are 9-1 against Southland

[African Monkey]

Quite impressed with Southland so far. Looking organized in defence with Banks steering them around the field nicely so far.

[African Monkey]

@Duluth Hah really? Certainly no glaring misses.

[Duluth]

@African-Monkey

Yeah I think it’s lots of stepping the first man but being tackled by the second. Not many metres gained from them

[Grooter]

not the Aussie! 😔

[Grooter]

Come on Stags.. De Groot is watching you all the way from SA