Waratahs v Highlanders

[Stargazer]

<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Waratahs</strong><strong> team for the match against the Highlanders this Friday 18<span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">th</span> March, 9:40pm NZT (7:40pm AEDT)</strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">1. </span>Paddy Ryan (64 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">2. </span>Tolu Latu (30 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">3. </span>Angus Ta’avao (50 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">4. </span>Dean Mumm (88 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">5. </span>Will Skelton (41 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">6. </span>David Dennis (VC, 94 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">7. </span>Michael Hooperr (C, 83 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">8. </span>Wycliff Palu (122 caps)</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">9. </span>Nick Phipps (84 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">10. </span>Kurtley Beale (117 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">11. </span>Zac Guildford (81 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">12. </span>David Horwitz (2 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">13. </span>Rob Horne (91 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">14. </span>Matt Carraro (42 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">15. </span>Israel Folau (47 caps)</span></span></p>
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<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:13px;"><em><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Reserves</span></span></em></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">16. </span>Hugh Roach (8 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">17. Je</span>remy Tilse (50 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">18. </span>Tom Robertson (potential Super Rugby/ NSW debut), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">19. </span>Sam Lousi (6 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">20. </span>Jed Holloway (6 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">21. </span>Jack Dempsey (5 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">22. </span>Matt Lucas (14 caps), <span style="font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;font-style:inherit;">23. </span>Reece Robinson (potential Super Rugby / NSW debut)</span></span></p>

[antipodean]

<p>That tight five would scare any opposition. Evens a B&I Lions team.</p>

[pukunui]

Really?

[antipodean]

<p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-80NOGFw0uOg/TATIYgvyAxI/AAAAAAAAAJk/NeffEv5mELIHsNsPQnxU64bL_9QgXzgtACCo/s152-Ic42/sarcasm_meter.jpg" alt="sarcasm_meter.jpg"></p>

[Stargazer]

<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Highlanders</strong>:</span></span></p>
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<p style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Brendon Edmonds  <span>2. Liam Coltman  </span><span>3. Siosiua Halanukonuka  </span><span>4. Alex Ainley  </span><span>5. Tom Franklin  </span><span>6. Elliot Dixon  </span><span>7. Shane Christie( cc )  </span><span>8. Liam Squire</span></span></span></p>
<p style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Aaron Smith  <span>10. Lima Sopoaga  </span><span>11. Ryan Tongia  </span><span>12. Rob Thompson  </span><span>13. Malakai Fekitoa  </span><span>14. Matt Faddes  </span><span>15. Ben Smith ( cc )</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="color:rgb(102,102,102);"><em>Reserves</em></p>
<p style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">16. Ash Dixon  <span>17. Daniel Lienert-Brown  </span><span>18. Ross Geldenhuys  </span><span>19. Mark Reddish  </span><span>20. Gareth Evans  </span><span>21. Josh Renton  </span><span>22. Hayden Parker  </span><span>23. Jason Emery</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Unavailable due to injury: Waisake Naholo (leg), Marty Banks (knee), Fumiaki Tanaka (calf), Tei Walden (concussion), Joe Wheeler (concussion), Dan Pryor (concussion), Josh Hohneck (head cut), Luke Whitelock (knee), Patrick Osborne (Hip)</span></span></p>

[Siam]

<p>grrrr nasty injury list and we lost our big wingers</p>
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<p>Good test of fortitude this one</p>

[ACT Crusader]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Siam" data-cid="564948" data-time="1458102890">
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<p>grrrr nasty injury list and we lost our big wingers</p>
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<p>Good test of fortitude this one</p>
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<p>Wheeler is the biggest loss.</p>
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<p>I thought Faddes looked the goods last week. Big test for Tongia though. He did score some good tries in the ITM Cup last year, hopefully he can step up. The Tah wingers aren't overly big.</p>

[pukunui]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="antipodean" data-cid="564942" data-time="1458101392"><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-80NOGFw0uOg/TATIYgvyAxI/AAAAAAAAAJk/NeffEv5mELIHsNsPQnxU64bL_9QgXzgtACCo/s152-Ic42/sarcasm_meter.jpg" alt="sarcasm_meter.jpg"></p></blockquote>
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I thought that might be the case but you never know.

[Stargazer]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="ACT Crusader" data-cid="564955" data-time="1458104212">
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<p>Wheeler is the biggest loss.</p>
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<p>I thought Faddes looked the goods last week. Big test for Tongia though. He did score some good tries in the ITM Cup last year, hopefully he can step up. The Tah wingers aren't overly big.</p>
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<p>Tongia played two Super Rugby games last year (due to Naholo being injured). He scored three tries in those two games. I hope he can do it again!</p>

[NTA]

Can he score all of them in the next game?

[hurricane]

<p>I've got the tahs to win this in a tight tussle.</p>
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<p>I think they are a good home side (the Warratahs)</p>

[NTA]

Don't have the pigs for it

[booboo]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Stargazer" data-cid="564906" data-time="1458093208"><p>
7. Michael Hooperr</p></blockquote>
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How did that slip through the Hooper filter?

[booboo]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="booboo" data-cid="565254" data-time="1458220550"><p>
How did that slip through the Hoopah filter?</p></blockquote>
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Hmmm ... add an "r". Testing: Hooperr

[Mattasaurus]

Cmon highlanderrrrrrs

[Higgins]

<p>Aussies seem to do moments of silence much better than Kiwis with there being no noise at all in tonight's effort to remember Seru Rabeni (former Highlander) who passed away earlier this week. We can certainly learn something from the way they totally respect the memory in complete silence.</p>

[Glath]

<p>That's one hideous Highlanders jersey.</p>

[Mattasaurus]

Justice

[Gunner]

God these Aussie commentators are awful to listen to.<br><br>
Highlanders defense looks pretty solid so far.<br><br>
Fucking get in Tongia!!!!!!!

[Gunner]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Glath" data-cid="565440" data-time="1458291222"><p>
That's one hideous Highlanders jersey.</p></blockquote>Don't mind it myself.

[Mattasaurus]

That's how it's done

[Higgins]

<p>Hawkes Bay's Ryan Tongia in for a nice try after a beaut break by Rob Thompson to open the scoring for the Landers after ten minutes NSW Waratahs 00 - 07 Highlanders </p>

[Mattasaurus]

2 line out steals to the landers already

[Glath]

<p>Tahs scrum on rollerskates.</p>

[Mattasaurus]

Destroyed. ...how much extra weight have the tahs got

[Hooroo]

Wow!!! The highlanders are looking amazing. This isn't a shit Warratahs team. Who is the lock playing in the front row for the tahs?

[Higgins]

<p>Isn't a NZ teams demolition of an overseas scrum a thing of great beauty, especially when it is on the other teams's put in. The one we have just witnessed would have had Red Beard, Bart and PAJ purring in admiration!</p>

[Gunner]

Highlanders scrum goes alright huh?<br>
In fact they look pretty bloody good all over the park, do they think they're the reining champs or something?<br><br>
Too late to change my pick?

[Mattasaurus]

Big advantage. ...about 15 meters

[Hooroo]

This is super to watch. What a try

[Mattasaurus]

Squiiiiirrrees

[No Quarter]

Fuck that was a good turn of pace from the big man.

[KiwiMurph]

<p>Very impressive from Squire. He also hit Skelton hard in a big shot earlier.</p>

[Higgins]

<p>Liam Squire in after Liam Coltman tidies up a cock up by the Waratahs midfield back on the ten metre line NSW Waratahs 00 - 17 Highlanders after 29 minutes</p>

[Mattasaurus]

What was the penalty for?

[Gunner]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Mattasaurus" data-cid="565467" data-time="1458292717"><p>
What was the penalty for?</p></blockquote>Pity?

[No Quarter]

Tahs lucky not to concede another. Landers on fire.

[JK]

Waratahs just getting blown off the park tonight

[No Quarter]

Game, set and match after 35 minutes. How good are these Landers?

[antipodean]

<p>Well fuck. Nice try.</p>