Auckland v Waikato

[Yeetyaah]

Shit helluva ball to TCS for that try

[Duluth]

What position is Funaki now?

[Yeetyaah]

So what actually is the ruling for batting it back in? He was in touch before he jumped, bumped the ball in, then landed in touch.

[antipodean]

@Duluth said in Auckland v Waikato:

What position is Funaki now?

Loos like wing.

[Grooter]

Lima the legend lol bizarre game never thought Waikato would take it but here we are

[Steven Harris]

Unbelievable ..!

[Duluth]

Defence is a mess after the subs/injuries

[antipodean]

Bad miss by Clark. Pushed in too hard, then couldn't come across quick enough to chase an old man down.

Nice break by Sopoaga.

[Duluth]

https://www.forum.silverfern.rugby/topic/7475/auckland-motm-v-waikato

[Yeetyaah]

Never in doubt

[Canes4life]

lol Auckland fluffed that.

[Steven Harris]

Stunning comeback by Waikato ..thats what you want from your bench ..Sopaga and Cook Savage bought it in spades
Aucklsnd will have to rely heavly on the experienced heads as the season progresses

[pakman]

Young Auks have some real talent. Green as cabbages, though.

[KiwiMurph]

Very predictable collapse by a young Auckland team

Pleased with what I saw. Keep playing the youngsters

[Bovidae]

I'm not sure how we won that. Midway through the 2nd half I would have been happy with a BP. Cook-Savage showed why he needs to be starting, and get his hands on the ball as much as possible. The good news as a Waikato supporter is that there were a lot of players still to return.

You've got to love the NPC. Sure, the skill level is lower but the teams are willing to play.

[brodean]

Man that was frustrating to watch in the end. This is what being a Wallabies fan must feel like.

Has the makings of a good team though. Need a bit more discipline and better defence.

[sparky]

Lima Sopoaga reminding everyone what a good player he is.

[Bovidae]

Auckland had more SR players in their XV than Waikato, so I don't think that they were that inexperienced. Plenty of players making debuts off the bench in both teams.

[Duluth]

The issue was the subs. Choat lasting for a few minutes meant we had no impact in the loose forwards and the starting lock, Cribb, had to move into loose forward

Not sure what happened in the backs. Were both Spencer and Vai injured? They both went off in the 70th minute replaced by Gordon and Arscott and Funaki had to go to the wing

Defence was a mess with compromised loose forwards and outside backs in the last 10mins. Probably shouldn't have gone for that penalty kick and gone for a 5m lineout

[KiwiMurph]

@Bovidae said in Auckland v Waikato:

Auckland had more SR players in their XV than Waikato, so I don't think that they were that inexperienced. Plenty of players making debuts off the bench in both teams.

There are SR players and SR players. The likes of Che Clark and Payton Spencer are green as hell.