QF: BOP v Tasman

[Duluth]

BOP

1 Josh Bartlett (C), 2 Kurt Ekland (C), 3 Pasilio Tosi, 4 Naitoa Ah Kuoi, 5 Aisake Vakaisiuola, 6 Jacob Norris, 7 Veveni Lasaga, 8 Nikora Broughton, 9 Charlie Sinton, 10 Lucas Cashmore, 11 Fehi Fineanganofo, 12 Seamus Bardoul, 13 Lalomilo Lalomilo, 14 Kele Lasaga, 15 Cole Forbes

Reserves: 16 Taine Kolose, 17 Haereiti Hetet, 18 Tevita Mafileo, 19 Semisi Paea, 20 Joe Johnston, 21 Richard Judd, 22 Reon Paul, 23 Ngahorohi McGarvey-Black

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Ta$man

1 Ryan Coxon, 2 Tomasi Maka, 3 Sam Matenga, 4 Antonio Shalfoon, 5 Lopeti Faifua, 6 Tayne Hemopo, 7 Sione Havili Talitui, 8 Fletcher Anderson, 9 Jay Renton, 10 William Havili, 11 Macca Springer, 12 Levi Aumua, 13 Cooper Robers, 14 Kyren Taumoefolau, 15 David Havili (C)

Reserves: 16 Samuela Moli, 17 Lavengamono Moli, 18 Quinn Harrison-Jones, 19 Joseph Domoni, 20 Tone Ng Shiu, 21 Wil Thornalley, 22 Maloni Kunawave, 23 Jack Gray

[reprobate]

I'm all for a centre forming a close combination with his wingers, but - call me old-fashioned - taking the bloke's name is a stretch.

[ARHS]

Someone having a joke with both 13s I think.

[Duluth]

Should be ok now? Blame AI for misreading an image (I need the team in text format)

[Chris B.]

Hmmm - not very optimistic about this one.

That Ta$man team is looking a bit threadbare with injuries and All Black call-ups.

Off the top of my head - Odenryn, Sykes-Martin, Strange, Leppien, Blackadder, Christie, Drummond, Faingaánuku and Robinson missing from the 23.

Ignoring Lomax, Hotham, Tavatavanawai and Jordan whom we were unlikely to get any of.

[Bones]

Why is it Willie Havili and David Harrrrveeely.

[Bones]

Twenty minutes of shithouse rugby so far. Great dedication from both sides to copy the worst parts of the AB gameplay.

[Chris B.]

Ta$man winning the aerial battle, but fucking discipline!

Don't give away dumb penalties!!!

7-3 to us!

[Bones]

@Chris-B lucky the last one wasn't yellow!

[Bones]

Synton looks to have an accurate pass, but man his fuckaboutery makes Christie look express.

[Chris B.]

@Bones A keystone cops couple of minutes as Ta$man decide to forget how to pass.

[ARHS]

Hope Juddy can get some urgency into bop in second half. Josh Bartlett having a stormer. Tosi walking a lot.
Taumoefolau looks very dangerous for Ta$man.
Just started raining here at the game

[Grooter]

That was so entertaining from Cashmore & the smaller Lasaqa

[Bones]

So with multiple coaches seemingly deciding Ah Kuoi is a lock only and not a 6...is he just really slow?

[SouthernMann]

Cashmore putting his hands up to the Chiefs. Having a stormer

[Chris B.]

Poor defence on Cashmore. Errors mounting now.

[Bovidae]

Great try BOP. Tosi did SFA when he was on the field.

[Grooter]

Jono Gibbes needs to be on the phone to Cashmore & Fineanganofo needs to be in the ABs XV team

[Grooter]

Shame Broughton didn't finish that haha. Ta$man are falling to pieces

[Chris B.]

Thanks for coming!