Steamers v Taranaki
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Yarrows Taranaki Bulls v Bay of Plenty, 7:35pm
- Reuben O’Neill
- Ricky Riccitelli
- Angus Ta’avao (c)
- Jarrad Hoeata
- Jesse Parete
- Mitchell Croswell
- Lachlan Boshier
- Toa Halafihi
- Logan Crowley
- Stephen Perofeta
- Sean Wainui
- Daniel Waite
- Teihorangi Walden*
- Seta Tamanivalu
- Beaudein Waaka
Reserves:
16. Donald Maka
17. Jared Proffit
18. Chris Gawler
19. Leighton Price
20. Adrian Wyrill
21. Warwick Lahmert
22. Avon Lewis
23. Latu Vaeno*Taranaki debut
Key Facts:
• These two provinces first played in 1925 – then 10 irregular games over the next 50 years – pre-NPC days
• Taranaki and Bay of Plenty have played 44 times. Taranaki has won 27 and lost 17 – no draws which is unusual for two comparable teams
• Taranaki are on a run of 10 consecutive wins and have won seven out of the
last 10 games in Rotorua
• Taranaki biggest win was 58-14 in 2004, biggest loss 51-12 in 1987 – both in New Plymouth
• Taranaki has scored 121 tries, 78 conversions, 97 penalty goals, seven dropped goals for 1021 points (1000th was brought up last year)
• BOP is the only major union that Taranaki has not met in a Ranfurly Shield game
• These encounters have been held in seven different towns Hawera, New Plymouth, Whakatane, Rotorua, Te Puke, Tauranga, Mt Maunganui.
• Beauden Barrett kicked a New Zealand provincial record of nine penalty goals for Taranaki against Bay of Plenty in 2011@snollygoster said in Steamers v Taranaki:
Yarrows Taranaki Bulls v Bay of Plenty, 7:35pm
- Reuben O’Neill
- Ricky Riccitelli
- Angus Ta’avao (c)
- Jarrad Hoeata
- Jesse Parete
- Mitchell Croswell
- Lachlan Boshier
- Toa Halafihi
- Logan Crowley
- Stephen Perofeta
- Sean Wainui
- Daniel Waite
- Teihorangi Walden*
- Seta Tamanivalu
- Beaudein Waaka
Reserves:
16. Donald Maka
17. Jared Proffit
18. Chris Gawler
19. Leighton Price
20. Adrian Wyrill
21. Warwick Lahmert
22. Avon Lewis
23. Latu Vaeno*Taranaki debut
Is Parete at lock one of those selections to squeeze in the best players? Not up on how he compares to Crosswell but thought he looked good in his Super games.
Also @Donsteppa that line debutante has played at this level before ...
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@snollygoster said in Steamers v Taranaki:
Yarrows Taranaki Bulls v Bay of Plenty, 7:35pm
- Reuben O’Neill
- Ricky Riccitelli
- Angus Ta’avao (c)
- Jarrad Hoeata
- Jesse Parete
- Mitchell Croswell
- Lachlan Boshier
- Toa Halafihi
- Logan Crowley
- Stephen Perofeta
- Sean Wainui
- Daniel Waite
- Teihorangi Walden*
- Seta Tamanivalu
- Beaudein Waaka
Reserves:
16. Donald Maka
17. Jared Proffit
18. Chris Gawler
19. Leighton Price
20. Adrian Wyrill
21. Warwick Lahmert
22. Avon Lewis
23. Latu Vaeno*Taranaki debut
Is Parete at lock one of those selections to squeeze in the best players? Not up on how he compares to Crosswell but thought he looked good in his Super games.
Also @Donsteppa that line debutante has played at this level before ...
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What was that? Superb.
Really impressed by all the "no names" in the XV, especially 4 & 5 but to be fair, everyone did their job really well. Can't remember the last time we stifled the opposition like that and then kept the foot on the throat. Now to keep it going with big teams to come.
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Yep, I haven't seen a game like that for a long time.... made all the more impressive being against last seasons top qualifying team and without Ardron, Wardlaw, latimer and Foketi.
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Best result of the weekend. certainly got the biggest "whoop" from me anyway.
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@bopred I was at the game and there crowd was fairly sparse as it usually is in Rotovegas. Its usually hard to get people to go out on a cold winters night in Rotorua and having the test on the same night cannot have helped.
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