v Southland

[taniwharugby]

@steven-harris how long was his contract, 1 or 2 years?

That team should still be good enough to account for Southland, hosing down here at present but supposed to clear up for Thursday.

Hoping Roberts-Te Nana gets a decent crack, the few games I saw of him for OBM he looked sharp, good feet and pace.

[Steven Harris]

@taniwharugby Verney was only signed for 1 x year..

[Stargazer]

Southland

1 Loosehead Prop Stodart, Shaun
2 Hooker Thomas, Flynn
3 Tighthead Prop Mitchell, Morgan
4 Left Lock Fotheringham, Ben
5 Right Lock Selby-Rickit, Manaaki
6 Blindside Flanker Capil, Jack
7 Openside Flanker Lamborn, Tony
8 Number Eight Fukofuka, Bill
9 Half Back Renton, Jay
10 First Five Eight Hooper, Broc
11 Left Wing van Vugt, Rory
12 Second Five Wilson, James
13 Centre Johnson, Matthew
14 Right Wing Te Tamaki, Isaac
15 Full Back Tuimavave, Tauasosi

REPLACEMENTS
16 Hooker MacDonald, Jesse
17 Prop de Groot, Ethan
18 Prop Apoua, Christopher
19 Lock Tatafu, Raymond
20 Loose Forward Howden, Brenton
21 Half Back Costa, Nicolas
22 First Five Eight Nu'u, Raymond
23 Outside Back Ormond, Jackson

Changes to Stags Starting XV for Northland

The SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags have again adopted a next man up mentality ahead of its Week 6 Mitre 10 Cup clash...

[kev]

Good to see Gregory getting start at 2nd five. Thought he really committed himself last week on Wing. If he brings that same physicality we will do well. Noah Cooper is a smart footballer so deserves his start as well.

[Stargazer]

I only just noticed that Southland have Jesse MacDonald from Ta$man on the bench. He didn't make the Ta$man Mako squad and was named in the Ta$man development team a month ago. I had to look it up; he made his debut for Southland against Otago and was called up as injury cover for their reserve hooker.

[kev]

Crap start again.

[kev]

@kev mixed lineouts. Knockons. Need to spark up.

[kev]

@kev 3 lineouts lost in a row.

[kev]

@kev almost 4 and then we score a try. Good work by forwards.

[kev]

@kev and conversion. yes.

[African Monkey]

Isi Tu'ungafasi looks a different player these days. He was unbelievably bad at Auckland.

[kev]

Nock runs and scores. Now 14 - 3 . Keep going.

[kev]

@kev and another. 19 - 3. Keep going.

[Stargazer]

I feel sorry for Southland, but really, their games are so predictable and boring. I can't bear watching them play for more than 40 minutes; it's utter misery.

[kev]

We are much better when we attack a bit wider....

[kev]

Need to keep pace up in second half.

[taniwharugby]

Did the camera catch the Southland guy forearm to rangers face right in front of the touchy?

[nakosi]

what kind of rugby is this utter sh*t?
northland should put 80 past them they're a disgrace to this sport

[kev]

@taniwharugby no missed that.

[kev]

Man we are playing crap. Hold onto the ball.