2019 Māori All Blacks

[Tim]

@Steven-Harris said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:

.first five for the Māori under 20s looked really good

College Rifles and Blues dev squad player Zarn Sullivan. Looking forward to seeing him in the NPC.

[Stargazer]

@Tim Or because of the Maori U18 development games (male and female) today?

[Stargazer]

Narrow escape for the MABs there. Fiji kick charged down, but regained (was there a knock-on, too?), and almost a try.

[Stargazer]

Knocked-on?

[Stargazer]

No knock-on. Came off his boot.
No good camera angle to check whether Fijian player was in touch.

Not conclusive. Try stands.

Fiji take the lead: 7 - 0

[Stargazer]

Nankivel is looking good.

[Stargazer]

Stevenson, you tool!

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Yessss, try Wainui! Good team try!

[Stargazer]

7 all

[Stargazer]

Stat - line-outs won against the throw:

MABs 3 - Fiji 0

[Stargazer]

Hmm, don't think that was a knock-on.

[Steven Harris]

@Stargazer game has stuttered

[Stargazer]

MABs not getting the rub of the green. Lots of the 50/50 decisions going against them.

[Steven Harris]

NZ Māori ball is far too slow and Rob Thomson has got no idea how to set up his outsides

[Machpants]

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[Stargazer]

@Steven-Harris Yeah, Thompson has been disappointing. Not impressed by Lomax either.

[MrDenmore]

Very impressed by Nankiville - hard-running, no-nonsense second-five who seems to be able to read the game. The new Crotty?

[Stargazer]

@MrDenmore He's been good, but that's a bit premature haha

[Steven Harris]

@Stargazer Thomson doing my head in

[Stargazer]

Despite the mistakes, the MABs play a lot better than last week. Fewer missed tackles, and the changes in the squad (Hall, Nankivell, Douglas) paying off. Wainui and Franklin also playing well.