Farah Palmer Cup 2022

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@Bovidae thanks for the report. I might watch a replay.
I will probably go up to Palmy next weekend to watch the BOP game so it sounds like it will be a tough one.

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Waikato bt 'Poo as expected but the score wasn't a blow out.

I watched the game on and off. Waikato started well but made a lot of handling errors, forced passes and had a misfiring lineout. Manawatu led 18-5 at HT. Waikato was much more direct in the 2nd half and used their big props to rumble over. The commentators said Wayne Smith was there and gave two-try scorer Awhina Tangen-Wainohu a pat on the back when she left the field late. She could be a bolter for the BFs. The Poo are a good team.

Another Hawke's Bay product that got away.

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Last squad to be named:

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Results week 1:

Waikato 33 - 24 Manawatū Cyclones
Wellington Pride 5 - 43 Canterbury
Auckland Storm 39 - 20 Counties Manukau Heat

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Highlights:

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Canterbury look like they don’t really need her but Jorja Miller seems to be up at the Mount with the Sevens squad. Saw her in a photo with Steven Adams there today.

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@Crucial Yeah, I saw that photo, too. No obvious signs of injuries, either, although she could still be on limited training.

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https://www.allblacks.com/news/farah-palmer-cup-round-two-team-lists-2/

Team lists should be added as they are announced

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Some teams starting to be added. Quite a nifty little tool they have in that link. Worth a look just for that.

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After me saying that link and software looks quite good, it is, of course no good unless someone updates it.

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Players in, and players out.

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Canterbury take out the big game of the weekend despite a very good second half from Auckland.
Auckland a good chance to take it towards the end but got monstered in an attacking scrum and lost the chance.
I find that often the scrum depth isn’t great in many teams and there’s a big risk of things going badly when the reserves come on. Coaches need to be smarter with their scrum/reserve management. Canterbury manage theirs well.

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@Crucial that Cantab forward pack was lethal. Heaps of yards made by their props in the footage I saw.

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Watching HB v Otago now and the standard around tackling is obviously lower than the Premiership. Otago looking like a very different side than last year by being back at this level.
They have a very sharp halfback that the Cantab poachers will be eyeing up.

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BOP stretching out the score against the Poo. Connor and Wills showing some class.

[Donsteppa]

Too many Volcanix defenders are leaving the defensive work to someone else in the last ten minutes, especially in the back three. Not committing to the bouncing ball, and going for intercepts rather than making the tackle.

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Momentum shift to the Poo. Only 6 in it now