Taranaki v Northland

[Pepe]

Pukekura Park may be a nice setting, but playing surface looks pretty average. Players slipping over everywhere taking big divots out of the ground.

[Duluth]

Moulds again.. that would’ve been called not straight if Naki didn’t win it

[taniwharugby]

Awful lineout and naki get a 50-22

[taniwharugby]

@Duluth throwing always been his Achilles heel...shame for a hooker

[taniwharugby]

Leilua comes off his wing again.

[kev]

@taniwharugby said in Taranaki v Northland:

Leilua comes off his wing again.

He is a liability

[Duluth]

@taniwharugby said in Taranaki v Northland:

@Duluth throwing always been his Achilles heel...shame for a hooker

He’s good around the field. You could almost select him as a loosie

[taniwharugby]

Shame about the underfoot conditions, both teams keen to run it...naki look a bit sharper currently

[taniwharugby]

So matich stayed off?

Head knock or otherwise?

[Stargazer]

@taniwharugby He's been off since the 23rd minute; for a HIA you get 10 minutes, I think? So it looks like Mau'u will stay on the field.

[taniwharugby]

@Stargazer unless he failed...Mau'u going well so far

[taniwharugby]

Henhad his head on the ground ffs

[Stargazer]

Because I saw the Northland TH prop pull up his shirt high, I had a question (not saying that was his intention):

Is it legal for players to pull up their jersey with the intention of making it harder for opposition players to grab their jersey in an attempted tackle? And what about the scrum, where they need their opponent's jersey for the bind?

[taniwharugby]

No gate at ruck now?

[taniwharugby]

@Stargazer that was Parete pulling it up wasn't it?

[kev]

@taniwharugby said in Taranaki v Northland:

No gate at ruck now?

They wrapped round the side. Hate that.

[kev]

Parete is an ill disciplined niggly player. Could have been penalised multiple times for mauls on their line - entry, lifting legs. Comes out all attitude. Dick.

[taniwharugby]

Limp end following a poor call by Ranger to kick that...needed to go deep if he kicked.

8-0...coulda been worse.

We still look a little laboured at times, defence solid, need to try to involved Tua, Macilai and Moorby more.

Would like Heremaia on sooner rather than later for Leilua

[kev]

What about front runner?

[taniwharugby]

I don't like our habit of sending 1 man rushing out