Counties v Waikato

[Crucial]

That loose trio is tasty.

[trooa]

@Crucial Hopefully Messam & Jacobson are back for a beauty contest.

[Bovidae]

Could be wet weather rugby on Friday night.

I wonder how serious Tucker's shoulder injury is?

[OleOleOle]

@Bovidae I don't think Tucker is too serious, i'm not sure it will be this week though

[Duluth]

https://www.mooloo.co.nz/newsarticle/119109?newsCarouselId=680598

1 Rob Cobb (Hamilton Old Boys)
2 Pita Anae Ah-Sue (Southern United)
3 Sefo Kautai (Hamilton Marist)
4 Hamilton Burr (Hautapu)
5 Laghlan McWhannell (Hautapu)
6 Samipeni Finau (Hamilton Old Boys)
7 Mitch Jacobson (Hautapu) – Captain
8 Te Rama Reuben (University)
9 Rhys Dickinson (Fraser Tech)
10 Damian McKenzie (University)
11 Mosese Dawai (Otorohanga)
12 D’Angelo Leuila (Fraser Tech)
13 Bailyn Sullivan (Hamilton Marist)
14 Daniel Sinkinson (Melville)
15 Liam Coombes-Fabling (Fraser Tech)

16 Rhys Marshall
17 Ollie Norris (Hautapu)
18 Solomone Tukuafu (Hamilton Old Boys)*
19 James Thompson (Hautapu)
20 Liam Messam (Hautapu)
21 Xavier Roe (Hamilton Old Boys)
22 Taha Kemara (Te Awamutu Sports)*
23 Alapati Leiua

[mikedogz]

Very rare to see a player selected from Division one.

[Bovidae]

@mikedogz said in Counties v Waikato:

Very rare to see a player selected from Division one.

Wasn't Messam listed as a Raglan player last year, or the year before?

Filipo has certainly rotated a lot of players over the first 3 games. Looking forward to seeing how Reuben goes as a starter. He was a good chance to make the NZ U20s but for injury, so didn't play for the Chiefs U20s either.

[ARHS]

@Bovidae surprised to see a second string combination named against a Counties team with their internationals back. Counties should be too strong - unless Dmac provides some magic.

[Bovidae]

@ARHS Yeah, a couple of debutants and no L Jacobson, Johnstone, Dyer or Ratima. Good to see Norris available again.

[Crucial]

@ARHS said in Counties v Waikato:

@Bovidae surprised to see a second string combination named against a Counties team with their internationals back. Counties should be too strong - unless Dmac provides some magic.

Nah. Reasonably even. Apart from those three guys our lot are mostly a notch below.

[mikedogz]

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=737606510875318

[ARHS]

@Bovidae Very keen to see how Kemara goes. Looks a special talent. And good to see Norris back. At second look the Waikato bench looks extremely strong and should bring them home if opening pack hold up OK against 7 internationals pack from Steelers.

[Dice]

Counties looking pretty sharp.

Great try to Togiatama.

[Steven Harris]

Great play from CM ..patient and accurate

[Steven Harris]

How was that forward pass missed ..piss poor officiating

[Duluth]

Counties no8 looks good

[Steven Harris]

Nepo Laulala’s defence exposed big time ..

[Duluth]

Reidy didn’t make much effort to get in position

[Yeetyaah]

@Steven-Harris said in Counties v Waikato:

How was that forward pass missed ..piss poor officiating

Seems to be a huge area of refereeing mistakes this season already

[Chris]

Hahaha DMac