Wellington vs Otago

[Canes4life]

[Grooter]

@Canes4life Peter Lakai he seems a handful

[mikey07]

How Dom Bird keeps getting picked is beyond me. I’m disappointed Kirifi is in the team I thought Halalilo has played heaps better then him this year, also thinks Lakai needs a rest.

[Stargazer]

[Stargazer]

What's really interesting about this game is PU-J v TU-J.

[Canes4life]

@FakatavaAllBlack yeah he's been a beast aye. For such a young lad he's made mince meat of some of his more senior opponents this year. Wouldn't mind seeing Lakai team up with Ardie Savea in the Canes this year.

[MN5]

@Stargazer said in Wellington vs Otago:

What's really interesting about this game is PU-J v TU-J.

Would be nice if one or both usurped David Havilii from the ABs.

[Bones]

@MN5 said in Wellington vs Otago:

@Stargazer said in Wellington vs Otago:

What's really interesting about this game is PU-J v TU-J.

Would be nice if one or both usurped performed well enough to usurp David Havilii from the ABs.

Yes

[MN5]

@Bones said in Wellington vs Otago:

@MN5 said in Wellington vs Otago:

@Stargazer said in Wellington vs Otago:

What's really interesting about this game is PU-J v TU-J.

Would be nice if one or both usurped performed well enough to usurp David Havilii from the ABs.

Yes

Same thing

[Stargazer]

@Bones And not break.

[MN5]

@Stargazer said in Wellington vs Otago:

@Bones And not break.

I haven’t been this excited since Tony and Glen Marsh almost played each other for the Crusaders and Chiefs back in the late 90s ( one got subbed on and the other off and they were never on the field at the same time from memory )

[Grooter]

@Stargazer have essentially got 3 loose forwards on the bench, well I guess Haig is lock cover again

[Bones]

@MN5 said in Wellington vs Otago:

@Stargazer said in Wellington vs Otago:

@Bones And not break.

I haven’t been this excited since Tony and Glen Marsh almost played each other for the Crusaders and Chiefs back in the late 90s ( one got subbed on and the other off and they were never on the field at the same time from memory )

Josh and Jack say hi.

[Stargazer]

@Bones Scott and Beauden and Jordie, too.

[Bones]

@Stargazer said in Wellington vs Otago:

@Bones Scott and Beauden and Jordie, too.

He might get you on a twin technicality there.

[Stargazer]

@Bones Yep, true, but three brothers in SR playing for three different teams is quite special, too.

[MN5]

@Bones said in Wellington vs Otago:

@MN5 said in Wellington vs Otago:

@Stargazer said in Wellington vs Otago:

@Bones And not break.

I haven’t been this excited since Tony and Glen Marsh almost played each other for the Crusaders and Chiefs back in the late 90s ( one got subbed on and the other off and they were never on the field at the same time from memory )

Josh and Jack say hi.

Not identical enough

[MN5]

@Stargazer said in Wellington vs Otago:

@Bones Scott and Beauden and Jordie, too.

I never knew they were triplets….I need to educate myself

[Winger]

@Canes4life

Lions named to take on Otago:
1 Xavier Numia, Oriental-Rongotai
2 James O’Reilly, Hutt Old Boys Marist
3 Pekahou Cowan , Petone
4 James Blackwell , Petone
5 Dominic Bird, Upper Hutt RAMS
6 Caleb Delany, Old Boys University
7 Du’Plessis Kirifi, Northern United
8 Peter Lakai, Petone
9 TJ Perenara, Northern United
10 Aidan Morgan, Marist St Pats
11 Pepesana Patafilo, Tawa
12 Peter Umaga-Jensen, Wainuiomata
13 Billy Proctor, Marist St Pats
14 Julian Savea, Oriental-Rongotai
15 Ruben Love, Wainuiomata

16 Asafo Aumua, Avalon
17 Solomona Sakalia, Northern United
18 PJ Sheck, Tawa
19 Taine Plumtree, Old Boys University
20 Keelan Whitman, Marist St Pats
21 Richard Judd, Paremata-Plimmerton
22 Losi Filipo, Northern United
23 Nehe Milner-Skudder, Eastbourne

[Winger]

@Winger

So 4 new starters in the forwards. Numia both locks and Delany played on Wednesday)

5 new starters in the backs. Pepesana Patafilo and Love played in both

Unsure how this will affect the team. Especially Numia who have put in long shifts both on Wednesday and last Saturday. But also Bird and Delany that both played all three games.

I thought the midfield went well last week so surprised Higgins isn't in the reserves. Rather than have selected 2 wings. Although both starting wings have played in the midfield at times (Pepesana esp looked good at center) and Proctor has played 2nd 5. Assume also that Love could slot in at 2nd