Counties Manukau v Hawke's Bay

[Higgins]

@antipodean

[Stargazer]

We're really missing MMT in this game.

[Higgins]

@Stargazer The balance of the loose trio is all wrong with him missing. Am extremely disappointed in the continual overlooking of Liam Udy-Johns for some unknown they have got wearing the number 7 jersey tonight.

[taniwharugby]

what a dumb kick by CM

[Stargazer]

The CM player should have been penalised, for first grabbing Smith's left leg (off the ball), and then his other leg as well, dropping him on the ground.

[Stargazer]

@Higgins Yeah, Kaifa is good player, but he isn't a 6 and reasonably small (unlike Ardie, he can't deceive anyone with his hair). Smith is small, too, and is quite limited.

Only Flanders has height in that backrow and obviously the best of that trio.

[Stargazer]

Devery and McClutchie have been really good in the first half. Our line-out maul isn't really working. Hopefully Thompson can get it rolling. IWL will add some weight, too.

[Steven Harris]

ETS for all his X Factor is poor under the high ball

[Stockcar86]

Hintz continuing his incredible scrum improvement from last year

[Stargazer]

@Stockcar86 Our scrum is so dominant; why is the ref so slow to award a penalty?

[Stockcar86]

Lets hope our starting props can do 60-70 minutes

[Stargazer]

Please, bring on Tyrone!

[Stockcar86]

No arms in that tackle?

[Stargazer]

Ref totally misses an illegal hit on Flanders.

[Stockcar86]

rubbish call he ran into the back of Tuituvaki

[Stargazer]

IWL on for Parsons.

[Stockcar86]

Ref missed knock on there

[Higgins]

In the absence of any previous scoreline and just in case there is anyone other than me @stargazer and @stockcar86 taking the slightest interest in the game five minutes into the second half it remains at the halftime score of Counties 14 - 13 Hawkes Bay. Where are you @Nepia?

[Stockcar86]

I'm not sure I want new props coming on for a scrum on our own 5m line

[Stargazer]

Our entire frontrow now replaced.