Auckland v Hawke's Bay

Nepia

I don't think we're going to get a narrow escape today.

Nope. It doesn't help that our second best hooker is at prop and our 4th? best is now our hooker.

BerhamporeNinja

man Kereru_Symes having a solid game, doesnt look out of place at all

nzzp

5 phases is advantage over these days? I mean, I like it, but man that's not how most refs rule it

Nepia

I hate Ioane.

Duluth

Zinzan like control

nzzp

That was a good effort. PT otherwise I suspect

KiwiMurph

He's always had excellent control at the back of scrums has Akira.

Stargazer

Too many injuries in our frontrow stocks. I hope we get Farrell back, next week.

Stockcar86

Tiatia has the same good sense in kicking the ball away as BB

Stargazer

The blue sea just opened up! Shimada gets a try on debut.

nzzp

The blue sea just opened up! Shimada gets a try on debut.

great short ball

nzzp

that's a very weird 'held' call. Looked like his momentum didn't stop.

BerhamporeNinja

why RTS has not played like this from the get go!

KiwiMurph

Tangitau is a talent but gee he is sloppy. You just wait for the error.

Stargazer

Sam Smith again.

Stargazer

We're playing Northland next week. Can we give Cooper Flanders a debut? He can't be worse than Sam Smith.

Duluth

Stargazer

Yuck. Tiatia throwing that intercepted pass. You can go, too!

Nepia

Congrats Auckland, much better side in this match.

I think the Magpies should just spend the week on defence.

I really don't see the value in taking our starting 9 and 10 off. We need the best players on the field in the last 20 minutes.

KiwiMurph

Zarn looking a little more comfortable at 10 as each week goes by.

The Silver Fern