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@akan004 said in Ta$man vs Canterbury:

Dunshea looks really promising. Did he play Super Rugby this year?

Yes, for the Saders.

Canterbury 71 (Jack Stratton, Mark Maitland, Dylan Nel, Nick Werahiko 2, Marshall Suckling, Mitch Dunshea, Poasa Waqanibau, Steve Alfeld, Caleb Makene tries; Brett Cameron pen, 7 con, Finn Strawbridge 2 con ) Wanganui 5 (Timoci Seruwalu try) HT: 36-5

I remember watching the news a few weeks back and they mentioned that every NZ Super team was interested in Enari.

Counties have more scum resets than any other Team in the Mitre10 Cup. Their tactic is to spoil the tempo of the opposing team at contact. I don't think that the Counties scrum was as "dominant" as what people make it to be. The difference this week was at the breakdown, where Counties struggled to break through the Canterbury defence. Too put it bluntly the Canterbury Pack "manned up" and Counties folded.

@Chris-B. said in Counties Manukau v Canterbury:

@Crucial said in Counties Manukau v Canterbury:
Sorry Chris B but I'd rather the semis involved a "battle of the inbreds"

Happily, Southland can't deny us third, so you'll have to wait a week to play your Taranaki sister-wives - if you get the chance. 🙂

I was referring to your lot wanting to play against your uncle-grandads 😉

32 unanswered points to finish the game. Shield stays home for the summer 🙂

Was bloody cold at the game, but a great atmosphere. Reckon we get the best crowds in the comp.

Scott Barrett was my MOM

Obviously very happy with a win, especially given it was our 3rd game in eight days and we'd just come off an extremely tough game against Waikato. Taranaki played well and could easily have won it. They have some excellent forwards and really dangerous backs, but IMO they are just lacking a wee bit in the halves with key decision making players.

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A bit late in replying but Waikato did much better than I thought. As I expected, the scrum proved our undoing in the end with 2 late penalties.

I was gutted to lose the RS to Canty in 1994 but don't have the same disappointment now. My attutude is that to lose the RS, you first must win it. And I've witnessed plenty of both!

Why did Tei Walden not start? he was running some beautiful lines out there when he came on.

Flattering scoreline for Otago as Canterbury were in complete control for most of it until they rolled on the subs.

There's a bit of a conveyor belt from Manawatu to Canterbury.

Is it a Fielding Ag to Lincoln thing?

4 Whitelocks, C Taylor, Funnell, Thompson.

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<p>Tom Coventry was the coach who was instrumental in signing Retallick and luring him north.  But your point remains.  :)</p>
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<p>Remind me to smack Tom Coventry in the face when i meet him.  :)</p>
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<p>Actually, I'd better king hit him from behind and run like hell - but, my point remains.</p>

<p>Goodhue had practically everything stacked in his favors. Great front foot ball, better players inside him, more time training with the team, and he has been able to focus solely on 15s, whereas Rieko had been out of 15s for a few months.</p>
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<p>Yes, that's for sure but this does not explain the missed tackles from Ioane.</p>
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<p>Jet lag? Rieko just got back to NZ on Wednesday.</p>