Auckland vs BOP
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Another strange game under the trial laws. Both sides scored a try pretty much every time they got possession in the opposition 22, virtually no ruck turnovers all game, it is just like league without a 6 tackle limit. 6 tries each was it by the end? Crazy.
Ref very lenient towards Auckland while they were under pressure - still can't believe there was penalty try or card when we were virtually over the line from a scrum and the Auckland players dived on it. We scored soon after so not a huge issue.
Our defence was shocking, Some good ball runners buy some terrible defensive reads had them running into open space.
When Haimona left for Italy, I was always surprised he ended up playing for Italy as I thought he wasn't very good. He comes back from Italy and I still don't think he is very good.
Tupe was outstanding and has been all season. Losing Axtens overseas was a blessing ....
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@Dice said in Auckland vs BOP:
Eklund's playing drunk.
I'm not sure why he is rated in the Auckland system? There's at least 3 former Auckland hookers playing for other NPC sides that I would select over Eklund.
Nick White said:
we’ve gone from only enough backs, and now they’re starting to come back. But the flip side is now we’re losing a few forwards
The set piece will continue to struggle until GPT and Prattley come back. At least the backs managed to blow some cobwebs out.
The defence has been a mess all year. At least as bad it was at the start of last season. Last year it improved after we brought in Pollock..
From a distance it seems that Polwart should be starting his coaching career at a lower level than NPC
