Mitre 10 Cup 2018

[Stargazer]

Result of today's preseason game: Counties Manukau 24 v 33 NZ Vikings (Northland)

From the Taniwha website:

FULL TIME SCORE - 24 Counties Manukau vs 33 NZ Vikings

4:12pm FULL TIME
24 Counties Manukau vs 33 NZ Vikings (Ropate RinakamaTry)

4:01pm
24 Counties Manukau vs 26 NZ Vikings (Kara Pryor Try)

3:56pm
24 Counties Manukau vs 19 NZ Vikings (Try Counties)

3:30pm
19 Counties Manukau vs 19 NZ Vikings (2nd intercept try in 2mins for Counties)

3:28pm
14 Counties Manukau vs 19 NZ Vikings (Counties Try)

Half Time

3:15pm
7 Counties Manukau vs 19 NZ Vikings (Blake Hohaia Try)

3:05pm
7 Counties Manukau vs 12 NZ Vikings (Rene Ranger Try)

2.52pm
7 Counties Manukau vs 5 NZ Vikings (Jono Kitto Try)

2:51pm
7 Counties Manukau vs 0 NZ Vikings

2:30pm
Kick off

[taniwharugby]

I know it's only pre season but that's a handy result and confidence will help hugely.

[kev]

@taniwharugby Josh is still such a young guy and with the right development could join Jack in ABs. So hope if it is concussion he gets all the time he needs.

[kev]

@taniwharugby yep really good result.

[taniwharugby]

what are our other pre-season fixtures?

Guess we now know we will be without Goodhue, which isnt really surprising, but be nice for an update on some of the other injuries, some I expect are just niggles that there is no point playing them.

[kev]

@taniwharugby I have been checking the site.... they do a much better job nowadays but we are close to start of season so time to provide more information. Get the fans pumped up!

[taniwharugby]

@kev I think the website and fan interaction has gone backwards in the past couple of years, after making marked improvements for a while there.

[kev]

@taniwharugby yep...I remember when we got nothing. Be good to get some articles on new guys.

[taniwharugby]

that injury list looking better this week.

@daffy-jaffy said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

The Taniwha will be playing as the NZ Vikings in their second preseason game in recognition of all the great work done by the Vikings to promote rugby for our future Taniwha.

Kick off at Papatoetoe Rugby Club in Auckland is at 2.00pm Thursday 9th August.

Starting XV:
1.R Wright
2.M Moulds
3.R Rinakama
4.T Robinson
5.J Goodhue
6.J Matiu
7.K Pryor
8.M Matich
9.S Nock
10.J Debreczeni
11.R Ranger
12.B Hohaia
13.T Tua
14.J Hyland
15.M Wright

Reserves:
•J Olsen
•I Tu’ungafasi
•J Straker
•M Douglas
•S McNamara
•K Jacobson
•J Kitto
•M Thoroughgood
•L Clark
•N Cooper
•S Gregory

Injured:
•PJ Atkins
•M Sykes
•R Roberts-Te Nana
•T Mayanavanua
•R Verney
•J Macilai

[kev]

@taniwharugby strong lineup for us.

[taniwharugby]

@kev yep, getting close to the best 15 I'd of thought, 11-14 is what I want to see, is Gregory quick enough for a run on the wing?

You gonna take the afternoon off and take one for the team? or @J77 cant be too far away form there either!

[Steven Harris]

Northland v Southland
Papatoetoe Ruby Club

Fine conditions,
Northland playing first half with gusty wind
5min Try Southland
To the winger,after good series of rucks,and early work on right hand side.
5-0 Southland

[Steven Harris]

10m gone still 5-0 Southland,dominating breakdowns,3 penalties from Northland at breakdown

[Steven Harris]

27 min Kara Pryor scores from a series of drives and on the back of 3 or 4 pen advantages
Debreczeni converts 7-5 Northland

[Steven Harris]

38 min Northland Try,from a great cross kick from Debreczeni,Jordon Hyland collects the kick,and is too good for the cover,showing and pace,conversation adds the conversion
Northland 14-5

[Steven Harris]

Halftime 14-5 Northland,some great defence from the Taniwha for 2 minutes before the break
Southland will turn with the wind

[taniwharugby]

@steven-harris hows our scrum working?

[Steven Harris]

2min Ranger Try,started by Ranger finished by Ranger
Northland 19-5

[Steven Harris]

Brilliant break from Hohaia and Rangers,see’s Moulds just tackled short of the line.

[Steven Harris]

Another break see Moulds tacked in the corner,another missed opportunity..