Wellington Lions 2020
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@foobaNZ He has been dangerous but I think he will miss out to the higher profile players like Goosen and Aso.
Connor GB is the better brother out of the Garden Bachop bros IMO, he reminds me of a bigger Josh McKay and should lock down that fullback position if he gets plenty of game time.
Yeah the loss of Numia and Armstrong is huge for Wellington's title aspirations. I can't see us doing much in this comp if we don't hold our own at set-piece.
@Canes4life "apparently" Not out for season, Heard a rumour Numias out for another 3 weeks due to knee reconstruction over a month ago. and will be avail for selection sooner then we think
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I just realised Losi Filipo isn’t in that list I think he’s been ok for Wellington in the past.
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Watched Kaliopasi Uluilakepa and Mateaki Kafatolu both play for Petone on Saturday. Uluilakepa looked to be about 15 to 20 kg overweight and did nothing scrumming wise to inspire any confidence in him in that aspect (until the Axemen bench props came on and made it not so difficult for him) but did come into his own a little bit in the second half with a couple of mid field bashes when his team had most of the ball and were on top of the smaller Axemen pack. Kafetolu had his first run for the season (at No. Eight) but did not really notice him until I spotted him in a lineout about ten minutes into the second half. Cannot really give an opinion on his play because I did not watch him very closely at all. Seemed to be OK fitness wise though. Fahamokioa actually turns out for Norths these days and has been on the bench for all others games this season and likewise for Tawa during the latter part of last season so not sure whether he is recovering from injury or the desire to play at the top is still there. We can certainly count out another Tawa front row player from any involvement with the Lions from now on.
From what I heard pre covid Fifita was exploring overseas options (and who can blame him after being permanently overlooked for Reed Princep at the Hurricanes!) although things might have changed since then with the drastic salary reductions, back to reality, happening up there.@Higgins i find Kafatolu does nothing at club level but seems to do really well at Mitre10, and Kaliopasi is a good ball carrier but a poor scrummager. with the extra pounds he has, im surpised hes been picked im sure there are other props in wellington region that can do the job. Setivieni Paogo would of been good but chooses the thug life
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@Canes4life "apparently" Not out for season, Heard a rumour Numias out for another 3 weeks due to knee reconstruction over a month ago. and will be avail for selection sooner then we think
@BerhamporeNinja this is great news. I heard Armstrong might not be out for the whole season either. He should be back late October all going well.
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@mikey07 what a shame, i highly rate Filipo. he played well last time he played in the lions. maybe the bus forced him out?
@BerhamporeNinja I feel he is still paying for his misdemeanor a couple of years ago which is a shame. Everyone deserves a second chance.
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Not sure if anyone else noticed this but the Wellington Lions have moved one of their home games to Porirua's Jerry Collins Stadium, against Ta$man on 31 October.
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Not sure if anyone else noticed this but the Wellington Lions have moved one of their home games to Porirua's Jerry Collins Stadium, against Ta$man on 31 October.
@Canes4life what an awesome idea save on costs, only trouble is where’s the pie cart going to go
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@Higgins i find Kafatolu does nothing at club level but seems to do really well at Mitre10, and Kaliopasi is a good ball carrier but a poor scrummager. with the extra pounds he has, im surpised hes been picked im sure there are other props in wellington region that can do the job. Setivieni Paogo would of been good but chooses the thug life
@BerhamporeNinja said in Wellington Lions 2020:
@Higgins i find Kafatolu does nothing at club level but seems to do really well at Mitre10, and Kaliopasi is a good ball carrier but a poor scrummager. with the extra pounds he has, im surpised hes been picked im sure there are other props in wellington region that can do the job. Setivieni Paogo would of been good but chooses the thug life
I’m not so convinced about Kafatolu to be he seems to do nothing special and seems very average.
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@BerhamporeNinja said in Wellington Lions 2020:
@Higgins i find Kafatolu does nothing at club level but seems to do really well at Mitre10, and Kaliopasi is a good ball carrier but a poor scrummager. with the extra pounds he has, im surpised hes been picked im sure there are other props in wellington region that can do the job. Setivieni Paogo would of been good but chooses the thug life
I’m not so convinced about Kafatolu to be he seems to do nothing special and seems very average.
@mikey07 said in Wellington Lions 2020:
@BerhamporeNinja said in Wellington Lions 2020:
@Higgins i find Kafatolu does nothing at club level but seems to do really well at Mitre10, and Kaliopasi is a good ball carrier but a poor scrummager. with the extra pounds he has, im surpised hes been picked im sure there are other props in wellington region that can do the job. Setivieni Paogo would of been good but chooses the thug life
I’m not so convinced about Kafatolu to be he seems to do nothing special and seems very average.
He played 7s for hobm, I won't have you badmouth him.
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@BerhamporeNinja I feel he is still paying for his misdemeanor a couple of years ago which is a shame. Everyone deserves a second chance.
@Canes4life unfortunately, hes used his second chance i hear...
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@mikey07 said in Wellington Lions 2020:
@BerhamporeNinja said in Wellington Lions 2020:
@Higgins i find Kafatolu does nothing at club level but seems to do really well at Mitre10, and Kaliopasi is a good ball carrier but a poor scrummager. with the extra pounds he has, im surpised hes been picked im sure there are other props in wellington region that can do the job. Setivieni Paogo would of been good but chooses the thug life
I’m not so convinced about Kafatolu to be he seems to do nothing special and seems very average.
He played 7s for hobm, I won't have you badmouth him.
@Bones lol doesnt he play for petone?
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@Bones lol doesnt he play for petone?
@BerhamporeNinja yeah they didn't have a team waaaay back then.
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@Bones lol doesnt he play for petone?
@BerhamporeNinja Was just going to say that.
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@BerhamporeNinja yeah they didn't have a team waaaay back then.
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@Canes4life unfortunately, hes used his second chance i hear...
@BerhamporeNinja said in Wellington Lions 2020:
@Canes4life unfortunately, hes used his second chance i hear...
Apparently there may also have been a third chance not far north of his home domicile but think the intended victims' club managed to sort it out before anything could happen, that's if the word doing the rounds is to be believed.
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The Wellington XV set to play Manawatu at Levin Domain is:
1 Kaliopasi Uluilakepa
2 Tyrone Thompson
3 Josiah Tavita-Metcalfe
4 Taine Plumtree
5 Naitoa Ah Kuoi
6 Vaea Fifita
7 Du’Plessis Kirifi
8 Teariki Ben-Nicholas
9 Connor Collins
10 Jackson Garden-Bachop
11 Pepesana Patafilo
12 Vince Aso
13 Billy Proctor
14 Connor Garden-Bachop
15 Trent Renata
16 Bruce Kauika-Petersen
17 Gerard Faitotoa
18 Luke Chisholm
19 Josh To’omaga
20 Caleb Delany
21 Shamus Hurley-Langton
22 Mateaki Kafatolu
23 Kemara Hauiti-Parapara
24 Aidan Morgan
25 Julian Savea
26 Callum Harkin
27 Ruben Love -
The Wellington XV set to play Manawatu at Levin Domain is:
1 Kaliopasi Uluilakepa
2 Tyrone Thompson
3 Josiah Tavita-Metcalfe
4 Taine Plumtree
5 Naitoa Ah Kuoi
6 Vaea Fifita
7 Du’Plessis Kirifi
8 Teariki Ben-Nicholas
9 Connor Collins
10 Jackson Garden-Bachop
11 Pepesana Patafilo
12 Vince Aso
13 Billy Proctor
14 Connor Garden-Bachop
15 Trent Renata
16 Bruce Kauika-Petersen
17 Gerard Faitotoa
18 Luke Chisholm
19 Josh To’omaga
20 Caleb Delany
21 Shamus Hurley-Langton
22 Mateaki Kafatolu
23 Kemara Hauiti-Parapara
24 Aidan Morgan
25 Julian Savea
26 Callum Harkin
27 Ruben Love
