Auckland Rugby 2021
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We all know who thanks to Nogusta
@daffy-jaffy the photo doesn't exactly make it difficult either....
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Heem will fill 13 for this season, it looks like.
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Heem will fill 13 for this season, it looks like.
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@tim said in Auckland Rugby 2021:
Heem will fill 13 for this season, it looks like.
I forgot about Heem. Good choice
That's a strong backline with RTS & Kata to be added. Also presumably Caleb Clarke will have a few matches
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@duluth Heem played quite a lot at 13 for Toulon. No sign of Manu Paea in preseason. He must be in the Half back group surely. I guess he is injured. Also no sign of the rumored Dan Hollinshead or Joe Tupe yet?
@daffy-jaffy said in Auckland Rugby 2021:
Also no sign of the rumored Dan Hollinshead or Joe Tupe yet?
Hollinshead has been playing for New York within the last month. Google says NY lost a conference final in the weekend. Not sure if he was involved
If the rumour is true then he might be in isolation now? Assuming he had a voucher ages ago..
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@daffy-jaffy said in Auckland Rugby 2021:
Also no sign of the rumored Dan Hollinshead or Joe Tupe yet?
Hollinshead has been playing for New York within the last month. Google says NY lost a conference final in the weekend. Not sure if he was involved
If the rumour is true then he might be in isolation now? Assuming he had a voucher ages ago..
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@duluth jordan lay is there after his stint in wales
@cpt-kumera Assume James Lay is still injured.
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@cpt-kumera Assume James Lay is still injured.
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Heem will fill 13 for this season, it looks like.
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@tim The team is better than I thought it'd be.
Not the most balanced backrow. We tried that backrow last year and it didn't look that good.
Our best backrow last year was WRK, Choat and Tuipulotu, although we only got a small sample of it.
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Based on what we've seen so far, these are the non AB players available for the squad:
Prop
Hodgman
Jordan Lay
Woonton
Fusitua
Renata
H Tuipulotu
AhioHooker
Vikena
Apisai
Anae
Te PuniLock
Scrafton
Kalapu
Lane
BeehreLoose Forward
Choat
Gibson
Reidlinger-Kapa
S Tuipulotu
Vai
Jones
Ekuasi
Church
Peita
SititiHalfback
Ruru
Funaki
WyeFirst Five
Plummer
McKenzie
An import*Midfield
Evans
Talataina
Heem
Murray
Kata*Wing
Rayasi
Lam
Tangitau
Mocevakaca
Tuivasa-SheckFullback
Sullivan
MakaAside from the rumoured first five returning from overseas, there might be Marco Fepulea’i at tight head prop, Hamish Dalzell at lock, Manu Paea at halfback, Sage Shaw-Tait as wing and midfield, Joel Cobb (if not injured) at wing, Caleb Clarke (if available), and Jordan Trainor at fullback.
First choice XXIII is probably very similar to today's preseason game squad.
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Potential XXIII for the end of the season:
1 Hodgman
2 Vikena
3 Renata
4 Kalapu
5 Scrafton
6 Choat
7 Gibson
8 S Tuipulotu9 Ruru
10 Plummer
11 Clarke
12 Evans
13 Heem
14 RTS
15 Sullivan16 Apisai
17 Lay
18 Fepulea’i
19 Dalzell/Beehre
20 Reidlinger-Kapa
21 Funaki
22 Rayasi
23 Kata/Ekuasi -
Potential XXIII for the end of the season:
1 Hodgman
2 Vikena
3 Renata
4 Kalapu
5 Scrafton
6 Choat
7 Gibson
8 S Tuipulotu9 Ruru
10 Plummer
11 Clarke
12 Evans
13 Heem
14 RTS
15 Sullivan16 Apisai
17 Lay
18 Fepulea’i
19 Dalzell/Beehre
20 Reidlinger-Kapa
21 Funaki
22 Rayasi
23 Kata/EkuasiLooks about right.
You think Gibson won't get injured? He's due some luck I guess
Rayasi would be hard to push out even for the big names
It'll be interesting to see if Sullivan is used to cover ten. At this stage I'd prefer him to concentrate on fullback
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Looks about right.
You think Gibson won't get injured? He's due some luck I guess
Rayasi would be hard to push out even for the big names
It'll be interesting to see if Sullivan is used to cover ten. At this stage I'd prefer him to concentrate on fullback
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@duluth I dont think they are streaming the 1st game, think the B vs Ngati Porou is being streamed then the Womens game is on Sky...so not sure what thats about.
https://www.facebook.com/134176376611635/posts/4851644328198126/
Just says any streams will be there
