East Coast versus Buller

[Bovidae]

They better not lose now.

[taniwharugby]

@bovidae bet Buller are pissed at the 'ring ins'...

[Crucial]

@taniwharugby said in East Coast versus Buller:

@bovidae bet Buller are pissed at the 'ring ins'...

They'll be loving it. Have a few post match coldies with Ma'a.

Story to tell when they get back to work etc

[taniwharugby]

@crucial in terms of rugby as a game and what it is all about, for sure, but if they lose in respect to the comp I'd say they'll be pissed

[Stargazer]

@taniwharugby Reaction on Buller's Facebook page:

What an amazing opportunity for our lads to come up against one of the games greats! Awesome for Heartland rugby!!!

Anyone got DC’s number? Or Richie? Asking for a friend

[KiwiMurph]

Imagine being the starting 12 with Nonu sitting on the bench.

No pressure!

[Stargazer]

[MN5]

@stargazer said in East Coast versus Buller:

Starting XV
1 #1204 Peter Mirrielees
2 #1192 Jorian Tangaere
3 #1081 Perrin Manuel (VC)
4 #1207 Gabe Te Kani
5 #1205 Trent Boswell-Wakefield
6 #1113 Richard Green
7 #1106 Hone Haerewa (Capt.)
8 #1200 Will Bolingford
9 #1062 Sam Parkes ( 50th CAP )
10 #1072 Te Rangi Fraser
11 #1162 Teina Potae
12 #1206 Te Manu Herewini
13 #1190 Tutere Waenga
14 #1181 Tawhao Stewart
15 #1182 Hamuera Moana

Reserves
16 #1198 Jody Tuhaka
17 #1208 Myles Lardelli-Muir Tawa
18 #1170 Jack Richardson
19 *NEW CAP Faifili Levave (Debut)
20 #1005 Verdon Bartlett
21 *NEW CAP Ma'a Nonu (Debut)
22 *NEW CAP Hosea Gear (Debut)

Coach: Hosea Gear
Forwards Coach: Morgan Wirepa Jnr
Manager: Leroy Kururangi
Scrum Coach/hydration specialist: Laman Davies
Nutritionist/trainer: Amanda Foubister

#= NPEC Cap number
*= NEW CAP # allocated as they come onto field,

Faifale Levave, there’s an old name from the past. Did I even spell it right ? One of those big hard running looses who seemed to vanish from the scene, until now.

[ARHS]

@mn5 and Trent Boswell-Wakefield - another yesteryear memory

[Chris B.]

@kiwimurph said in East Coast versus Buller:

Imagine being the starting 12 with Nonu sitting on the bench.

No pressure!

For East Coast or Buller?

[MN5]

@arhs said in East Coast versus Buller:

@mn5 and Trent Boswell-Wakefield - another yesteryear memory

To you maybe. I don’t know him.

[taniwharugby]

Hosea talking about what it cost to get Nonu to play...

https://www.facebook.com/120797573763/posts/10159564299748764/

[Number 10]

Halftime NP East Coast lead Buller 24-5, three tries to one.

NP East Coast halfback Sam Parkes has two of the tries in his 50th game.

[Number 10]

Ma'a Nonu and Hosea Gear on after 60 minutes.

Gear to wing, Nonu to centre.

NP East Coast lead 43-12.

Faifili Levave on at same time.

[Machpants]

@number-10 said in East Coast versus Buller:

Ma'a Nonu and Hosea Gear on after 60 minutes.

Gear to wing, Nonu to centre.

NP East Coast lead 43-12.

Faifili Levave on at same time.

Are they still on the huge losing streak?

[Number 10]

@machpants Yeah, lost their last 54 Heartland games. Last Heartland win v Poverty Bay in 2013.

[Number 10]

Five minutes left NP East Coast lead 50-19

[Number 10]

Fulltime, NP East Coast break their duck and win 50-26.

[Stargazer]

@number-10 Great to see that their losing streak is finally over! And all that already achieved before Gear, Nonu and Levave came on.

[Machpants]

@stargazer said in East Coast versus Buller:

@number-10 Great to see that their losing streak is finally over! And all that already achieved before Gear, Nonu and Levave came on.

Yeah, I wonder how much having them in and around has given the team a lift