Auckland Rugby 2022

[Duluth]

@Tim

Sotutu is one of the guys that left when there were payment and/or Ieremia issues

[Tim]

@Duluth Ah, yeah, I forgot again.

[Tim]

Robbie Abel's back in Auckland playing club rugby for Waitemata. Jono Hickey's playing for Grammar TEC.

[Dice]

Alapati Leiua playing on the wing for Ponsonby.

Vaiolini Ekuasi at 7 for East Tamaki. That's quite strange as he was in the Manukau team earlier in the season.

[Daffy Jaffy]

This guy is playing preseason for Auckland this Friday -

Also Connor Vest from the Reds -
NPC PRE SEASON: AUCKLAND v HAWKES BAY
Friday, 1:00pm
St Peters School, Cambridge
FREE ENTRY

[Steven Harris]

@Daffy-Jaffy Hashimoto has been playing for Waitemata, odd selection..

[Bovidae]

Has Robbie Abel un-retired? I thought he had finished playing when named the Utah Warriors forwards coach?

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae Was wondering the same thing!

[Tim]

@Bovidae Bit of a curious one, with Apisai available, and Te Ariki Te Puni coming through club rugby.

[Tim]

One of the Costa brothers popping up on tomorrow's Manukau Rovers' team sheet.

[Duluth]

@Tim said in Auckland Rugby 2022:

@Bovidae Bit of a curious one, with Apisai available, and Te Ariki Te Puni coming through club rugby.

Might be Blues related? Eklund & Vikena the top two. The 3rd hooker won't get much game time but needs to be relatively experienced and reliable (so not Riccitelli)

Depends if a SR contract is more attractive than that US based coaching gig

[Tim]

@Stargazer Afa Moleli is starting for University this weekend - big game against Manukau Rovers.

[Tim]

@Duluth Lemalu is back in club rugby too. Still only 33.

[Stargazer]

@Tim At 10 or fullback?

[Tim]

@Stargazer Left wing.

[Duluth]

Club team sheets: link

[Stargazer]

@Tim Huh? Okay, stranger things have happened in club rugby. It's not his preferred prosition, but he has the speed.

[Tim]

@Stargazer I think he's been covering wing off the bench this year.

[Tim]

Auckland up 14 - 12 at half time.

[Stargazer]

Full time: Auckland 24 - 19 Hawke's Bay