Waratahs v Blues

[Tim]

@Nogusta No Akira Ioane to get match fit?

[Nogusta]

@Tim bench maybe?

[taniwharugby]

@Nogusta Tua played club footy last weekend, I dont expect he will fly out just for this game would he?

[Nogusta]

@taniwharugby why not? He's contracted. Been playing club footy when not needed but now he's needed. I heard Nigel Ah Wong who's been playing for Ponsonby has brought in too.

[taniwharugby]

@Nogusta no reason, just figured the guys they'd want for this match would have gone over last week.

[Nogusta]

@taniwharugby oh I see what you mean. Nah they were back home on Sunday morning after the game.

[muddyriver]

@Tim recurring liz franc issues apparently

[KiwiMurph]

@muddyriver said in Waratahs v Blues:

@Tim recurring liz franc issues apparently

That is a worry.

[Tim]

@muddyriver Damn, hopefully it is resolved soon.

[Tim]

https://www.rugby.com.au/news/super-rugby-pacific-teams-round-15-teams-list-team-announcements-squads-how-to-watch-australia-2022525

Jordan Lay, Ricky Riccitelli, Nepo Laulala, Luke Romano, Josh Goodhue, Anton Segner, Adrian Choat, Taine Plumtree, Sam Nock, Jock McKenzie, AJ Lam, Corey Evans, Tamati Tua, Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens, Zarn Sullivan

RESERVES: Soane Vikena, Karl Tu'inukuafe, Marcel Renata, Sam Darry, Cameron Suafoa, Akira Ioane, Taufa Funaki, Nigel Ah-Wong

[Kirwan]

@Tim way more changes than I expected.

[taniwharugby]

@Tim thats a midfield I wouldn't mind seeing for Northland

[Tim]

@Kirwan Ah-Wong plucked from club rugby.

[Bovidae]

@Tim said in Waratahs v Blues:

@Kirwan Ah-Wong plucked from club rugby.

He played a game for MP too.

[Tim]

Waratahs favourites at the TAB.

[Crucial]

Jeez, I know they've earned the right but that's a bit of a pisstake team.

Tahs will be going all out. Top four probably out of reach but a win here will put pressure on the Canes in the following game where Force will be going hard to put pressure on the Highlanders.

[Tim]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CeAIPwmp3z9/

[African Monkey]

@Bovidae against the blues as well.

Happy to see mass changes tbh. Was actually hoping to see a few more tbh.

[akan004]

@Crucial said in Waratahs v Blues:

Jeez, I know they've earned the right but that's a bit of a pisstake team.

Tahs will be going all out. Top four probably out of reach but a win here will put pressure on the Canes in the following game where Force will be going hard to put pressure on the Highlanders.

Seems smart to me. I think freshening up the top team makes sense especially since they will most likely have to beat 3 kiwi teams to win the thing. No point risking injury when the game is of no real consequence.

[Crucial]

@akan004 said in Waratahs v Blues:

@Crucial said in Waratahs v Blues:

Jeez, I know they've earned the right but that's a bit of a pisstake team.

Tahs will be going all out. Top four probably out of reach but a win here will put pressure on the Canes in the following game where Force will be going hard to put pressure on the Highlanders.

Seems smart to me. I think freshening up the top team makes sense especially since they will most likely have to beat 3 kiwi teams to win the thing. No point risking injury when the game is of no real consequence.

I understand that and they are totally within their rights to do so.

Just saying that if anything degrades credibility in a RR comp it is teams rolling over and potentially changing the order of the finalists.
Not sure how that can be managed though.