Waratahs v Blues

[Stargazer]

Waratahs

1 Angus Bell, 2 Dave Porecki, 3 Archer Holz, 4 Jed Holloway, 5 Ned Hanigan, 6 Charlie Gamble, 7 Michael Hooper, 8 Will Harris, 9 Jake Gordon (c), 10 Tane Edmed, 11 Dylan Pietsch, 12 Lalakai Foketi, 13 Alex Newsome, 14 Mark Nawaqanitawase, 15 Ben Donaldson

Reserves: 16 Mahe Vailanu, 17 Tetera Faulkner, 18 Paddy Ryan, 19 Hugh Sinclair, 20 Jeremy Williams, 21 Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco, 22 Jack Grant, 23 Jamie Roberts

https://nsw.rugby/news/nsw-waratahs-name-holloway-and-hanigan-to-start-against-blues-2022525

[Nogusta]

Blues sure to trot out the dirt trackers!
6-15 prolly look something like this

Plumtree
Choat
Segner
Nock
Mckenzie
Lam
Evans
Tua
JRK
Sullivan

[KiwiMurph]

My money is on the Tahs in front of a rowdy Leichhardt crowd.

I support the Blues rolling out a B team though - they haven't had a bye since mid March.

[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]

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