Auckland v Taranaki
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Huge 2nd half by Auckland, used the wind and thier forwards smoked 'naki.
@kev and yet RTS gets full 80...so far this week only AB to do so?
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Auckland continue their pattern of playing 30-40mins of good rugby at most.
That was a hell of a second half though considering the injuries, the scoreboard and the weather.
I hope Choat is good and we finally see a Choat/Ekuasi/Peita trio with Gibson on the bench in the QF. However, the chances of Alama picking that are almost nil
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Talk about a game of two halves.
Peita making a mockery of the coaches. How can you go a whole season playing two 7s while Peita a player much better suited to 6 just gets bugger all game time.
Good signs from young Fusita at prop in the second half.
Good to see RTS at 14 - tough game to tell but the odd time he had space he looked better.
Lam continues to show his class.
Would be tipping Harbour next week in the quarter.
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@kev said in Auckland v Taranaki:
@Crucial said in Auckland v Taranaki:
@taniwharugby said in Auckland v Taranaki:
was wondering earlier why Northland had to move thier game v Manawatu from Okara (due to womens RWC) yet Auckland are allowed to stay at EP?
It will be a turf assessment I guess.
EP is being hammered recently though.
Three games last week, this, and three next week.
Fair enough to ask I guess. What’s Okara like turf wise?Drainage has been good but couldn’t say about the turf itself.
It’s quite a science these days. Drainage and a bit of seed doesn’t cut it compared to the top stadia.
That big sports training centre is being built not far from us and they scraped the old grounds down a good metre or more to rebuild them with a sand and soil mix. Was quite impressive the amount of earth moving.@Crucial said in Auckland v Taranaki:
@kev said in Auckland v Taranaki:
@Crucial said in Auckland v Taranaki:
@taniwharugby said in Auckland v Taranaki:
was wondering earlier why Northland had to move thier game v Manawatu from Okara (due to womens RWC) yet Auckland are allowed to stay at EP?
It will be a turf assessment I guess.
EP is being hammered recently though.
Three games last week, this, and three next week.
Fair enough to ask I guess. What’s Okara like turf wise?Drainage has been good but couldn’t say about the turf itself.
It’s quite a science these days. Drainage and a bit of seed doesn’t cut it compared to the top stadia.
That big sports training centre is being built not far from us and they scraped the old grounds down a good metre or more to rebuild them with a sand and soil mix. Was quite impressive the amount of earth moving.Yep Yarrow park in New Plymouth now got a mixture of artificial and real grass, see every outdoor stadium like that in a few years.
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@Duluth said in Auckland v Taranaki:
Parete lucky there’s not a better angle of that
Just watching the game now. What an absolute grub.
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