North Harbour v Tasman

[Duluth]

Harbour

1 Tony Tafa, 2 Bryn Gordon, 3 Leka Tu'ungafasi, 4 Tom Savage, 5 Mahonri Ngakuru, 6 Felix Kalapu, 7 Jed Melvin, 8 Murphy Taramai, 9 Siaosi Nginingini, 10 Oscar Koller, 11 Harlyn Saunoa, 12 Tom Hendrickson, 13 Tima Fainga'anuku, 14 Mark Tele'a, 15 Cam Howell

Reserves: 16 Penaia Cakobau, 17 Sione Mafile'o, 18 James Lay, 19 Jack Lee, 20 Tristyn Cook, 21 Manu Paea, 22 Tom Barham, 23 Sofai Notoa-Tipo

[Duluth]

Ta$man

1 Tom Heywood, 2 Tomasi Maka, 3 Kershawl Sykes-Martin, 4 Quinten Strange, 5 Hunter Leppien, 6 Tayne Hemopo, 7 Sione Havili Talitui, 8 Ethan Blackadder, 9 Mitchell Drummond, 10 William Havili, 11 Macca Springer, 12 Levi Aumua, 13 Cooper Roberts, 14 Kyren Taumoefolau, 15 David Havili

Reserves: 16 Eli Oudenryn, 17 Ryan Coxon, 18 Sam Matenga, 19 Lopeti Faifua, 20 Tone Ng Shiu, 21 Jay Renton, 22 Cooper Grant, 23 Brodie Robinson

[UpTheHarbs]

• Tele'a and Barham are back from injury this week, but I assume Banks is still injured.
• James Lay and Manu Paea making their debuts off the bench (Lay was in last year's squad but didn't play due to injury)
• Tima Fainga'anuku runs out for his 75th NPC game, including stints with this week's opponents, and Manawatu.

There are also four MP players in the Ta$man lineup (including Taumoefolau), who will be returning to the ground they called home during the Super Rugby season and going up against three of their teammates. No sign of Leicester though.

[Chris B.]

@UpTheHarbs said in North Harbour v Ta$man:

No sign of Leicester though.

Leicester probably needs a break - he's had a long French season, then baabaas and now Mako.

Was pretty untidy last week. I'd send him to the beach for a couple of weeks.

[Bovidae]

I will be interested to see how Brodie Robinson goes now. He was a tall and quick winger at school but a little soft in contact.

[zedsdeadbaby]

Think I heard on the radio that Leicester has a shoulder injury.

[UpTheHarbs]

Late changes see Tele'a out, Hunter Rice promoted to make his debut off the bench.

[UpTheHarbs]

Three tries for Ta$man in the first 14 minutes

[Higgins]

And four in not many more. Whatever the highest score recorded in the Top Division must surely be in danger of being eclipsed given how utterly one sided this has been to date.

[Duluth]

The last two tacklers should've done better

[UpTheHarbs]

@Higgins Our biggest losing margin was 65-10 to Canterbury in 2002. Last year's result against them was almost the opposite (won 65-19)
Biggest margin in Division 1 overall was 97-3 to Auckland against King Country in 1993.

[UpTheHarbs]

31-0 done at half-time, will we be able to fight back in the second 40?

[UpTheHarbs]

Ngininigini dots down from the scrum

[ACT Crusader]

An in and away and goes in untouched. Harbour defensive line all at sea

[ACT Crusader]

Why grubber kick????

[ACT Crusader]

Scrappy finish to this one given the big lead.

[ACT Crusader]

Brilliant try

[Chris B.]

Harbour second half team a lot better than their first half team.

Strange, Leppien, Hemopo, Blackadder, Drummond and Springer all good for us.

[cgrant]

Cakobau's try was a great moment of brillance.