The Silver Fern

Interesting that Fakatava is starting off the bench for HB not sure if there’s anything in that

Judd putting in a master class of how to exit from your 22

Amua showing some good pace to scramble back

Thats a Red Card imo

Well done Wallabies man have they come a long way since RWC

This official loves being the star of the show

@Canes4life was just gonna say same thing
Have’nt seen a game suspended since someone forgot to pay the power bill at the Palmerston North Showgrounds in FPC championship final

@canefan its great to see we need a competitive Wallaby team

Wallabies are gonna be battle hardened for the RC ..handing and physicality in these conditions has been superb
Skelton may need to rope it in

@Chris-B 35 years old next month i really thought love would have got closer to him , JM kept 3 or metres on him throughout the whole chase
Would have been interesting race if Harkin had been defending in that 15 position

One thing I’m glad about is that I did’nt do a 9 hour round trip drive down to the Naki
Nock and Reihana could not have been poorer if they tried
The only real bright spot was the scrum up against a Chiefs front row and a couple of individual performances
Corey Evans I thought tried his best as did Llachan Hooper who looks a bloody good player for a 21 year old plays very much like his brother Tom
Physical and has great leg drive , he was mentioned to both the Blues and the Highlanders when he was signed to Northland
Be a good pick up for the Landers but I reckon the Crusaders will be all over this
Well done to the Naki , only one way to go from here

Head contacts in the Npc viewed in a different light compared to other levels of rugby

@Crazy-Horse Runs great lines for smallish loosefoward ,thought he was the Lions most effective forward.

Canterbury defence was the key factor for me
Lions had more than enough ball to pressure Canterbury
Tom Christie the outstanding player on the paddock lost count on how many tackles he made 3 turnovers to throw in as well
3rd upset in 3 games
Npc continuing to deliver

@Canes4life how do you start JGB ahead of Harkin ? Beggars belief

Christie has shaded Lakai which also a concern given the latter is highly rated

Concerning that Love made no impression on the chase on JM whos not exactly a spring chicken

@Bovidae Waikato proving preseason camps and games are overrated ..Staggering they have only been together for a week probably explains their poor start

Stunning comeback by Waikato ..thats what you want from your bench ..Sopaga and Cook Savage bought it in spades
Aucklsnd will have to rely heavly on the experienced heads as the season progresses

Unbelievable ..!