Southland v Manawatu

[Duluth]

Friday 7:10pm

[Duluth]

Southland

1 Jone Tiko, 2 Jack Taylor, 3 Paula Latu, 4 Mitchell Dunshea, 5 Ale Aho, 6 Sam Fischli, 7 Sean Withy, 8 Semisi Tupou Ta'eiloa, 9 Nic Shearer, 10 Dan Hollinshead, 11 Tayne Harvey, 12 Faletoi Peni, 13 Scott Gregory, 14 Michael Manson, 15 Rory van Vugt

Reserves: 16 Nic Souchon, 17 Joe Walsh, 18 Morgan Mitchell, 19 Alex Yallop, 20 Nathan Va'atausili, 21 Connor Collins, 22 Mika Muliaina, 23 Fletcher Morgan

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Manawatu

1 Joe Gavigan, 2 Vernon Bason, 3 Flyn Yates, 4 Rob Harley, 5 Taine Roiri, 6 TK Howden, 7 Joe Fabish, 8 Brayden Iose, 9 Jordi Viljoen, 10 Brett Cameron, 11 James Tofa, 12 Ngani Laumape, 13 Kyle Brown, 14 Taniela Filimone, 15 Drew Wild

Reserves: 16 Raymond Tuputupu, 17 Malakai Hala-Ngatai, 18 Feleti Sae-Ta'ufo'ou, 19 Ofa Tauatevalu, 20 Mosese Bason, 21 Jai Tamati, 22 Sam Coles, 23 Tofuka Paongo

[Duluth]

Just started

[antipodean]

Drew Wild forgetting you have to tap the ball after calling a mark before you can belt it into touch.

[antipodean]

Nice counter attack try by Manawatu. Turnover from a handling error and transitioned well over the other side of the field.

[antipodean]

For those wondering who the fastest player is, it's certainly not Kyle Brown who was caught and tackled by Jack Taylor.

[Duluth]

Manawatu doing it easily

22-0 after half an hour

[antipodean]

Laumape playing well. Southland being the architects of their own demise; weak set piece and too many handling errors.

[antipodean]

TMO should be looking at Brett Cameron's "tackle" on Tayne Harvey. Easy YC for head clash.

[Bovidae]

The only thing working for Southland is their scrum.

I'll say it again, if a SR team needs a centre, Kyle Brown looks very good.

[mikey07]

Can see the Stags running over the Turbos here

[Landers92]

Manson showing his wheels there for that try. Insane speed

[Donsteppa]

@Landers92 said in Southland v Manawatu:

Manson showing his wheels there for that try. Insane speed

His opposite was made to look like he was running in treacle.

[antipodean]

This game has changed in the last 15 minutes. Stags being accurate and that's making all the difference.

[antipodean]

Very good first half by the Turbos no match for the superb second half of the Stags.

29 - 22

[Bovidae]

What a bizarre game. I don't know how Peni was allowed to roll so many times when Laumape was penalised.

[booboo]

@antipodean said in Southland v Manawatu:

Drew Wild forgetting you have to tap the ball after calling a mark before you can belt it into touch.

Wondering if he's an Aussie and thinking Ocker Roolz ...

[BorderJB]

Gutted for the Turbos, let them back in that one!

[Grooter]

Great comeback by the Stags! Really enjoyed the Try where Muliaina layed it on a platter for Morgan

[Mattasaurus]

Just back from the game...... we were all pretty low at half time... bloody embarrassing 1st half... basic skills not executed and the only fwd that looked interested was Jack Taylor ... lineouts were a shambles though.

Laumape passing and lines were very good and Viljoen box kicks were very accurate.

Great second half ... Mika Muliaina really stood out .... certainly a player to watch considering he is only 18.

GO THE STAGS