QF: Hawkes Bay v Taranaki

[Duluth]

Hawkes Bay

1 Pouri Rakete-Stones, 2 Jacob Devery, 3 Joe Apikotoa, 4 Geoff Cridge (C), 5 Tom Parsons (C), 6 Miracle Failagi, 7 Sam Smith, 8 Devan Flanders, 9 Folau Fakatava, 10 Lincoln McClutchie, 11 Neria Fomai, 12 Le Roux Malan, 13 Nick Grigg, 14 Jonah Lowe, 15 Zarn Sullivan

Reserves: 16 Kianu Kereru-Symes, 17 Hadlee Hay-Horton, 18 Manahi Goulton, 19 Isaia Walker-Leaver, 20 Frank Lochore, 21 Ereata Enari, 22 Anaru Paenga-Morgan, 23 Andrew Taua Tevalu

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Taranaki

1 Jared Proffitt (C), 2 Bradley Slater (C), 3 Reuben O'Neill, 4 Fiti Sa, 5 Josh Lord, 6 Hemopo Cunningham, 7 Michael Loft, 8 Arese Poliko, 9 Logan Crowley (C), 10 Josh Jacomb, 11 Taniela Rakuro, 12 Meihana Grindlay, 13 Daniel Rona, 14 Adam Lennox, 15 Jacob Ratumatavuki-Kneepkens

Reserves: 16 JJ Pokai, 17 Perry Lawrence, 18 Marika Parker, 19 Jesse Parete, 20 Olly Lawson, 21 Ben Dufficy, 22 Brayton Northcott-Hill, 23 Vereniki Tikoissolomon

[Bovidae]

Late Changes:
Hemopo Cunningham - out - concussion
Vereniki Tikoisolomone - out - illness

Jesse Parete to 6
Jayden Sa to the bench
Kaylum Boshier to the bench

Replacing a back with a forward on the bench. Sa and Boshier were both originally out with injury.

[Grooter]

Expecting a big game from Jacomb he has been the talk of the town after all

[SouthernMann]

JRK's short kicking game is one of his biggest assets.

[ACT Crusader]

@Grooter said in QF: Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:

Expecting a big game from Jacomb he has been the talk of the town after all

He’s started very well.

[brodean]

Dragging a tackled player over the line should be a penalty for not releasing.

[brodean]

This ref misses so much

[Grooter]

Hawkes Bay 12 from Namibia? Having a good game

[SouthernMann]

@Grooter said in QF: Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:

Hawkes Bay 12 from Namibia? Having a good game

Yeah the guy who got smashed when we played them

[brodean]

Shame for Fakatava. Hes had a great game

[Grooter]

Taranaki 8 having no luck at all

[brodean]

@Grooter said in QF: Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:

Taranaki 8 having no luck at all

Hes a solid looking unit.

[Bovidae]

@Grooter said in QF: Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:

Taranaki 8 having no luck at all

Poliko's hands do let him down often.

[brodean]

McClutchie looking pretty good at halfback

[brodean]

Sullivan has been showing JRK how its done in the first half.

[brodean]

That looked like an incredibly dubious call. Try. No forward pass.

[Runt]

Bit of a shame, surely business end of the competition deserves a bit more consistent officiating than what’s on display in this game.

[ACT Crusader]

Naki losing the collisions. They need fresh legs.

[ACT Crusader]

Take the 3

[Bovidae]

@brodean said in QF: Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:

That looked like an incredibly dubious call. Try. No forward pass.

Blame Dan Waenga, the local AR. You see him motioning it went forward.