Taranaki v Waikato

[Duluth]

Taranaki

1 Jared Proffit, 2 Bradley Slater, 3 Reuben O'Neill, 4 Jesse Parete, 5 Jayden Sa, 6 Arese Poliko, 7 Michael Loft, 8 Kaylum Boshier, 9 Logan Crowley, 10 Josh Jacomb, 11 Vereniki Tikoisolomone, 12 Daniel Rona, 13 Josh Setu, 14 Adam Lennox, 15 Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens

Reserves: 16 JJ Pokai, 17 Perry Lawrence, 18 Mitch O'Neill, 19 Scott Jury, 20 Sage Walters-Hansen, 21 Leone Nawai, 22 Sam Clarke, 23 Obey Samate

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Waikato

1 Mason Tupaea, 2 Manaaki Boyle-Tiatia, 3 Gabe Robinson, 4 Hamilton Burr, 5 Dylan Eti, 6 Xavier Saifoloi, 7 Mitchell Jacobson, 8 Malachi Wrampling-Alec, 9 Rui Farrant, 10 Aaron Cruden, 11 Aki Tuivailala, 12 Gideon Wrampling, 13 Bailyn Sullivan, 14 Oli Mathis, 15 Joshua Moorby

Reserves: 16 Liam Gilheaney-Black, 17 Taipari Quinn, 18 George Dyer, 19 Andrew Smith, 20 Jahrome Brown, 21 Xavier Roe, 22 Tepaea Cook-Savage, 23 Liam Coombes-Fabling

[Dan54]

Obviously going up to game. Should be good as weather forecast not to bad. Naki can do with no more injuries at lock, as Lord in ABs and with Sa the older out. Obviously a couple missing in midfield , though I think the one we couldn't afford to lose is Jacomb at 10.

[ARHS]

Very disappointing indeed if that is truly the Waikato team. High risk leaving so many normal starters out against a strong team like Taranaki. Shant bother to go and support them now.

[Mr Fish]

@ARHS said in Taranaki v Waikato:

Very disappointing indeed if that is truly the Waikato team. High risk leaving so many normal starters out against a strong team like Taranaki. Shant bother to go and support them now.

That won't be the team - they've just pulled the side from last week's match with Counties (same thing they've done the past two weeks). Feels like they've tried to step up coverage this year but some of the teams aren't playing ball.

[Bovidae]

Yeah, it's another copy and paste team.

Roe and Dyer will start, and hopefully one of McWhannell or Tucker are back too. I doubt M Wrampling plays as he was limping when replaced.

[ARHS]

I am really saying that their obvious disdain for giving information to fans is really turning me away. The secret squirrel stuff does them no favours in attracting people to matches

[Bovidae]

While I agree, the flip side is that you name a team and then make multiple changes before kickoff like Auckland did.

[Duluth]

@Bovidae said in Taranaki v Waikato:

While I agree, the flip side is that you name a team and then make multiple changes before kickoff like Auckland did.

That was illness and injury. People pulling out late is a different thing

No other team is behaving like Waikato over the past couple of seasons. They have disdain for their fans

[Bovidae]

Better late than never...

[Bovidae]

Taranaki should be favourites - at home and in form. Waikato weren't expected to win the QF last year, and did, so you never know.

[Duluth]

Starting now

[Yeetyaah]

Grey shorts for Waikato for the kit clash, wish they just went back to having white alt jersey they were some of the nicest jerseys.

[Steven Harris]

@Yeetyaah or even black shorts

[Yeetyaah]

Parete showing he's still a giant fuckwit

[Duluth]

That was really dumb Parete

[Yeetyaah]

No score but helluva game so far

[Yeetyaah]

Taranaki making a mockery of the ruck rules, all in from the side.

[Yeetyaah]

Cruden breaks Jacomb's ankles then throws an absolute pie

[Steven Harris]

Looks like anything goes at the breakdown especially on the side entries

[Yeetyaah]

Geez Cruden chucking some howlers