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Who:

Blues:



Highlanders:



Where: Eden Park, Auckland



When: 7:35 PM on Friday, 20 April

Teams:

Blues:

1. Pauliasi Manu, 2. James Parsons ©, 3. Ofa Tuungafasi/Mike Tamoaieta, 4. Patrick Tuipulotu, 5. Jimmy Tupou, 6. Dalton Papalii, 7. Kara Pryor, 8. Akira Ioane; 9. Jonathan Ruru, 10. Bryn Gatland, 11. Rieko Ioane, 12. TJ Faiane, 13. Orbyn Leger, 14. Jordan Hyland,15. Stephen Perofeta.

Reserves: 16. Matt Moulds/Leni Apisai, 17. Ross Wright, 18. Mike Tamoaieta/Sione Mafileo, 19. Ben Neenee, 20. Murphy Taramai, 21. Sam Nock, 22. Tumua Manu, 23. Matt Duffie.

Players not considered because of injury: Otere Black (knee – season), Blake Gibson (shoulder), Glenn Preston (groin, season), Sonny Bill Williams (wrist), Augustine Pulu (foot), Alex Hodgman (wrist), Scott Scrafton (leg – season), Daniel Kirkpatrick (ribs), Melani Nanai (ankle), Jordan Trainor (hand), Matt Johnson (surgery – season), Jerome Kaino (hamstring), George Moala (chest – season), Josh Goodhue (shoulder), Tamati Tua (hand), Gerard Cowley-Tuioti (knee), Caleb Clarke (appendicitis), Michael Collins (hand).

Highlanders:


Daniel Lienert-Brown
Ash Dixon (CC)
Siate Tokolahi
Jackson Hemopo
Tom Franklin
Shannon Frizell
Dillon Hunt
Luke Whitelock
Kayne Hammington
Lima Sopoaga
Tevita Li
Teihorangi Walden
Rob Thompson
Waisake Naholo
Ben Smith (CC)

RESERVES
Liam Coltman
Aki Seiuli
Tyrel Lomax
Alex Ainley
Elliot Dixon
Aaron Smith
Fletcher Smith
Matt Faddes


Officials:

Referee Marius van der Westhuizen
AR1 Angus Mabey
AR2 Mike Lash
TMO Ben Skeen

Good game, Highlanders.

Blues named.

Duffie's been so bad this season he can't even start ahead of a n00b in Hyland.

The team is shit - but not a lot of options for Tana with all these injuries.

Should be a bye for the Highlanders. The Blose couldn't beat themselves.

Every year the Blues are rort with injury, every year they do nothing about it. Do they review their medical staff? Or are they immune just like the rest of the administration team at the Blues. Such a toxic team.

True Blue wrote:Every year the Blues are rort with injury, every year they do nothing about it. Do they review their medical staff? Or are they immune just like the rest of the administration team at the Blues. Such a toxic team.

Base them in Apia

Match Blues v Highlanders @ Eden Park, Auckland
Date Friday 20 April
Kick-off 19:35 local
Referee Marius van der Westhuizen
AR1 Angus Mabey
AR2 Mike Lash
TMO Ben Skeen

Blues injury-list climbs to 18 with Michael Collins, Josh Goodue latest sidelined

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sup ... app-iPhone

ElementFreak wrote:Match Blues v Highlanders @ Eden Park, Auckland
Date Friday 20 April
Kick-off 19:35 local
Referee Marius van der Westhuizen
AR1 Angus Mabey
AR2 Mike Lash
TMO Ben Skeen

Thanks.


Highlanders named. A. Smith on the bench - b/c Mauger knows we're shit and can afford to give him some rest.

Marshall Banana wrote:

ElementFreak wrote:Match Blues v Highlanders @ Eden Park, Auckland
Date Friday 20 April
Kick-off 19:35 local
Referee Marius van der Westhuizen
AR1 Angus Mabey
AR2 Mike Lash
TMO Ben Skeen

Thanks.


Highlanders named. A. Smith on the bench - b/c Mauger knows we're shit and can afford to give him some rest.

Shocking arrogance. Blues by 17.

Highlanders faced similar injury woes last year and it built depth. There might be some new Blues stars born this weekend.

Highlanders/Otago always struggle vs Blues/Auckland in the big smoke. This could be a toe-stubber for the porridge packers.

Looking forward to seeing Reiko go up against Waisake!

Merciless wrote:Looking forward to seeing Reiko go up against Waisake!

Looking forward to you fucking off noob.

Real banana skin match for the highlanders. If they’re not careful, they may not get the full 5 points.

Bump for Kiwias

Cheers

Watching the curtain raiser now.

deadduck

Bringing your question over here and I'm checking it now with my most reliable source of things related to rugby in Japan.

Will Akira bag another two tries against the Highlanders? Will L.Whitelock still have his head in the scrum when Akira flashes past like last time?

Waka Nathan wrote:Will Akira bag another two tries against the Highlanders? Will L.Whitelock still have his head in the scrum when Akira flashes past like last time?

The other thread built this wee match up nicely didn’t it?

Is Jacob Pierce in the Blues A related to Murray Pierce?

Kiwias wrote:Is Jacob Pierce in the Blues A related to Murray Pierce?

Son of Scot Pierce (former centre /wing for Nth Harbour)

edit: another link suggests son of Murray. So God knows.

Waka Nathan wrote:

Kiwias wrote:Is Jacob Pierce in the Blues A related to Murray Pierce?

Son of Scot Pierce (former centre /wing for Nth Harbour)

Thanks. He looks pretty useful

A pretty decent curtain raiser for the big match, and the sort of rugby you want to see from young teams like this.

Great last five minutes by Japan A.

Waka Nathan wrote:

Kiwias wrote:Is Jacob Pierce in the Blues A related to Murray Pierce?

Son of Scot Pierce (former centre /wing for Nth Harbour)

edit: another link suggests son of Murray. So God knows.

We could all be Murray’s son.

Credit to Ronan Farrow..

Waka Nathan wrote:

Kiwias wrote:Is Jacob Pierce in the Blues A related to Murray Pierce?

Son of Scot Pierce (former centre /wing for Nth Harbour)

edit: another link suggests son of Murray. So God knows.

He has the same rangy, bony, rugged look of Murray and plays the same position.

Ofa ruled out - so that makes it 12 players from our top 23 crook.

Gonna get pumped.

The Blues should have enough depth to find 3 first class teams.

Injuries should be no excuse.

Couch wrote:The Blues should have enough depth to find 3 first class teams.

Injuries should be no excuse.

Your adorable.

40secs...ominous?

great start!

Passing to nobody - then getting a kick charged down for a try!

Whoops

Oh for fu ks sakes

Why don't they show the Auckland coaches' box?

Good signs. They held them out for 45 secs. I was expecting 30 secs.

I can't help it...I just burst out laughing.

maxbox wrote:Oh for fu ks sakes

It's a trap, I tell you.

Kiwias wrote:

maxbox wrote:Oh for fu ks sakes

It's a trap, I tell you.

Haha another try

12-0 after 5 minutes.

Warriors are on in 20, so...

maxbox wrote:

Kiwias wrote:

maxbox wrote:Oh for fu ks sakes

It's a trap, I tell you.

Haha another try

A deep trap