That loose trio is tasty.

@Crucial Hopefully Messam & Jacobson are back for a beauty contest.

Could be wet weather rugby on Friday night.

I wonder how serious Tucker's shoulder injury is?

@Bovidae I don't think Tucker is too serious, i'm not sure it will be this week though

1 Rob Cobb (Hamilton Old Boys)
2 Pita Anae Ah-Sue (Southern United)
3 Sefo Kautai (Hamilton Marist)
4 Hamilton Burr (Hautapu)
5 Laghlan McWhannell (Hautapu)
6 Samipeni Finau (Hamilton Old Boys)
7 Mitch Jacobson (Hautapu) – Captain
8 Te Rama Reuben (University)
9 Rhys Dickinson (Fraser Tech)
10 Damian McKenzie (University)
11 Mosese Dawai (Otorohanga)
12 D’Angelo Leuila (Fraser Tech)
13 Bailyn Sullivan (Hamilton Marist)
14 Daniel Sinkinson (Melville)
15 Liam Coombes-Fabling (Fraser Tech)

16 Rhys Marshall
17 Ollie Norris (Hautapu)
18 Solomone Tukuafu (Hamilton Old Boys)*
19 James Thompson (Hautapu)
20 Liam Messam (Hautapu)
21 Xavier Roe (Hamilton Old Boys)
22 Taha Kemara (Te Awamutu Sports)*
23 Alapati Leiua

Very rare to see a player selected from Division one.

@mikedogz said in Counties v Waikato:

Very rare to see a player selected from Division one.

Wasn't Messam listed as a Raglan player last year, or the year before?

Filipo has certainly rotated a lot of players over the first 3 games. Looking forward to seeing how Reuben goes as a starter. He was a good chance to make the NZ U20s but for injury, so didn't play for the Chiefs U20s either.

@Bovidae surprised to see a second string combination named against a Counties team with their internationals back. Counties should be too strong - unless Dmac provides some magic.

@ARHS Yeah, a couple of debutants and no L Jacobson, Johnstone, Dyer or Ratima. Good to see Norris available again.

@ARHS said in Counties v Waikato:

@Bovidae surprised to see a second string combination named against a Counties team with their internationals back. Counties should be too strong - unless Dmac provides some magic.

Nah. Reasonably even. Apart from those three guys our lot are mostly a notch below.

@Bovidae Very keen to see how Kemara goes. Looks a special talent. And good to see Norris back. At second look the Waikato bench looks extremely strong and should bring them home if opening pack hold up OK against 7 internationals pack from Steelers.

Counties looking pretty sharp.

Great try to Togiatama.

Great play from CM ..patient and accurate

How was that forward pass missed ..piss poor officiating

Counties no8 looks good

Nepo Laulala’s defence exposed big time ..

Reidy didn’t make much effort to get in position

@Steven-Harris said in Counties v Waikato:

How was that forward pass missed ..piss poor officiating

Seems to be a huge area of refereeing mistakes this season already

Hahaha DMac