1 Mitch O'Neill, 2 Ricky Riccitelli, 3 Michael Bent, 4 Fiti Sa, 5 Jesse Parete, 6 Bradley Slater (c), 7 Michael Loft, 8 Arese Poliko, 9 Adam Lennox, 10 Josh Jacomb, 11 Vereniki Tikoisolomone, 12 Daniel Rona, 13 Josh Setu, 14 Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens, 15 Obey Samate

Reserves: 16 JJ Pokai, 17 Perry Lawrence, 18 Toby Burkett, 19 Jackson Morgan, 20 Rowan Slater, 21 AJ Lemalu, 22 Leone Nawai, 23 Jayson Potroz

1. Ollie Hautapu)
2. Sean Ralph (Te Awamutu Sports)
3. George Dyer (Fraser Tech)
4. Josh Balme (Hamilton Marist)
5. Laghlan McWhannell (Hautapu)
6. Xavier Saifoloi (University)
7. Oli Mathis (University)
8. Patrick McCurran (Fraser Tech) – Blazer Game (18th Waikato Cap)
9. Xavier Roe (Hamilton Old Boys) – Captain
10. Aaron Cruden (Morrinsville Sports)
11. Tepaea Cook-Savage (Fraser Tech)
12. Austin Anderson (Te Awamutu Sports)
13. Bailyn Sullivan (Hamilton Marist)
14. Gideon Wrampling (Hamilton Old Boys)
15. Josh Moorby (Te Awamutu Sports)

16. Pita Anae-Ah Sue (Hautapu)
17. Mason Tupaea (Hamilton Marist)
18. Solomone Tukuafu (Hamilton Old Boys)
19. Tai Cribb (Hamilton Marist)
20. Adrein Wharawhara (Hamilton Marist)
21. Quintony Ngatai (Hautapu)
22. D’Angelo Leuila (Fraser Tech)
23. Aki Tuivailala (Hamilton Old Boys)

I am assuming that Malachi Wrampling is injured, as is Hamilton Burr and Andrew Smith. Balme went well against Northland, particularly on their lineout throws.

@Bovidae. Quinn Tupaea and Dan Sinkinson injured too, like Coombes Fabling, Tucker and Mitch Jacobson? Huge injury toll really.

@ARHS QT, LCF and MJ were all pitch-side in their no.1s before the Northland game. I was told that Jacobson came back injured from MLR. No idea about LCF but he has been out for a while. Sinkinson has a hamstring strain (refer to the media release). Again, no info about Tucker. Tupaea seemed to be walking OK. He hobbled off in the NH game.

@Bovidae Hey thanks! The news updates are non existent. And I have seen some of them on the sideline and wonder why.

Kicking off soon

Tikoisolomone & Rona score in the first few minutes

10-0 Taranaki after 8mins

Only half watching.. it looked like Waikato were about to get smashed but it's only 15-7 at HT

Forward pass from Potroz in the lead up to the try.

What is the point of having a TMO and AR if they don't do their job. Two forward passes in that try.

Time to bin the TMO. Save the money you pay the person and get rid of it.

@Yeetyaah said in Taranaki v Waikato:

Time to bin the TMO. Save the money you pay the person and get rid of it.

You seen the gear they use at NPC level?? The screen is size os briefcase, and they sitting on sideline. Also got bugger all cameras at grounds or equipment to see all angles etc!

Was at game, enjoyed as I usually do. Was quite strange , as commented Naki run up 3 tries and looked fairly good, Waikato got their one and had wind in first half. Teams changed end and Naki decided to stop playing, I suspect they thought the wind was going to do it for them. Anyway after scoring 3 in first 25 minutes the next one was on 80 minutes (and as Naki man, thought it may of had an iffy pass in it), but good guys won. By geez Naki's injuries are mounting up though!

Just watched this. How on earth did ref and tmo flag on a couple of clear forward passes in the winning try?

@Dan54 said in Taranaki v Waikato:

@Yeetyaah said in Taranaki v Waikato:

Time to bin the TMO. Save the money you pay the person and get rid of it.

You seen the gear they use at NPC level?? The screen is size os briefcase, and they sitting on sideline. Also got bugger all cameras at grounds or equipment to see all angles etc!

Sweet so let's bin it then?

@Yeetyaah said in Taranaki v Waikato:

@Dan54 said in Taranaki v Waikato:

@Yeetyaah said in Taranaki v Waikato:

Time to bin the TMO. Save the money you pay the person and get rid of it.

You seen the gear they use at NPC level?? The screen is size os briefcase, and they sitting on sideline. Also got bugger all cameras at grounds or equipment to see all angles etc!

Sweet so let's bin it then?

I think you will have trouble when it comes to foul play etc. I not keen on TMOs but what we got to have, but I don't mind it at NPC that I see, generally the TMO is watching the game on field (well when I see him at Naki) , and only seems to look at screen to check on anything the ref asks him re high shots etc. They got it about right.

@Dan54 said in Taranaki v Waikato:

TMO is watching the game on field

Not close enough obviously. Call foul play as it is seen, just like they do with tries. Use it properly or bin it. Your team got the win based on it so you won't agree so we'll leave it there I guess.

@Yeetyaah well I said it when it cost the Naki a game. Kind of agree don't like TMO, but we stuck with it. I personally of old school if ref doesn't see it , didn't happen. But guess we won't win on that. Kind of can't make up my mind, but do prefer when the TMO only comes in when asked by ref, not when he sees something, is all what I think.