1 Ryan Coxon
2 Eli Oudenryn
3 Kershawl Sykes-Martin
4 Quinten Strange
5 Lopeti Faifua
6 Johnny Lee
7 Ethan Blackadder
8 Fletcher Anderson
9 Mitchell Drummond
10 Cooper Grant
11 Macca Springer
12 David Havili
13 Levi Aumua
14 Leicester Fainga'anuku
15 William Havili

16 Tomasi Maka
17 Lavengamonu Moli
18 Sam Matenga
19 Hunter Leppien
20 Tayne Hemopo
21 Mason Lund
22 Kyren Taumoefolau
23 Tone Ng Shiu

1 Joe Gavigan
2 Raymond Tuputupu
3 Feleti Sae-Ta'ufo'ou
4 Rob Harley
5 Taine Roiri
6 TK Howden
7 Rowan Slater
8 Brayden Iose
9 Jordi Viljoen
10 Brett Cameron
11 Hayata Tsujino
12 James Tofa
13 Kyle Brown
14 Taniela Filimone
15 Drew Wild

16 Vernon Bason
17 Clement Castets
18 Flyn Yates
19 Reuben Allen
20 Mosese Bason
21 Jai Tamati
22 Sam Coles
23 Tofuka Paongo

The return of big Leicester? He's on the Wing, not at 13 where he played at Toulon.

Oh a hooker scored a try

That's 8 so far this weekend

That was terrible defence

How Tuputupu has a Super Rugby contract is beyond me

How did Leicester go?

That one to me would suggest he's a hungus who can't use his support players - which will work just fine when he's bullying some non-professional blokes from palmy, but not so much higher up.

@reprobate Nah!

I don't mind wingers being greedy buggers as long as they score.

I've seen enough from Leicester F back in NZ to think he'll be involved, if fit, for the All Blacks or the All Blacks XV in November.

@sparky said in Ta$man v Manawatu:

@reprobate Nah!

I don't mind wingers being greedy buggers as long as they score.

I've seen enough from Leicester F back in NZ to think he'll be involved, if fit, for the All Blacks or the All Blacks XV in November.

If he's seen as a winger only I can see your point...

If that’s Jorgensen ,Toole or any of the South African wingers in all probability they all out sprint the cover defence to the corner
All looked in slow motion

@reprobate said in Ta$man v Manawatu:

That one to me would suggest he's a hungus who can't use his support players - which will work just fine when he's bullying some non-professional blokes from palmy, but not so much higher up.

If you watch his Top14 games, in a lot of ways he was a v v v good 13, and that was against some quality opposition

@sparky said in Ta$man v Manawatu:

@reprobate Nah!

I don't mind wingers being greedy buggers as long as they score.

I've seen enough from Leicester F back in NZ to think he'll be involved, if fit, for the All Blacks or the All Blacks XV in November.

Cool, so he can fail in black again. Awesome

@Kirwan I'm not sure I'd call a player who played 7 Tests for the All Blacks and scored five times a "failure."

But a fit and in form Caleb Clarke is a much better player and I'd also like to Leroy Carter, Caleb Tangitau and Xavier Tito-Harris given opportunities at a higher level when fit and in form.

I am glad that Leicester F is available for the ABs again and playing okay. He adds to the depth charts on the wing.

He could be more effective in midfield as he lacks genuine speed. But as a midfielder, AJ Lam is better IMO.

@sparky said in Ta$man v Manawatu:

@Kirwan I'm not sure I'd call a player who played 7 Tests for the All Blacks and scored five times a "failure."

But a fit and in form Caleb Clarke is a much better player and I'd also like to Leroy Carter, Caleb Tangitau and Xavier Tito-Harris given opportunities at a higher level when fit and in form.

I am glad that Leicester F is available for the ABs again and playing okay. He adds to the depth charts on the wing.

Underwhelming? Average? A bit shit?

By that measure you want George Bridge back (19 games, 12 trys)

@Kirwan said in Ta$man v Manawatu:

@sparky said in Ta$man v Manawatu:

@Kirwan I'm not sure I'd call a player who played 7 Tests for the All Blacks and scored five times a "failure."

But a fit and in form Caleb Clarke is a much better player and I'd also like to Leroy Carter, Caleb Tangitau and Xavier Tito-Harris given opportunities at a higher level when fit and in form.

I am glad that Leicester F is available for the ABs again and playing okay. He adds to the depth charts on the wing.

Underwhelming? Average? A bit shit?

By that measure you want George Bridge back (19 games, 12 trys)

On the other hand, Fozzie gave Caleb 15 tests through 2022-23 - backing him as his man for the left wing, while Leicester sat in the stands.

But, when push came to shove - the Ireland Quarter-final - Leicester played and Caleb didn't. Leicester scored a try and we won.

Seems pretty successful to me.

Probably should have stuck with him for the remaining games given that he's from Ta$man.

Ta$man boys scored 7 tries in the RWC play-offs. Other provinces combined scored 3.

How many provinces are there in NZ?

What are you fuckers doing?

Losing players to your chequebook?