@antipodean said in Auckland v Taranaki:

What's wrong with playing wet weather rugby?

..and playing a tighter game plan makes even more sense with late changes and illness

C'mon the Naki, don't take foot off pedal boys!

@Duluth lack of smarts with alot of the coaching plans and players it seems.

of course we have lost Che Clark as well

Glorious day,
Watch the Mariners knock 11 runs to roll over the NY Mets,
Followed immediately by the Seahawks smashing the 2024 SuperBowl runner-up KC Chiefs.
And now, get home to see the mighty 'Naki Bulls dominating the hapless Aucklanders.
What a day, what a glorious day.

This could be a long 40mins.

Forwards making good ground with the carry clean in close, so they fling it to the backs once they're less than five metres out. And predictably it doesn't go to hand.

Time for some forwards to start punching teammates.

Some of this rugby being played in wet conditions by Taranaki despite the disposition of the home team with unavailability’s is absolutely sensational
The skill level is out the gate

how good are Crowley and rona

Lennox a solid winger

This is painful. Can't take out this many players against good teams like Taranaki

@taniwharugby the smarts in the Naki side when confronted with a situation is superb

Beautiful work by Rona. Reads the second man play and applies defensive pressure. Picks up the loose ball and kicks ahead perfectly for Lennox to score.

Fair to say Segners absence has a massive impact on this Auckland team

Again a couple of metres out and Beehre ends up playing halfback, throws an average pass to Taele who snatches at it and they lose possession.

Chance after chance wasted.

Brilliant from Jacomb

Yeah this fella needs to be starting in super every week

Turnover. Jacomb spots a gap, tears the Auckland defence a new one and slides over near the post.

Shades of peak Beaudy there

Sage Walters Hansen was in the Northland Dev squad 2 years ago
@taniwharugby ..

Wrong line Vikena that’s about as bad as it gets

Sage you little ripper ..!

@Steven-Harris said in Auckland v Taranaki:

Fair to say Segners absence has a massive impact on this Auckland team

Half the team is missing

Fuck yes

Just seen the scoreline. Brutal.

Naki scoring for fun in these conditions. Looks like first grade playing a schools XV.

"Humiliation, on their own patch, for Auckland..." ... from Taranaki, is not a phrase I ever expected to hear.

@Kirwan you have still got to marvel at the skill level of the visitors this is not a dry day and Auckland have still got several players with super experience not to mention they have had attack opportunity in the red zone
Make no mistake this has been a humbling on an epic scale
Not to worry though the Taniwha will play them back into form

last try wins.

@Steven-Harris said in Auckland v Taranaki:

@Kirwan you have still got to marvel at the skill level of the visitors this is not a dry day and Auckland have still got several players with super experience not to mention they have had attack opportunity in the red zone
Make no mistake this has been a humbling on an epic scale

Get your hand off it.

Tito-Harris looks made for SR.

@Kirwan there you again can you just not give credit ?

@Steven-Harris said in Auckland v Taranaki:

@Kirwan there you again can you just not give credit ?

Context is important, I gave them credit earlier in the thread.

Feel free to continue to overreact along with TJ.

Aj lam was badly outplayed by rona

@Steven-Harris said in Auckland v Taranaki:

@Kirwan you have still got to marvel at the skill level of the visitors this is not a dry day and Auckland have still got several players with super experience not to mention they have had attack opportunity in the red zone
Make no mistake this has been a humbling on an epic scale
Not to worry though the Taniwha will play them back into form

This was as predictable as it gets

It's an already green Auckland team with multiple late changes on top of that against a proven NPC squad in woeful conditions.

You know Tito Harris is a talent when he still looks good on the end of that shitshow.

@Kirwan said in Auckland v Taranaki:

This is painful. Can't take out this many players against good teams like Taranaki

I guess this was the "credit"?

@Kruse said in Auckland v Taranaki:

@Kirwan said in Auckland v Taranaki:

This is painful. Can't take out this many players against good teams like Taranaki

I guess this was the "credit"?

Yes. You guys are acting like you beat the full strength side.

We were disrupted late with illness (open question if others are sick, but well enough to play) and I'm supposed to scratch my chin and marvel at the awesomeness of Taranaki?

You did what a strong team is supposed to do when they smell blood and cash in.

It's hardly a humilation like TJ was wanking on about it. It was green team getting an introduction to NPC.

I'm going to go kick a cat now.

@Kirwan its not like taranaki had their first team either

Meh, happy to see plenty of kids been given a go. I'd much rather this then come mid table with a pack of journeymen. Obviously the result means more to others and fair enough, but for me, development is important and if it takes a few hidings along the way against more experienced lineups, then so be it.