Saturday 7:10pm
Hawkes Bay
Match thread
North Harbour
- Davies and Mafile'o, Lee and Cook, and Nginingini and Campbell swapping places
- Kalapu moves to 6
- Taramai gets his first start of the season
- Harlyn Saunoa (NZ U20s rep, loaned from Auckland) on debut - surprising!
- Tima Fainga'anuku and Ngakuru play their first games of the year
- Donald Coleman (North Shore captain) makes his debut of the bench.
- Koller and Notoa-Tipo (ne Maka) playing their blazer (15th) game
Ruzich, Tele'a, Banks and Gage Jackson out of the 23 altogether.
@UpTheHarbs said in Hawkes Bay v North Harbour:
Harlyn Saunoa (NZ U20s rep, loaned from Auckland) on debut - surprising!
Good to see him get game time
With XTH and Vai going well. Tangitau and Clarke both needing minutes it would be hard for Saunoa to get on the field
"Unavailable for selection this week: Nik Vikena, Mark Tele'a, Kade Banks, Tom Barham, Tamarau McGahan, James Lay"
I realise it's "respect refs" weekend, but they don't help themselves interjecting when Flanders and Savage are having a bit of a wrestle off the ball.
No impact on the game, let them play.
@UpTheHarbs said in Hawkes Bay v North Harbour:
Koller gets the 3 pointer this time
Difficult to understand the thinking there. They're still two scores behind and there was plenty of time remaining to have kicked for the corner.
@Steven-Harris What a try-saver from Notoa-Tipo (ne Maka) anyway.
Jonah Lowe off the field for HB.
Harbour are blowing their chances, meanwhile the Magpies are playing sloppy as fudge giving Harbour chances.