Taranaki

1 Jared Proffit, 2 Bradley Slater, 3 Reuben O'Neill, 4 Jesse Parete, 5 Jayden Sa, 6 Arese Poliko, 7 Michael Loft, 8 Kaylum Boshier, 9 Logan Crowley, 10 Josh Jacomb, 11 Vereniki Tikoisolomone, 12 Daniel Rona, 13 Josh Setu, 14 Adam Lennox, 15 Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens

Reserves: 16 JJ Pokai, 17 Perry Lawrence, 18 Mitch O'Neill, 19 Scott Jury, 20 Sage Walters-Hansen, 21 Leone Nawai, 22 Sam Clarke, 23 Obey Samate

Waikato

1 Mason Tupaea, 2 Manaaki Boyle-Tiatia, 3 Gabe Robinson, 4 Hamilton Burr, 5 Dylan Eti, 6 Xavier Saifoloi, 7 Mitchell Jacobson, 8 Malachi Wrampling-Alec, 9 Rui Farrant, 10 Aaron Cruden, 11 Aki Tuivailala, 12 Gideon Wrampling, 13 Bailyn Sullivan, 14 Oli Mathis, 15 Joshua Moorby

Reserves: 16 Liam Gilheaney-Black, 17 Taipari Quinn, 18 George Dyer, 19 Andrew Smith, 20 Jahrome Brown, 21 Xavier Roe, 22 Tepaea Cook-Savage, 23 Liam Coombes-Fabling

Obviously going up to game. Should be good as weather forecast not to bad. Naki can do with no more injuries at lock, as Lord in ABs and with Sa the older out. Obviously a couple missing in midfield , though I think the one we couldn't afford to lose is Jacomb at 10.

Very disappointing indeed if that is truly the Waikato team. High risk leaving so many normal starters out against a strong team like Taranaki. Shant bother to go and support them now.

@ARHS said in Taranaki v Waikato:

Very disappointing indeed if that is truly the Waikato team. High risk leaving so many normal starters out against a strong team like Taranaki. Shant bother to go and support them now.

That won't be the team - they've just pulled the side from last week's match with Counties (same thing they've done the past two weeks). Feels like they've tried to step up coverage this year but some of the teams aren't playing ball.

Yeah, it's another copy and paste team.

Roe and Dyer will start, and hopefully one of McWhannell or Tucker are back too. I doubt M Wrampling plays as he was limping when replaced.

I am really saying that their obvious disdain for giving information to fans is really turning me away. The secret squirrel stuff does them no favours in attracting people to matches

While I agree, the flip side is that you name a team and then make multiple changes before kickoff like Auckland did.

@Bovidae said in Taranaki v Waikato:

While I agree, the flip side is that you name a team and then make multiple changes before kickoff like Auckland did.

That was illness and injury. People pulling out late is a different thing

No other team is behaving like Waikato over the past couple of seasons. They have disdain for their fans

Better late than never...

Taranaki should be favourites - at home and in form. Waikato weren't expected to win the QF last year, and did, so you never know.

Starting now

Grey shorts for Waikato for the kit clash, wish they just went back to having white alt jersey they were some of the nicest jerseys.

@Yeetyaah or even black shorts

Parete showing he's still a giant fuckwit

That was really dumb Parete

No score but helluva game so far

Taranaki making a mockery of the ruck rules, all in from the side.

Cruden breaks Jacomb's ankles then throws an absolute pie

Looks like anything goes at the breakdown especially on the side entries

Geez Cruden chucking some howlers

Be surprised if JRK’s comes out in the 2nd half , just acting as a distributor

Shit great defence from Waikato

Boschier gets through some work really improved player

We are in the fight but need to improve passing accuracy.

Dog act from Wrampling ..should be a card

Pass to the 9 was forward

Waikato need to back themselves there rather than taking 3

Fucking butter finger fluffybunnies

Must have been a knock on somewhere in that movement right back to the 22

@Steven-Harris said in Taranaki v Waikato:

Must have been a knock on somewhere in that movement right back to the 22

Ref said it was fine as he consoled the ARs but seems strange to not look at it when the try looked fine.

The ball can't roll like that without separation.

Thank God Waikato took the 3

Mason Tupaea has at least 3 shockers in him per game

Still a bit to play out in this game imo

Fair call, Taranaki all offside on defence.

Great effort from Mathis but some great defence from Jacomb ..
Could’nt help myself thrown $10 on Waikato at $8.50 ..

Mathis done fuck all today

Mathis made up for it

How many times will Boshier flop in from the side off his feet before he actually gets penalised

Lmfao Jacomb