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.