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RD 6 2017: The Auckland Blues VS The Western Force.

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Dismal Pillock

Simon Poidevin (60)
The Auckland Blues welcome The Road Kill Safety Western Force to Eden Park for a sumptious Saturday evening's entertainment.

For those of you not watching live, please remember to adjust your settings:
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zer0

Jim Lenehan (48)
The Blues have a good record against international opposition under Umaga, with only the bollocking at the hands of the Lions as the sole blemish on their record. They should win this one.
 

zer0

Jim Lenehan (48)
To elaborate on the above, the Blues have a 10/1 international record, a +94 PD and an average score of 30-21.

Though if you remove the aforementioned Lions bollocking as an outlier, their numbers improve to a +132 PD and an average score of 32-19.
 

waiopehu oldboy

Stirling Mortlock (74)
^^^^^^^^^^^ wish granted:

Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Assistant Referees: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand), James Doleman (New Zealand)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Actually not only do you not get him this week, no-one does, even as AR. I wonder if that's rest, rotation, or something else?
 

KiwiM

Trevor Allan (34)
Blues
1 Pauliasi Manu, 2 James Parsons (c), 3 Charlie Faumuina, 4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, 5 Patrick Tuipulotu, 6 Jimmy Tupou, 7 Murphy Taramai, 8 Jerome Kaino
9 Augustine Pulu, 10 Piers Francis, 11 Melani Nanai, 12 TJ Faiane, 13. George Moala, 14 Matt Duffie, 15 Michael Collins.

Reserves: 16 Matt Moulds, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi or Sam Prattley, 18 Sione Mafileo, 19 Scott Scrafton, 20 Akira Ioane, 21 Billy Guyton, 22 Ihaia West, 23 Rieko Ioane.

Youngster TJ Faiane gets his first ever Super Rugby start after back to back season ending ACL injuries. Go well young jedi.
 

Melchior

Herbert Moran (7)
^^^^^^^^^^^ wish granted:

Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Assistant Referees: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand), James Doleman (New Zealand)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Actually not only do you not get him this week, no-one does, even as AR. I wonder if that's rest, rotation, or something else?



He's an assistant in the U20 tah/reds match this week. Precisely where he belongs.
 

Melchior

Herbert Moran (7)
Force named:

  1. Ben Daley
  2. Tatafu Polota-Nau
  3. Tetera Faulkner
  4. Matt Philip
  5. Richie Arnold
  6. Ross Haylett-Petty
  7. Matt Hodgson
  8. Isi Naisarani
  9. Ryan Louwrens
  10. Jono Lance
  11. Alex Newsome
  12. Billy Meakes
  13. Marcel Brache
  14. Chance Peni
  15. Dane Haylett-Petty
Reserves
  1. Anaru Rangi
  2. Pek Cowan
  3. Shambeckler Vui
  4. Richard Hardwick
  5. Kane Koteka
  6. Michael Ruru
  7. Ian Prior
  8. Robbie Coleman
 

Lee Grant

John Eales (66)
Staff member
Under 20s player Shambeckler Vui

The Force U20 coach told me a few weeks ago that he was "making a call" that the 19-year-old THP would play Super Rugby one day - and he is.

Wow.
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Moono75

Guest
Good to see DHP and Meakes back in for the team. Will miss Rona but Brache played OK last week. We could be a really good team if we just had all the pieces in place at the one time. Need to get Adam Coleman and Benny Mac back ASAP and playing good footy.

Force v Blues.jpg
 

Forcefield

Ken Catchpole (46)
Would love it if we did. While we could be doing better on the ladder so far, we are 1/1 at home. Win your home games and pinch a couple away and you could be up the right end of the table come the end of the season.
 

ChargerWA

Mark Loane (55)
The Forces head space will be key to the outcome. Equal chances to come out and surprise the Blues or come out with their heads down and get thumped.

The latest Pandaram stitch up article says their heads are down.
 
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Moono75

Guest
A couple of Force posts on Instagram show them in good spirits. Shambeckler Vui length of the field try for the win. Come on Force!
 

RugbyReg

Rocky Elsom (76)
Staff member
It's a very decent Force team and a Blues team with a heap of changes.

But the whole Eden Park hoodoo thing is tough to overlook.


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KiwiM

Trevor Allan (34)
It's a very decent Force team and a Blues team with a heap of changes.

But the whole Eden Park hoodoo thing is tough to overlook.

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Heap of changes is pushing it. 2 changes to the starting XV and 1 positional change.
 
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