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Venue: FMG Stadium Waikato
Time: 04:35 CAT (SA, GMT+2)
Date: 07 September 2019
Nah, Patrick tuipolotu has secretly been practising at first five his whole life just so he can bring it out as a surprise in the World Cup. He's our secret weapon. Wayne smith adopted him as a child. Rumour is he can kick goals from his own try line too. Watch this space.Josh Ioane called in as injury cover...surely this would have been the perfect time to try one of these back up options from the RWC squad?
Josh Ioane called in as injury cover...surely this would have been the perfect time to try one of these back up options from the RWC squad?
...and yet he has been called up and more than one report saying he might actually start....
Are they all in the RWC 31? Who in the 31 is missing?All Blacks:
1. Joe Moody (40)
2. Codie Taylor (44)
3. Nepo Laulala (19)
4. Patrick Tuipulotu (24)
5. Samuel Whitelock (111)
6. Ardie Savea (38)
7. Matt Todd (20)
8. Kieran Read - captain (121)
9. TJ Perenara (58)
10. Beauden Barrett (77)
11. George Bridge (4)
12. Ryan Crotty (44)
13. Anton Lienert-Brown (37)
14. Sevu Reece (2)
15. Ben Smith (79)
Reserves
16. Liam Coltman (5)
17. Ofa Tuungafasi (29)
18. Angus Ta'avao (7)
19. Scott Barrett (30)
20. Luke Jacobson (1)
21. Aaron Smith (86)
22. Josh Ioane *
23. Jordie Barrett (11)
Farcical.
Big fish devours minnows.
How can the Pacific Islanders hope to compete when Australia and New Zealand poach their talent?