'14 // 4N Wk 2 // Sat 2pm // NZ 14-12 SAM // Whangarei

[Timmah]

1. Peta Hiku 2. Jason Nightingale 3. Dean Whare 4. Shaun Kenny-Dowall 5. Manu Vatuvei
6. Kieran Foran 7. Shaun Johnson
8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Issac Luke 10. Adam Blair 11. Simon Mannering 12. Kevin Proctor 13. Jason Taumalolo

14. Lewis Brown 15. Suaia Matagi 16. Martin Taupau 17. Tohu Harris
18. Bodene Thompson

1. Tim Simona 2. Antonio Winterstein 3. Timoteo Lafai 4. Joseph Leilua 5. Daniel Vidot
6. Ben Roberts 7. Kyle Stanley
8. Isaac Liu 9. Pita Godinet 10. David Fa'alogo 11. Frank Pritchard 12. Leeson Ah Mau 13. Josh McGuire

14. Dunamis Lui 15. Jesse Sene-Lefao 16. Sauaso Sue 17. Mose Masoe
18. Dominique Peyroux 19. Penani Manumalealii


MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Henry Perenara
Sideline Officials: Grant Atkins, Anthony Elliott
Video Referee: Ian Smith​

 

[timka4]

NZ, should do it well too if they want to win this tourny

 

[innsaneink]

How do you pronounce Whangarei?

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

NZ can surely smell blood in the water. They'll be up for this.

 

[Cloudsurfer]

How do you pronounce Whangarei?

The 'a' is said like the a in car or ah

'wh' is f
'ng' is the hardest and is the sound in the underlined bit in singing- it is said at the back of your tongue
'r' is rolled a little...almost like a soft l
'ei' is ay as in ray.

So...Fahng-a-ray.

Still might not sound right with an Oz accent but good on you for trying

 

[kia ora storm]

The 'a' is said like the a in car or ah

'wh' is f
'ng' is the hardest and is the sound in the underlined bit in singing- it is said at the back of your tongue
'r' is rolled a little...almost like a soft l
'ei' is ay as in ray.

So...Fahng-a-ray.

Still might not sound right with an Oz accent but good on you for trying

Good explanation mate...or the Aussies can just say Wangaray...

 

[insert.pause]

kick off about half an hour away on GEM if anyone actually cares.

 

[Diesel]

I'm really looking forward to this game.
I'm expecting Samoa to stay close to the Kiwis for 60mins before the Kiwis take off in the final 20

 

[kia ora storm]

Anyone got a radio link for this game please...

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Nine will be taking Andrew Voss' commentary.


On the negative side Darryl Halligan will be joining him for all the action.

 

[Diesel]

I didn't realise this was a Samoan "home" game, I just assumed it was a NZ game. Good experience for them hosting a home game even if it isn't in Samoa

 

[insert.pause]

Great turnout!

Why wouldn't perenara referee the AUS V ENG game and Sutton do this game, just seems weird.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

I love watching Isaac Luke do the haka lol

 

[insert.pause]

Why did they stop doing the classic haka?

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

How Luke doesn't pop a vein I'll never know. f**king intense bugger.

 

[st george dragons]

same here. Love seeing his passion through doing the haka

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Also, nice to see the minute silence before the game. f**king tragic.

 

[no name]

So unnecessary for Luke to spit at the end.
Ruined a great Haka.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Nightingale starts this week how he started last week.

No try.

 

[cleary89]

lol nighty