Kiwis and SKD

[ozenzud]

IS SKD injured? Or have the selectors just not picked him on form? The only specialist centre is Matai.

Whats up there?

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Injured. Same as Perrett, Nuuausala, Rapira, Hohaia, Hoffman, Duffie, Eastwood and Harrison.

Beale will play centre, I'd imagine.

Our highest capped squad member is Thomas Leuluai. Thought that was interesting.

 

[The European Polynesian]

Our highest capped squad member is Thomas Leuluai. Thought that was interesting.

Mannering?

 

[Revelation 3:20]

Kiwis squad: Gerard Beale, Adam Blair, Lewis Brown, Nathan Fien, Kieran Foran, Alex Glenn, Thomas Leuluai, Kevin Locke, Shaun Johnson, Issac Luke, Sam McKendry, Simon Mannering, Sika Manu, Benji Marshall (c), Steve Matai, Ben Matulino, Fuifui Moimoi, Jason Nightingale, Russell Packer, Kevin Proctor, Jeremy Smith, Manu Vatuvei, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves

 

[Revelation 3:20]

Injured: Josh Hoffman, Lance Hohaia, Sam Rapira, Matt Duffie, Sam Perrett, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Greg Eastwood, Bronson Harrison

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Mannering?

Leuluai=27, Mannering=25.

 

[broncos2010]

Where is ropati or what ever his name is have not seen him for warriors since like early rounds ?

 

[Izz]

Injured.

 

[broncos2010]

shame papali did not get a run

 

[ozenzud]

Actually, I hadn't realised Rapira wasn't there.

What a turnaround though. The Kiwis have depth in the halves and hooker. Few years ago there was hardly a candidate.

We now have two good fullback options.

Its a strong, strong forward pack even without those players. I was trying to pick my run on side and its difficult to know who to leave out.

Blair, Mannering and Smith would be certs? Kendry and Packer with Matalino, Sika Manu and FuiFui of the bench.

Manu and Nightingale on wings. Matai on one centre and it'd have to be either Beale/Brown on one centre with Locke at the back. Choice of Fien or Thomas on the bench.

Benji and Foran will get ahead of Shaun in the big games but he might get a run against Wales.

Only weakness is one of the centres. But it has to be, the best all round Kiwi side ever put together......well since the 1952 Kiwis anyway.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

I wouldnt discount Kearney throwing Foran out into the centres again