OK starting off with NSW Cup as they started first.
As Nikki said we won 58 - 0. Good job by the boys to hold another team to nil. But in all fairness to Auckland they would've flown down last night/early this morning plus it was SO hot!!
Tryscorers: Sio x2, Tautai x2, Horo x2, Wright x2, Robinson, O'Grady, Uaisele and Luland.
Goals: Robinson 3/4 [must be our kicker when on the field], Tautai 1/4, Sio 1/3 and Uaisele 0/1.
Got some funny moments from the game. After Jono's 1st try Taulima lined the kick up about maybe 10m in from the sideline and it deadset went straight.. No where near the posts and as he ran back Etu and Jono just paid him out big time and laughing their heads off at him
After Taulima's 2nd try when Auckland kicked off Anthony Mitchell [we think it was him] has just bellowed out "Come On Makybe Diva" [however you spell it]. It was just so random and a sign that those boys had a lot of fun out there.
Oh and lastly in the 34th minute, Horo lost his pants and we got a penalty. We called it a penalty for "pantsing" not really but the coincidence was funny.. and all I could say was - Thank God for Skins :lol:
Our defence was fantastic, though Auckland never really attacked on our line that much and by the end of it they were just so buggered from the heat but so were our boys.
Jeremiah Pai played for Auckland.. Used to play for Parra if anyone cares.
Best players: Timmy Morts [as usual played fantastic]
Jono [same as Morts]
Shane Croft [who I also think won the players player today]
Ant Mitchell wasn't brilliant but held his own and did well
Horo did well too one of his better games.
Lats, Oakey, Jimmy Grehan were a bit quiet which is surprising.
Again in defence Crofty was playing fullback and Morts was near the wing. As this was the 2nd week in a row I was wondering if Tim was injured. Spoke to him at the club afterwards and he said he's completely fine just that in the Wests game a lot of the Wests boys were targeting Crofty because he's a lot smaller so Rip just wants Tim defending on the side and Crofty at fullback but in attack they go back to their normal positions..
And last bit of info I heard Parra will be signing Kenny Sio next yr for NYC as he's still 18 turning 19
