NZ side for game 1

[Nutzcraw]

1. Brent Webb
2. Tame Tupou
3. Iosia Soliola
4. Steve Matai
5. Manu Vatuvei
6. Nigel Vagana
7. Stacey Jones
8. Ruben Wiki ©
9. Dene Halatau
10. Roy Asotasi
11. David Kidwell
12. Tony Puletua
13. Simon Mannering

14. Jerome Ropati
15. Nathan Cayless
16. Adam Blair
17. Frank Pritchard

Simon Mannering in 13???

 

[Nutzcraw]

I gather all english players are unavailable til their season ends????

Although Stacey Jones is there so?

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

Stacey played for Les Catalans who came last(?) so won't be involved in any semi-final action.

Has Dean Halatau played hooker before?

 

[Nutzcraw]

I think he played some "make shift" hooker at wests for a while.. perhaps off the bench but that's about it.

I don't remember seeing simon mannering play lock either??

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

Yeah Halatau idi a lot of work out of dummy half in the tigers run to the trophy

Mannering hasnt played lock, but he is a big unit who will handle it

 

[byso]

No SBW? why?

50-6 scoreline imo

 

[Downie]

He's having a sook over an injury or two.

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

No SBW? why?

50-6 scoreline imo

Coz as they do every year, the Dogs ruled him and Utai out.

Started off with surgery for SBW, now he isnt having it

 

[byso]

Thats a joke. He should play.