Fingers crossed. The only way he is going to get better and fitter is by playing consistently in firsts.
Unlikely. Possibly sirro starts. Keppie to prop rotation. Guacs bench and Sipley out. I'd rather keep it the same as is if we are going well
Spot on, but he needs game time and I hope he keeps a bench spot when Sirro is back. His best hope is that Sirro misses 2 or 3 more games. Personally, Sirro is finished here. unless there are even more injuries and I like Keppie in the back-row rotation..
As do most forwards coming back from injury in what is basically his rookie year.
He will only get better for the run. He just needs more minutes to achieve his potential for us.
I thought he was very very good - gee what a unit he is - so powerful and looks like he has fabulous feet at the line as well. Think he could be something really special.
i think its hard to say wether he has gone backwards or not, he's hardly on the field to judge
For a bloke with limited time on the field, it's scary how much impact he can have once match fit...,
He really could be.
yes mate - strangely the future is very bright. High quality juniors coming through. Haumole and Schuster really top shelf. Add in Saab, Tippytoes (I can see maybe being a high quality Centre), Keppie signed for a few years, Turbo and that overrated and overpaid brother Jake, Saddler, Kuola, Fainu boys, Tuitavake, Paseka, Alloiai. Add in a few signings - I still think the roster will get some tweaking at the end of the year and a couple of good quality additions/replacements. Haumole though really is a beast - this forward pack... if we get no more injuries is seriously very very good.
Agreed. I said early last year he could be as good as Kikau. Big call but I stand by that. He is a beast! He is actually a better defender than Kikau so the sky is the limit for this kid!
he seems like he has a desire to hurt in defence - I like that
It took kikau a full season and a world cup before anyone took notice of him. I have faith in him also
Notice that in defense, Keppie moved into a central forward (lock) position, and Jake moved into a right-sided second row position. Perhaps Jake has the better lateral movement needed to defend a little wider, that Keppie may lack. That said, Keppie's defense in the middle was brutal and good.
| Team | P | W | L | PD | Pts |
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11 | 8 | 3 | 75 | 20 |
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12 | 9 | 3 | 70 | 20 |
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12 | 8 | 4 | 100 | 18 |
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12 | 7 | 5 | 64 | 16 |
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12 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 16 |
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12 | 7 | 5 | -37 | 16 |
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12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 15 |
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12 | 7 | 5 | 135 | 14 |
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12 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 14 |
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12 | 6 | 6 | -39 | 14 |
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12 | 6 | 6 | -76 | 14 |
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12 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 13 |
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12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
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11 | 3 | 8 | -89 | 10 |
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12 | 4 | 8 | -107 | 10 |
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11 | 2 | 9 | -95 | 8 |
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11 | 2 | 9 | -170 | 8 |
