1. Isaiah Iongi
2. Brian Kelly
3. Jordan Samrani
4. Sean Russell
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Joash Papaili
7. Ronald Volkman
8. Luca Moretti
9. Tallyn Da Silva
10. Jack Williams (c)
11. Kelma Tuilagi
12. Kitione Kautoga
13. Jack De Belin
Interchange:
14. Dylan Walker
15. Charlie Guymer
16. Toni Mataele
17. Harrison Edwards
18. Apa Twiddle
19. Teancum Brown
Reserves:
20. Sam Tuivati
21. Araz Nanva
22. Lorenzo Talataina
INs: Araz Nanva, Harrison Edwards, Isaiah Iongi, Kitione Kautoga, Lorenzo Talataina, Sam Tuivati
OUTs: Junior Paulo, Mitchell Moses, Saxon Pryke
Referee: Jarrod Cole
Fullback Isaiah Iongi returns from an ankle injury suffered in Round 4 so Joash Papalii moves to five-eighth alongside Ronald Volkman, who takes over from Mitch Moses (hamstring). Forward Kitione Kautoga (knee) is also back on deck and Sam Tuivaiti is listed among the reserves as he looks to return from a shoulder injury. Skipper Junior Paulo is set to miss eight weeks of footy after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure for his right knee due to chronic injury. Jack Williams lines up at prop and will also captain the side in the absence of Moses and Paulo.
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The Warrior's should be doing this with the amount of athletic / fast kids in the broader union / league set up and so should we. Parra would need to be looking in such areas, as the demographics in the Parra comp have changed over the last 10-15 yrs.
Coryn you and everyone on here know these players won't even get a mention at Parra. Stop teasing us with these giant human beings.
https://youtu.be/90R3UYD8-6I?si=CdPrFjKjCdhmEq8N
Heres another one gents the top try scorer in Super Rugby this year just signed a contract to play in Europe he's been sitting in the NZR system for the last 6 years.
Guys built like Greg Marshew with more gas.Dynamic left foot step low CoG I think this is but another outside back that would have been ripe for the picking if anyone was looking.There's a few of these guys who are on the cusp but haven't made the next step to the ABs but if we want to continue down the track we are so be it.
No doubt about it Coryn, what would he earn in Europe?
Seeing those hightlights says to me the whole NRL Club scene must be blind! He apart from his enormous physical assets, actually has football skils and nounce.....a rare combination in any team.
My God that was like watching Semi again, Randy have a look at this and you will get Semi hard!
I'd say 500 k a season and up.
One of the reasons this guy was missed by alot and people is because he had a knee injury that knocked him for a bit.He was picked up by the highlanders on minimum wage and could not get a starting spot there.
Heres some oil for you Pops my friend at the hurricanes told the head coach to go grab him.The hurricanes head coach had his mind set on Moses Leo yes Melbourne's Moses Leo but my friend told them not to take Leo but this guy and the rest is now history.
ABs didn't want him so now he's taken the euro contract which is triple that of a super contract.
Shit I still dont understand why a NRL Club would not kill for him at that price!
Like we are trying to promote juniors and retain them.....to think we offered Blaize Talagi 500k and this bloke was being served "cold". Galvin close to 900, we don't know how good our R&R were in not paying that money for those two.....if only they knew LOL
Its not as if our record with Islander's is bad, Semi exceptional, Sivo good! Manu Manu good........
Like there has to be a will for it.
Theres plenty more like him you just have to look.
Melbourne and alike are pushing the button on these types Warbrick & Leo both out of the NZ 7s setup.I bet these 2 aren't on that money 500 k.The secret is getting in early before they blow up.Warbrick on more than that now the warriors have signed him.
No different to when we went with Semi Sivo Papali'i and Ma'u they'd have all started on minimum wage
Hell Canberra even grabbed Simonsson out of the above mentioned.
Just on Fainganofo his contract to Newcastle has been rescinded by NZR because another budding outside back Caleb Tangitau has just done his Achilles and is out for the year so the ABs now want the mentioned.
Secondly on that poaching of players and coaches ex Aussie Union coach Robbie Deans has just signed my friend the hurricanes attack coach to a 3 yr deal to coach over in the UK at Harlequins starting next year.
Alot of moving and shaking in player & coaching ranks here in NZ.
Not an improvement by any stretch. Purdue will be the 1. Ramien to centre katoa to wing. Both will do a job for the cows. Purdue will be a better 1 for the cows. Drinky is a big loss but at 29 the cows are looking to the future... keeping drinkwater would possibly of cost them chester or purdue.
We can only hope.
Dragons? He declined them before coming to us. Melbourne is realistic.
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