NSW Waratahs vs Blues, Sat May 28th 2022

[Dismal Pillock]

NSW Waratahs vs Blues, Sat May 28th

Blues to send out the Development XV vs NSFW in Sydney while the bulk of the 1st's get ready at Eden Park for 1/8 final vs the stupid terrifying Highlanders

1 Jordan LAY
2 VIKENA
3 Marcel RENATA
4 Tucker
5 Sam DARRY
6 SUAFOA
7 CHOAT
8 SEGNER
9 Sam NOCK
10 Perofuture
11 Zarn SULLIVAN
12 RTS (Roger Tuivasa-Sheck) needs all the gametime he can get
13 Corey Evans
14 AJ Lam
15 Kneepkens

 

[Silverado]

NSW Waratahs vs Blues, Sat May 28th

Blues to send out the Development XV vs NSFW in Sydney while the bulk of the 1st's get ready at Eden Park for 1/8 final vs the stupid terrifying Highlanders

1 Jordan LAY
2 VIKENA
3 Marcel RENATA
4 Tucker
5 Sam DARRY
6 SUAFOA
7 CHOAT
8 SEGNER
9 Sam NOCK
10 Perofuture
11 Zarn SULLIVAN
12 RTS (Roger Tuivasa-Sheck) needs all the gametime he can get
13 Corey Evans
14 AJ Lam
15 Kneepkens

Yes please

 

[Drew]

Think you could shoehorn jack Whetton in?

 

[Dan54]

Will be inetersting to see who Blues give a break too. Perhaps Dalton. Sotutu,Tucker and Eklund in forwards, Christie (who I think is not looking that good last few weeks), RTS (Roger Tuivasa-Sheck) (though may keep trying to give him experience and Telea? If Akira ok he needs to play as do any who have had a rest lately, and want to keep some kind teamwork going.

 

[Braveheart81]

1 Angus Bell (Sydney Uni/ Hunters Hill/ Newington College)

2 Dave Porecki (Manly/ Manly Roos/ Redlands)

3 Archer Holz (Eastern Suburbs/ Kings School)

4 Jed Holloway (Southern Districts/ Yamba Buccaneers/ Waverly College)

5 Ned Hanigan (Randwick/ Coonamble Rams/ St Joseph’s College)

6 Charlie Gamble (Eastern Suburbs/ Saracens/ St Bede’s College)

7 Michael Hooper (Manly/ Manly Roos/ St Pius X College)

8 Will Harris (Eastern Suburbs/ Hunters Hill/ Scots College)

9 Jake Gordon © (Sydney Uni/ Canterbury/ Blackwattle Bay)

10 Tane Edmed (Eastwood/ Trinity Grammar)

11 Dylan Pietsch (Randwick/ Leeton Phantoms/ Kings School)

12 Lalakai Foketi (Manly/ Manly Roos/ Kings)

13 Alex Newsome (Eastern Suburbs/ Glen Innes Elks/ St Joseph’s College)

14 Mark Nawaqanitawase (Eastwood/ St Patrick’s College)

15 Ben Donaldson (Randwick/ Clovelly Eagles/ Waverly College)

Replacements: 16 Mahe Vailanu (Gordon/ Auckland Grammar School)

17 Te Tera Faulkner (Southern Districts/ Moorabin Rams/ Marist College Canberra)

18 Paddy Ryan (Sydney University/ Tamworth Tricolours/ St Joseph’s College)

19 Hugh Sinclair (Northern Suburbs/ Lindfield/ S.H.O.R.E)

20 Jeremy Williams (Eastern Suburbs/ Wahroonga Tigers/ Scots College)

21 Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco (Southern Districts/ Endeavour Sports High)

22 Jack Grant (Eastern Suburbs/ Orange City Lions/ St Ignatius College)

23 Jamie Roberts (Warringah/ Rumney RFC/ Ysgol Glantaf)

 

[RugbyReg]

Could do with an extra backrower or two.

 

[Lightblue]

On a roll, last home game, Blues resting players… I’m tipping early. Tahs by 10.

 

[Hawko]

On a roll, last home game, Blues resting players… I’m tipping early. Tahs by 10.

Can't find the actual named Blues team (I am assuming Dismal's team at the top is a leg-pull) so tipping early might be a bit of a risk.

 

[Hawko]

Could do with an extra backrower or two.

You're right Reg, but we're a bit short of good backrowers.

Assuming no one gets injured, it is interesting to speculate who is going to get a starting jersey next week. It's pretty cut-throat. Everyone in the back five will want to have a blinder, just to put themselves forward. I reckon Hooper, Holloway and Gamble are certainties, but who gets the other spots? Could be anyone, with Williams the outsider. Is benching Raboni a clue? No idea.

 

[7137]

Could do with an extra backrower or two.

The tight 3, loose 5 seems to be doing ok.

Holloway certainly plays like he’s 3 inches and 10kgs bigger

 

[7137]

BLUES (1-15): Jordan Lay, Ricky Riccitelli, Nepo Laulala, Luke Romano, Josh Goodhue, Anton Segner, Adrian Choat, Taine Plumtree, Sam Nock, Jock McKenzie, AJ Lam, Corey Evans, Tamati Tua, Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens, Zarn Sullivan

RESERVES: Soane Vikena, Karl Tu'inukuafe, Marcel Renata, Sam Darry, Cameron Suafoa, Akira Ioane, Taufa Funaki, Nigel Ah-Wong

 

[Braveheart81]

That's a lot of players being rested. Go Tahs!

Waratahs are actually narrow favourites. That scares me!

 

[7137]

That's a lot of players being rested. Go Tahs!

Waratahs are actually narrow favourites. That scares me!

Not taking anything for granted, but glad there is no Caleb Clarke. That guy give me nightmares.

 

[John S]

That's a lot of players being rested. Go Tahs!

Waratahs are actually narrow favourites. That scares me!

It's going to be an intense evening on the hill I think,

 

[zer0]

Ricky Riccitelli is starting along with a cricketer at first-five. The starting loosies have yet to hit puberty, and the backs will still be exchanging awkward icebreakers as they walk onto the field. Waratahs with their top team by 14+, otherwise they should just shut down the entire operation.

Ricky Riccitelli ffs.

EDIT: Also the Oracle at Delphi Siwa Pitcairns with a 12/15 prediction, if we include the guys on the bench. Which we do.

 

[Dctarget]

Nigel Ah-Wong, didn't know he ended up over there.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Also the Oracle at Delphi Siwa Pitcairns with a 12/15 prediction, if we include the guys on the bench. Which we do.

The Path Of The Seer Of Visions
Ascends To The Prophecy, Let He
Who Ascends To The Altar Upon High
Follow The Path To The Light
For This Light Is Divine.

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[Braveheart81]

WTF is that? Hippy Heironymous Bosch?

 

[KiwiM]

Pleased to see Blues rest and rotate - Blues bye got all stuffed up covid reschedules earlier in the season.

Still plenty of talent in that Blues team so it should be a fun contest.

 

[Hawko]

I remember us resting a whole lot of players against the Crusaders once. Boy, did that turn out well! Not.