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[taniwharugby]

after 20 mins, loads of surface water, 0-7

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Auckland playing into a very strong wind, winning the battle of the stats and the scoreboard at present, doing pretty well in trying conditions.

OTA scored the try, probably enough for a S14 contract...

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jeez, Taranaki with a gale at thier back try a front of lineout move inside thier own 22, knock on, scrum Auckland

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Auckland hit the centre after nice break by Moeke, Moa knocks on at ruck with numbers left

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Some open rugby for the conditions, Pakalani absolutely smashed in a tackle...

Taranaki get a pen inside Auckland 22, go for touch

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naki cant get points and nowAuckland scrum inside 22

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Ripia has missed a shot at moving posts

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Ripia has missed a shot at moving posts

[Kirwan]

That some serious wind. How come Taranaki didn't get to spend the whole half in our 22 with that behind them? Box kicks are impossible and the 22 drop off had to be put along the ground, been a long time since I've seen conditions that bad.

[taniwharugby]

Stupid play from Taranaki really, with that wind, kick kick kick

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Auckland atackign Taranaki's line, Taranaki not realising that if you kick it high into the wind, the wind affects it's flight

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naki get a penalty from what looked like a naki man on his knees, quick tap, Akl, not back, they now take a scrum.

Kicking is not an option

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naki win a lineout in Auckland 22, driving, knock on, Auckland kick.

[Donsteppa]

The conditions assist the ultimate defensive bomb from Taranaki to look even worse xzxrofl

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some sloppy passing by Taranaki sees them under pressure in own 22, Auckland lineout, they lose.

Austin skies one up and back into the wind and Auckland almost socre

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Auckland get a penalty and take the tap, knock on after a couple of passes.

Looked like a professional foul by naki there too

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naki had a few scrums inside thier 22 and unable to get out.

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is funny watching naki mauling it for long periods inside thier own 22, then the backs (who look freezing) drop it

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oh dear...Ripia going for a kick to his wing INSIDE HIS 22, wind pushes it back, scrum 5 to Auckland

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I think the only way naki will get out of thier 22 will be if Auckland score!!

19m in hte 2nd half in the 22

naki get out of 22 xzxscratch_one-s_head

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Hoeata and Kaino obviously cold as well, have a bit of a cuddle on the deck, leads to all in...

Auckland gain scrum pen on own 22

[nzzp]

Any chance of a score update? Is there live scoring somewhere?

[Higgins]

Thanks for the updates TR. Presumably it is still 0 - 7 so how come Auckland don't seem to be able to score any points despite the obvious territorial advantage?

[taniwharugby]

0-7 still, 6.5 to go

Auckland back in naki territory

[nzzp]

Sounds like one of the worst games of rugby you've had to sit through.

Thank you for the updates - when did Kiwis forget how to play smart rugby? I mean, if you have the wind, kick the bloody thing...

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Higgins said:

Thanks for the updates TR. Presumably it is still 0 - 7 so how come Auckland don't seem to be able to score any points despite the obvious territorial advantage?

mate, conditions are appalling!! 30 handling errors (Auckland 16-14 naki)

hhmm, comms raving about OTA.... xzxscratch_one-s_head

0-10

game not too bad oddly enough...naki played dumb in 1st half

[taniwharugby]

naki have 100m to run to get a bonus point...given they have venturedout of thier 22 only briefly, no show.

last couple of mins

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Ripia has kicked an absolute shocker, auckland unlucky not to score...

game over, Auckland 10-0

players running off to the changing rooms

[Kirwan]

That was fantastic wet weather rugby from Auckland, did as much as they could right with those conditions. Taranaki however were dumb as, Ripia's kick pass in his 22 summed up their approach to the conditions.

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Kirwan said:

That was fantastic wet weather rugby from Auckland, did as much as they could right with those conditions. Taranaki however were dumb as, Ripia's kick pass in his 22 summed up their approach to the conditions.

whats worse, is thier coach didnt seem fussed at halftime with the way they had played????

Sheets of rain hosing in still, Auckland fully deserved that, both sides made similar numbers of errors, Auckland just made sure most were made (from both sides) in the naki 22