Vikings 1. IV Narang 2. T Delonge 3. J Ridd 4. C Man 5. DN Boland 6. M Martyn 7. BJT Manera 8. T Miokovic 9. M Perry 10. AD Hunt 11. AJ James 12. H Marshall 13. SJ Cambridge 14. B Herd 15. BJ Jacobs Substitutions 16. JA Chewie 17. HJ Bots 18. CB Darts 19. R Downpipes 20. DA Crowley 21. R Gee 22. P Retzel Hurricanes 1. Kim Glensor 2. Cattwat Smith 3. Alan Parker 4. James Torres 5. Jason Denton 6. Reece Fittaman 7. League Lover 8. Leumas Himann 9. Luke Pilgrim 10. Zohaib Ikram 11. Damien Taylor 12. Karwin Rogers 13. Gareth Weaver 14. Simon Nova 15. Alistair Son Substitutions 16. JP Rhodes 17. Thad Bochat 18. KN Rask 19. Tom Clough 20. Brian Quilty 21. CM Dyer 22. Harvey Hebditch (filler)
The Vikings get a 2nd chance at winning the Ranfurly Shield and this time with home advantage. The Hurricanes are missing Ed Ames and Kelvin Fung through injury; two big blows for the away team. Zohaib Ikram makes his first XV debut after a good run out in the reserves.
Very evenly matched teams, tbh. Both with sub-par packs but decent back lines. The big difference is Hunt vs. Zohaib and Herd vs. Nova.
I think he has a shot I make the run on side by the end of the season, especially considering the fact Theo is an impact player.
He certainly isn't far off, but at the moment he gets more game time total the way I am playing it as he will get reserve footy as well.