<&>Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English Version One&>
<&>Copyright 1998 School of Linguistics & Applied Language Studies&>
<&>Victoria University of Wellington&>
<&>side one&>
<&>0:20&>
out it goes now to FOX
turns it in field and charging up is <,>
er dowd takes it to within about twelve metres of the goal line
forwards in again looking for it in centre field
auckland they can go EITHER way
hewitt's in there
out it goes on the left of FOX trying to step his way through
now they switch it out in the open side
they're playing sevens at the moment
it's been taken in their by CARTER getting it off hewitt
and carter goes in and sets it again
they're right out in front of the goal posts and this time the
penalty goes against western samoa for being up offside <,,>
so they tried to go left they tried to go right there was no way
through
they were firing the ball around
western samoan backs really standing up in offside position on
BOTH <&>1:00&> sides <,>
and it was just a matter of time before inhales referee
lindsay mcglauchlin <,> blew his whistle and gives fox <,>
well an even easier kick at goal this time <,>
I don't suppose any of them are that easy are they but er <.>he's
no he'll <,> he'll get this one i <{><[>i[> assure you
<[>right[>{>
laughs
but they ran well there the first time the backline
they split the er samoans a bit er
but good er inhales er tackle their from tapu <.>me
meleisea
he saved a voc promising movement there on the aucklands
er side
and er some good support from the loosies but they just seemed a
bit disorganised from that ruck ball
running into each other er
marc carter running into er olo
and er inhales just seemed a wee bit disorganised due to
lay back that ball for jason
fourteen minutes gone here <,> at mount smart
FOX to the left of the posts
he's eighteen in from touch inside the twenty two <,,>
getting the raspberry from some sections of the crowd <,,>
i'm sure it's not going to bother HIM <,,>
so as usual he just makes them suffer a little longer now he
comes in for the kick
no mistake with that one for grant fox
fourteen minutes gone
auckland in front three nil <&>2:00&>
yes just reward there
they've been on attack now for probably the last er six seven
minutes in the er the <.>s <.>wes western samoans half
and twenty two
inhales er all that's the same >pressure?> and
they've come away with three points
i'm sure <.>f er fitzy will be happy that at this stage but
er inhales they'll be definitely be looking forward to
getting a bit more er continuity in their <.>p in their play
back to halfway they come and kellett will kick away to his
right towards us in the old grandstand and it's been
oh it's been dropped by jackson and back goes marc carter to
pick it up tidy up
does well but he's been put on the deck there by er tatupu
coming through for western samoa
they've won the ball
koko in from the blindside makes a few metres
he's gone to the deck but they're gonna win the ball are western
samoa
tonu's going in there looking for it has to use the feet <,,>
good thing there's not an australian touch judge
out it goes to kellett trying to dance his way
through
loses it forward though just as the gap was opening
and he's been scragged in centre field we'll have the knock on
just inside the twenty two
yeah good tackle there
>they?> know mistake from the kickoff um calling there
between er <&>3:00&> burtwhistle and <.>bran and er dowdy
and just got a wee bit disorganised and er put them under some
pressure
they can relieve now as hewitt gets the ball from the scrum
out it goes on the RIGHT to
in fact they're going to run it
howarth gets it out to situtu with a bit of ground he goes over
the twenty two up towards halfway he goes puts the kick in
<.>l the fullback meleisea is back there to grab it and
has to just toe it over the touch line <,>
so they opened it out from inside the twenty two <,,>
and they've taken play up to the western samoan ten metre mark
far side of the FIELD towards the auckland RIGHT
and it'll be a scrum in fact because meleisea KNOCKED it forward
on the ten metre mark so an attacking situation for auckland <,>
a fairly close to the touch line <,>
pete montgomery how's that scrum setting
oh peter fatialofa's having a real duel here <,> with olo brown
they're really working on it
here's jason to feed jason hewitt
feeds the scrum it's been hooked
jones picks it up off the back makes a couple of metres now he's
been put on the ground inhales
going in looking for it is HEWITT
situtu coming in from the blindside wing
arrived a little bit too <&>4:00&> early he's been put on the
DECK
and tatupu grabs it for western samoa
he's getting through a lot of work in the <,> early stages of
the game
but he's been penalised now for not releasing the ball i think
yes he just
he he he DIVED on that loose ball did a good job there but he
couldn't get to his feet and of course he must release it
and er the boys were a bit slow on top of him
<{><[>and he[> got penalised
<[>I think[>{> touch judge coming onto the field
penalty's gone to auckland
but pete montgomery what happened
well er <.>h there was the touch judge is telling lindsay
mcglauchlin something
i'm just trying to eavesdrop tony
i can't get close enough at the moment
standby i'll find out though
okay tut injured player on the ground it's mark
burtwhistle
i think it might have been for some er rough er <.>r <{><[>rucking
there[>
<[>laughs[>{> pete's trying to find out what
happened from the touch judge
good luck laughs
i think there was some over rigorous rucking there
pete <,,>
over vigorous rucking was it peter
try turning your mike on mate laughs
the er back er the samoan is being inhales warned now
i'll just try and find out who it is
it's number seven
inhales now that's er <{><[>>iupeli?>[> <&>5:00&>
<[>word[>{>
and he is being WARNED for KICKing into the BACK of an auckland
player as judged by the TOUCH judge
who dobbed him in and reported him to lindsay mcglauchlin
so this is another penalty goal attempt to er grant fox
incidentally er t j
a j whetton was right
marc carter WAS PINGED for lifting earlier on in the match
er pete montgomery eavesdropping on the sideline
was marc carter er lifting was he um
i'll have to have a word to him about that
loose forwards don't lift
no <,> er a a a very er staunch <,> and er <,,>
well <,> er how would you describe loose forwards a j
they're <{><[>probably pi pi pillar[> pillars of society
<[>they're very talented and bright bright[>{>
pillars of society
have a great record
laughs fox is just at the right of the posts and
he's about thirty eight
excuse me i just want to clean my ears out here
fox just to the right of the posts he's about er thirty eight
metres out <,> from the goal line <&>6:00&>
and this should be a fairly straight forward kick
EIGHteen minutes gone here at mount smart stadium <,>
tut grant fox with the opportunity to put <&>pronounced
por&> auckland in front by SIX nil
in he comes
there it goes
it may just drop short
hits the bar
auckland up there after it
macahill's in there
he may have spilt it over the goal line
almost an opportunist try
well done bernie
he chased that ball
the only back in the auckland side to chase that
terry of course was >way?> up on the lefthand side
but er bernie raced all the way in there
he just couldn't <.>c hold onto that ball
that would have been er seven points right under the dot
eight metres out from the goal line defensive scrum for western
samoa
and it's starting to go BACKwards as auckland put the shove in
but tonu comes away
gets it from kaleopea
bangs the kick away down the right wing side of the field
puts it out on the ten metre mark good kick under pressure
junior <&>6:37&> <&>radio breaks for an update&> <&>9:15&>
well i wouldn't want to be caught between that pete
um the clash of the titans really
um a lot of respect er for olo brown of course
one of the best hookers i i rate in the country at this stage
and of course peter fatialofa
well who could deny the big man who lifts pianos er like we lift
our groceries
but er no they've been a a great clash there and
er you know they've er they're good friends and good mates off
the field but er my word when it comes to this game of rugby tut
er there's no bars hold <&>for no holds barred&> is there
i tell you what this is now a game of four quarters as well
i forgot about that er water break but it's all over now <.>f
twenty minutes gone here now so we're halfway through the first
HALF at mount smart stadium and it's still
auckland in front just by three <&>10:00&> points to nil <,>
auckland DEFINITELY have had the territorial advantage over the
first quarter of this game
they've had two shots at goal
fox successful with <,,>
in fact they've had er three shots at goal
and fox successful with one of them
and darren kellett has had one shot at goal for western samoa
was UNSUCCESSFUL
now play has restarted midway twenty two and halfway on the
grandstand side
the big grandstand side of the field and it's going to be a left
wing throw for western samoa
down towards the back and they've got it nicely
iupeli doing some good work AGAIN down towards the back
and tonu's going in looking for it <,>
leasamaivao just trying to wrestle it away
they may look to try and ROLL it
it's steady the maul
now they go left or try to go left
can't do that so they come right
tut they're just inside the ten metre mark <,,> and <,>
not really going anywhere <,,>
fifteen in from touch <,,> and the ball's gone on the ground
in fact auckland have won it
up it <&>11:00&> goes to CARTER running off the ruck one wide
up towards the twenty two he goes
they've put him on the deck
and leasamaivao's in there maybe preventing the ball coming out
but the referee said it wasn't intentional
but auckland couldn't clear it and so western samoa will get to
feed to the scrum
tut i thought western samoa were very lucky there
<.>the um er leasamaivao <&>pronounced leasamaivaoli&>
should have been penalised for holding onto the ball word
marc carter
so western samoa twenty metres in from their
left wing touch just out from the twenty two
they've won the ball from the scrum and darren kellett with a
good left kick left foot kick <{><[>takes the ball[> well up
into auckland territory from inside his own twenty two
that was a fine kick
<[>oh fine kick[>{>
there's definitely a bit of wind there helping him
it must have been a kick of good forty fifty
metres
he's got a very good left foot has young darren kellett <,,>
and the lineout will be <.>e on the main grandstand side of
the field
three nil auckland <,> and <,> we're a minute two minutes
perhaps into the second QUARTER of this game
it's a right wing throw for auckland
right on <&>12:00&> the ten metre mark
fitzpatrick down towards the back
but once again western samoa have WON it
out it goes to kellett
they're going to run it this time
up it goes to ieremia
has his first run of the game
takes play up to the auckland ten metre mark
forwards have gone in looking for it and they've got it
they'll go away on the blind
tonu
out it goes to lima on the left
gets past situtu the first time but they come across and they
drag him towards the touchline
situtu regathers his feet er
they've WON the ball have they from the ruck
yes they have
up it goes to leasamaivao
now there's er not too much <.>disor er organisation going
on there <.>wher for western samoa but they've managed to
set play up towards the ten er the twenty two metre mark
now the ruck has gone to the ground and <,> tonu gets it away
it goes to kellett on the right
IEREMIA is gonna have another run but macahill nails him
puts him on the deck
auckland forwards arrive quicker but they've got it away AGAIN
have western samoa
out it goes to koko
tries to kick ahead
it's been partially charged down
WRIGHT'S in there looking for it for auckland
it goes over the touchline just inside the auckland ten metre
mark <,,><&>3&>
auckland left wing side
that's the old grandstand side here at mount smart <,,>
<&>13:00&>
first time the samoans have er had a crack out out wide there
and er good defence from auckland
my word bernie macahill and eroni clarke
couple of big hits out there
they snuffed out that midfield attack their of er <.>v <.>v
vaega and koko coming in
and er there was no way through that auckland defence
we've had twenty three minutes of play and we really haven't
seen the ball going too wide
>there's a?> couple of good strong runs there from ieremia
now once AGAIN western samoa have won lineout ball
out it goes to keldon on the ten metre mark
auckland puts it high in the air
this is a big kick
up goes howarth for it but it's been knocked away from him by
ieremia following up quickly
ball's gone on the ground just <.>from out from the auckland
goal post
they've got it away out on the right now
koko's having a go
he gets it away out on the left of the flanker
er tatupu's bowled over the touch line
running in amongst the backs tatupu <&>pronounced tatutu&>
what a fine tackle by terry wright
tatupu's a big man a hundred and four kilos and look at the size
of him
terry just knocked him down like a piece of straw
great tackle
who said this man <.>s can't tackle
i've never said it
i've always thought he's a marvellous tackie tackle er terry
wright <&>14:00&>
although <,> some people towards er in other parts of the
country take a lot of convincing but he's a fine defensive
player and he showed it then
now auckland have won the ball from the scrum
fox inside his own in goal area <,> puts it up the left wing
side of the field for auckland and out just inside the twenty
two
so auckland just coming under a little bit of pressure here from
western samoa
they've got a bit of a roll going <,,>
and auckland have had to defend well
it's tatupu's <&>pronounced tatopu&> getting a lot of ball at
the back of the lineout here <,>
>they're?> steady supply and giving the er western samoans a
chance to launch some great attacks
western samoa right wing throw just inside the auckland twenty
two
oh very good ball for falaniko in the middle of the lineout for
western samoa
they're cleaning up there at the moment
tonu gets it away on his LEFT to kellett
out it goes to vaega trying to have a run out in the centres
he's been put on the ground there by CLARKE
but they've regained it have the western samoan forwards with
some good loose forward play from er koko coming in from the
wing
they've set it up centre field just out from the twenty two
now they go LEFT to kellett has a stab at a dropkick at goal but
<&>15:00&> it's <,> gone under the bar <,,>
good opportunity for a dropkick there
he was out in front of the posts about thirty out but perhaps
just rushed it a little
he had a lot of time <,,> and put it underneath the bar
must give credit to the defence again of auckland
obviously a bit frustrated
can't break that initial line and er but <.>e er
the backing up wasn't quite there tut
so out of frustration the drop goal
twenty five minutes gone first half
and fox with the dropkick out towards the old grandstand side
towards the auckland left
it's been taken in again by the samoans they're going well at
the moment
tonu comes away
gets away from jackson
now darts around on the blindside
no support there though
and referee says penalty against auckland you're offside
who's that down there
is that <.>i er leavasa
yeah leavasa the lock
looks like he's taken a bit of a blow on the thigh <,,>
trainer coming onto the field
but this is going to be another shot at goal for darren kellett
now the first one was a fairly nervous attempt <,,>
this time he's got the CHANCE <,> to level the scores <,,>
<&>16:00&>
<{><[>he's[>
<[>that was[>{> a great lineout take wasn't it
he he REALLY got up there
tell you what they've got their <.>o lineout well organised
at the moment western samoa
they're certainly shading auckland
they certainly are
i i i just think they might be having a bit of difficulty with
that wind out there
the throws don't seem to be going to the players
but my word these er samoans
er what a turn around from last week against natal they're
competing for everything <&>16:15&> <&>break to studio for an
update&> <&>19:08&>
>lokile?> um
it is er the prop number three lelau and he is being WARNED
and even fatialofa came in to restrain his own prop
and er who is it
it's michael jones has got no pants now because the prop put his
boot RIGHT down jones's BUTT
and er <{1><[1>i think his under knackers are still there but
certainly his shorts are not er[1>
certainly a j whetton talking about the big hits
they are <&>transmission cuts out&> colossal hits and they're
not a cliche
and the rucking's as tough as a j would've ever had in the south
island
BELIEVE me <{2><[2>this is[2> WAR down here
<[1>laughs[1>{1>
<[2>word[2>{2>
well grant fox er with the penalty kick puts <,> play back
inside the western samoan half by about eight metres on the big
grandstand side of the field <,,>
we're looking at them <,> right to left auckland playing in the
first half
the scores seven three western samoa
western samoa with the wind <&>20:00&> at their backs <,,> in
the first half
and in towards the front of the lineout it goes
it's been knocked back untidily on the western samoan side
tidying up
and a lovely kick and run through >junior
tonuu?>
up towards halfway he goes
big peter fatialofa's there
DRIVES it over the ten metre mark and the crowd come to their
feet again
the samoans PUSH auckland back towards their own
twenty two metre mark
auckland look like they've regained it again and auckland have
won it
in fact out it goes to fox steps onto his left foot and bangs it
back up the touchline
oh dangerous
he may look dangerous there
>it all?> started aGAIN from the lineout <,>
auckland are getting TOTALLY dominated in this area here
bad ball back to the er samoan halfback though
and my word didn't er tonu GO
beautiful couple of sidesteps away he went
linked up with fatialofa
big steam on him
he got tackled and of course just a wee bit of sloppy play
lost the ball in the tackle
and towards the middle of the lineout and once it again it
comes back to tonu for western samoa
out it goes to kellett
ieremia running straight up the middle
he's popped off bernie macahill
up to the twenty two he goes
they're looking dangerous again <,>
they've finally put the ball on the deck of auckland <,>
western samoan forwards in there word
good <&>21:00&> work from carter but he's been penalised <,>
you were offside says referee lindsay mcglauchlin
here's another shot at goal for kellett
oh i think that would've been quite a >relief?> to give away
a penalty there
i'm sure they'd won that ruck ball they would've scored in the
corner with lolani <&>pronounced lani&> koko breathing down
the righthand side and they had noone home in defence there
good play from <,> marc carter
he covers some <,> big ground and michael jones to get there to
try and snaffle that attack <,>
and my word they are looking dangerous at the moment
well ilama ieremia has had a couple of runs
and first one he had macahill grabbed him <,>
second one he managed to fend him off and that time he just
BUMPED him off
oh he bumped him off
i tell you what these er er peter fatialofa's got these boys
revved up now
just that opportunist try just seemed to pick them up and
they're in er in second gear at the moment
and they're taking the game to the aucklanders
five minutes to go before halftime here at mount smart stadium
and darren kellett will have the shot at goal
once again it's on the angle
he's about sixteen metres in from the right wing touch so aGAIN
it's on the good side of the field for a left foot kicker
and he's <&>22:00&> just inside the twenty two <,,>
kellett so far <,,> one successful kick and it was a good one
too wide angle conversion of the try by brian lima <,,>
but at the moment no doubt about it that western samoa <,> got
auckland a little RATTLED and they can stretch their lead now
HERE <,> with just a few minutes to go in the first half <,,>
kellett <,,> steadies
now in he comes
we get a good look at this one
there's the kick
hits the post and bounces back in field
but up comes lima
can't grab it but they've got it away on the left still
oh beautiful tackle over on the far side
we'll pick that up in a moment as auckland
came through and er snuffed out the scoring chance
and coming away with it is
jason hewitt
bangs it up the touchline <,,><&>3&>
wosaki situtu <&>pronounced sitotu&> i think that was >or?>
eroni
did a MARVELLOUS tackle there <&>22:35&> <&>break to studio
for sports update&> <&>23:21&>
>clarke?> pulled off that colossal word
here is a western samoan attack again
yes it is
er iupeli driving away from the front of the lineout but he's
spilled the ball forward
eroni clarke you say pete
definitely it was him
look <,> there's no love lost between these fellows
it's unBELIEVEable the king hits
and er eroni clarke has pulled off the tackle of the match so
far
it's certainly snuffed out any opportunity <.>samo western
samoa had
is the try on there pete or have the um <{><[>word
>ball?> word[>
<[>yes i think so[>{> a j definitely
the thing that i'd like your analysis at halftime is
if these fellows have been halfway round the world
that is to play natal and ALSO to play in the the world sevens
here they <.>g are coming back <&>24:00&> supposedly <.>s
er suffering from jetlag
they've got spring in their step
how on earth are auckland going to take on natal and transvaal
by the way there's an injury folks so we're not missing any play
at the moment
a j now i mean auckland and you know these fellas well
where do they go from here
well i think they've just really got to just take stock
i think er fitzy'll be looking forward to halftime
just about gonna start play again
er and really just er take <.>t things easy
take a big breath and um they'll have the wind in the second
half
they've just got to slow things down but basically they've got
to get some ball peter
i've just counted a quick count er
one lineout auckland have won out of the last TEN
and they're just not getting enough ball and of course hence the
pressure from the western samoans
the injury to iupeli and he's okay
so they'll set the SCRUM midway twenty two and ten metre mark
towards the far side of the field pete
you would expect robin brooke to come on in the second half
trust me <{><[>laughs[>
<[>okay[>{>
and the ball goes to the scrum <,>
hewitt's got it for auckland as fitzpatrick hooks it
and he puts the kick high up towards halfway
coming in from the left wing to take it is lima
does so
and he manages to get away from situtu
gets it up towards halfway
but now they've put him on the <&>25:00&> deck
been flicked up and it's come out into the
western samoan backline
too vaega putting a kick in towards the right wing side of the
field <,>
and in fact he's put it out <,> on the ten metre mark
so they're driven back into their own half are auckland
good play there by brian lima
they're certainly getting off the ground now aren't they
and er good aerial football stuff from the er v f l over in
australia
and right off the ground there taking that ball in the air
and er again he snuffed out a dangerous er attack from auckland
just a couple of minutes to go in the first half here at mount
smart and it's western samoa leading auckland by seven three
down towards the back it goes
michael jones has a swat at it but once again it's been
taken by tatupu driving away furiously from the back of the
lineout
UP almost to the twenty two
tonu's been scragged but he gets away from the tackle
they've got numbers out to the right but
oh good tackle from daniel manu there as er tonu went around <.>to
towards the short side
now they've set it up in midfield but they've got it away again
to out into the er western samoan backs
and er ieremia tries to have a run again up towards the twenty
two but they've put him on the ground inhales
looks like the western samoan forwards just a little bit slow to
arrive at this one
and they may struggle to <&>26:00&> clear it
the referee thinks he can see it in there so he's gonna let it
GO
now they're in CENTRE field
tonu gets it away on the right
lima comes in
chips the ball ahead
coming in from the right <.>wi from the left wing side of
the field but reading it well is howarth
and he BANGS the ball back down towards
that's a huge kick down towards the western samoan twenty two
oh it doesn't roll over the touchline though
and it's er meleisea the fullback who has to
just run it over the touchline eventually <,>
managed to make a FEW metres and took play up towards the ten
metre mark
but well spotted there by shane howarth because
<,> it was a fairly <.>inech <.>ina ineffectual chip
through by lima
he read it well and saw that there was noone home on the
left for western samoa
so he BANGED it down into open space
so auckland have an attacking lineout midway twenty two and
halfway <,,>
and fitzpatrick on the auckland RIGHT
down towards jackson at the back and <.>i
once again it's untidy ball and fatialofa grabs it for western
samoa
but jones has done BRILLIANTLY to get it back for auckland
CARTER driving it away
up towards the twenty two they go
about eighteen in from the far touch
out it goes now to fox
out it goes to CLARKE this time <&>27:00&> trying to have a
little run but he's been put on the deck by vaega
auckland forwards arriving there
the ball's been tied up in a KNOT midway twenty two and halfway
but they've got it out
HEWITT
out it goes to FOX
out it goes to situtu
they've got numbers out on the right
howarth up from fullback
here's a chance out on the right for CARTER playing out on the
wing
trying to dummy his way through
he's up towards the corner flag but he's been
put on the ground about eight metres out from the goal line
auckland forwards arriving and they've got it
HEWITT
he just flicks it up
one off the ruck to dowd has a charge up towards the post
now they've put the ball on the ground and auckland have control
of it
PENALTY <,>
penalty against western samoa
now there's a couple of players lying on the ground and i think
one of them <,> is falaniko the big lock
er yes it is
and he doesn't look too flash at all
here's a shot at goal for grant fox though just to the right of
the posts <,,>
and er looks like er he's coming off the field
pete montgomery
yeah and peter fatialofa as well
er there's a whole bunch of blood off er the locks' face at the
moment
he's got er had a bad knock <,,>
i'm not allowed on the field anymore tony
i've been given the official reprimand so i'll just have to <{><[>wait
a minute[> <&>28:00&>
<[>laughs[>{>
oh his eyesight and his <.>ear voc his hearings er
good enough anyway
pete you just keep up that good eavesdropping you're doing down
there on the touchline
but er <,> yep falaniko comes off the field and pete said peter
fatialofa getting some attention as well
we'll wait and see if there's a replacement
but inhales time almost up in the first half and grant
fox has a chance to close the gap to just one point tut
he's JUST to the right of the posts
inside the twenty two shouldn't have any problems with this one
FOX <,>
one out of three so far <,,><&>3&>
he steadies
taking his time
wants to make THIS one count just before halftime
here he goes
and up go the flags <,>
seven six the score
and that is halftime here at mount smart stadium
western samoa leading by seven points to six
TWO penalties to grant fox for AUCKLAND
for western samoa a try by brian lima converted by Kellett
it's been an action PACKED first half here <&>28:56&> <&>return
to station for advertisements&> <&>side two&> <&>0:11&>
for the first time in the GAME he's thirty five metres OUT
he's looking RIGHT down the middle of the posts in centre field
<,>
seven six at the moment it is <,> to <,> western samoa
and <,> we're just <,> a minute or so into <,,>
the second half here <,>
so FOX moves in
here's the kick to put <{1><[1>auckland[1> in front and
<{2><[2>oh it's[2> flagged away again
<[1>looks good[1>{1>
<[2>missed[2>{2>
oh that would've been another bit of liquid i would've lost er
if i'd taken the bet tony <,> <{><[>voc[>
<[>i think[>{> we'd better join gamblers anonymous <,>
because we wouldn't make too much money here this afternoon alan
i <,> would've backed fox to to put that one over NORMALLY
he's thirty five metres out and he was bang in front and he had
the wind at wind at <{><[>his back[>
<[>dead right[>{>
i mean that's ninety nine percent sure as far as i'm concerned
but er <,,> he'll be er feeling that one
so kellett kicks away to his right
now western <&>1:00&> samoa playing right to left as we look
at them from the old grandstand at mount smart in the second
half
and they've regained the ball it looks from the
dropkick out on the ten metre mark
western samoan territory
they're fifteen metres in from touch on the far side of the
field and they've won a penalty
yeah good chasing there from the er the new boy too
er lemamease'a came up and took the ball and all and rolled er
dowdie with the ball
so the er samoans had a advantage with the ball coming on their
side
so the penalty er awarded just about six metres in from touch
far side of the field
western samoan right
and darren kellett <,> thumps it down field takes play into
auckland territory by about eleven metres <,>
seven six the score at halftime western samoa <,>
seven six it remains with fox missing that first kick
now auckland win the ball from the back of the lineout
michael jones getting some good work done there <,>
play's gone to ground on the ten metre mark
auckland backs out to the RIGHT inside their own half and fox
slides the kick in behind the defence
but coming up and reading it well <,> is meleisea the fullback
moves up towards the ten <&>2:00&> metre mark in his own
territory and
oh it's <,> misREAD by SHANE HOWARTH
let it bounce and it went behind him so grant fox has to go back
and tidy up
<{><[>puts the kick down[> the touchline
he hasn't found touch
tonu's back on his own ten metre mark
he can open it up <,> or he can put it high
in the air
puts the chip kick over the top
going back there is robin brooke in cover defence and er moves
away to his left
makes some ground up towards the auckland ten metre mark in
centre field
now they've gone to ground and hewitt puts the ball into open
spaces with the fullback out of position
going back there koko just out from his twenty two turns and
with the left foot puts the ball <,> down field
going back there in cover defence is michael jones who drops it
behind him
but he's regained it and now he starts to move out to open field
but koko's grabbed him on the ten metre mark auckland territory
ball's gone to the ground
forwards in there looking for it <,>
and auckland try to work it back
they're on their own ten metre mark about er twelve metres in
from touch
and penalty against western samoa
<[>word[>{>
tut yes a long period of play there
i'm tired just watching it
i think the ball was in play <&>3:00&> for at least a good
good minute or so <,,>
having difficulty with that wind
er just judging it foxy couldn't quite find touch
and er of course tonu replied but er didn't really kick to
anywhere in particular
so fox has the penalty on his own ten metre mark and kicks down
the auckland left wing side
so play is on the big grandstand side of the field <,> here at
mount smart
just a about three minutes gone second half
auckland on the left and of course they get the throw to the
lineout
midway twenty two and halfway in western samoan
territory down
towards the back
and this time brandon jackson gets it
and robin brooke going around the back of the lineout wins it
second time
now they've put it on the deck and they've got it away to fox
fox once more trying to slide the kick in behind the defence
it's gone down inside the twenty two
rolling towards the touchline and over the touchline
good kick grant fox <,>
he's put auckland back onto the attack inside the twenty two
tut yeah good play from foxy just using that wind
just nudge it over the er the line of defence and er rolled in
the corner fifteen yards out inhales
but <.>oz obviously auckland have taken the advice
they're winning some <&>4:00&> lineout ball
they've won three out of the first four lineouts and that's voc
the difference at this stage
and robin brooke wins two handed ball at the front
he's gonna make a big difference
out it goes to fox
on it goes to clarke straightening it up
runs over the twenty two
he's got michael jones at his shoulder
ball's gone on the ground but auckland in there they're going to
win it
hewitt gets it
auckland away to the RIGHT
cut out pass to howarth up from fullback trying to slice
his way
dummy and through <&>pronounced throw&> and over for the TRY
good try <,,><&>7&>
well he didn't have the happiest of first halves did shane
howarth but he came into the backline just at the right time
there <,>
he had men outside him
he had situtu outside him but they were watching the big fella
so he went for the dummy and took the gap through he goes
scores about eight metres in from touch <,,>
and so auckland HIT the front for the first time in the game
what a change they've er had with er daniel manu gone off
all of a sudden robin brooke <,> maybe not full fit
they think he can last er half a game
he comes on
he's won two lineouts in a row
that was GREAT two handed ball there <&>5:00&> in the front of
the lineout
just shows you his skill
the class as an all black <,>
he pulled that ball down
out it went from jason into eroni clarke
took the tackle
good second phase here
michael jones was out there in a flash
and of course they had the numbers out on the right coming in
the opposite side
and of course they just ran out of numbers
and er shane howarth took the gap <,> and dived over in the
corner
so the try has auckland in front by eleven points to seven
and grant fox has the kick
in fact he's about six metres in from touch
he's placed the ball <,> about two millimetres <,,> outside the
twenty two <,,>
here he comes in with the kick
he's got underneath that a little bit and it's drifting away
but no
JUST made it inside the lefthand upright
great kick
great kick from close to the right wing touch for grant fox
<&>5:45&> <&>return to studio for sports update&>
<&>6:42&>
now they're on the twenty two western samoan TERRITORY
and they're on the big grandstand side of the field
but down towards the back it goes and er tatupu wins it for <,>
western samoa
trying to work it away on the blindside
can't do so
so they release it to tonu who THUMPS it <&>7:00&> downfield
that's a big kick down towards the auckland twenty two but it
hasn't found touch
howarth's there
just turns makes a few metres upfield towards the ten metre mark
and kicks downfield
but er back there is big afa leu'u
and decides to have a run up towards the ten metre mark
and he's taken some stopping
but the referee <{><[>says i think auckland er were[> off
side offside there
and so back they'll come for the scrum <,>
well howarth
fitzpatrick was nowhere near him when er when howarth let go
that kick
but when he saw <,> er big afa leu'u charging up field
it was <,> too much <&>transmission cuts out&> >temptation?>
for sean fitzpatrick
he decided he had to have a go at him
and he's conceded er not a penalty but a scrum back from er i
think where the kick place
<[>laughs fitzy[>{>
we thought he was in the ten metre circle
and once he started running he thought he was back in play and
was allowed to make the tackle
now auckland starting to put some pressure on the samoan scrum
but they've WON it and they've got it away on the left to
kellett
kellett angling the kick in behind the auckland defence
and up there is lima and he's grabbed it
howarth tackles him around the ankles
but there is er ieremia
he's been scragged by er situtu
takes play inside the twenty two by about six metres
and western samoa coming back at auckland now
the ball's <&>8:00&> gone loose about ten metres in from the
touchline
western samoa have WON it
out it goes to kellett
on it goes to er vaega
steps back to the left
in <.>towa into the forwards he goes and they've put it up
er about er fifteen metres in from touch
they've <,> in fact they've LOST possession have
western samoa
auckland coming away with it through hewitt
and he kicks up the right wing side of the
field
puts it out <,,>
well brian lima <,> already scored one try in this game
now they take the quick throw in do western samoa and they've
got it out into the backline
long pass goes out to er the replacement player
veli patu has come onto the <{><[>field[>
he's lost the ball in midfield though right out in front of the
posts about er THIRTY metres out from the goal line
and the referee <,> says we will have a <,> SCRUM in midfield
and it will be auckland ball
now just looking to see <,> it looks like meleisea the fullback
<,,>
someone's gone off the field
pete montgomery might have to er work that out for us
pete can you figure out who's come off
<[>oh[>{>
yeah yeah the fullback meleisea is off <&>9:00&>
so patu <{><[>has come[> onto the field
and he'll be playing at fullback
now auckland clear the ball from the scrum
howarth in fact comes up and bangs the ball WAY down into the
western samoan twenty two
and patu going back there
can't take it first time
but he steps away from situtu then <.>position positions
himself for the kick up the touchline
and he's put it out about ten metres out from the twenty TWO in
western samoan territory
<[>>meleisea?>[>{>
well he hasn't had a really great start has old vile patu
he's come on
he dropped the ball from that >movement?> before in midfield
gave auckland the scrum and from that <,> howarth kicked a good
forty or fifty metre kick down field
put the samoans under pressure
and now of course he just bumbled there
but >luckily he kept?> the ball in touch
good ball at the front of the lineout for craig dowd and
auckland have it
they drive up towards the twenty two
now they've got it away to fox
fox turns it back now to big olo brown who has
a charge down the blindside still going
inside the twenty two he goes
been knocked over the touchline
they gave him too much room the big fella
he got a head of steam up and he made play about fifteen or
twenty metres down field
and he's put auckland back inside the twenty two
oh good run by olo
i don't think i've ever seen him run that far with the ball
before
he <,,> seemed to only er startle the samoans but also himself
<&>9:56&>