{"id":4292,"date":"2018-08-24T09:55:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T21:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/npec.co.nz\/wp\/?p=4292"},"modified":"2018-08-24T11:02:17","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T23:02:17","slug":"seven-new-caps-in-coast-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npec.co.nz\/wp\/2018\/08\/24\/seven-new-caps-in-coast-line-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven new caps in Coast line-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

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East Coast rugby coaches Troy Para and Wayne Ensor have named seven new caps in their starting 15 to play King Country in Te Kuiti on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hakarangi Tichborne (loan prop), Wyntah Riki (Uawa, hooker), Adaam Ross (loan lock), Jack Richardson (Ruatoria City, openside), Ngarangi Haerewa (TVC, first five-eighth), Teina Potae (Tokararangi, second-five) and Morris Siliko (loan fullback) are in the Sky Blues run-on side.<\/span><\/p>\n

Te Teira Maxwell (Ruatoria City, No.8), Mangu Kemp (Uawa, utility back) and CJ Fox (Ruatoria City, halfback) are in the reserves and will make Coast Heartland debuts.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBJ Sidney and TK Moeke are unavailable for this match and they are big losses \u2014 both are good backs,\u201d Para said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut we can only focus on the players we have selected.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Several players missed last week\u2019s game against Eastern Bay of Plenty because they were at a tangi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Para and Ensor will have all of those players \u2014 including skipper and No.8 Hone Haerewa \u2014 available on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good win but Eastern Bay came over with a depleted team, so we have to keep that in mind,\u201d Para said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKing Country will be a huge step up. From what I\u2019ve heard, they have a big pack and some big backs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ll be hard to crack at home but we\u2019re going there ready to give it our best shot.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got a light, mobile pack who will need to front up defensively and make their first-up tackles.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf we do that and keep it up for 80 minutes, we\u2019re in with a shout of winning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Former Meads Cup winners Sam Parkes (halfback) and Verdon Bartlett (winger\/centre) are the seasoned campaigners in a backline that includes left wing Jayden Milner and fullback Siliko.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both have pace to burn and, given the opportunity to run, will cause defences problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

NPEC (1-15):<\/strong> Hakarangi Tichborne, Wyntah Riki, Perrin Manuel, Scott Lasenby, Adaam Ross, Rikki Kernohan, Jack Richards, Hone Haerewa, Sam Parkes, Ngarangi Haerewa, Jayden Milner, Teina Potae, Verdon Bartlett, Benny Haerewa, Morris Siliko.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reserves:<\/strong> Pera Bishop, Tim Barbarich, Trent Proffit, Te Teira Maxwell, CJ Fox, Mangu Kemp, Fabyan Kahaki.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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