Team line-up delayed

The Wairarapa-Bush starting line-up for their NPC third division rugby match with West Coast at Greymouth on Saturday will not be confirmed until match morning.
Selector-coach Peter Russell has decided to leave it until that late for two reasons; injuries and the vagaries of the weather.
While fullback Bart Viguurs is the only definite non-starter, because of the knee injury suffered during his team's 38-11 win over Thames Valley last weekend, at least three other squad members still have "niggles" which hopefully will disappear over the next couple of days.
Viguurs will be replaced in the custodial role by Carterton utility back Glen Bunny, who shaped well there when he came off the reserve bench last Saturday.
Bunny, a former Wairarapa College student who has played rugby in Italy, England and Wales, had few chances to display his attacking skills but impressed with his tackling and positional play.
He has big boots to fill though, as Viguurs was actually the star of the Wairarapa-Bush rearguard in the Thames Valley match, showing a good mix of pace and elusiveness on the counter attack and a massive punt in defensive situations.
There are no guarantees yet about who will fill Bunny's spot on the reserve bench. Eketahuna skipper Steve Olds has been brought into the squad essentially to cover both the midfield backs and the loose forwards, but if the weather turns sour he could find himself in the starting XV.
Ground conditions in Greymouth can change dramatically when the rains come, and Russell will be taking a "horses for courses" approach if that is the case this weekend.
If the surface is heavy there will be every chance of Olds coming in at No.8, Sylvanus Iro moving from there to the flank and Daimon Neal joining the reserves.
Such a move would be no reflection on Neal, who has been outstanding through most of the representative season, but it would provide greater bulk in the pack, something which Russell believes could come in handy against a West Coast side likely to revolve most of their play around their forwards.
In fact, Neal might not be the only regular starter this season to find themselves in the reserves should the ground be heavy. Reserve hooker Ritchie McDonald would be a chance for promotion too even though the incumbent Rob Foreman was another of the star acts against Thames Valley, and has been consistently good all season.
The weather will, of course, also dictate the Wairarapa-Bush tactics in Saturday's match and here the onus will be on first-five Patrick Rimene to be the controlling hand.
On a firm track the emphasis will be on providing quality ball for their pacy outside backs who, despite the limited attacking opportunities received against Thames Valley, were responsible for all six of their team's tries.
Even allowing for that though both wingers Marika Kau and Esava Teko will be under pressure to retain their places in the starting line-up.
The injured finger which kept first choice winger Jorji Tamani out of the Thames Valley match is progressing well, and he is probably one week away from being available for selection again.
It will be Rimene's tactical kicking which will come under the spotlight if ground conditions do not suit an open style of play. He will have the responsibility of keeping West Coast on the back foot, and how successful he is in that regard could play a big part in the end result.
Coach Russell said anything but the maximum five points won't be accepted as a good result for Wairarapa-Bush, who currently sit second on the competition table, just one point behind Buller
And with Buller having a tough assignment against Horowhenua-Kapiti on Saturday, and another against King Country the following weekend, the opportunity is very much there for Wairarapa-Bush to qualify for the semis as the top seeds.
And then, of course, if they won there they would host the third division final at Memorial Park which would be a huge boost to the profile of the game in the Wairarapa-Bush region.