Hamish Bidwell runs his eye over what he saw as an average Wellington performance in the The Dominion Post.
"How does the saying go? If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all?
Well, as tempting as it is to simply say that Wellington beat Manawatu 10-7 in yesterday's pre-season rugby clash in Palmerston North, and leave it at that, custom dictates that we must write on.
The bad? There was plenty. But let's concentrate on the bright side.
The bulk of yesterday's team won't be selected for next week's final pre-season match against Canterbury. Wellington's Super Rugby stars will return and largely make what happened at FMG Stadium redundant."