Hurricanes vs Highlanders
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Head coach Clark Laidlaw will be forced to make at least one change to his starting XV for the Highlanders with the Hurricanes expected to announce that winger Kini Naholo’s season is over after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee inside the opening 10 minutes.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360685804/why-bye-came-perfect-time-hurricanes-after-upsetting-chiefs
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@Tim said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
Head coach Clark Laidlaw will be forced to make at least one change to his starting XV for the Highlanders with the Hurricanes expected to announce that winger Kini Naholo’s season is over after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee inside the opening 10 minutes.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360685804/why-bye-came-perfect-time-hurricanes-after-upsetting-chiefs
Shame about Kini but not exactly surprising.
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Hopefully the spicy cough has hit the Canes like it was 2020, and we end up playing the Hunters
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@Canes4life as a landers fan I have given up on top 6 lol, we are in a race to avoid the spoon, Assuming the Drua beat the Force in Lautoka, to avoid the spoon the next 3 weeks Landers need to win a game or get some within 7 losing bonus points. Basically if we are down by 8 with five to go and get a penalty within range take it..
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Injury update from the Landers
Renton and Tangitau still out.
Nareki and Tele'a back available.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@Tim said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
Head coach Clark Laidlaw will be forced to make at least one change to his starting XV for the Highlanders with the Hurricanes expected to announce that winger Kini Naholo’s season is over after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee inside the opening 10 minutes.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360685804/why-bye-came-perfect-time-hurricanes-after-upsetting-chiefs
Shame about Kini but not exactly surprising.
Wonder if this will stuff up his contract in Japan?
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@Grooter said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@SouthernMann looks like the Mako fella might be at 10 and I'm not talking about Robinson, I'm talking about a guy with 1 NPC game 🤷♂️
Which one is that? Are we playing first five lottery?
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Is it Cooper Grant?
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Bingo as you will see in these photos he isn't wearing the yellow Bib alongside the other obvious starters Nareki, Tavatavanawai & Ma'u
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@Grooter said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
Bingo as you will see in these photos he isn't wearing the yellow Bib alongside the other obvious starters Nareki, Tavatavanawai & Ma'u
Is that him with the beard in-between Vikena and Stodart?
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Is it fair to say this is close to the Landers 23 going from those photos?
- De Groot
- Taylor
- Mau'u
- Holland
- Dunshea
- Howden
- Lasaga
- Withy
- Hastie
- Grant
- Nareki
- Tavatavanawai
- Telea'a
- Lowe
- Rautamatuvuki-Kneepkens
- Vikena
- Bartlett
- Wingham
- Haig
- Stodart
- Fakatava
- Millar
- Umaga-Jensen
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From the Canes socials looks like Aumua isn't training (maybe because of Covid). Bason is back with the Canes.
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@SouthernMann yeah and if my assumption that he is starting is correct I wish him the very best, tough challenge for a guy who's only npc game I can recall is when Ta$man B visited Dunedin during a storm week
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@Grooter said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@SouthernMann yeah and if my assumption that he is starting is correct I wish him the very best, tough challenge for a guy who's only npc game I can recall is when Ta$man B visited Dunedin during a storm week
Really screams trust in the two uninjured contracted 10s.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
Is it fair to say this is close to the Landers 23 going from those photos?
- De Groot
- Taylor
- Mau'u
- Holland
- Dunshea
- Howden
- Lasaga
- Withy
- Hastie
- Grant
- Nareki
- Tavatavanawai
- Telea'a
- Lowe
- Rautamatuvuki-Kneepkens
- Vikena
- Bartlett
- Wingham
- Haig
- Stodart
- Fakatava
- Millar
- Umaga-Jensen
Hard to judge. Seems to be a few combinations in the photos. Especially in the backs. Seen both Lennox and Hastie at halfback.
Same at hooker with both Vikena and Taylor in the top strip.
Could be a bit of a lottery. Really will say a lot about the opinion of our current 10s if a guy with one NPC start gets the gig
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@frugby said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
Going out on a limb to say those initial shots are from training at the start of the week, hence the bibs as opposed to the usual white alternate kit. I'd be surprised if Grant is at 10.
I think we should be taking some risks. What that looks like, I'm not sure. It doesn't look like Sam Gilbert and Jonah Lowe though.
On a side note, I went back and watched some NPC highlights from last year. Initially to find the game Grant played. Then watched some Otago packages. The best Cam Millar played was when he had Hurley outside him. Having Hurley running at pace at the line. Bit of a moot point as the little fella is out now. Just shows what sort of player and style bring out Millar's best attacking attributes.
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