Hurricanes vs. Highlanders

[pukunui]

After ALB came from no where I wouldn't write off anyone. Crotty is constantly broken and getting old and SBW isn't going to be around forever. That leaves ALB, Goodhue, Laumape and Rieko.
Could easily see one or two of those guys getting broken, going overseas or just falling away in the next couple of seasons.
With ngatai leaving the only guys i can really see replacing them at this stage are Thompson, Proctor or Jordie and it wouldn't surprise me to see Jordie as part of the first choice back 3 soon.

[No Quarter]

I like the look of:
9 A Smith, 10 B Barrett, 11 R Ioane, 12 N Laumape, 13 J Goodhue, 14 B Smith, 15 J Barrett

[Rembrandt]

@no-quarter said in Hurricanes vs. Highlanders:

I like the look of:
9 A Smith, 10 B Barrett, 11 R Ioane, 12 N Laumape, 13 J Goodhue, 14 B Smith, 15 J Barrett

Yep, that excites me

[Bones]

@no-quarter
9. DMac 10. Dagg 11. Fifita 12. Ardie 13. Thompson 14. Jules 15. Collins.

[Dice]

@bones I wasn't knocking you for calling them FABs, because I think they're both pretty good, I was just saying that if they don't make it these next two years, their chances really drop after that because of their ages.

[pukunui]

@bones said in Hurricanes vs. Highlanders:

@no-quarter
9. DMac 10. Dagg 11. Fifita 12. Ardie 13. Thompson 14. Jules 15. Collins.

You got me at Dmac@9 but lost me at Collins.

[Bones]

@pukunui yeah nobody wants a centre at fullback.

[cgrant]

@stargazer said in Hurricanes vs. Highlanders:

@cgrant It's in the article:

"Vaea's got a bone bruise on the shoulder. He probably could've played but we'll use this week as one of his [two] All Blacks down weeks," Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd said.

Murray Douglas will start alongside Sam Lousi in the second row, with Michael Fatialofa coming onto the bench.

The other absentee from the team which beat the Crusaders 29-19 is bench forward Blade Thomson. He took a head knock in that game and is now going through the necessary recovery protocols.

In long-term injury news, wing Nehe Milner-Skudder is making positive progress from shoulder surgery. He's back doing contact work and is being set to play against the Sunwolves on April 27.

Fidow got injured against the Jaguares, so I assume he hasn't recoverd from that injury yet.

Thanks !

[Stargazer]

Awesome try from BB. What a speed!

[Bones]

Geebus BFA. Shocker.

[Tim]

@bones He is very old for an AB outside back.

[antipodean]

That's the best thing Ben May has done in a decade of Super Rugby

[Nepia]

Li was a bit of a pussy there - pulled out of going for the ball.

Although I don’t think I’d like a sliding Ben May hitting me.

[Stargazer]

Soft try. Poor defence Canes.

[Bones]

Ding doing battle between the FAB's!

[Stargazer]

That was a great steal from Evans. But that jump from BB?

[Bones]

Purposefully catching the ball and running off isn't accidental...

[Tim]

Scrappy game so far. Not great watching ...

[Stargazer]

Ardie in trouble ... rib injury?

[Stargazer]

Well spotted from the TMO. Lam wearing red boots. Orange boot in touch.