Canterbury vs Hawkes Bay
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Probably a question more suited if this thread was hosted on the HB Magpies site but it isn't so I will ask here. Whatever happened to Billy Rophia that played midfield a year or two back? And just as I write this Canterbury in for their first converted try for the day after about ten minutes. Perhaps not quite all doom and gloom for the likes of Nepia, Stockcar 86, Stargazer, Number10 and the other HB regulars on here, not just yet anyway!
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Not if they leave such gaping holes in the defensive line five metres short of your goal line as wide as that, simply inviting Canterbury to stroll in for the converted try. Half time eventually comes up with the score line being Canterbury 21 - 10 Hawkes Bay
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You are possibly right there. He looks to be a club player just filling in for the day to me, at least body shape wise anyway. Is he a member of the original squad or an injury replacement? I don't recall seeing him play for the Bs when they played Wellington Samoans in Porirua a couple of weeks ago.
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Short lived though as Canterbury hit back almost immediately with Yellow Card missing a tackle letting in another 7 pointer. To be fair to him we were stretched and he had to cover a wider space than normal and couldn't quite get into to engage the player until it was too late.
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Interesting call there. That Canterbury 24 deliberately knocked that HB pass backwards and they scored from it. That same act resulted in a yellow card the other night. Looks like the referees and their assessors have sorted that particular fiasco out. Canterbury score again shortly after as HB make another error trying to run the ball out of defence chasing the game
Canterbury 42 - 17 Hawkes bay after about sixty minutes -
@higgins did it just go back or did it go out/dead, the latter is what attracts sanctions.
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Need that bonus point
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taniwharugby said:
@higgins did it just go back or did it go out/dead, the latter is what attracts sanctions.
No, just went backwards and not into touch, Canty damn well scored from it! The ref the other night only mentioned the deliberate knock back and not the fact it trickled into touch when carding Collins.
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I hope HB sign Fakatava to a long term contract
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Glad to see Renton playing again. Pity it is for the bad guys
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Missed this game. How did Fakatava, McLutchie and Flanders go?
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Disclaimer - I only saw second half - Fakatava played better than any HB halfback for quite a few seasons (*edit - probably best since Kahn Fotuali'i). Good decisions, great passing. McLutchie looks to be getting better every game. Flanders was solid but unspectacular, however overall HB dominated the rucks and turnovers so good effort by the forwards
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Those are the three I want the Canes to snap up. Flanders has signed for three seasons, but looking to the future it will be great to lock up oth Fakatava and McLutchie as our halves pairing post TJ and Beaudy.
Fakatava looks like a young Genia and McLutchie is a natural playmaker that makes others standout around him ala Aaron Cruden-esque
