Highlanders v Hurricanes

[taniwharugby]

@Cyclops well yeah, more players sharing the load in better teams...

[Canes4life]

@Dice I disagree that Blackwell was better than Walker-Leawere in the NPC. Walker-Leawere was actually one of the more standout figures for the Lions in 2018, which is why I don't get why he hasn't been thrown into the fire yet.

[Dice]

@Canes4life Considering Blackwell was given Wellington Player of the Year and Plumtree is playing him ahead of Walker-Leawere, I don't think I'm alone in thinking he was better in the NPC.

Walker-Leawere had the odd game where he flashed his potential, but he wasn't consistent.

[Canes4life]

@Dice Yeah but Plumtree also thinks Blackwell, at 1.90m is a Super Rugby standard lock. That Wellington player of the year award + all these starts at Super level further outlines Plumtrees man love for Blackwell.

[Frank]

I thought Plumtree was the real reason why the Canes won the 2016 championship, not Chris Boyd. (at least that's what I read on here).

Now it seems he doesn't know what he is doing.

[Machpants]

Ah fuck, the highLANders are playing HurrCAYNes...

Ken over enthusiasm Laban

[Yeetyaah]

@Machpants Ken I Say Things Correctly Laban

[Machpants]

Lol yeah right, Fran CHISE es

[Stargazer]

Tiatia stuffs up again. Ben Lam should have gone himself.

[Machpants]

Pass was shit too

[Donsteppa]

Terrible defence from Ben Smith, matched by final pass blundering from Lam and Tiatia. All and all a very entertaining play.

[Yeetyaah]

Why didn't Lam just gas It? Surely he was in.

[Stargazer]

@Yeetyaah Haha, radio commentary it is.

[Stargazer]

Haha, which Hurricanes' player just bumped off his own team mate Goosen?

[Stargazer]

It was Laumape. No surprises there!

[Higgins]

Take the easy three points please.

[Stargazer]

Hmmm, Ardie is wearing the 7 jersey, but he's at the back of the scrum.

[Stargazer]

Arggghhh

[Machpants]

Three points is for losers...

[Stargazer]

I wonder when James Marshall is supposed to be back from injury. The Canes really need someone else at fullback. If the coaches are unwilling to move Jordie back to 15, then Marshall should be the man.