Blues 2020
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@Kirwan said in Blues 2020:
Might have to start watching the sevens again
Don't bother, with the "one loss and you're out" pool format and no quarter finals. It doesn't give a fair representation of the team's ability (but yes we have some good players in there again).
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Southland even though they finished bottom of the table in the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup had the 3rd best scrum in the competition, can remember them dealing to the Auckland scrum on Eden Park , they were well beaten on the scoreboard,but their scrum not only on that particular day, but against much more vaunted opposition during the season dealt to many other packs at set piece scrum time ..
I think it’s refreshing that someone has obviously taken notice of Joe Walsh’s form on the loose head side of the scrum regardless of the team he is playing for. -
@Steven-Harris said in Blues 2020:
I think it’s refreshing that someone has obviously taken notice of Joe Walsh’s form on the loose head side of the scrum regardless of the team he is playing for.
Walsh was part of a dominant University scrum in Waikato club rugby with Faiva and Moli before moving south. He wouldn't have had the same opportunities if he remained in the Waikato with other props ahead of him.
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@KiwiMurph Booooooooooooooooooo
If he came back a week earlier it would have been a marketers dream.
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@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2020:
All Black first five Beauden Barrett is set to make his debut for the Blues in a month's time against the South African side the Lions in Auckland.
The Blues then went on to say that Coventry had made a mistake. So not round 7.. probably the original date of round 11
Or Coventry spoiled the surprise
It'll be interesting to see where he plays those 2 club games. I assume he'll be added to an Auckland club temporarily
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@Canes4life yea is odd, original date looked like v Jags, but makes sense for it to be at EP from a marketing POV rather than Whangarei, but yes, even more so v the canes.
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@taniwharugby said in Blues 2020:
@Canes4life yea is odd, original date looked like v Jags, but makes sense for it to be at EP from a marketing POV rather than Whangarei, but yes, even more so v the canes.
that Canes game is the away game though (week before Lions). So doesn't really help Blues much (marketing wise)
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@KiwiMurph oh is it, thought it was at EP.