Hurricanes v Rebels

Duluth

It's stronger.

Naisarani & Hosea were suspended and are back. That should help the pack. Their first choice TH is still missing though.

Stargazer

@canes4life I'd say the forward pack is stronger, but the backline is weaker. IMO To'omua is their best 10.

KiwiMurph

To'omua is a better 12 than 10 so i can understand the move.

Some decent wraps on the new 10 Gordon too.

booboo

@bovidae said in Hurricanes v Rebels:

Some rotation by Holland and co. Riccitelli, Toala and Aso still on the outer.

Behind a couple of decent players

Higgins

No one seems to have investigated referee Mr. Cooper yet so I have taken the liberty of doing so. I suspect that there will be a lot of handwringing going on amongst us knowledgeable guessers in the Laws of Rugby Union if this outline is anything to go by! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Cooper_(referee)

Bones

@higgins said in Hurricanes v Rebels:

No one seems to have investigated referee Mr. Cooper yet so I have taken the liberty of doing so. I suspect that there will be a lot of handwringing going on amongst us knowledgeable guessers in the Laws of Rugby Union if this outline is anything to go by! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Cooper_(referee)

What am I missing here? That seems a pretty straight forward and bland bio....

Higgins

@bones I was referring to his relative lack of experience with the whistle at Super level. Still he might raise himself above the level of some of the other Aussie refs.

Nepia

@higgins said in Hurricanes v Rebels:

@bones I was referring to his relative lack of experience with the whistle at Super level. Still he might raise himself above the level of some of the other Aussie refs.

I'm more concerned with the level of our refs than the Aussies. Well, as concerned.

Higgins

@nepia The Hurricanes have managed to avoid Mr. Pickerell, for this week at least so that's something positive.

Canes4life

Classic Dagg pre game analysis talking about how Salesi Rayasi is going to be a massive danger on attack tonight - obviously Dagg didn’t do his research, Rayasi’s not even in the 23.

Machpants

Do the rebels think they are playing League? 🤮

Kruse

My less than legal stream is super unreliable, but were they playing the Star Wars Imperial March for the Rebels to come out to?

Machpants

Leger is so useless, so slow to distribute

Nevorian

@machpants said in Hurricanes v Rebels:

Do the rebels think they are playing League? 🤮

Worst rugby strip ever

Machpants

Take the fucking three ffs

Nepia

@machpants said in Hurricanes v Rebels:

Do the rebels think they are playing League? 🤮

Maybe they sent the Storm over instead, Wellington could be in trouble.

Canes4life

@machpants nah threes won’t get you anywhere in this comp.

Machpants

@canes4life said in Hurricanes v Rebels:

@machpants nah threes won’t get you anywhere in this comp.

Bollocks, the blues did it perfect last week. Built pressure with threes first half then finished them off with tries

Derpus

If TT is to be a thing they need to start reffing at a professional level.

Canes4life

These halves are just a bit shit tbh.

The Silver Fern

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