Hurricanes v Blues (pre-season)

[Duluth]

Might as well have a match thread..

The stream is showing the warmups now

[Duluth]

Blues

1 Josh Fusitua
2 Kurt Eklund (c)
3 Marcel Renata
4 Luke Romano
5 Josh Goodhue
6 Cameron Suafoa
7 Anton Segner
8 Taine Plumtree
9 Lisati Milo-Harris
10 Harry Plummer
11 Caleb Clarke
12 Roger Tuivasa-Scheck
13 Tanielu Tele’a
14 Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
15 Stephen Perofeta

Reserves/Second Half: Jordan Lay, Ricky Riccitelli, Sione Ahio, Sam Darry, James Tucker, Tom Robinson, Vaiolini Ekuasi, Sam Nock, AJ Lam, Corey Evans, Tamati Tua, Zarn Sullivan

Not considered because of injury: Taufa Funaki, Bryce Heem, Mark Telea, Soane Vikena, Alex Hodgman

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Hurricanes

1 Xavier Numia
2 Siua Maile
3 Ben May
4 Tom Parsons
5 Caleb Delany
6 Peter Lakai
7 Du'Plessis Kirifi
8 Devan Flanders
9 Logan Henry
10 Ruben Love
11 Salesi Rayasi
12 Riley Higgins
13 Billy Proctor
14 Julian Savea (c)
15 Josh Moorby

Reserves: Jacob Devery, Raymond Tuputupu, Pouri Rakete-Stones, Alex Fidow, Pasilio Tosi, Tevita Mafileo, Justin Sangster, James Blackwell, Ofa Tauatavalu, Te Kamaka Howden, Shamus Hurley-Langton, Brayden Iose, Leroy Carter, Jackson Garden-Bachop, Aidan Morgan, Wes Goosen, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Bailyn Sullivan, Nehe Milner-Skudder

[nzzp]

@duluth said in Hurricanes v Blues (pre-season):

Might as well have a match thread..

The stream is showing the warmups now

Looks wet and windy. Classic Wellington

[Duluth]

Suafoa has been busy. Looks big enough to be an option at lock too

[KiwiMurph]

@duluth agreed - he's been the standout Blue so far.

Both teams look pretty good considering game 1 and the conditions.

[gt12]

Ref only looking at one side so far.

Ah, first ref complaint of the year, feels like a weight being lifted off my shoulders.

[nzzp]

14 degrees in Wellington. Love it, but only to visit these days

[KiwiMurph]

Williams pinging Blues off the park.

[Tim]

Goodhue's defence has been aggressive.

[nzzp]

Lineouts look terrible for the blues so far. Compete dysfunction

[KiwiMurph]

Love looking good at 10 for Canes - I reckon he has bulked up a wee bit

[KiwiMurph]

Canes dominating the scrums.

[Dice]

Our kicking from hand has been terrible.

[gt12]

Blues need a kicking coach

[gt12]

@dice said in Hurricanes v Blues (pre-season):

Our kicking from hand has been terrible.

Ha, snap

[Stargazer]

Flanders looking strong thus far.

[Steven Harris]

Impressions of the first quarter ..
Canes playing in the right part of field, good strong carrying from the forwards .
Blues breakdown work inaccurate and that Hori old chestnut, when the Blues have’nt got the ball = indiscipline

[Tim]

Set piece and kicking could do with some work.

[gt12]

RTS watch: He looks pretty confident on defense - he’s really communicating with others and constantly talking. On attack I think Ive only seen two passes so far.

[KiwiMurph]

@gt12 he had one run but just trucked it up.