Hurricanes vs Highlanders
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I will be honest and say I get bemused with some of Holland and co's selections, (ie Prinsep, etc etc), but I got to admit they have won a couple of games, and the one against Blues was a surprise to me.
Could he possibly know more than we (ie me) giving him credit for? That would make me wrong (again) so don't anyone, especially my missus!!
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@cgrant said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
Ma'u had a good first appearance with three strong carries. His scrummaging has to improve, I did not like the look of his back for the last scrum where Numia owned him. He needs to be on the team sheet more often IMO.
Landers had scrum dominance ruined by bringing on reserves. Just because it is planned that way doesn’t mean the game situation demands it.
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@winger said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@stargazer said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@winger 1, 2, 3 ...
I being trying to post but couldn't. But a poor game. And thankfully canes have Ardie. Delany played well. I was wrong about him. Love has a long way to go still
Who are you and what have you done with the real @Winger ?
I think that’s twice this week you have admitted being wrong. Old age kicking in?
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@crucial said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@winger said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@stargazer said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@winger 1, 2, 3 ...
I being trying to post but couldn't. But a poor game. And thankfully canes have Ardie. Delany played well. I was wrong about him. Love has a long way to go still
Who are you and what have you done with the real @Winger ?
I think that’s twice this week you have admitted being wrong. Old age kicking in?
Maybe.
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With Moana Pasifika coming up next weekend I think it’s a good chance for all those bench players to start again. I think we need to rest Ardie and start Iose at 8, bring Flanders back into 6 and give PUJ another crack in the 12 jersey.
I’d also like to see TK Howden come into the 23 for his first taste of Super Rugby. He was one of the standouts in the NPC last year.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
With Moana Pasifika coming up next weekend I think it’s a good chance for all those bench players to start again. I think we need to rest Ardie and start Iose at 8, bring Flanders back into 6 and give PUJ another crack in the 12 jersey.
I’d also like to see TK Howden come into the 23 for his first taste of Super Rugby. He was one of the standouts in the NPC last year.
But your bench players are your best players (Ardie aside)
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@canes4life Wouldn’t mind Morgan given time off the bench same for the likes of Tosi and Mafileo even Moorby just get some miles under the legs
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@crucial said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
With Moana Pasifika coming up next weekend I think it’s a good chance for all those bench players to start again. I think we need to rest Ardie and start Iose at 8, bring Flanders back into 6 and give PUJ another crack in the 12 jersey.
I’d also like to see TK Howden come into the 23 for his first taste of Super Rugby. He was one of the standouts in the NPC last year.
But your bench players are your best players (Ardie aside)
All part of Holland's plan to keep the powder dry....
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@mikey07 i’d also like to see Delany and Sangster start together after strong performances.
If we get Scrafton back next week aswell that would be a bonus.
I would rest all of Barrett, A Savea, Lomax, Prinsep, Blackwell, Rakete-Stones, Love and Sullivan
My starting team would be
- Numia
- Devery
- Mafileo
- Delany
- Sangster
- Flanders
- Kirifi
- Iose
- Judd
- Garden-Bachop
- Rayasi
- Umaga-Jensen
- Proctor
- Goosen
- Moorby
Reserves: 16. Maile 17. Fidow 18. Tosi 19. Scrafton/Howden 20. Howden/ Gibson 21. Henry 22. Morgan 23. Savea
The fact we still have Coles, Perenara, Franks, Bird, Walker-Leawere, Roigard, Aumua and Booth to come back in, I feel like we are in a good position.
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@canes4life I like that team but would have Love starting just for the confidence would also have Barrett in the 23 jersey to add more versatility.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@mikey07 i’d also like to see Delany and Sangster start together after strong performances.
If we get Scrafton back next week aswell that would be a bonus.
I would rest all of Barrett, A Savea, Lomax, Prinsep, Blackwell, Rakete-Stones, Love and Sullivan
My starting team would be
- Numia
- Devery
- Mafileo
- Delany
- Sangster
- Flanders
- Kirifi
- Iose
- Judd
- Garden-Bachop
- Rayasi
- Umaga-Jensen
- Proctor
- Goosen
- Moorby
Reserves: 16. Maile 17. Fidow 18. Tosi 19. Scrafton/Howden 20. Howden/ Gibson 21. Henry 22. Morgan 23. Savea
The fact we still have Coles, Perenara, Franks, Bird, Walker-Leawere, Roigard, Aumua and Booth to come back in, I feel like we are in a good position.
..permanently
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
I would rest all of Barrett, A Savea, Lomax, Prinsep, Blackwell, Rakete-Stones, Love and Sullivan
The word drop could be used for some of those names in your list.
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@higgins we all know that won’t happen so I’ve purposely used the word rested.
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Not a great watch, too many mistakes by both sides - Canes didn't have that much possession as usual, when we did we aimlessly kicked it away, mainly due to Barrett's wayward kicking... when we do have the ball our forwards need to take it through a lot more phases like the Highlanders did, unfortunately for them they couldn't finish off a fair few of their moves when they looked like scoring tries.
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@mikey07 Barrett has been pretty physical in those first three games so I think he needs a week off.
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@canes4life Actually i also errored by using the word "could" when it fact "should" would be more accurate!
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@winger said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@stargazer said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@winger 1, 2, 3 ...
I being trying to post but couldn't. But a poor game. And thankfully canes have Ardie. Delany played well. I was wrong about him. Love has a long way to go still
To be fair Love set up two tries. Let’s hope he gets better service from his halfback next game because Judd was garbage.
Looked like Love wasn't properly fit, he seemed to be favouring his leg, which had a big bandage on it... he's well known as a running 10, can only remember him running at the line once, at that was only at about half pace.
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@canes4life I’m more thinking I don’t want Savea anywhere near the 23
