Hurricanes Under 20s vs Blues Under 20s
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This Blues team is not a patch on last years version …there will be 20 points between these 2 teams at games end .
They look poorly coached , and defensively through the inside channels they are woeful ..if i were the Canes i would use the winger thats built like a prop around the first channel even as a decoy -
@Steven-Harris Legacy of not playing much rugby last year?
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@Steven-Harris yeah and this Canes team has plenty of experience lead by Higgins who debuted for the Hurricanes main side a couple of weeks ago.
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@Tim yep thats definetly played a part , we never got to see many youngsters from either Harbour or Auckland because of Covid restrictions .
The reason they named the team so late , they were still looking at some kids running around in premier rugby at the start of the season ..
The also had 2 games cancelled because of covid against Harbour Dev & Northland Dev -
@Bovidae said in Hurricanes Under 20s vs Blues Under 20s:
The Blues have gone from having a dominant scrum last year to a scrum under heaps of pressure this year.
Saumaki was big when he played for STAC but looks huge now.
Lauaki (Canes) was the starting NZ schools prop though so that helps our cause.
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@Bovidae said in Hurricanes Under 20s vs Blues Under 20s:
The Blues have gone from having a dominant scrum last year to a scrum under heaps of pressure this year.
Saumaki was big when he played for STAC but looks huge now.
He looks almost too big - he is bumping off tacklers, but he doesn't look too quick. I almost wonder if we will see him transition to the loose forwards
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There isn’t much patience with these young fellas. Trying to score from every play.
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@Canes4life Yeah, that's why I said that they're still somewhere in-between schoolboys and senior players. Some good talent and skills, but decision-making is still a work-on.
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@Stargazer the players that have had more experience are really standing out with their decision making.
