Farah Palmer Cup 2022
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Canterbury take out the big game of the weekend despite a very good second half from Auckland.
Auckland a good chance to take it towards the end but got monstered in an attacking scrum and lost the chance.
I find that often the scrum depth isn’t great in many teams and there’s a big risk of things going badly when the reserves come on. Coaches need to be smarter with their scrum/reserve management. Canterbury manage theirs well. -
Watching HB v Otago now and the standard around tackling is obviously lower than the Premiership. Otago looking like a very different side than last year by being back at this level.
They have a very sharp halfback that the Cantab poachers will be eyeing up. -
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@trooa said in Farah Palmer Cup 2022:
Impressed with BOP, played to their strengths up front. Look well coached, support play was outstanding. Lacking a bit of x-factor & experience out wide to beat the top teams but great result as 14pt underdogs against Manawatu.
Hard to say accurately from the at ground view but the whole back line seemed a bit lost at times, especially on defence. Mostly through inexperience. I can only assume that the halfback was their only option as I don’t think she normally plays there and it showed at times. Good player though and they will only improve with time. I think there were 6 debuts in the team.
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@Crucial Reserve Backs are all on the smaller side so defence will be an on-going issue but they only had one pre-season game so hopefully they can improve their connection over the next few weeks. 5 of those 6 debutants were backs, reserve HB & 12 are in their first year of rugby so it'll take some time adjusting to the big step up in skill-level from club rugby. Loved that kick pass especially doing that when we were tightening up & starting to lose the match.
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Match reports with highlight videos
Farah Palmer Cup: Round 2 Review
Fans were treated to an entertaining weekend of Farah Palmer Cup action, with Canterbury going two from two to kick start the competition.
Table after two rounds
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Watched all the highlights after catching Cant v Akld on the weekend. Men's or women's game, you can spot the players who have time and space. Some great tries and some cliff hanger results as well.
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Volcanix 32 - Cyclones 26 after 68.