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    Ranfurly Shield: Canterbury v Wanganui (Wed 21 June, 7.35pm in Chch)

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    • Stargazer
      Stargazer last edited by Duluth

      Canterbury team to play Wanganui:

      1 Chris Gawler
      2 Nick Werahiko
      3 Oliver Jager
      4 Mitchell Dunshea
      5 Hamish Dalzell
      6 Sam Godwin* (VC)
      7 Billy Harmon
      8 Dylan Nel
      9 Jack Stratton (C)
      10 Brett Cameron*
      11 Marshall Suckling
      12 Michael Green
      13 Poasa Waqanibau
      14 Ngane Punivai*
      15 Mark Maitland*

      RESERVES:
      16 Feleti Kaitu’u*
      17 Joel Hintz*
      18 Jack Straker*
      19 Jonathan Osborne*
      20 JJ Manning
      21 Steve Alfeld
      22 Finn Strawbridge*
      23 Caleb Makene*

      *denotes debut

      Live on Sky Sport 1.

      In the Canterbury squad, I notice a few fringe Crusaders, but also Caleb Makene, who was a late call-up for Tasman when James Lowe got injured last Mitre 10 Cup season. Not sure whether this means that he now has a contract with Canterbury.

      Also several Crusaders academy players who played in the Crusaders' preseason squad or dev squad.
      And I think Punivai was the player who last year won the Sky try of the year award (scored when playing for his school)?

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      • ACT Crusader
        ACT Crusader last edited by

        Congrats to Stratton on being named captain. I thought he played well against the Lions. 10 debutantes will make things interesting.

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        • shark
          shark @ACT Crusader last edited by

          @ACT-Crusader

          Gotta admit I'm slightly worried about this game. Really tests the depth of Canterbury rugby with so many debutantes and so few Canterbury regulars (those that are, are only a maximum of two seasons deep).

          Still, I'm always excited by this stage of the season and can't wait to see who of this current new crop will go on to stardom.

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          • SammyC
            SammyC @Stargazer last edited by

            @Stargazer said in Ranfurly Shield: Canterbury v Wanganui (Wed 21 June, 7.35pm in Chch):

            And I think Punivai was the player who last year won the Sky try of the year award (scored when playing for his school)?

            It was his younger brother that scored that try. Ngane was the one that threw the outrageous offload earlier in the movement.

            Has been absolutley tearing it up at club level this year apparently. He's seen as a very promising future prospect at full back, have heard the comparison made to Israel Dagg.

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            • ACT Crusader
              ACT Crusader @shark last edited by

              @shark it's the sort of match that the likes of Dunshea and Stratton could really shine and put themselves on notice for more regular game time this season.

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              • SammyC
                SammyC @shark last edited by

                @shark said in Ranfurly Shield: Canterbury v Wanganui (Wed 21 June, 7.35pm in Chch):

                @ACT-Crusader

                Gotta admit I'm slightly worried about this game. Really tests the depth of Canterbury rugby with so many debutantes and so few Canterbury regulars (those that are, are only a maximum of two seasons deep).

                Still, I'm always excited by this stage of the season and can't wait to see who of this current new crop will go on to stardom.

                I wouldn't worry. The standard of club rugby has never been higher down here. Any of these players would be an automatic selection for the likes of Wanganui I reckon.

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                • Stargazer
                  Stargazer @shark last edited by

                  @shark It should be a good game with Wanganui being the best Heartland team for the last few years. Not sure about Canterbury, but Wanganui has already played a few preseason games, including a 17-52 loss to a (not-full strength) Hurricanes Development team and a 7 - 52 loss to the Manawatu Evergreens (the development/trial squad of the Turbos). Looking at those results, this Canterbury squad should be able to do the job quite easily, especially if they are still battling with each other for places in the Mitre 10 Cup squad.

                  This is the Wanganui team for Wednesday's game (don't know how many players from last year are in this squad):

                  FORWARDS
                  Cole Baldwin ~ Border
                  Sam Dawson ~ Kaierau
                  Campbell Hart ~ Ruapehu
                  Bryn Hudson ~ Ngamatapouri
                  Jamie Hughes ~ Ruapehu
                  Sokonaia Kalou ~ Border
                  Sam Madams ~ Marist
                  Hamish Mellow ~ Border
                  Karl Parker ~ Ruapehu
                  Peter Rowe ~ Ruapehu
                  Ranato Tikoisolomone ~ Border
                  Viki Tofa ~ Marist
                  Roman Tutauha ~ Ruapehu

                  BACKS
                  Craig Clare ~ Ruapehu
                  Cameron Crowley ~ Marist
                  Kaveni Dabenaise ~ Border
                  Simon Dibben ~ Marist
                  Lindsay Horrocks ~ Border
                  Faalele Iosua ~ Pirates
                  Samu Kubunavanua ~ Ngamatapouri
                  Ace Malo ~ Kaierau
                  Timoci Seruwalu ~ Ngamatapouri
                  Dane Whale ~ Taihape

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                  • Wurzel
                    Wurzel last edited by

                    I know it's 'only' Heartland opposition and these pre-season Ranfurly Shield fixtures have traditionally seen NPC teams field B teams but given the big June/July break in Super Rugby you'd think there might have been merit in giving Mo'unga, etc a run.

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                    • SammyC
                      SammyC @Wurzel last edited by

                      @Wurzel said in Ranfurly Shield: Canterbury v Wanganui (Wed 21 June, 7.35pm in Chch):

                      I know it's 'only' Heartland opposition and these pre-season Ranfurly Shield fixtures have traditionally seen NPC teams field B teams but given the big June/July break in Super Rugby you'd think there might have been merit in giving Mo'unga, etc a run.

                      Likewise would be nice to see them turn out in club rugby once or twice.

                      Looking at last weeks team sheets there wasnt a single Crusader playing, even guys like Macalai/ Wainui who have been playing in recent weeks were absent.

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                      • Wurzel
                        Wurzel last edited by Wurzel

                        Wainui must've injured himself leading that haka.

                        "Who lead the Crusaders haka against the Lions" is going to be a great pub quiz question in future years.

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                        • Stargazer
                          Stargazer @SammyC last edited by

                          @SammyC From what I have seen on social media, they had a week off. Might be different this weekend?

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                          • Nepia
                            Nepia @SammyC last edited by

                            @SammyC Isn't Wainui a Tarananki player?

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                            • SammyC
                              SammyC @Nepia last edited by SammyC

                              @Nepia said in Ranfurly Shield: Canterbury v Wanganui (Wed 21 June, 7.35pm in Chch):

                              @SammyC Isn't Wainui a Tarananki player?

                              I was talking about club rugby, not the Canterbury game.

                              He's been playing club rugby down here all year, I wondered why he wasn't playing last week.

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                              • Nepia
                                Nepia @SammyC last edited by

                                @SammyC Ah ok, sweet, I just went by the thread title! Maybe he went back up to the Naki to play for his club? The Magpies players in the Canes sometimes play in Wellington and sometimes come back to the Bay to play.

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                                • Stargazer
                                  Stargazer last edited by

                                  Geez, that Wanganui second-five is huge. A frontrower in a back's jersey.

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                                  • Stargazer
                                    Stargazer last edited by

                                    It's incredible how big the gulf is between a 3rd string Mitre10 Cup Premiership squad and a Heartland team (admittedly also with a few new players).

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                                    • Stargazer
                                      Stargazer last edited by

                                      Ha, and the big no. 12 scores a try!

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                                      • Stargazer
                                        Stargazer last edited by

                                        Half time: Canterbury 36 - 5 Wanganui

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                                        • Stargazer
                                          Stargazer last edited by

                                          Full time: Canterbury 71 - 5 Wanganui

                                          Not more than a good training run for the Cantabs. A few sizes too big for Wanganui.

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                                          • ACT Crusader
                                            ACT Crusader last edited by

                                            Canterbury 71 (Jack Stratton, Mark Maitland, Dylan Nel, Nick Werahiko 2, Marshall Suckling, Mitch Dunshea, Poasa Waqanibau, Steve Alfeld, Caleb Makene tries; Brett Cameron pen, 7 con, Finn Strawbridge 2 con ) Wanganui 5 (Timoci Seruwalu try) HT: 36-5

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