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    Brumbies v Hurricanes - Ardie to 2nd 5

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    • Stargazer
      Stargazer last edited by Duluth

      The ponies have already named their team for the quarter final:

      1 Scott SIO, 2. Josh MANN-REA, 3. Allan ALAALATOA, 4. Rory ARNOLD, 5. Sam CARTER (c), 6. Scott FARDY, 7. Chris ALCOCK, 8. Jordan SMILER
      9 Joe POWELL, 10. Wharenui HAWERA, 11. James DARGAVILLE, 12. Andrew SMITH, 13. Tevita KURIDRANI, 14. Henry SPEIGHT, 15. Tom BANKS

      Replacements:
      16 Robbie ABEL, 17. Ben ALEXANDER, 18. Leslie LEULUA’IALI’I-MAKIN, 19. Blake ENEVER, 20. Jarrad BUTLER, 21. Tomas CUBELLI, 22. Jordan JACKSON-HOPE, Christian LEALIIFANO

      Lealiifano to make Plus500 Brumbies return

      Christian Lealiifano will make his long-awaited return for the Plus500 Brumbies after being named amongst the replacements for Friday night’s do-or-die Quarter Final against the Hurricanes at GIO Stadium.
      
      Lealiifano, who has been out of Super Rugby since being diagnosed with leukaemia ten months ago, had originally made his return in Brumbies colours during the team’s Austbrokers Cup win over the Asia Pacific Dragons in Singapore in June and will be on the bench for the knockout tie.
      
      Head Coach Stephen Larkham has reverted to most of the side that played against the Reds in Brisbane a fortnight ago with two enforced changes from that starting XV. Season ending injuries to Kyle Godwin at inside centre and Aidan Toua on the left wing, mean a start for James Dargaville out wide and Andrew Smith.
      
      Smith showed some good form in the away game against the Chiefs last weekend and will partner Tevita Kuridrani with the back-line offering plenty of pace and movement. Outside backs Tom Banks and Henry Speight are deadly strike-runners, of which the Hurricanes will be all too aware.
      
      Up front, Sam Carter is back to lead the side in a pack that contains six Wallaby internationals with only dynamic back-rowers Chris Alcock and Jordan Smiler having not pulled on the Gold jersey. Carter is partnered by Rory Arnold in the second row with Scott Fardy named alongside Alcock and Smiler in the back-row.
      
      The forward battle is likely to be key in the contest and the front row clash should set the scene. With Scott Sio, Josh Mann-Rea and Allan Alaalatoa, the Brumbies have strength, speed and great scrummaging technique.
      
      On the bench, alongside Lealiifano, there is a spot for utility back Jordan Jackson-Hope, who made his first start of the season at full-back in Hamilton. Larkham has opted for a 5-3 split with Tomas Cubelli back to the replacements bench and youngster Joe Powell continuing in the half-back role he has grown into throughout the campaign.
      
      The Brumbies meet the Hurricanes on Friday 21 July at GIO Stadium with kick-off at 19:35.
      
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      • Stargazer
        Stargazer last edited by Stargazer

        Hurricanes:

        1 Ben May, 2 Ricky Riccitelli, 3 Jeff To’omaga-Allen, 4 Mark Abbott, 5 Sam Lousi, 6 Vaea Fifita, 7 Ardie Savea, 8 Brad Shields,
        9 TJ Perenara (c), 10 Beauden Barrett, 11 Julian Savea, 12 Ngani Laumape, 13 Jordie Barrett, 14 Wes Goosen, 15 Nehe Milner-Skudder

        Reserves:
        16 Dane Coles, 17 Chris Eves, 18 Loni Uhila, 19 Reed Prinsep, 20 Callum Gibbins, 21 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 22 Otere Black, 23 Cory Jane

        .
        BEAUDEN BARRETT, DANE COLES RETURN FOR QUARTERFINAL

        The return of first five Beauden Barrett and hooker Dane Coles are the features of the Hurricanes squad named to play the Brumbies in Friday's Investec Super Rugby quarterfinal in Canberra.
        
        Barrett will wear the No.10 jersey after missing the final match of the regular season against the Crusaders due to a sinus infection in the only change to the starting fifteen.
        
        Barrett's replacement against the Crusaders, Otere Black, moves to the reserves, but the rest of the Hurricanes backline remains unchanged.
        
        Jordie Barrett will again start at centre with Vince Aso ruled out for the second match in a row due to a groin strain.
        
        Coles will play his first match in four months via the reserves bench. The Hurricanes hooker has not played since he suffered concussion against the Highlanders on March 18.
        
        In Coles' absence Ricky Riccitelli has been the preferred hooker with halfback TJ Perenara leading the side out and they will continue those roles against the Brumbies.
        
        Coles takes James O'Reilly's place in the reserves, while Black bumps wing Ben Lam out of the match day 23. 
        Hurricanes head coach Chris Boyd said his squad was preparing for a tough battle in Canberra.
        
        "The Brumbies are a quality side and we're not reading anything into their results this season. They have a proven record in Investec Super Rugby over a long period and will be hard to beat at home."
        
        The Brumbies finished the 2017 regular season as the Australian Conference champions with a record of six wins and nine losses including a 56-21 loss to the Hurricanes in Napier in week nine.
        
        Overall the Hurricanes have played the Brumbies 23 times with the men from Canberra holding a 13-10 overall win-loss advantage. The Brumbies hold an 8-4 advantage at GIO Stadium.
        
        The two clubs have played twice before in playoff matches with the Brumbies winning 33-20 in Canberra in 1997 and the Hurricanes winning 29-9 in Wellington in 2015.
        
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        • Hooroo
          Hooroo @Stargazer last edited by

          @Stargazer said in Brumbies v Hurricanes:

          Hurricanes:

          Reserves:
          16 Dane Coles,

          Neat!

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          • taniwharugby
            taniwharugby last edited by

            Yay for Dane Coles!

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            • Rancid Schnitzel
              Rancid Schnitzel last edited by

              Bit mixed feelings here. Want the Canes to destroy the Ponies, but want CL to have a magic night.

              I guess just being back is a big enough gift for him. Such terrific news.

              Jordie at 13. Worked against the Crusaders (:

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              • taniwharugby
                taniwharugby @Rancid Schnitzel last edited by

                @Rancid-Schnitzel he can be magic off the bench and still have the canes destroy them!

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                • ACT Crusader
                  ACT Crusader last edited by

                  So saw Ardie about town town earlier tonight, he really should move to 2nd 5. Said hello to him and was genuinely surprised that he's not a big unit at all.

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                  • Crucial
                    Crucial @ACT Crusader last edited by

                    @ACT-Crusader said in Brumbies v Hurricanes - Ardie to 2nd 5:

                    So saw Ardie about town town earlier tonight, he really should move to 2nd 5. Said hello to him and was genuinely surprised that he's not a big unit at all.

                    That was his extreme height making him look lightweight

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                    • taniwharugby
                      taniwharugby @ACT Crusader last edited by

                      @ACT-Crusader but did you stand right next to him, cos gauging his height doesn't count unless you.

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                      • booboo
                        booboo @taniwharugby last edited by

                        @taniwharugby said in Brumbies v Hurricanes - Ardie to 2nd 5:

                        @ACT-Crusader but did you hand stand right next to him, cos gauging his height doesn't count unless you do.

                        Fixed

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                        • rotated
                          rotated @taniwharugby last edited by

                          @taniwharugby said in Brumbies v Hurricanes - Ardie to 2nd 5:

                          @ACT-Crusader but did you stand right next to him, cos gauging his height doesn't count unless you.

                          Best way of judging is by having breakfast with him - preferably with Liam Squire, Damien McKenzie and Jerome Kaino for reference as I'm sure @jegga can attest.

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                          • taniwharugby
                            taniwharugby @rotated last edited by taniwharugby

                            @rotated not convinced @jegga was entirely truthful of that encounter, I mean where were the FB, Instagram & Twitter pics to prove it?

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                            • jegga
                              jegga @taniwharugby last edited by

                              @taniwharugby said in Brumbies v Hurricanes - Ardie to 2nd 5:

                              @rotated not convinced @jegga was entirely truthful of that encounter, I mean where were the FB, Instagram & Twitter pics to prove it?

                              Sometimes the guys just want to chill out without all that sort of fuss. If you were part of that scene you'd understand

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                              • taniwharugby
                                taniwharugby @jegga last edited by

                                @jegga that's what telephoto lenses are for!

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                                • chimoaus
                                  chimoaus last edited by

                                  I was tempted to head over for this game but forecast is for freezing around 9pm so I think I will watch from the warmth of home. Stoked for Coles to get a run and will be interesting to see how Jordie goes at 13.

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                                  • antipodean
                                    antipodean @chimoaus last edited by

                                    @chimoaus By 8:30pm last night the apparent temperature was -1°C Tonight is supposed to be even colder. Probably watch it at the RUC instead.

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                                    • chimoaus
                                      chimoaus @antipodean last edited by chimoaus

                                      @antipodean said in Brumbies v Hurricanes - Ardie to 2nd 5:

                                      @chimoaus By 8:30pm last night the apparent temperature was -1°C Tonight is supposed to be even colder. Probably watch it at the RUC instead.

                                      Yep it's bloody cold, I was over there recently taking photos of birds and my finger was struggling to press the shutter button lol.

                                      P.s that is the flying type of bird, not the double breasted variety 🙂

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                                      • antipodean
                                        antipodean @chimoaus last edited by

                                        @chimoaus said in Brumbies v Hurricanes - Ardie to 2nd 5:

                                        @antipodean said in Brumbies v Hurricanes - Ardie to 2nd 5:

                                        @chimoaus By 8:30pm last night the apparent temperature was -1°C Tonight is supposed to be even colder. Probably watch it at the RUC instead.

                                        Yep it's bloody cold, I was over there recently taking photos of birds and my finger was struggling to press the shutter lol.

                                        P.s that is the flying type of bird, not the double breasted variety 🙂

                                        I knew that intuitively. If it was the latter you'd be Queensland.

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                                        • taniwharugby
                                          taniwharugby last edited by

                                          Obviously 'canes are heavy favorites and any semblence of form from them should see them win, although if they are off and Brumbies pull thier best match of the year out of thier arses, and do the unthinkable and actually win...

                                          There is no way the Brumbies deserve to be anywhere near the finals, or even a team like the Hurricanes at this point of the season, but playing at home in near freezing conditions, with the return of Lealiifano, the cards are lining up for the Brumbies.

                                          As good of a shot in the arm for Aussie rugby as a victory would be for the Brumbies, we need the canes to win, and win well to continue to show SANZAR this conference system sucks sweaty balls.

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                                          • raznomore
                                            raznomore last edited by

                                            I honestly considered putting $20 the Brumbies to win. They're paying $6. But then I realised I should make a dart out of that $20 and throw it to my brother. I live in the GC and he lives in Cheshire. My odds are better than the Brumbies.

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                                            • Paekakboyz
                                              Paekakboyz last edited by

                                              By the by I caught some goss about Asafo Aumua. Word on the street is that he'll be the apprentice on the EOYT.

                                              In terms of the game... I hope we put in a clinical performance, to back up a good effort against the saders. We need to be able to win games without that sort of penalty count in our favour.

                                              Hoping that CL makes a contribution tonight. Awesome to see him back, and he can add a fair bit of zing, even if he's distributing instead of attacking the line.

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                                              • R
                                                Rugger Quizzes last edited by

                                                Interesting re Aumua if true, and not surprising if it is.

                                                I'm sure we'll win and win well tonight BTW.

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                                                • chimoaus
                                                  chimoaus last edited by

                                                  Jesus did someone give TJ a Valium, never seen him so subdued.

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                                                  • Crucial
                                                    Crucial @chimoaus last edited by

                                                    @chimoaus said in Brumbies v Hurricanes - Ardie to 2nd 5:

                                                    Jesus did someone give TJ a Valium, never seen him so subdued.

                                                    It's the Canberra effect

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                                                    • Unite
                                                      Unite last edited by

                                                      Very ordinary crowd!

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                                                      • Crucial
                                                        Crucial @Unite last edited by

                                                        @Unite said in Brumbies v Hurricanes - Ardie to 2nd 5:

                                                        Very ordinary crowd!

                                                        The Canberra effect again.

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                                                        • chimoaus
                                                          chimoaus @Unite last edited by

                                                          @Unite said in Brumbies v Hurricanes - Ardie to 2nd 5:

                                                          Very ordinary crowd!

                                                          It's too bloody cold. But yeah pretty poor considering. Poor kick off receive error has canes under pressure early.

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                                                          • chimoaus
                                                            chimoaus last edited by

                                                            Brumbies score. Nice start by Brumbies.

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                                                            • mimic
                                                              mimic last edited by

                                                              How funny would it be if the NZ teams go undefeated against the Aussies teams in the round robin, only to lose in the playoffs

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                                                              • Unite
                                                                Unite @mimic last edited by Unite

                                                                @mimic

                                                                Why did you post that 🙂

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                                                                • gt12
                                                                  gt12 last edited by

                                                                  Fucking ordinary defense after the penalty. Jordie looking pretty lost there.

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                                                                  • Stockcar86
                                                                    Stockcar86 last edited by Stockcar86

                                                                    I hope Jackson is watching Fardy all night

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                                                                    • Stargazer
                                                                      Stargazer last edited by

                                                                      Geez, that was a good try from Goosen!

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                                                                      • No Quarter
                                                                        No Quarter last edited by No Quarter

                                                                        Goosen some nice steps but that was shit defense.

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                                                                        • canefan
                                                                          canefan @Stockcar86 last edited by canefan

                                                                          @Stockcar86 said in Brumbies v Hurricanes - Ardie to 2nd 5:

                                                                          I hope Jackson is watching Fardie all night

                                                                          C'mon hometown! Go Goosen!

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                                                                          • Stargazer
                                                                            Stargazer last edited by

                                                                            That was a shocker of a kick from JB.

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                                                                            • Canerbry
                                                                              Canerbry last edited by

                                                                              Floodgates open if that keeps up, that was some Australian-level defense.

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                                                                              • gt12
                                                                                gt12 last edited by

                                                                                8-5 after 11. Pretty shit scrum from the canes led to the penalty.

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                                                                                • chimoaus
                                                                                  chimoaus last edited by

                                                                                  Jesus the Hurricanes are getting carved up the middle.

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                                                                                  • gt12
                                                                                    gt12 last edited by

                                                                                    Canes fuvkingb up the restarts and there's been so many so far, it's really hurting them.

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