Stormers v Hurricanes (Round 1)
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Jaco Coetzee will be a big loss for the Stormers, luckily Cobus Wiese, JD Schickerling and Trokkie (Augustine) will return.
Herschel Jantjies rnd Damian Willemse did their part and will develop each game. Willemse was the same age group as my son at Paul Roos and was from u14 a special talent.
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@Snowy said in Stormers v Hurricanes (Round 1):
@booboo said in Stormers v Hurricanes (Round 1):
@macandcheese said in Stormers v Hurricanes (Round 1):
targeting the knee/thigh area is what makes it a dirty hit
Where did you learn your rugby?
I get the impression that he hasn't played. Bloody hard to tackle if you are targeting the ... well I don't know? Hence my question above.
We were taught to hit midriff to stop the momentum, and then drop down to put him on the ground. Easy to get it a bit wrong and hit thighs, hip though, hardly dangerous, except to yourself with a hip hitting your head, or a knee to the head.Yeah dead right more dangerous for the tackler I am sure a few of us have had a knee or hip impact from getting it slightly wrong in the hit
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The away Jersey is awful. The worse by far I have ever seen for any NZ team
How does this eyesore ever get approved by NZR or the Canes board or team. It bears nil relationship to the Canes colors
I fear for the future of the Canes. Poor administrators and it seems (we will see next week) crap coaches
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ok Ive finished watching the first half
The two things that stood out for me
-Awful Canes jerseys. Its laughable how terrible they are. Who was responsible for this mess
-The worst display I can remember by any Canes player ever. Fletcher Smith was appallingly bad beyond belief. He was bad last year but not this bad. So yes the team was bad but how can any team perform with a inept, useless, joke of a 1st 5 like this.In comparison Blackwell and Prinsep (will maybe not Prinsep) were rugby god like quality
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The Canes have got some issues
Finding a first. Fletcher is out of hsi depth at this level. I would give Barrett a run
But the new players were poor (apart from Proctor). Or don't look ready yet.
Booth had a poor half. Hopefully he isn't another returning player who is past his best
The replacement props were both rubbish. Where's Fidow. And as old as May is hopefully he returns soon.
Scrafton is limited. I'sm sure the Blues weren't sorry to see him go. And how did he got a start in preference to Fifita and Walker-Leawere
Flanders wasn't on for long. But he looks to me like he needs to bulk up still. Maybe one for the futureSo sadly it looks like very poor forward recruitment. And also first 5 and HB. It doesn't reflect well on Plumtree.
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Yeah dead right more dangerous for the tackler I am sure a few of us have had a knee or hip impact from getting it slightly wrong in the hit
If it’s dangerous then it’s touch rugby nowhere left to hit someone with force.Let me be clear, I've no problem with players tackling low
Riccitelli tackle technique wasn't great either His head was on the wrong side & he was fortunate to not cop a knee to his headDanger element for Kolisi was lateness of tackle Blind side hit to mid thigh area causing knee ligament damage This was a pattern of bad tackles & cynical infringements by Canes in Cape Town
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@macandcheese said in Stormers v Hurricanes (Round 1):
Yeah dead right more dangerous for the tackler I am sure a few of us have had a knee or hip impact from getting it slightly wrong in the hit
If it’s dangerous then it’s touch rugby nowhere left to hit someone with force.Let me be clear, I've no problem with players tackling low
Riccitelli tackle technique wasn't great either His head was on the wrong side & he was fortunate to not cop a knee to his headDanger element for Kolisi was lateness of tackle Blind side hit to mid thigh area causing knee ligament damage This was a pattern of bad tackles & cynical infringements by Canes in Cape Town
You're not being clear. It's marginally late at best.
As for the hilarious statement that tackling around the thigh area is disgusting and dangerous...hmmmm....how many times do ya reckon it occurs in a game?
You'll find neck rolls, side entries & no arms used in dozens of rucks per game It's open season
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I feel the tackle was very stupid obviously late and completely unnecessary. He could easily have pulled out.
Bit of silliness in this thread first game from the canes in south africa judge them in 3 weeks
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@muddyriver When they come back from a road trip SA>Arg>NZ to face an SA side who have already had an extra week in NZ? Judge all the teams in 5 or 6 weeks, truth tends to out by then.
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Kolisi confirmed out for 6 weeks with a Grade 2 MCL tear caused by a dog shot by that piece of shit Riccitelli
https://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/kolisi-set-for-6-weeks-on-sidelines-20200203
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@macandcheese
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I'm a little annoyed I don't like grubs & cheap shots like that in Rugby
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@macandcheese fair enough. Must leave a very shallow pool of players to follow though.
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@macandcheese said in Stormers v Hurricanes (Round 1):
Kolisi confirmed out for 6 weeks with a Grade 2 MCL tear caused by a dog shot by that piece of shit Riccitelli
https://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/kolisi-set-for-6-weeks-on-sidelines-20200203
A bit over the top comment.
@macandcheese said in Stormers v Hurricanes (Round 1):
I'm a little annoyed I don't like grubs & cheap shots like that in Rugby
Like to comment on the head shots from the Stormers players. That was ignored by the officials.
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@Toddy said in Stormers v Hurricanes (Round 1):
@macandcheese fair enough. Must leave a very shallow pool of players to follow though.
None if he gets on his high horse about this incident. It happens all the time. It more carelessness as opposed to dirty play. Fifita's yellow card was worse
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@macandcheese said in Stormers v Hurricanes (Round 1):
Kolisi confirmed out for 6 weeks with a Grade 2 MCL tear caused by a dog shot by that piece of shit Riccitelli
https://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/kolisi-set-for-6-weeks-on-sidelines-20200203
Utterly terrible to tackle someone around the legs
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@macandcheese said in Stormers v Hurricanes (Round 1):
Kolisi confirmed out for 6 weeks with a Grade 2 MCL tear caused by a dog shot by that piece of shit Riccitelli
https://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/kolisi-set-for-6-weeks-on-sidelines-20200203
I'm not convinced you know anything about rugby if you claim a player tackling around the legs makes him a "piece of shit".
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@Machpants now South Africans playing the victim, that’s novel..!,the tackle was a tad late, but as much I am no fan of Riccitelli , I am sure it was not intended to dish out that sort of injury ..,just unfortunate in my book..!
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@Steven-Harris If you have to believe the comments on some of the South African FB pages about Kolisi's injury, Riccitelli intentionally injured the Springboks captain, planned to tackle him late in advance and should face a ban of the same duration as Kolisi's stay in the injury ward!
