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    • Duluth
      Duluth last edited by

      So this will probably be DC's debut

      I guess they'll start him at fullback because that's what they planned to do before the calf strain? From MacDonalds comments it seems likely BB will stay at 10

      A backs bench of: A Halfback, O Black & H Plummer? 4 10's in the 23?

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      • Kiwiwomble
        Kiwiwomble @Duluth last edited by

        @Duluth said in Highlanders v Blues:

        I guess they'll start him at fullback because that's what they planned to do before the calf strain?

        really? i hadn't heard that

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        • Duluth
          Duluth @Kiwiwomble last edited by Duluth

          @Kiwiwomble

          Slightly off, he was covering fullback/10 from the bench when he got scratched

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          • Canes4life
            Canes4life last edited by

            Go the Highlanders. 🙂 I think if the Blues win this with a bonus point then it removes the Canes from contention. Hopefully someone can prove me otherwise.

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            • Kiwiwomble
              Kiwiwomble last edited by

              we took them close in auckland....at home....after a bye...god knows...we'll either win by 20 or loose by 20, really just hoping for another good game

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              • mariner4life
                mariner4life last edited by

                I want the Blues to win and DC to play a fucking blinder.

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                • nzzp
                  nzzp @Kiwiwomble last edited by

                  @Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders v Blues:

                  we took them close in auckland....at home....after a bye...god knows...we'll either win by 20 or loose by 20, really just hoping for another good game

                  Injuries really starting to bite at the back end of the season. These derbies are massive; great to watch, but so brutal.

                  On paper, BLues by heaps ... but WTF knows? Landers seem really well coached at the moment, they are maximising their talent

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                  • KiwiMurph
                    KiwiMurph @Canes4life last edited by KiwiMurph

                    @Canes4life said in Highlanders v Blues:

                    Go the Highlanders. 🙂 I think if the Blues win this with a bonus point then it removes the Canes from contention. Hopefully someone can prove me otherwise.

                    No it doesn't. Canes have 2 games left. Blues have 2 games left.

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                    • Canes4life
                      Canes4life @KiwiMurph last edited by

                      @KiwiMurph yeah but if they win with a bonus point then it will most likely mean the winner of the Crusaders v Blues will take the crown.

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                      • KiwiMurph
                        KiwiMurph last edited by

                        I'd be tipping Highlanders for this one - I don't think Blues have ever won under the roof.

                        Highlanders with Ioane at 10 are a different beast.

                        I expect Highlanders off the bye to run Blues ragged under the roof who are into their 4th straight game.

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                        • Canes4life
                          Canes4life @KiwiMurph last edited by

                          @KiwiMurph I hope you're right. 😃

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                          • Tim
                            Tim last edited by

                            Highlanders $2.40
                            Blues $1.52

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                            • Duluth
                              Duluth @Canes4life last edited by Duluth

                              @Canes4life said in Highlanders v Blues:

                              @KiwiMurph yeah but if they win with a bonus point then it will most likely mean the winner of the Crusaders v Blues will take the crown.

                              No the Crusaders have to lose another game for that last match to be a 'final'. They have 3 games left:

                              https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/4048/sra-three-rounds-left

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                              • Canes4life
                                Canes4life @Duluth last edited by

                                @Duluth oh right. Maybe the Chiefs will pull one out of the bag this weekend.

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                                • Kirwan
                                  Kirwan @Duluth last edited by

                                  @Duluth said in Highlanders v Blues:

                                  @Canes4life said in Highlanders v Blues:

                                  @KiwiMurph yeah but if they win with a bonus point then it will most likely mean the winner of the Crusaders v Blues will take the crown.

                                  No the Crusaders have to lose another game for that last match to be a 'final'. They have 3 games left:

                                  https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/4048/sra-three-rounds-left

                                  Be great for the comp if it comes down to the last game.

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                                  • Bones
                                    Bones last edited by

                                    Walden to be named in the starting side and last 5 minutes before receiving a red card for viciously taking out DC off the ball.

                                    Hammett to be interviewed at halftime and just say "See!".

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                                    • Kiwiwomble
                                      Kiwiwomble @Bones last edited by

                                      @Bones cant we get someone we dont like to do that?!

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                                      • mariner4life
                                        mariner4life @Kiwiwomble last edited by

                                        @Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders v Blues:

                                        @Bones cant we get someone we dont like to do that?!

                                        Michael Collins won't get near even old man Dan

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                                        • Kiwiwomble
                                          Kiwiwomble @mariner4life last edited by

                                          @mariner4life if he did catch him he wouldn't let go though, not with hands like those

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                                          • Bones
                                            Bones @Kiwiwomble last edited by

                                            @Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders v Blues:

                                            @Bones cant we get someone we dont like to do that?!

                                            KW outs himself as the guy getting professional rugby players to take others out.

                                            "We" indeed. Don't try and get me involved in your filthy gang mate.

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                                            • Kiwiwomble
                                              Kiwiwomble @Bones last edited by

                                              @Bones sorry for the delay, just imagining who i'd make arrangements for first

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                                              • Kiwiwomble
                                                Kiwiwomble last edited by Kiwiwomble

                                                just saw on the highlanders facebook story what looked like 10. Ioane 12. Collins...then Hunt...that must be 15 coming into the line

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                                                • A
                                                  African Monkey last edited by

                                                  The missus has convinced me that we should go down for this game so I'll be attending this game. I think shes worried that I'll break the TV one day during a Blues game hence the reason to drag me to dunners instead haha but Im not complaining, never been to forsyth Barr before which I'm looking forward to seeing.

                                                  I feel like an upset could be on here. We usually get done down there and Smith really does lift the rest of the side.

                                                  Highlanders by 5.

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                                                  • Kiwiwomble
                                                    Kiwiwomble @African Monkey last edited by

                                                    @African-Monkey said in Highlanders v Blues:

                                                    The missus has convinced me that we should go down for this game so I'll be attending this game. I think shes worried that I'll break the TV one day during a Blues game hence the reason to drag me to dunners instead haha but Im not complaining, never been to forsyth Barr before which I'm looking forward to seeing.

                                                    I feel like an upset could be on here. We usually get done down there and Smith really does lift the rest of the side.

                                                    Highlanders by 5.

                                                    lined up tickets? i enjoy the north stand (opposite the main stand), its steep and very close to the action

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                                                    • Bones
                                                      Bones @African Monkey last edited by

                                                      @African-Monkey great stadium, almost as good as the caketin. Watch out for @Smudge lurking in the loos.

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                                                      • Smudge
                                                        Smudge @Bones last edited by

                                                        @Bones said in Highlanders v Blues:

                                                        @African-Monkey great stadium, almost as good as the caketin. Watch out for @Smudge lurking in the loos.

                                                        He's safe. I'll be on the couch at home in Wadestown...

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                                                        • canefan
                                                          canefan @Bones last edited by

                                                          @Bones said in Highlanders v Blues:

                                                          @African-Monkey great stadium, almost as good as the caketin. Watch out for @Smudge lurking in the loos.

                                                          I've been there once, for a test match. Stadium is nice but our seats in the temporary stadium on the end were tight as, and the other facilities were pretty scant

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                                                          • Bones
                                                            Bones @Smudge last edited by

                                                            @Smudge said in Highlanders v Blues:

                                                            @Bones said in Highlanders v Blues:

                                                            @African-Monkey great stadium, almost as good as the caketin. Watch out for @Smudge lurking in the loos.

                                                            He's safe. I'll be on the couch at home in Wadestown...

                                                            You're on six figures aren't you.

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                                                            • nzzp
                                                              nzzp @African Monkey last edited by

                                                              @African-Monkey you'll love it, a great place to watch rugby. I went in 2011, and was blown away by it - just a wonderful stadium, one of the top 3 rugby in NZ (NH, Waikato, Dunedin).

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                                                              • Dice
                                                                Dice last edited by

                                                                Hopefully Sotutu is back this week.

                                                                If DC is ready to go, I think he'll replace Plummer on the bench.

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                                                                  African Monkey @Kiwiwomble last edited by

                                                                  @Kiwiwomble Yeah sitting in the North Stand. Looks a good view from there so looks like I chose the right stand then haha.

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                                                                  • KiwiMurph
                                                                    KiwiMurph last edited by

                                                                    Despite Beauden Barrett taking a limited part in training today as he recovers from the knock to the ribs he sustained against the Chiefs, he is expected to retain his place at first five-eighth, with Otere Black likely to come off the bench and Matt Duffie at fullback.
                                                                    
                                                                    The Blues are expected to, therefore, name a largely unchanged side for the Highlanders, with No 8 Hoskins Sotutu also absent from their field session as he continues to recover from his knee injury that kept him sidelined for the past two matches. Hooker James Parsons also remains unavailable with ongoing concussion symptoms.
                                                                    
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                                                                    • Stargazer
                                                                      Stargazer last edited by

                                                                      For anyone who'd like to read the whole article that quote comes from:

                                                                      https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12352008

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                                                                      • Kiwiwomble
                                                                        Kiwiwomble last edited by

                                                                        wow...coaches might have seen the same thing we did towards the end of the chiefs game

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                                                                        • mariner4life
                                                                          mariner4life @Kiwiwomble last edited by

                                                                          @Kiwiwomble surely Reiko one on one is a nightmare match up for Collins? Especially given his acceleration of the first two steps?

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                                                                          • Tim
                                                                            Tim last edited by

                                                                            https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/300070706/super-rugby-aotearoa-highlanders-name-josh-ioane-at-no-10-in-side-to-face-blues

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                                                                            • Kiwiwomble
                                                                              Kiwiwomble @mariner4life last edited by

                                                                              @mariner4life cant argue with that other than very few people in the comp are a match for him...thats why hes an AB

                                                                              our whole backline is pretty vanilla...small/thin fast guys (nareki, koroi, hunt) or slightly more built but slower guys (Thompson, collins and even theyre not really big guys)....sio is the closest we probably have to a bit of both in the current group being selected...its a long way from when we had Fekitoa, naholo and osborune

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                                                                              • MN5
                                                                                MN5 @Bones last edited by

                                                                                @Bones said in Highlanders v Blues:

                                                                                @Smudge said in Highlanders v Blues:

                                                                                @Bones said in Highlanders v Blues:

                                                                                @African-Monkey great stadium, almost as good as the caketin. Watch out for @Smudge lurking in the loos.

                                                                                He's safe. I'll be on the couch at home in Wadestown...

                                                                                You're on six figures aren't you.

                                                                                There’s granny flats in every suburb, even the posh ones.

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                                                                                • Yeetyaah
                                                                                  Yeetyaah last edited by

                                                                                  Blah blah blah, no Walden, blah blah blah.

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                                                                                  • Bovidae
                                                                                    Bovidae last edited by

                                                                                    Thompson is on the outer too. I rate Tomkinson below both he and Walden.

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