Highlanders vs Hurricanes pre-season
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Hurricanes team vs Highlanders:
This was published today but it seems to have been pulled from social ever since.
Here is the starting team that was published before the team list was removed:
- Numia
- Aumua
- Fidow
- Blackwell
- Scrafton
- Flanders
- Kirifi
- Savea
- Taumauteine
- Garden-Bachop
- Goosen
- Laumape
- Proctor
- Savea
- Barrett
I can't remember the full reserve list but I know Armstrong, Walker-Leawere, Prinsep, Evans, Umaga-Jensen, Fifita, Coles, Hickey and Le'aupepe weren't there.
Comments on the starting team: I really hope they aren't serious about including Julian Savea in the starting team. Seriously, the guy has no gas anymore. Surely Rayasi is the better option on the left wing with Goosen on the right.
Many of you will be pleased to see Blackwell starting at 4. Adds plenty of height to that forward pack.
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we're not doing two teams each this time? just a normal game?
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Every time I see Blackwell's name in the starting XV I just smile.
Savea on the right wing is even worse unless there are no other fit wingers.
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@Kiwiwomble they named just one team with about 15 reserves so I'm sure there will be plenty of rotation.
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@Bovidae it's beyond painful seeing Blackwell on the team sheet every week.
Rayasi and Aso were on the bench from memory. Heck I'd even have Visinia ahead of Savea at this point.
Holland is a muppet.
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How the fuck is J Savea starting?
Rayasi should change teams.
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I’m really disappointed Prinseep isn’t at 6.......😂
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@Canes4life said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes pre-season:
Many of you will be pleased to see Blackwell starting at 4. Adds plenty of height to that forward pack.
Along with his height I look forward to seeing more of his skillful 'pass to the grass' over the coming season.
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Reserves: James O’Reilly, Tyrone Thompson, Tevita Mafileo, Tyrel Lomax, Pouri Rakete-Stones, Caleb Delany, Liam Mitchell, Vaea Fifita, Brayden Iose, Zane Kapeli, Tyler Laubscher, Luke Campbell, Cam Roigard, Orbyn Leger, Danny Toala, Vince Aso, Salesi Rayasi, Pepesana Patafilo, Lolagi Visinia, Ruben Love.
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@Canes4life said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes pre-season:
Holland is a muppet.
True. But he will likely do enough to not be fired for years to come.
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"Prinsep won’t make round one due to a calf injury but wasn’t far off, Gibbes said. Devan Flanders, who had a monster season for Hawke’s Bay, wears No 6 against the Highlanders."
... There's still hope for the first game
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@bobily2 said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes pre-season:
"Prinsep won’t make round one due to a calf injury but wasn’t far off, Gibbes said. Devan Flanders, who had a monster season for Hawke’s Bay, wears No 6 against the Highlanders."
... There's still hope for the first game
The above back row looks good. But tight 5 looks a bit average. I had high hopes for the 2 props but for wellington last year they weren't too good (as far as the scrum went). But Armstrong & Lomax could both be back next week and both starting. And hopefully PUJ is back and starting next week
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The article says that Aidan Morgan is training with the squad. That won't please the McClutchie fans.
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@Winger yeah I think all three of those guys will suit up. Armstrong and Umaga-Jensen not playing because of precaution to knocks they took against the Blues/Chiefs I believe.
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@Bovidae he's been there all pre-season aswell. Another guy still too young to make the jump to Super Rugby just yet though IMO.
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@Canes4life said "I can't remember the full reserve list"
Reserves: James O’Reilly, Tyrone Thompson, Tevita Mafileo, Tyrel Lomax, Pouri Rakete-Stones, Caleb Delany, Liam Mitchell, Vaea Fifita, Brayden Iose, Zane Kapeli, Tyler Laubscher, Luke Campbell, Cam Roigard, Orbyn Leger, Danny Toala, Vince Aso, Salesi Rayasi, Pepesana Patafilo, Lolagi Visinia, Ruben Love. -
So, this game should go ahead then, with the return to level 1!
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Nehe Milner-Skudder, Ngatungane Punivai, Fetuli Paea, Sio Tomkinson, Jona Nareki, Mitch Hunt, Aaron Smith (c), Marino Mikaele-Tu’u, Billy Harmon, Shannon Frizell, Jack Regan, Manaaki Selby-Rickit, Siate Tokolahi, Ash Dixon, Daniel Lienert-Brown.
Reserves: Liam Coltman, Josh Hohneck, Jeff Thwaites, Josh Dickson, Bryn Evans, Folau Fakatava, Josh Ioane, Connor Garden-Bachop, Michael Collins, Teariki Ben-Nicholas, James Lentjes, Hugh Renton, Thomas Umaga-Jensen, Solomon Alaimalo.
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interesting
we're going to see NMS start at 15
the starting team could be considered first string other than NMS (but our 15 is yet to be locked down between him, Alaimolo or even CGB after the pre season)...and Sio at 12....im over him and hope we see more TUJ or even collins
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@Kiwiwomble Fakatava, but no Hammington on the bench. Did Hammington get injured, last week, or is this a sign for things to change? Good to see that Tokolahi, MMT and Alaimalo have overcome their "niggles" and that the injuries to Dickson and Evans weren't serious. Still no Josh Ioane and Liam Squire.
That midfield, Tomkinson and Paea, anyone else think that these players are too similar to put them both in the starting line-up?
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@Stargazer just edited it, josh is on the bench, the list I copied had him missing but the article and the list at the end had him there
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@Kiwiwomble Good to hear is he's fit in time for this game and will get some game time before round 1.
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@Stargazer I think I agree re Paea and sio, althought I haven't seen loads of Paea. You also have Punivai outside them and you basically have three kind of tall strong bloke in a row and then little old NMS and Nareki the other way
I like pictures
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes pre-season:
Nehe Milner-Skudder, Ngatungane Punivai, Fetuli Paea, Sio Tomkinson, Jona Nareki, Mitch Hunt, Aaron Smith (c), Marino Mikaele-Tu’u, Billy Harmon, Shannon Frizell, Jack Regan, Manaaki Selby-Rickit, Siate Tokolahi, Ash Dixon, Daniel Lienert-Brown.
Interesting Front Row, back three lack a bit of pace....
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@Kiwiwomble Interesting to see they have cloned Hugh Renton!
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@Machpants Paea is at 13, Nareki is the other wing
@Stargazer always on the cutting edge down south, we have roof on our stadium don't ya know
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Is this one being televised?
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@Tim Yes, Sky Sport 1.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes pre-season:
@Machpants Paea is at 13, Nareki is the other wing
@Stargazer always on the cutting edge down south, we have roof on our stadium don't ya know
My point being it starts at 15 not 1, not how it should be done. Press man must be a back
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@Machpants Or from the NH.
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For who, just like @Kiwiwomble and me, like pictures:
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes pre-season:
@Machpants Or from the NH.
That's even worse, 15-9, 1-8. WTF?
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When did Hugh Renton sneak onto the Highlanders playing roster?
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@Nepia I only discovered that when he was named in the Landers' squad for the preseason game against the Crusaders, last week. Didn't see him any of the preseason training photos.
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Starting highlanders backline better not be the one that starts the season proper....
Be interesting to see if NMS actually has anything to offer, but I won't be holding my breath.
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@bones said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes pre-season:
Starting highlanders backline better not be the one that starts the season proper....
Based on the performances in Temuka it looks like 10 and 15 are the only positions that are really up for grabs. 1st 5 will depend on Ioane's fitness and fullback could be Alaimalo, CGB or even Hunt.
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@bovidae said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes pre-season:
@bones said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes pre-season:
Starting highlanders backline better not be the one that starts the season proper....
Based on the performances in Temuka it looks like 10 and 15 are the only positions that are really up for grabs. 1st 5 will depend on Ioane's fitness and fullback could be Alaimalo, CGB or even Hunt.
Michael Collins come on down...
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That last comment was tongue in cheek.
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@bones we’re all happy to hear, he did a interview the other day where he said he was concentrating on midfield
Collins eyes up spot in Highlanders midfield
Utility back Michael Collins is looking to play as much of his Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa rugby as possible in 2021 in the midfield for the Highlanders.
"At the moment I think it suits me a bit better," he said....always did mate
I don’t think the midfield is locked in either, we’ve got a group of guys that have been with us for a while and not really shone and some new guys
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@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes pre-season:
@bones we’re all happy to hear, he did a interview the other day where he said he was concentrating on midfield
I don’t think the midfield is locked in either, we’ve got a group of guys that have been with us for a while and not really shone and some new guys
Hey at least Mauger's gone, so we won't end up with Ioane and Fakatava in the midfield!
I think Collins is a good foil if they're going to persist with Tomkinson.
