Crusaders v Hurricanes

Utility backs Will Jordan (ribs) and David Havili (head injury assessment protocol), having missed the 26-13 win in Dunedin, are also available, Ryan confirmed.

Canes4life

@stargazer great, the Crusaders are even stronger now. Could be a hiding if the Canes don’t sharpen up.

Machpants

@canes4life said in Crusaders v Hurricanes:

@stargazer great, the Crusaders are even stronger now. Could be a hiding if the Canes don’t sharpen up.

Could? Should

Stargazer

Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
Assistant 1: Mike Fraser
Assistant 2: James Doleman
TMO: Brendon Pickerill

They should have swapped O'Keeffe and Williams, who's officiating the other game. Or give the whistle to Fraser or Doleman.

Canes4life

Canes4life

@canes4life Prinsep comes in, Flanders to the bench and Fifita looks like he’s been dropped. Good to see IWL in at lock.

As expected PUJ comes back into 13 aswell.

Duluth

Kirifi had a shocker last week. Maybe he'll be calmer and less retarded starting the match

Duluth

David Havili, Sevu Reece, Jack Goodhue, Dallas McLeod, Leicester Fainga’anuku, Richie Mo’unga, Mitchell Drummond, Cullen Grace, Tom Christie, Ethan Blackadder, Samuel Whitelock, Scott Barrett (c), Michael Alaalatoa, Codie Taylor, Joe Moody
Reserves: Brodie McAlister, George Bower, Fletcher Newell, Quinten Strange, Sione Havili Talitui, Bryn Hall, Fergus Burke, Will Jordan

Jordie Barrett, Wes Goosen, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Ngani Laumape, Julian Savea, Jackson Garden-Bachop, Jonathan Taumateine, Ardie Savea (c), Du’Plessis Kirifi, Reed Prinsep, Isaia Walker-Leawere, James Blackwell, Tyrel Lomax, Asafo Aumua, Fraser Armstrong
Reserves: Ricky Riccitelli, Xavier Numia, Tevita Mafileo, Liam Mitchell, Devan Flanders, Luke Campbell, Billy Proctor, Salesi Rayasi

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/300245142/super-rugby-crusaders-david-havili-and-will-jordan-back-for-hurricanes-clash

Winger

@duluth said in Crusaders v Hurricanes:

Kirifi had a shocker last week. Maybe he'll be calmer and less retarded starting the match

As did Blackwell. But the coaches like these high work rate players even if their attacking skills are limited. Or in Blackwell's case a liability

Stargazer

Don't agree with that change to the backrow at all.
Flanders had a much better game than Kirifi, and Savea is better at 7 than at 8. Prinsep ...

They should have given Toala that 22 jersey.

Winger

@canes4life said in Crusaders v Hurricanes:

Fifita looks like he’s been dropped

Look that way. The coaches love Prinsep so was always going to come back as a starter but he could ahve started at lock or been in the reserves

Surprised that Flander doesn't get another start

edit re stuff

Vaea Fifita will also miss Sunday’s game due to concussion.

Dice

Two loosehead props on the bench for the Canes.

Winger

@dice said in Crusaders v Hurricanes:

Two loosehead props on the bench for the Canes.

But isn't Tevita seen as a tighthead now. With Rakete-stones as the other LH option

The Silver Fern

Crusaders v Hurricanes