Hurricanes v Chiefs

Yes this match is the cripple fight. But still could be a good match. As the warm up to the main event. I look forward to the Canes naming their team. I'm sure the first names selected will be Blackwell and Prinsep. And the team won't make the sensible decision and start Barrett at 10. But who knows. I might be pleasantly surprised.

gt12

@yeetyaah said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:

Fuck if we're gonna beat anyone it'll be the Canes but fuck knows tbh.

I think we'll get within 13 but will lose. We're pretty fucking shit right now.

Tim

@machpants Are you going to the Blues game on Sunday?

Machpants

@tim said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:

@machpants Are you going to the Blues game on Sunday?

Nah I'd love to but got a birthday party to go to. Sunday's crap too, I want Saturday night so I've got an excuse for hotel and over night in Auckland!

Toddy

I've got a real bad feeling the Canes are going to let the majority of the country down and lose to the Chiefs before the Chiefs manage to create a record super losing streak.

Gunner

I hope the Chiefs get up and win this, for the sake of the competition.
It's not cool having a whipping boy when there are only 5 teams in the comp.

Crucial

That Ruben Love comes across as a kid with a future. Really seems to have smarts and his head screwed on going by his appearance on Breakdown last night.
He mentioned that he has been training solely as a fullback but surely he is also an option at 10?

Bovidae

Specsavers Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
Assistant 1: Mike Fraser
Assistant 2: James Doleman
TMO: Glenn Newman

Crucial

@bovidae said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:

Specsavers Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
Assistant 1: Mike Fraser
Assistant 2: James Doleman
TMO: Glenn Newman

Paul Williams is reffing the U13s curtain raiser I assume?

KiwiMurph

@crucial check the other game thread.....

Crucial

@kiwimurph said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:

@crucial check the other game thread.....

I don’t think I want to now.

mikey07

@crucial said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:

That Ruben Love comes across as a kid with a future. Really seems to have smarts and his head screwed on going by his appearance on Breakdown last night.
He mentioned that he has been training solely as a fullback but surely he is also an option at 10?

Which is stupid because he played the whole club rugby season at 10, maybe they have him at 15 to try and give him more time.

Yeetyaah

I'd expect Lowe and ALB to start. I'd still be fine with McKenzie at 10 and Stevenson at 15 but idk there's a hard on for Gatland.

Stargazer

@yeetyaah They might do to Lowe what they did to Falcon, last year. Make him play for BOP for the Chiefs Centurion Cup.

Higgins

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Stargazer

Hurricanes:
1 Xavier Numia, 2. Ricky Riccitelli, 3 . Tyrel Lomax, 4. James Blackwell, 5. Isaiah Walker-Leawere, 6. Reed Prinsep, 7. Du’Plessis Kirifi, 8. Ardie Savea (c), 9. Luke Campbell, 10 . Orbyn Leger, 11. Salesi Rayasi, 12. Ngani Laumape, 13. Billy Proctor, 14. Julian Savea, 15. Jordie Barrett

Reserves: 16. James O’Reilly, 17. Fraser Armstrong, 18. Tevita Mafileo, 19. Liam Mitchell, 20. Devan Flanders, 21. Jonathan Taumateine, 22. Peter Umaga-Jensen, 23. Wes Goosen.

What a shit selection.

For who prefers pictures:

Yeetyaah

@stargazer I'll repeat what I said earlier based on these selections, if the Chiefs are going to get a win it will be this game.

Stargazer

The positives of that Canes' line-up: Numia starting ahead of Armstrong, Campbell ahead of Taumateine.

The negatives: many, but particularly not starting Flanders, Leger at 10, PU-J on the bench and starting Proctor; O'Reilly on the bench instead of Thompson. Visinia should have been in the 23 instead of either the Bus or Goosen. Still no Toala. Grrrrrrrrrr

mikey07

@stargazer Ledger really? Glad Rayasi gets a start but seems to be pick the same old with Prinseep, Blackwell and Proctor.
I kinda wish and I know this is blasphemy but I want Jordie to go off with a very very minor injury so he can’t kick or cover 10 and watch the coaches squirm.

Higgins

@stargazer That backline looks like it would not pose much of a threat to most NPC backlines, numbers 11 and 15 excepted.

Stargazer

@mikey07 I'd even rather have Toala at 10 than Ledger. He's played there before and he's a really good goal kicker.

Stargazer

@yeetyaah Preferably with a hat-trick from Lowe.

mikey07

@stargazer Yeah Toala is another that has hardly been spotted which possibly like Rayasi will leave at the end of the year and who would blame him.

Higgins

@stargazer said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:

The positives of that Canes' line-up: Numia starting ahead of Armstrong, Campbell ahead of Taumateine.

The negatives: many, but particularly not starting Flanders, Leger at 10, PU-J on the bench and starting Proctor; O'Reilly on the bench instead of Thompson. Visinia should have been in the 23 instead of either the Bus or Goosen. Still no Toala. Grrrrrrrrrr

You could probably add Gareth Evans to your list of angsts as well. Would R Prinsep even make the HB contracted players list let alone the matchday 23 given we have some big huas in the team that are not often seen on the pitch?

Stargazer

@higgins I'm still not quite sure whether Evans is injured or not. That's why I didn't mention him. If Evans is fit, I'd prefer: a backrow of Evans, Ardie and Flanders, with Kirifi on the bench. I guess we'll have to wait and see who are playing for the Hunters on Saturday.

Higgins

@stargazer said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:

@yeetyaah Preferably with a hat-trick from Lowe.

The Chiefs must be kicking themselves don't have T Falcon as an option as well. Come to think about it you could almost say the same about the Hurricanes but their inability to select appropriately is so ingrained in them that it will take a miracle for that to change.

mikey07

@higgins Yes he’s another one that was a starter last year and has yet to be seen. I think the fact Ardie has been playing 8 for the ABs has brainwashed the Canes coaching staff.

Bovidae

The Chiefs' loosies need to run down Campbell's channel.

Dan54

@higgins said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:

@stargazer said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:

@yeetyaah Preferably with a hat-trick from Lowe.

The Chiefs must be kicking themselves don't have T Falcon as an option as well. Come to think about it you could almost say the same about the Hurricanes but their inability to select appropriately is so ingrained in them that it will take a miracle for that to change.

I was always a fan of Falcon , too higgins, not sure why they let him go.

Dan54

Hurricanes: Jordie Barrett, Julian Savea, Billy Proctor, Ngani Laumape, Salesi Rayasi, Orbyn Leger, Luke Campbell, Ardie Savea, Du’Plessis Kirifi, Reed Prinsep, Isaia Walker-Leawere, James Blackwell, Tyrel Lomax, Ricky Riccitelli, Xavier Numia. Reserves: James O’Reilly, Fraser Armstrong, Tevita Mafileo, Liam Mitchell, Devan Flanders, Jonathan Taumateine, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Wes Goosen.
I get a feeling it advantage Chiefs with this team.

mariner4life

look at all you Hurricanes fans falling over each other to declare yourselves underdogs and the Chiefs, a team that hasn't won a game since before COVID fucked everybody's lives up, as morals.

I almost miss the unbridled overrating of your squad. almost.

Stargazer

@mariner4life The Chiefs have the better coach and squad; just lacking the confidence.

Higgins

@dan54 He spent an awful lot of time on the injured list which probably did not endear himself to them all that much.

Tim

@mariner4life This week's Hurricanes team is very NPC though.

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