SRA Round 9: Chiefs v Hurricanes

[Stargazer]

Referee: Paul Williams
Assistant 1: Ben O’Keeffe
Assistant 2: Mike Fraser
TMO: Glenn Newman

[mikey07]

Tongue and cheek here:
Hurricanes
1 F Armstrong 2. D Coles 3. T Lomax 4. J Blackwell(boo) 5. S Scrafton 6. R Prinseep
7 D Kirifi 8. D Flanders 9. L Campbell
10 R Love 11. W Goosen 12. N Laumape
13 B Proctor 14. J Savea 15. J Barrett

16 A Aumua 17. X Numia 18. T Maliefo 19. IWL
20 V Fifita 21. C Roigaard 22. PU Jensen 23. S Rayasi

That’s what I reckon Holland will choose Anyone think differently? I would rather PUJ start but I can’t see Holland being that smart.

[Stargazer]

@mikey07 I don't think that even Holland will forget to name someone at 23.

[mikey07]

@stargazer I was doing on the rush with a screaming toddler

[Winger]

@mikey07 said in SRA Round 9: Chiefs v Hurricanes:

Tongue and cheek here:
Hurricanes
1 F Armstrong 2. D Coles 3. T Lomax 4. J Blackwell(boo) 5. S Scrafton 6. R Prinseep
7 D Kirifi 8. D Flanders 9. L Campbell
10 R Love 11. W Goosen 12. N Laumape
13 B Proctor 14. J Savea 15. J Barrett

16 A Aumua 17. X Numia 18. T Maliefo 19. IWL
20 V Fifita 21. C Roigaard 22. PU Jensen 23. S Rayasi

That’s what I reckon Holland will choose Anyone think differently? I would rather PUJ start but I can’t see Holland being that smart.

Looks fairly close. Although maybe not Armstrong starting. They will likely stick with the same forward pack as vs Crusaders (except for Kirifi replacing Savea)

[Dan54]

@winger said in SRA Round 9: Chiefs v Hurricanes:

@mikey07 said in SRA Round 9: Chiefs v Hurricanes:

Tongue and cheek here:
Hurricanes
1 F Armstrong 2. D Coles 3. T Lomax 4. J Blackwell(boo) 5. S Scrafton 6. R Prinseep
7 D Kirifi 8. D Flanders 9. L Campbell
10 R Love 11. W Goosen 12. N Laumape
13 B Proctor 14. J Savea 15. J Barrett

16 A Aumua 17. X Numia 18. T Maliefo 19. IWL
20 V Fifita 21. C Roigaard 22. PU Jensen 23. S Rayasi

That’s what I reckon Holland will choose Anyone think differently? I would rather PUJ start but I can’t see Holland being that smart.

Looks fairly close. Although maybe not Armstrong starting. They will likely stick with the same forward pack as vs Crusaders (except for Kirifi replacing Savea)

I know it crazy, but I just can't get into Armstrong as a prop, there is something about him that just look soft to me.

[Yeetyaah]

The Hurricanes squad to face the Chiefs is:

1 XAVIER NUMIA
2 DANE COLES ©
3 TYREL LOMAX
4 JAMES BLACKWELL
5 SCOTT SCRAFTON
6 REED PRINSEP
7 DU’PLESSIS KIRIFI
8 DEVAN FLANDERS
9 LUKE CAMPBELL
10 RUBEN LOVE
11 SALESI RAYASI
12 NGANI LAUMAPE
13 PETER UMAGA-JENSEN
14 WES GOOSEN
15 JORDIE BARRETT

REPLACEMENTS:

16. ASAFO AUMUA
17. POURI RAKERE-STONES
18. ALEX FIDOW
19. ISAIA WALKER-LEAWERE
20. VAEA FIFITA
21. BRAYDEN lOSE
22. CAM ROIGARD
23. BILLY PROCTOR

[Yeetyaah]

Hurricanes moving forward, no Jules.

[Bovidae]

Fifita as wing cover.

[Stargazer]

@yeetyaah Three Magpies, it's a miracle! Only made possible by moving IWL to the bench of course, to fit Blackwell back in to the starting XV. If Ardie had been fit, Flanders would have been moved to the bench, too, obviously.

Anyway, good to see Rayasi and PU-J getting a start.

[Crucial]

Chiefs stopped the Saders getting any decent ball to the wing. As Jules is just a finisher these days he is redundant. Goosen is just a slightly better version.

Any injuries in the backs are going to weaken this side heaps. Worst possible is Jordie breaking.

[gt12]

That looks like a dangerous team, and I imagine the the air is about to go out of the Chiefs.

Canes by 10.

[Yeetyaah]

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/gallagher-chiefs-named-to-face-the-hurricanes-in-hamilton

Gallagher Chiefs:

1. Aidan Ross (41)
2. Samisoni Taukei’aho (42)
3. Angus Ta’avao (41)
4. Tupou Vaa’i (12)
5. Naitoa Ah Kuoi (18)
6. Mitchell Brown (51)
7. Lachlan Boshier (57)
8. Pita Gus Sowakula (31)
9. Brad Weber (91) (c)
10. Bryn Gatland (3)
11. Etene Nanai-Seturo (19)
12. Alex Nankivell (36)
13. Anton Lienert-Brown (87)
14. Jonah Lowe (4)
15. Damian McKenzie (90)

Reserves:
16. Nathan Harris (59)
17. Ollie Norris (9)
18. Sione Mafileo (3)
19. Samipeni Finau (4)
20. Kaylum Boshier (3)
21. Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (43)
22. Rameka Poihipi**
23. Chase Tiatia (4)

Unavailable for selection:
Atu Moli (hips), Laghlan McWhannell (knee), Luke Jacobson (concussion), Mitchell Karpik (knee), Reuben O’Neill (concussion), Sam Cane (shoulder/pectoral), Simon Parker (foot), Sean Wainui (illness), Quinn Tupaea (knee).

[Yeetyaah]

Where the hell is Trask? And Jacobson out.

[Bovidae]

I hope Luke's concussion isn't major.

[Canes4life]

@yeetyaah apart from Blackwell I’m really liking that Hurricanes team. Best side we’ve put out so far this year. (Apart from obviously not having Ardie there)

Hope they let Love play more in this game aswell.

Picking our boys to knock the Chiefs over in a tight one.

[MN5]

@canes4life said in SRA Round 9: Chiefs v Hurricanes:

@yeetyaah apart from Blackwell I’m really liking that Hurricanes team. Best side we’ve put out so far this year. (Apart from obviously not having Ardie there)

Hope they let Love play more in this game aswell.

Picking our boys to knock the Chiefs over in a tight one.

Standard fern post since the 25th of February 2017 ( his debut )

[Canes4life]

@mn5 haha so true.

[mikey07]

I thought I did pretty well with my selections I am very surprised with Numia, and Rayasi starting, also glad Iose will get some game time.

[MN5]

@canes4life said in SRA Round 9: Chiefs v Hurricanes:

@mn5 haha so true.

In a post which will surprise no one I haven’t watched a lot of Canes games so find it hard to comment......but what does this guy offer when any number of recent Welsh backs are taller than him ?