Hurricanes vs Highlanders

[Canes4life]

Hopefully this eventuates on Saturday.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/127920157/highlanders-midfielder-thomas-umagajensen-relishes-chance-to-line-up-hurricanes-twin-peter

[Bovidae]

The ref is Brendon Pickerill.

[foobaNZ]

Selection this week is going to be super interesting. Have the players finally forced Holland's hand into selecting the right 23?

Probably not lol. I don't hold out hope.

I hope we see Pasilio Tosi soon.

[Kiwiwomble]

Fakatava to start, so it begins!

Surprised Hunt as a captain, is hunt captain of Ta$man?

continuity in the forwards, hope they all keep growing, learnt from last week and back to the 5/3 split

always a little concerned when injury cover or a WTG player comes in to start, know nothing about Coombes-fabling

[Tim]

Be interesting to see how Ma'u goes.

[Duluth]

HURRICANES TEAM NAMED FOR HOME CLASH AGAINST THE HIGHLANDERS

1 Pouri Rakete-Stones
2 Asafo Aumua
3 Tyrel Lomax
4 James Blackwell
5 Caleb Delany *
6 Reed Prinsep
7 Du’Plessis Kirifi
8 Ardie Savea (c)
9 Jamie Booth
10 Ruben Love
11 Salesi Rayasi
12 Billy Proctor
13 Bailyn Sullivan
14 Julian Savea
15 Jordie Barrett

16 Siua Maile *
17 Xavier Numia
18 Tevita Mafileo
19 Devan Flanders
20 Brayden Iose
21 Richard Judd
22 Jackson Garden-Bachop
23 Peter Umaga-Jensen

[Higgins]

Prize Pet Proctor has lost the number 13 jersey! Don't get your hopes up too high Hurricanes supporters as he is shoveled into the number 12 instead.

[Yeetyaah]

Iose deserves a start based on his recent form. Hopefully not another wasted benchwarmer for his while Canes career.

[Canes4life]

Argh ffs Holland you really are a f&#kwit

[mikey07]

He really has no f**king idea does he PUJ has a strong game same with Wes oh no keep PUJ on the bench and no Goosen at all.

[Kiwiwomble]

shit id love a win, another loss and i can see getting written off for th erest of the season

[mikey07]

@kiwiwomble I kinda hope you do also just to put pressure on Holland BUT given mediocrity seems to be a job saver I doubt it.

[Machpants]

@canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:

Argh ffs Holland you really are a f&#kwit

I just think his dice rolled that way, there is obviously no plan to hsi teams - they have to be random, with a few on loaded dice

[Grooter]

@kiwiwomble love seeing Fakatava get the start , Coombes-fabling is the winger from Waikato with the head gear , dudes only like 80kg😅 he's very like for like for vili koroi

[Canes4life]

There’s way too much chopping and changing. It’s obvious to the fans who should be starting so why can’t Holland see it.

Iose over Kirifi
Flanders over Prinsep
Goosen over Savea
Umaga-Jensen over Proctor

Ffs it’s not rocket science.

[gt12]

Is Sangster injured? Kid has been great so better send him to the stands.

Edit: they are going to be tiny if they lose Delaney.

[Canes4life]

@gt12 apparently he has a few bumps and bruises.

I rate Caleb and I’m stoked he’s been given a shot atleast.

[mikey07]

@canes4life Apparently not on the Hurricanes Facebook page they’re all singing his praises it’s quite sickening.

[foobaNZ]

LOL man Holland is dense

Where does he come up with these selections?

I can't believe Goosen can't even make the 23.

I don't think he's ever played Proctor at 12, but he is now. Why? Wtf? What about PUJ the guy who made the ABs at 12?

Iose and Flanders should be starting - that is obvious

[Canes4life]

@mikey07 it’s because the Hurricanes monitor their posts and don’t let a single negative comment infiltrate the perfect perception of their golden boy coach.

Jason Holland truely is a munter. So much so that when he was questioned on Rayasi’s hat trick against the Blues, he was quoted saying that he thought Rayasi only scored two tries. Does the guy even watch his team?