Preseason - Highlanders v Hurricanes

[Kiwiwomble]

[Machpants]

Impact, on a thirty player pre season game

[Bones]

@Kiwiwomble that looks more like the starting side I was expecting, than some in the other thread. Especially at 3 and 8.

[SouthernMann]

According to Irish Paul, both Tom Sanders and Nikroa Broughton were unavailable and de Groot will be back for the next game. Players I'm interested to watch are Haig, Fakatava, Patchell, Tavatavanawi, Bell, Holland, Stodart, Hastie, Faleafaga, Tele'a and JRK. Also interested to see whether Lowe looks as bad as he did last year.

[Duluth]

Saturday SS1 @ 12:50

[Canes4life]

@Duluth also on Sky Open for anyone that doesn't have Sky.

[Canes4life]

Hurricanes named to play Highlanders. Plenty of wider squad members in the mixer, usually the case for the first game of the year.

[Canes4life]

For those that don't like a picture. Interesting that the Canes get 8 more players on their bench than the Landers.

Hurricanes starters:

1. P Rakete-Stones
2. J O'Reilly
3. P Tosi
4. B Grant
5. J Sangster
6. T Howden
7. D Kirifi (C)
8. B Iose
9. R Judd
10. B Cameron
11. L Filipo
12. R Higgins
13. B Proctor
14. D Sinkinson
15. J Moorby

Impact:
16. R Tuputupu
17. K Kereru-Symes
18. X Numia
19. S Lauaki
20. T Mafileo
21. B Kemeroa
22. C Delany
23. J Taula
24. J Tucker
25. T Allen
26. D Ropeti
27. P Lakai
28. D Flanders
29. V Lasaga
30. J Vijoen
31. K Preston
32. R Love
33. A Morgan
34. R Paul
35. P Umaga-Jensen
36. K Naholo
37. H Godfrey
38. S Coles

Those unavailable that I've noticed: B Shields, I Walker-Leawere, J Devery, T Perenara, B Sullivan, J Barrett, C Roigard, T Lomax, S Rayasi and A Aumua

[Duluth]

Cameron missed touch from a penalty kick. Too greedy

[Duluth]

Nice move at the back of the lineout by the Highlanders. Got Tavatavanawai in some space

[Duluth]

DLB gets the first try for the Highlanders

[Machpants]

So many neck roll clean outs, crazy how that is now ignored after what it was like a few years ago

[Canes4life]

Brett Cameron has been a bit average so far.

[Machpants]

@Canes4life said in Preseason - Highlanders v Hurricanes:

Brett Cameron has been a bit average so far.

The attack is very conventional. Pod, wrap around, wrap around pod. I guess they are just going through the basics, because there is nothing that the Landers can't deal with

[Canes4life]

James O’Reilly can’t bloody throw the ball in straight. My biggest pain watching rugby is when hookers can’t hit their marker.

[Machpants]

@Canes4life said in Preseason - Highlanders v Hurricanes:

James O’Reilly can’t bloody throw the ball in straight. My biggest pain watching rugby is when hookers can’t hit their marker.

Insert random quote about straight white lines

[Grooter]

Good work by CGB and folau

[Machpants]

Forward pass leading up to that, possibly. But Landers all over canes

[Canes4life]

Bad miss there by Filipo. Canes looking like they should of had a game lst week. They look well off it.

[Canes4life]

Canes in. Sangster, Howden and Moorby have been solid for the Canes. O’Reilly, Cameron, Sinkinson and Filipo have been piss poor.