Blues v Force
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@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Force:
Hodgson the veteran vs Taramai the non-specialist at 7 will be interesting.
No specialist cover either
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@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Force:
So much for Dane Haylett-Petty being rested 2 weeks - he's back after one.
Hodgson the veteran vs Taramai the non-specialist at 7 will be interesting.
I thought they said DHP wouldn't travel to NZ.
A better looking side than the one they put out against us.
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@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Force:
So much for Dane Haylett-Petty being rested 2 weeks - he's back after one.
Hodgson the veteran vs Taramai the non-specialist at 7 will be interesting.
Dane Haylett-Petty is back in the squad earlier than planned because Curtis Rona suffered a concussion against the Crusaders.
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@SammyC said in Blues v Force:
@Duluth said in Blues v Force:
5 carries for 34m
Tafua for instance 4 carries for 3m and he started
He has a silly expression on his face too
Taufua was excellent in that game, shows how stupid it is to judge a players performance on the basis of ball carries alone.
I don't think Taufua was good in that game at all. I kept a close eye on him through the game because he didn't turn up against Kaino last year after being talked up as an AB prospect, so I was hoping to see him give a better go of it this time around, but he was near invisible.
He spent the game lining up wider from the ruck or in the backline on defense and attack, which is why he barely had any tackles or carries in the game, and only hit about 3 rucks. For someone who barely did anything in the game, he looked real gassed for much of his game time, he literally looked tired for the entire 1st half for some reason. When he got subbed around the 60 minute mark, he looked bemused as to why he was being subbed, but I thought it was pretty obvious why.
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Aussie teams have won 3 of 34 games v NZ teams in the last 2 years...
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Francis looks well suited for Northern Hemisphere rugby
