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Boyd said he knew after three minutes that the team were struggling. The players - headed by their "game drivers" - recognised it too. They talked about how to respond but "just weren't putting it into action," said captain Brad Shields. "We've just got to slow the tempo a bit. We love to play fast ball, but sometimes we've got to slow down and do a bit of nitty gritty first, to earn our right to go wider and play with the pill." That's about as badly as the team will beat themselves up, in Buenos Aires this week. Boyd said the team's work at the breakdown, on both attack and defence, wasn't remotely adequate and left them unable to compete in any other facet of the game. They lost the physical battle and therefore lost the match.With the Crusaders to play when they get home, the Hurricanes have to get maximum points out of the Jaguares and it will be interesting to see what Boyd does with the 23. Wing Wes Goosen and prop Toby Smith were the two main injury concerns out of the Bulls match while prop Alex Fidow, who missed the match due to a bad skin infection, should be fit to play in Argentina.Starting Beauden Barrett would seem a given, probably at first five-eighth. Things that could complicate that include whether Barrett or Ihaia West is regarded as the first-string goalkicker on tour and whether Matt Proctor plays fullback or centre. Proctor played both in Pretoria, finishing at 13 as part of a backline that had Barrett at 15 and West at first-five. The most likely scenario is for Barrett to start at 10 and finish at 15, given there isn't a specialist fullback in the touring party. -
@stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
Hurricane Wes Goossen posted a photo on his instagram on which you can see him wearing a moonboot. Anyone else heard about the injury toll of the weekend?
Goossen definitely out injured. He's on his way home.
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@tim Good on RTS for sticking with league.
The solutions for NZ Rugby are not with poaching from the Warriors who desperately need every decent player they can get - but, in convincing their counterpart unions to develop their own club players instead of stealing ours.
A bit odd they'd go after him anyway. Fullback isn't a position we're particularly short of candidates.
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@chris-b not surprised that if they were trying to entice him across, that Steve Hansen woulda been involved, but I'd be surprised if there was any formal offer (as in if you sign you will be an AB on the EOYT) rather an introduction and look at how things are done and what would be expected of him if he had plans on making the ABs.
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No news on Kiri Kiri yet.
Lukhan Tui (Reds) suspended for 3 weeks
Queensland Reds lock Lukhan Tui has joined his captain and fellow Wallabies forward Scott Higginbotham in copping a three-match suspension from Super Rugby. Referee Brendon Pickerill issued a yellow card to Tui for a lifting tackle on Will Genia during the first half of the Melbourne clash on Friday, which the Rebels won 45-19. Tui was later cited and that was upheld on Tuesday by the three-man judicial committee chaired by Michael Heron QC. "The judicial committee deemed the act of foul play merited a low end entry point of six weeks due to an absence of intention and other contributing factors," Heron said in a Sanzaar statement on Tuesday night. "However, taking into account mitigating factors including the player's excellent disciplinary record and his guilty plea at the earliest possible opportunity, the judicial committee reduced the suspension to three weeks." -
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@tim said in Super Rugby News:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12003041
I agree with @taniwharugby re Hansen being involved but questions for me are:
- Who approached who?
- How much was the offer?
Leaguies painting it as a "win" but I suspect it had as much to do with higher guaranteed dollars for a longer term.
I'd have been happy if he returned from the dark side but wouldn't have been offering Ben Smith money.
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@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby News:
The Blues flanker Antonio Kiri Kiri has been suspended for one Super Rugby game following two incidents in last weekend's match against the Highlanders in Dunedin.I find this interesting; didn't know that rule:
Kiri Kiri was yellow carded in the 53rd minute for a dangerous tackle of Highlanders first five Lima Sopoaga. Following the match he was cited for a separate incident involving a potential charge of Striking with the Head. Kiri Kiri was issued with a warning from the Judicial Committee in regards to that incident. The rules state that a yellow card and a warning from the same match equates to a sending off and therefore he gets an automatic one match suspension. -
@booboo not even sure if he would have cut the mustard,in my opinion he’s very suspect defensively and under the high ball..
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@steven-harris said in Super Rugby News:
@booboo not even sure if he would have cut the mustard,in my opinion he’s very suspect defensively and under the high ball..
really? that's a pretty big call. My early thought was he would have been the right wing pretty quickly.
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@tim said in Super Rugby News:
Be interesting to see if the Sunwolves can get up this weekend. Rebels were dire last week and in pre-season.
it was a shit game, but they hammered the rubbish Reds. The Sunwolves aren't better than the Reds.
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@mariner4life They looked shit even for the first 15 or so minutes after the Reds were red-carded. They didn't look comfortable until the Reds were carded again.
Their win over the 14-man Reds meant nothing.
The Sunwolves are better than the 14-man Reds.
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No one pointing out how bad the Brumbies looked?
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@tim Yeah thought the same about the Rebels. Having said that I think they will improve, they have a decent enough side to do something in the Aussie conference.
