Hurricanes v Sunwolves
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@tordah said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:
Julian Savea close to MotM. Hard to believe these days. Finally, Hurricanes learn to just not kick the ball away and they score
Changing half back made a massive difference, booth just cleared it fast, like Aaron Smith
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The last ten minutes showed why we were so poor. All we needed to do in the second half was get some possession and we would have pushed 70 points. I'm very much not a fan of Booth. We have a lineout, in our own half on about the ten metre line and he just kicks the ball away. When we had the ball, we looked dangerous.
The Sunwolves were able to keep the game close because they dictated it by holding onto the ball and denying us opportunities.
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Not a great game. Canes below their best and the Sunwolves unable to do much with a heap of territory and possession.
Nutbrown lets an awful lot go for both sides, some obvious stuff too, and then you get the TMO pouring over every little thing searching for penalties. No consistency and makes it difficult to follow.
Scrappy all round but 5 points in the bank so flush the dunny and move on.
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Booth only came in last few minutes, it was Christie who was awful. Booth made a real difference.
Outside of the silly errors, shit line out, random passes to no one and muddled running lines, I think the real problem was tackling. Scrambling defence was great but the canes were totally weak individually in the tackle. Not one boomfa, No one was smashed or even slightly pushed back. It was really poor.
Still when you have the backs the canes have, and a half back that just passes the ball it rains tries
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@machpants said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:
I think the real problem was tackling. Scrambling defence was great but the canes were totally weak individually in the tackle. Not one boomfa, No one was smashed or even slightly pushed back. It was really poor.Not unexpected in a long comp when the players know that the game is a banker and they should be able to turn on for a short period and take 5 points. Need to pick your moments for the big efforts in this comp (especially with the derby games)
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@bones said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:
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@nepia said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:
Jamie Nutbrown looks in his 50s.
It must be a Canterbury thing. They always have guys who look old for their age.
Whitelock syndrome
Errmmm...isn't Nutbrown from BOP and the Whitelocks from Manawatu...?
Nutbrown is from Christchurch
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@unite said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:
Missed the game, how did NMS go when he came on?
Pulled off his step on his first run, took some heavy contact and don’t break. Great cheer from the crowd when he came on.
Didn’t do a lot, but a start.
Savea had a very good game.
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@kirwan said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:
@unite said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:
Missed the game, how did NMS go when he came on?
Pulled off his step on his first run, took some heavy contact and don’t break. Great cheer from the crowd when he came on.
Didn’t do a lot, but a start.
Savea had a very good game.
Missed the game, which Savea had a good game? Surely not the bus?
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@canefan said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:
@kirwan said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:
@unite said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:
Missed the game, how did NMS go when he came on?
Pulled off his step on his first run, took some heavy contact and don’t break. Great cheer from the crowd when he came on.
Didn’t do a lot, but a start.
Savea had a very good game.
Missed the game, which Savea had a good game? Surely not the bus?
Yep, they have swapped. Ardie was terrible, and Julian had a high work rate, looked trim and was bowling people over. Not quite his old pace yet, but he looked good to me.
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@kirwan said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:
@canefan said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:
@kirwan said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:
@unite said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:
Missed the game, how did NMS go when he came on?
Pulled off his step on his first run, took some heavy contact and don’t break. Great cheer from the crowd when he came on.
Didn’t do a lot, but a start.
Savea had a very good game.
Missed the game, which Savea had a good game? Surely not the bus?
Yep, they have swapped. Ardie was terrible, and Julian had a high work rate, looked trim and was bowling people over. Not quite his old pace yet, but he looked good to me.
Wow. Julian must be trying to get himself back in the AB frame after all
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@rembrandt said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:
I kept napping off but from what I could tell we really misses Laumapes penetration in the centres, I'm guessing he is just being rested?
You were fine when you had the ball, you just couldn’t get it off them. Awful lineout too.
You scored pretty much every time you held possession for more than three phases.
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I can never understand score was flattering or one team lost but deserved to win. The Sunwolves had 90% territory after 30 minutes of the second half and manufactured one streaky (but well taken) try. The Hurricanes then had ten minutes of ball and scored three times. That isn't flattering. That is one team having a backline which can take chances when they get good ball and the other team not having that. The Sunwolves were plucky and I think put in much better performances on this tour than we expected. However, if they felt they deserved a closer score line, they should have defended better in the last ten minutes or done a bit more with all of their ball and territory.
