Blues 2019
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Going to go out on a limb and predict the following XXIII for the Crusaders round one match:
- Hodgman
- Parsons
- Tu'ungufasi
- Scrafton
- Tuipulotu
- Olmsted
- Gibson (c)
- Ioane
- Ruru
- Black
- Ioane
- Nonu
- Aumua
- Nanai
- Perofeta
- Tu'inukuafe
- Mafileo
- Moulds
- Goodhue
- Papalii
- Pulu
- SBW
- Duffie
If Nonu gets used at centre next week, then I'll have TJ Faiane at 12 and him at 13.
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Is Ross Wright on a full contract with chiefs or just injury cover?
Good call by McDonald throwing as many of the Northland lads in there...was listening to McKinnon on the radio last night and he said they need to try and make Northland feel like they are part of the Blues as they probably haven't most of the time.
But he seemed pretty on to it
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@Tim said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
Interesting that the Blues aren't giving any of their full-squad opensides a run. Very much a B-team?
Who exactly? Blake Gibson is injured and Papalii is an AB and ABs are being held out of playing preseason for all NZ teams.
As for Grooby I saw a lot of Ta$man last year and I was impressed - very quick service is his strength.
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@Tim said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
@KiwiMurph Jed Brown.
He picked up a calf injury last week too per the Stuff report.
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Be interesting to see Matich at 7 though, he has the work rate and speed for it, just if he can adjust his game.
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@taniwharugby with Gibson and Brown always injured and Choat very green Matich could see plenty of game time this year.
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@Tim He's just a young guy, but seemed to have a nice pass on him - promising.
He was only in the Mako wider training group behind Finlay Christie and Billy Guyton - so make of that what you will - but, he got quite a lot of game time including starting the early season games and especially the opening victory over Canterbury.
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@taniwharugby said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
Be interesting to see Matich at 7 though, he has the work rate and speed for it, just if he can adjust his game.
I've been saying thats its his correct position at SR level for while. We might find out this year
I think he played 7 a handful of times for Auckland (mostly from the bench)? Karpik was having a great season so even then he was mostly used at 8
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@nzzp said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
Hoping Akira has come back fit and fizzing ... could be his world cup this year
The Scotsman thinks so
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12200250&ref=rss
