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@Tim Fairly weak starting XV to be fair. Tiatia is barely Super standard, Billy isn't a second five, Prinsep is overated, Blackwell is too small to be a lock - fairly underwhelming if anyone was planning to head up to the game. Goosen and Rayasi not even in the mix aswell, strange.
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@Canes4life Where possible, I always go back to the source and don't post an article from the media, but the media release it's based on. See my post in the Hurricanes thread and notice the difference.
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@Stargazer right so Goosen and Rayasi are there. Would have been strange if they weren't. No Jonah Lowe though. I would rather see Lowe at Fullback than Chase.
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@Canes4life I asssume it's due to injury that Lowe isn't there. He had a huge egg on his left eye brow after the game against the Crusaders and couldn't see anything with that eye.
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I haven't checked the S'wolves and Jaguares, but with only one preseason game still to be played (Sharks v Bulls), these are all preseason results that I've seen :
Brumbies 52 - 38 Rebels
Bulls 21 - 17 LionsRebels 29 - 26 Reds
Highlanders 59 - 38 Waratahs
Blues 43 - 10 Chiefs
Hurricanes 19 - 34 Crusaders
Lions 19 - 14 Sharks
Stormers 33 - 28 BullsBrumbies 34 - 28 Waratahs
Crusaders 43 - 38 Highlanders
Reds 19 - 21 Chiefs
Stormers 87 - 5 Boland (Cavaliers?, a Currie Cup team from Western Cape Province)
Hurricanes 31 - 38 Blues -
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@Canes4life big loss for the Canes,I rate this guy especially when it’s come the physical stakes,has real ability to offload and hold players up in the tackle .
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@Steven-Harris yeah big loss! Could be a long year for the Canes. I wonder who they will bring in to replace him? Parsons from Hawkes Bay maybe?
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@Canes4life it’s a shame someone like Hemapo is not part of the Canes given he plays for the Turbos..not to sure on Parsons but if he’s the next cab off the Rack development team wise, I guess that’s probably where they will go..if Olmstead was not part of the Blues that’s where I would have been heading ..
Can remember one of the steamers locks really impressing me during Mitre 10 Cup..just can’t remember his 2nd name..PI name,
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Waratahs stick with head coach Daryl Gibson
Daryl Gibson is set to extend his stay in Sydney after signing a contract extension with the Waratahs ahead of their season-opener against the Hurricanes this weekend.
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@Canes4life said in Super Rugby News:
@Steven-Harris yeah big loss! Could be a long year for the Canes. I wonder who they will bring in to replace him? Parsons from Hawkes Bay maybe?
Tom Parsons had a great season for the Magpies and was unlucky to miss out on a spot in a SR squad this year. He's very experienced at NPC level. He'd probably adjust faster to SR level than Liam Mitchell, who is already in the squad and has only played 14 NPC games.
It's also possible that they're looking at either U20s players (not necessarily from the Canes), or old SR players who didn't get a new contract, like Alex Ainley or Joey Wheeler (if he's not returning to Japan).
Or they'll move Fifita back to the second row.
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@Canes4life awww shit. He is one of our big rigs and has been going from strength to strength. Our squad isn't flash in terms of tight forward depth... fingers crossed!!
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@Steven-Harris Sounds like the lock who went from Wellington to BOP. Had a couple of good games, IIRC.
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12203024
The deal to which everyone has agreed is that those All Blacks who toured Europe in November can't play any pre-season games, they can't play more than five games consecutively, need to miss a minimum of two games in the campaign and when they are sitting out, they shouldn't train with the squad or be involved in the strategical planning.
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@Tim said in Super Rugby News:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12203024
The deal to which everyone has agreed is that those All Blacks who toured Europe in November can't play any pre-season games, they can't play more than five games consecutively, need to miss a minimum of two games in the campaign and when they are sitting out, they shouldn't train with the squad or be involved in the strategical planning.
that's the Crusaders fucked then
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@Tim said in Super Rugby News:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12203024
The deal to which everyone has agreed is that those All Blacks who toured Europe in November can't play any pre-season games, they can't play more than five games consecutively, need to miss a minimum of two games in the campaign and when they are sitting out, they shouldn't train with the squad or be involved in the strategical planning.
Fucking made me Google "strategical". Apparently a valid word.
