Waratahs vs Hurricanes
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Match Waratahs v Hurricanes
Referee Angus Gardner
AR1 Ben O'Keeffe
AR2 Damon Murphy
TMO James Leckie -
@MajorRage said in Waratahs vs Hurricanes:
@KiwiMurph said in Waratahs vs Hurricanes:
@MajorRage perhaps because he has been a Super Rugby ref for the last 2 seasons?
And in both seasons he has provided unequivocal proof, in almost every game he has refereed that he is not up to it.
Really? I've obviously forgotten any blunders - I think he's actually a decent ref at 15s at this level. He's a fucking awful 7s ref though.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Waratahs vs Hurricanes:
Match Waratahs v Hurricanes
Referee Angus Gardner
AR1 Ben O'Keeffe
AR2 Damon Murphy
TMO James LeckieWelcome to Page 1
@KiwiMurph said in Waratahs vs Hurricanes:
Referee Angus Gardner AR1 Ben O'Keeffe AR2 Damon Murphy TMO James Leckie -
@NTA said in Waratahs vs Hurricanes:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Waratahs vs Hurricanes:
Match Waratahs v Hurricanes
Referee Angus Gardner
AR1 Ben O'Keeffe
AR2 Damon Murphy
TMO James LeckieWelcome to Page 1
@KiwiMurph said in Waratahs vs Hurricanes:
Referee Angus Gardner AR1 Ben O'Keeffe AR2 Damon Murphy TMO James LeckieYep, that's what started M4L on another of his rants.
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@antipodean said in Waratahs vs Hurricanes:
@NTA said in Waratahs vs Hurricanes:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Waratahs vs Hurricanes:
Match Waratahs v Hurricanes
Referee Angus Gardner
AR1 Ben O'Keeffe
AR2 Damon Murphy
TMO James LeckieWelcome to Page 1
@KiwiMurph said in Waratahs vs Hurricanes:
Referee Angus Gardner AR1 Ben O'Keeffe AR2 Damon Murphy TMO James LeckieYep, that's what started M4L on another of his rants.
I'm insulted you considered that a rant.
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Tahs team
Waratahs to face the Hurricanes
- Harry Johnson-Holmes
- Damien Fitzpatrick
- Sekope Kepu
- Jed Holloway
- Rob Simmons
- Ned Hanigan
- Michael Hooper
- Jack Dempsey
- Jake Gordon
- Bernard Foley
- Curtis Rona
- Karmichael Hunt
- Adam Ashley-Cooper
- Alex Newsome
- Israel Folau
Reserves
- Tolu Latu
- Rory O’Connor
- Chris Talakai
- Lachlan Swinton
- Will Miller
- Mitch Short
- Mack Mason
- Cam Clark
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Hurricanes
1 Chris Eves
2 Ricky Riccitelli
3 Jeff To'omaga-Allen
4 James Blackwell
5 Liam Mitchell
6 Reed Prinsep
7 Ardie Savea
8 Gareth Evans
9 TJ Perenara (c)
10 Fletcher Smith
11 Ben Lam
12 Ngani Laumape
13 Matt Proctor
14 Vince Aso
15 Jordie BarrettReserves
16 Dane Coles
17 Xavier Numia
18 Ben May
19 Isaia Walker-Leawere
20 Du'Plessis Kirifi
21 Finlay Christie
22 James Marshall
23 Wes GoosenFormer Highlanders first five-eighth Fletcher Smith will wear the No 10 jersey after impressing during the pre-season campaign while young Manawatu lock Liam Mitchell will make his debut in the run-on side.The bench is highlighted by the inclusion of Coles while there are potential Hurricanes debuts for promising prop Xavier Numia and loose forward Du'Plessis Kirifi. James Marshall, who won the 2016 Super Rugby title with the Hurricanes in his last appearance in New Zealand, has also been named on the bench. -
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@Toddy said in Waratahs vs Hurricanes:
That is one shit forward pack. Savea the only player above Super standard (other than Coles who is on the bench). Evans is a good 7 but average 8.
What? Evans is an excellent 8. He played there in 2018 all season and stood out. It's what earned him his AB cap.
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@Toddy said in Waratahs vs Hurricanes:
That is one shit forward pack. Savea the only player above Super standard (other than Coles who is on the bench). Evans is a good 7 but average 8.
The bat sign will be shining bright over @Stargazer 's house, I'll bet!
Edit: ha ha, shit, I see he's already got here to comment.
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@Stargazer said in Waratahs vs Hurricanes:
Hurricanes
1 Chris Eves
2 Ricky Riccitelli
3 Jeff To'omaga-Allen
4 James Blackwell
5 Liam Mitchell
6 Reed Prinsep
7 Ardie Savea
8 Gareth Evans
9 TJ Perenara (c)
10 Fletcher Smith
11 Ben Lam
12 Ngani Laumape
13 Matt Proctor
14 Vince Aso
15 Jordie BarrettI don't have high hope for the Canes this year. Plumtree is a great assistant coach but not really up to it as a head coach. But maybe he will prove me wrong but not based on this team. He likes the plodder forwards too much. Like Blackwell. Only 1.90 and poor in the scrum. He's a limited NPC lock. Even at 6 he's ordinary. But he seems to have Plumtrees support. And Ricky as opposed to Aumua. Although I can sort of understand this if and only if he rotates the three hookers
Another factor is defense. Its important yet they select Lam. Even attack he's a bit limited. Great against poor defenses but otherwise doesn't do a thing. And his defending is poor. Add in Laumape who needs to work on defense as well.
I would start Isaia Walker-Leawere and Goosen.
I was hoping Spencer might make a difference but not so far. And the number of injuries again suggest they needed a new conditioning coach. Its been an issue since 2017. Especially the tight 5. The coaches talk about how fit the team is but fit and fragile is hopeless
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@Winger F$#k sake that forward pack is barely NPC standard. I had high hopes for John Plumtree and his hard nosed approach, but ffs that forward pack is shit house. Easy improvements are Aumua over Riccitelli, Cridge over Blackwell, Walker-Leawere over Mitchell and Bedwell Curtis over Prinsep. Not rocket science.
They also need to get rid of Dan Cron & Richard Watt as scrum / lineout coaches. They've been there forever, surely it's time for a fresh approach. It's not like our scrum has improved while he's been there.
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@NTA said in Waratahs vs Hurricanes:
@Winger said in Waratahs vs Hurricanes:
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Perfection. Never change.
Give him a break. 3 months away from the fern and he forgot how to work his computer thingie.
Hunt, Ashley-Cooper confirmed for round one starts
