Hurricanes v Sunwolves

[Canes4life]

This game has gone to the shit in the last 10 mins. No injuries please.

[KiwiMurph]

@Stargazer said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:

Which other NZ teams play the SWs? Chiefs a few weeks ago. Crusaders in a few weeks in Brisbane. Who else? Or only these three?

Highlanders do too.

Blues miss out on the free points.

[Stargazer]

@KiwiMurph Good games to increase the points differential.

[Canes4life]

Players of the match, the Laumape/Aso combo.

[Dice]

Gonna miss the Sunwolves, if only for the fact that they make it easy on who to select in fantasy rugby each week.

Picked up Aso and Laumape this week and I'm already way ahead of the guy I'm up against.

[KiwiMurph]

@Stargazer said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:

@KiwiMurph Good games to increase the points differential.

Bring on proper round robin next year.

[Dice]

Jarred Adams is bloody quick for a guy who is 130kg+. There were a few times in this game where he is keeping up with the Canes' backs on linebreaks.

[African Monkey]

@Dice Is he back with Auckland this year? @Nogusta ?

[sparky]

Not the strongest opposition today. But for a team who are without their two best, Superstar players from last season and who lost their coach just before the season, the Hurricanes ain't doing too bad.

[Dice]

@African-Monkey Pretty sure he's back. I remember him signing an extension last year.

[African Monkey]

@sparky Yup 3 from 4 is a good start especially as they were written off before the start of the year. They have a good culture there and will no doubt be there come playoff time.

[mikey07]

Who was that guy that was worried about the Sunwolves I can’t remember his name....glad I was wrong

[Duluth]

[Canes4life]

@African-Monkey were they? They were second favourites at the TAB when the season kicked off.

[Canes4life]

@sparky also we have Coles and Barrett to come back aswell.

My view on the Canes atm is mostly a positive one. We have a strong set piece (about time), we seem to have game breakers right across the park and the players look to be enjoying their work. My worry is obviously at 10 and if we get any further injuries to key players like Perenara or Lomax then we could be in trouble. I also think because we have so many X factor players, we are tending to push the pass a tad too much, hopefully we can find some patience moving forward.

The next three weeks will be a good gauge of where this side is at. I expect the Canes to get the job done at home next week, but I am obviously weary about our trips away to the Chiefs and Crusaders following that. Winning 2/3 will be a great result IMO.

[African Monkey]

@Canes4life Sorry I was talking more about people on here tbh.

[raznomore]

We lacked a little bit of polish but the main thing is they had fun and we had important players and combinations go well. Big Kobus on the wing doesnt look to bad either.

Aumua needs to pass the ball when his winger is unmarked with the line open.

[mariner4life]

Oooh they belted the team everyone else belted too. Nailed on competition favourites

[sparky]

@mariner4life said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:

Oooh they belted the team everyone else belted too. Nailed on competition favourites

No one said that.

This Hurricanes squad is nowhere near as good as those of 2015 or 2016. But I don't think that we'll finish last in the NZ Conference any more. 😀

[Winger]

@mariner4life said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves:

Oooh they belted the team everyone else belted too. Nailed on competition favourites

Not the reds in the first round.