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  • DiceD Offline
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    Happy for Mark and his family that he's playing so well, especially with what they've had to go through the last year with the brutal death of his brother.

    I really like our winger depth going forward.

    Mark Telea
    Rieko Ioane
    Tanielu Telea
    Emoni Narawa
    Caleb Clarke

    That's probably the best wing depth we've had in about a decade. I don't think Rieko will play much wing in the future though.

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    @Dice said in Blues 2020:

    Mark Telea
    Rieko Ioane
    Tanielu Telea
    Emoni Narawa
    Caleb Clarke

    That's probably the best wing depth we've had in about a decade. I don't think Rieko will play much wing in the future though.

    Really looking forward to seeing Clarke back in XV's next year. He's got a lot of good bulk now and he's still fast. Relatively low error rate too.

    I guess a few of those guys will drift into other positions. Tanielu Tele'a to the midfield & Narawa is more suited to fullback

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    @Duluth Clarke has also become freakishly good at taking high balls too. I don't know where that came from, but he was catching everything for Auckland last season.

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    @Duluth said in Blues 2020:

    @nzzp said in Blues 2020:

    really, the only area that's thin is 9/10

    I don't think 10 is thin.

    Otere is better than most sides second choice

    Otere is great, I have been really impressed with him.

    Perofeta at 15 is a revelation too; the nous of Michael Collins, but with some speed 😛

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    Podcast interview with Craig Dowd about playing for the Blues.

    https://bluesrugbyteam.buzzsprout.com/

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    Blues A to play Chiefs Dev in Hamilton this afternoon:

    15 Jared page, 14 Tomas Aoake, 13 AJ Lam, 12 Tamati Tua 11 Joel Cobb 10 Jack Heighton 9 Finlay Christie; 8 Tony Lamborn, 7 Niko Jones, 6 Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa ©, 5 Sam Caird, 4 Samipeni Finau, 3 Ropate Rinakama, 2 Kianu Kereru-Symes, 1 Fatongia Paea.

    Reserves: 16 Michael Lea, 17 TBC, 18 Teague McIlroy, 19 Felix Kalapu, 20 Xavier Cowley-Tuioti, 25 Vaiolini Ekuasi, 21 Lewis Gjaltema, 22 Patrick Elia, 23 Kade Banks.

    https://blues.rugby/blues-a-take-on-chiefs-in-super-rugby-curtain-raiser-in-hamilton/

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    If you are going to this game, please, report back to the Fern!

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    I wonder who comes in for Tanielu Tele'a (supposedly out for season).

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    @KiwiMurph
    Looks like it might be Tamati Tua.

    The game will provide further valuable game time for Blues players who have returned from injury including Jack Heighton, Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa, Finlay Christie and Jared Page and other Super Rugby squad players Tony Lamborn and Tamati Tua.

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    @Stargazer
    I am going across now. Will send notes tonite

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    I see Jack Straker who had been in the dev side is named on the bench for the Reds this weeked.

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    @taniwharugby Are you sure? Not on this list:

    Mar 10, 2020
    false

    Edited: just saw the post on FB with the change!

    https://www.facebook.com/QldReds/photos/a.329509165235/10157732549800236/?type=3&theater
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    Blues 19 5 at halftime. Chiefs scored from line out drive by Dylan nel so 19 12 early in second

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    Penalty try chiefs after repeated scrum infringements. 19 all. Kini naholo prominent in length of field buildup

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    Blues hit the front with a snappy finish from Thomas aoake for his second try. Only brilliant tackle by kaylum boshier kept them out earlier. Lovely sideline conversion from Jared page. Blues using bench now

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    @ARHS said in Blues 2020:

    Jared page

    Thanks for the updates. What's your impression of Page? I see that he is going to play for Harbour this year.

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    Chiefs score through a strangely familiar number 6. Height on and falcon both guiding their sides well. Kick just misses. Blues 26 24

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    Blues win deservedly. Perhaps Orbyn Leger guilty of trying too hard at times in second half. Not a lot of flow.

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    @Tim I missed first half but he looked very tidy and good kicker

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    @ARHS said in Blues 2020:

    Blues win deservedly. Perhaps Orbyn Leger guilty of trying too hard at times in second half. Not a lot of flow.

    The Chiefs Dev's first and only game together so they wouldn't have any combinations sorted.

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    The Blues A tries from last Friday's game against Chiefs Development XV.
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