Hurricanes v Chiefs
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@Chris-B said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@pukunui said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
Heard the commentators mention that Dmac hasn’t scored a try in RUgby Aotearoa. So out of form it’s not funny. Will still get selected for the AB’s though.
I guess it depends a bit on the squad size - and whether they're going to persist with Beauden as a second play-maker at fullback (I think they will) - but I'm not sure how they fit him in unless they pick a very big squad.
If you've got Beauden, Jordie and Will Jordan as fullback options, I'm not sure you need a fourth fullback - and if you do, David Havili was playing good rugby before his injury. Would be a travesty if they picked DMac ahead of Jordan.
Maybe the large amount of utility value among our backs will leave a place for him?
Totally agree and I wouldn’t select him if it was me choosing the team. But the selectors leaving him out would surprise me more than if they picked him.
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Sam Cane given all clear after neck injury scare against the Hurricanes
Concern for Cane stems from the neck fracture he suffered in South Africa playing for the All Blacks that almost ended his career two years ago.
Cane is fine
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@nzzp said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@Frank jk?
Jed Rowlands?
Whoever else you add, Gatland has arrived back and quickly claimed the mantle.
He hasn't simply failed to revive an ill patient, he has taken a healthy one and sent them to intensive care. -
@Crucial said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@nzzp said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@Frank jk?
Jed Rowlands?
Whoever else you add, Gatland has arrived back and quickly claimed the mantle.
He hasn't simply failed to revive an ill patient, he has taken a healthy one and sent them to intensive care.Even ALB has lost form.
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@nzzp said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@Frank jk?
Bad but not as bad as Umaga
Also, this Gatland 8-0 is against NZ teams only. Umaga finished with a record of 1 win from 20 against NZ sides
That win was the first match. 19 games in a row with no win. There was a draw in the middle though
Gatland is about halfway to matching Umaga
So happy we got MacDonald after the Kirwan/Umaga disasters
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@Duluth said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@nzzp said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@Frank jk?
Bad but not as bad as Umaga
Also, this Gatland 8-0 is against NZ teams only. Umaga finished with a record of 1 win from 20 against NZ sides
That win was the first match. 19 games in a row with no win. There was a draw in the middle though
Gatland is about halfway to matching Umaga
So happy we got MacDonald after the Kirwan/Umaga disasters
And the Chiefs did beat the Crusaders this year. And thrashed the Waratahs. But forward injuries seemed to knock them for a 6. And they never had the luxury of playing 2nd rate non NZ teams to get the winning feeling back
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Leicester Tigers' new wing signing Van Wyk in the dock over incident in final game
Leicester Tigers' new wing signing Kobus Van Wyk has been cited for alleged foul play during his final game of Super Rugby for the Hurricanes.
Review says that the van Wyk throw should have been a red.
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When did dwarf throwing deserve a three week suspension?
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@antipodean said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
When did dwarf throwing deserve a three week suspension?
Since 2011, when the initial punishment was early exit from a RWC
