Highlanders v Hurricanes - now at 3:05pm

[Kiwiwomble]

pretty much full strength, cant argue much with the selection, think they starting XV have all put their hand up

Florence is an openside isn't he? interesting call, Hunt isn't on the list of guys i would sub

[Winger]

@Canes4life said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

@Stargazer how does Lowe deserve more of chance? He's a winger...

Isn't Toala injured?

I'm surprised Toala hasn't even got one start even if just in the reserves. He was good in the one actual start he got last year but seems out of favor now

And what about the other locks. Fifita, IWL and Leaupepe. Whats happened to them along with Fidow

[Canes4life]

@Winger yeah I would like to see Toala aswell. Him and Umaga-Jensen formed a fairly good combo when they started together. Seems like a while ago now though.

[Bovidae]

@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

Florence is an openside isn't he? interesting call, Hunt isn't on the list of guys i would sub

A 6 at schoolboy level but seems to have been converted into an openside.

[Bones]

@Stargazer the levels they are going to, to not use Walden! He has been a bad, bad man...

[Stargazer]

@Bones Thomas apparently, too!

[Bones]

@Stargazer said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

@Bones Thomas apparently, too!

Oh geez....his form this season made it too easy to forget him...

[Stargazer]

@Bones Mentally already checked out and headed for Japan?

[Bovidae]

According to Coles some Canes players aren't 100% keen on playing this game.

[Canes4life]

@Bovidae as much as I want to see a good game under the roof I wouldn’t blame any of the players for pulling out.

[Bones]

3pm kick off?

[Yeetyaah]

Sooooo this game has to be without a crowd then?

[Kiwiwomble]

is that the deal? i havent seen anything

[Yeetyaah]

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[Yeetyaah]

@Kiwiwomble back before we went to level 1 the guidelines were clear that level 2 meant no crowds.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Yeetyaah deleted the smart arse reply explaining COVID?

I was just checking as you made it sound like there may have been an announcement

@Bones have they announced a time change?

[Kiwiwomble]

ok, just went looking and found this

[Yeetyaah]

From the Highlanders Facebook page:

The Highlanders v Hurricanes match on Saturday will be played under Covid Alert Level 2 restrictions and it will unfortunately be in an empty stadium. While mass gathering regulations at Alert Level 2 do allow for groups of up to 100 to attend, in the interests of public safety both the Highlanders and stadium operator DVML have taken the decision to significantly restrict access to family members of the team only.

“We are naturally disappointed that at Alert Level 2 none of our passionate supporters will be able to attend, they have played a massive part in making Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa such a fantastic competition, and we know the players will certainly miss that support in the stands when they play on Saturday afternoon, ” Highlanders CEO, Roger Clark.

The kick-off time for this match has been moved forward from 7.05PM to 3.05PM. This is because under New Zealand Rugby Level 2 protocols agreed with Government, teams must fly in and out of cities hosting matches on the same day to limit public interaction. As a result, the Hurricanes will take a charter flight to Dunedin tomorrow morning and return to Wellington on Saturday evening.

This game will be broadcast live on Sky Sport NZ

Ticketholder information can be found on the Ticketek website.

#WeAreHighlanders #HIGvHUR

[Kiwiwomble]

@Yeetyaah gutted for Ash and Aaron, they deserve to bring up these milestones in front of a home crowd

[Yeetyaah]

@Kiwiwomble yeah I misread your comment the first time haha