Highlanders vs Hurricanes pre-season

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Good passage of play from the Canes. Aumua, then pass from Laumape to Jordie, who offloads back to Laumape in the tackle. Laumape scores.

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HT: Highlanders 7 - 12 Hurricanes

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Several changes to the Landers squad: Ioane and Fakatava are on. I see a no. 19. MMT and Frizell still there.

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Canes, most players still on the field, but Campbell on for Taumateine.

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O'Reilly on for Aumua; also on the other side a change at hooker: Coltman on for Dixon.

[Machpants]

@stargazer can't be slower

Canes short passing game is awful, totally pointless

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Alaimalo has replaced NMS.

[Machpants]

@stargazer said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes pre-season:

Alaimalo has replaced NMS.

Sadly Fakatava hasn't replaced his barnet

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Fidow and Numia off; Mafileo and Lomax on.

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Fakatava is speeding up the game. Result: Canes giving away penalties.

[Machpants]

Gawd garden Bishop is crap. We really need a decent ten, and to me the best we have is jordie. Capped ABs ten! Anything better than what we have

[Stargazer]

@machpants Yep, he's been awful. Terrible kicking game, slow and can't pass.

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Braydon Iose is on; not sure for who.
Blackwell off, too.
I've also noticed TBN is on for the Landers.

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Try to Ngane Punivai. The pace from Fakatava is making a difference. Great pass Ioane.

[Machpants]

@stargazer said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes pre-season:

Try to Ngane Punivai. The pace from Fakatava is making a difference. Great pass Ioane.

Amazing what a good nine and ten can do!

[Machpants]

Nisbett had no idea who any of the players are, time to move on old man

[Stargazer]

Messy stuff there, but the result is a try to Rayasi. Looked a bit dodgy there in the middle of the field. If it happened in the last five minutes, definitely something to do a captain's challenge for. Looked like a knock-on from the Canes.

[Machpants]

@stargazer said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes pre-season:

Messy stuff there, but the result is a try to Rayasi. Looked a bit dodgy there in the middle of the field. If it happened in the last five minutes, definitely something to do a captain's challenge for. Looked like a knock-on from the Canes.

TMO no try

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@machpants Ha, yes, just happened after I had clicked "submit". Right call, I think.

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The younger Garden-Bachop has replaced Punivai.