Highlanders vs Hurricanes pre-season

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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.

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Bryn Evans is on.

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Great run from Alaimalo. His second. Looks promising.

Machpants

Canes def have wrong garden bishop

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Renton is on as well for the Landers.

I think Ruben Love has now come on fro JGB?

Water-break.

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Highlanders game is very quick now.

Fast pass Fakatava; great running line Josh Ioane. Connor GB dots down for another try.

Tim

Canes defence poor the last 10 minutes.

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Finally a Canes attack, field wide open in front of Toala, and Fifita throws the pass to nowhere, going out.

Kiwiwomble

someone is going to have to give me a highlanders XV based on performance

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@tim I think it's mainly a result of too many, quick changes of players.

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Highlanders line-out, not sure who caught the ball, but Lentjes in for another try.

Machpants

Line out into very quick maul try, 28-12 Ioane great conversion

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Highlanders lead 28 to 12.

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Leger is on; not sure who he has replaced. Love is playing at fullback.

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Roigard has replaced Campbell. Visinia is on as well.

Tim

@stargazer Love looks handy.

Machpants

Another line-out maul into try, landers all over canes

Higgins

Fidow and Numia off; Mafileo and Lomax on.

That should strengthen the scrum enormously.

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@tim Haven't noticed him much, apart from one good tackle.

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