Highlanders v Hurricanes

[Stargazer]

@bovidae No need for a 6:2 split against a Hurricanes' pack.

[Bovidae]

@stargazer Parkinson won't need to jump in lineouts either.

[Gunner]

Alaimalo must be feeling good about his move to Dunedin and the opportunity to play fullback.

[Kiwiwomble]

@gunner yeah, had an ok pre season and then started against the saders...and pretty much not seen since

its like we're telling him, you didn't single handedly beat the best rugby team in the comps history so your out

not a lot of height in that back line

[Canes4life]

@bovidae he'll have to stay away from Ardie then.

[Bones]

Ahh well. Looking forward to seeing Freedom carve it up.

[taniwharugby]

@gunner has he fallen that far, or makes you wonder if he has off-field issues affecting him?

[Machpants]

@stargazer said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

@bovidae No need for a 6:2 split against a Hurricanes' pack.

The way we’re playing hardly need to bother with a bench at all

[mofitzy_]

Leger starting. Love debut on the bench.

[Kiwiwomble]

@mofitzy_ said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

Leger starting. Love debut on the bench.

as a non hurricane...that looks good on paper at least

[Bovidae]

A Canes team without Blackwell starting looks so wrong...

[mofitzy_]

9-13 a bit lacking for the Canes (unless Laumape comes back into form), but otherwise not bad. Probably their best second row.

Highlanders are using a lot of squad rotation.

[Stargazer]

@mofitzy_ said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

Leger starting. Love debut on the bench.

Negatives: Flanders again on the bench instead of starting; PU-J on the bench and Proctor starting.

Positives: Rakete-Stones getting an opportunity, replacing Armstrong on the bench; no James Blackwell and Julian Savea!

[Stargazer]

I'm probably reading too much in Ruben Love getting the 23 instead of the 22, but this could mean that they're going to shift Jordie to 10 and with Love coming on at fullback. If Love is going to replace Leger, why not give him the 22 jersey?

[mikey07]

@kiwiwomble Far too many Josh’s in that team for my liking 😂

[mikey07]

@mofitzy_ Too little too late should’ve been on the bench against the Blues and Crusaders. But hey what do I know.

[Higgins]

@bovidae said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

A Canes team without Blackwell starting looks so wrong...

All the leadership missing with him out will surely spell doom to the Horrorcanes.

[mikey07]

@higgins What about all the height we lose to without him.... I’m absolutely flabbergasted that the coaches had the guts to make wholesale changes, If they’d swapped Prinseep for Flanders and Billy Floptor for PUJ I’d be happy

[Higgins]

@mikey07 No worries as we have still got Ardie and S Scrafton (at least for the twenty minutes or so before he gets injured again). I'm picking they will be throwing heaps to R Prinsep at the back as he has to be in the team for additional reasons apart from his leadership.

[nostrildamus]

what is PU-J not doing well enough? Impressed me from what I saw of him. Didn't think NZ was that overrun by quality midfielders...