Brumbies v Hurricanes
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Concussion protocols will determine whether Aumua is named by coach Jason Holland on Thursday, but All Blacks hooker Dane Coles is also due to return from a week off. First five-eighth Ruben Love is also due to return from concussion and a shoulder injury.
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Going on the assumption that those not wearing bibs on Wednesday will be the ones starting then Flanders, Savea, Love, Laumape, IWL, Blackwell all look to be in the run-on side. Not sure when the team is due to fly to Australia but I'd assume it would be either today or tomorrow morning.
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I wonder if they'll let Ruben Love hold the ball this week?
Hurricanes to face the Brumbies: Jordie Barrett, Julian Savea, Billy Proctor, Ngani Laumape, Salesi Rayasi, Ruben Love, Luke Campbell, Ardie Savea (captain), Du’Plessis Kirifi, Devan Flanders, Scott Scrafton, James Blackwell, Tyrel Lomax, Dane Coles, Xavier Numia.
Reserves: Ricky Riccitelli, Pouri Rakete-Stones, Alex Fidow, Isaia Walker-Leawere, Brayden Iose, Gareth Evans, Cam Roigard, Wes Goosen.
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Brumbies
Scott Sio, Lachlan Lonergan, Allan Alaalatoa (c), Darcy Swain, Nick Frost, Rob Valetini, Luke Reimer, Henry Stowers, Ryan Lonergan, Noah Lolesio, Mack Hansen, Bayley Kuenzle, Len Ikitau, Solomone Kata, Tom BanksReserves: Folau Fainga'a, Harry Lloyd, Sefo Kautai, Tom Hooper, Tom Cusack, Nic White, Irae Simone, Tom Wright
In: Lachlan Lonergan
Out: Connal McInerney
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@tim I find it odd that PUJ can't even make the 23 in the most important game of the campaign after he had some beautiful touches last week. I think all this rotation will come back to bite us. Wes Goosen should also be starting ahead of Savea.
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@canes4life said in Brumbies v Hurricanes:
I find it odd that PUJ can't even make the 23
Yeah, that's a weird one.
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@higgins Prinsep isn't the issue for me, it's Blackwell. If Holland wants to muscle up against the Brumbies he's not going to do that with Blackwell, infact the best defensive player against lineouts is IWL and he's on the bench, makes no sense at all.
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@canes4life Sense and J. Holland do not go together in the same sentence, unless the "sense" word is prefixed with "non".
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From the same article:
Barrett makes his 12th start from as many matches in 2021, the only Hurricane to run on every time.
You'd think they have to rest Jordie at some point, but the only round robin game left is next week's against the Reds and that could be tricky. If you look at the games in which the Highlanders are resting Aaron Smith (against the Tahs) and the Crusaders Mo'unga (against the Force), the Canes have not done their player management well.
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@stargazer I doubt they will rest Jordie now. I'm not too worried, he seems to be the sort of player that can handle a massive workload.
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@canes4life It may reduce his chances of playing in the first ABs test, though, because there's a good chance the Super T-T final will be between the Blues and Hurricanes.
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@stargazer said in Brumbies v Hurricanes:
@canes4life It may reduce his chances of playing in the first ABs test, though, because there's a good chance the Super T-T final will be between the Blues and Hurricanes.
I'll at least wait for the Brumbies match
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@stargazer said in Brumbies v Hurricanes:
@canes4life It may reduce his chances of playing in the first ABs test, though, because there's a good chance the Super T-T final will be between the Blues and Hurricanes.
Canes have the top 2 Aussie teams to go. No guarantees
