Auckland v Canterbury
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@nogusta said in Auckland v Canterbury:
@kiwimurph Lose talking out of his backside again.....he went to St Peters Cambridge
Yes. Ekuasi was the NZ Schools no.8 in his final year at St Peter's. But it wouldn't have surprised me if he was originally at De La Salle.
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Ekuasi's sidestep always cracks me up.
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@shark Still backing Canterbury to be in the mix when it comes to the pointy end of the season , when you consider some of the personal they did not have available and could have been used in a match day 23 its very impressive Braydon Ennor,Waisake Naholo,Jack Debreczini, Callum Grace, Tom Christie ,Mitchell Dunshea and Brodie McAlister ..
To be honest when I looked at the Canterbury team , I thought it was always going to be a big ask to beat what was a very strong Auckland on paper , some of the names especially on the bench I had never heard of , those young guys will be better for the experience, but credit to Auckland for their composure especially when it shortened up to 24-28 .and let’s not forget they had some young guys on debut . -
@steven-harris said in Auckland v Canterbury:
@shark Still backing Canterbury to be in the mix when it comes to the pointy end of the season , when you consider some of the personal they did not have available and could have been used in a match day 23 its very impressive Braydon Ennor,Waisake Naholo,Jack Debreczini, Callum Grace, Tom Christie ,Mitchell Dunshea and Brodie McAlister ..
To be honest when I looked at the Canterbury team , I thought it was always going to be a big ask to beat what was a very strong Auckland on paper , some of the names especially on the bench I had never heard of , those young guys will be better for the experience, but credit to Auckland for their composure especially when it shortened up to 24-28 .and let’s not forget they had some young guys on debut .Also missing Reed Prinsep and Billy Harmon from that game.
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@steven-harris said in Auckland v Canterbury:
Still backing Canterbury to be in the mix when it comes to the pointy end of the season
Absolutely. One away loss with a very young team isn't the end of the world.
There might be some worries about the coaching staff but you could say the same for Auckland.
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@kiwimurph loved the look of the young Auckland no 8 , what a beast ..!
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@shark said in Auckland v Canterbury:
Will be interesting to see who of Kellow and Segner makes it through to the Crusaders squad proper, if both hang about
I think Segner will be a 6.
He came off the bench to play 6 at the weekend.
He's apparently 1.92 metres, so a bit tall to be a mobile 7 and he looked like he'd added a bit of bulk since when I saw him last.
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@steven-harris said in Auckland v Canterbury:
@kiwimurph loved the look of the young Auckland no 8 , what a beast ..!
Yes same here. He really caught the eye. For a 19 year old on debut he was terrific.
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What a kicking fest ! Both teams tried to take benefit from the new 50-22 rule which worked only once, for Ruru. Very sloppy game (early times or mediocrity ?). No continuity at all. How many times did Plummer pass the ball to Corey Evans ? Just on one occasion during the first half, for a crash ball. The Canerbry backs were poor, incredibly poor, as was the refereeing. The only spectacle was the contest in the rucks, which was fierce. Maybe the strong wind did not help. I can only hope that these two teams are better than what we saw of them during this game.
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@cgrant said in Auckland v Canterbury:
Both teams tried to take benefit from the new 50-22 rule which worked only once, for Ruru.
It worked more than once. Rayasi had a huge left foot punt early on that resulted in an Auckland throw-in inside the Canterbury 22. It lead directly to Auckland's opening try.
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@cgrant said in Auckland v Canterbury:
The only spectacle was the contest in the rucks, which was fierce. Maybe the strong wind did not help. I can only hope that these two teams are better than what we saw of them during this game.
Plus showers throughout he match and a big downpour just before kickoff. Conditions were really tough. So it was always going to be a limited game.. the error rate wasn't too bad considering how slippery and windy it was
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@cgrant said in Auckland v Canterbury:
@shark said in Auckland v Canterbury:
Will be interesting to see who of Kellow and Segner makes it through to the Crusaders squad proper, if both hang about
Kellow looks a better prospect than Christie, IMO.
I don't neccessarily disagree, but one good game off the bench at NPC level isn't much of a gauge from which to form that opinion. Christie is a great defensive openside flanker but offers little as a link man or wrecking ball. Bit like Sam Cane.
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