Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes
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MP have their heads up now, they are going to be tough to put away.
Hopefully Roigard comes on and shows a calmer head, Perenara has been a disaster.
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@steven-harris said in Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes:
How gutsy is this MP team ..?..playing only there 3rd ever game , no ball , no field position , heavly penalised , 2 yellow cards …Canes 80% possession plus ..7 all incredible …this is shit you cant coach ..as someone said imagine if they had a scrum ..?
Or how poor are the canes
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@steven-harris said in Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes:
How gutsy is this MP team ..?..playing only there 3rd ever game , no ball , no field position , heavly penalised , 2 yellow cards …Canes 80% possession plus ..7 all incredible …this is shit you cant coach ..as someone said imagine if they had a scrum ..?
They should have had more yellow cards tbh.
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@derpus said in Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes:
@nepia yeah that's why it was mitigated down.
Yet some on this thread are calling for a red card.
@dice said in Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes:
I don't think I've seen this many big hits in a Super game and it's just the 1st half.
Do you remember some of the Blues v Canes games back in the day (when the Canes weren't complete villains
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@winger they have only been a pro franchise since 1996..lol
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@canes4life said in Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes:
@steven-harris said in Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes:
How gutsy is this MP team ..?..playing only there 3rd ever game , no ball , no field position , heavly penalised , 2 yellow cards …Canes 80% possession plus ..7 all incredible …this is shit you cant coach ..as someone said imagine if they had a scrum ..?
They should have had more yellow cards tbh.
So should have the Canes.
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@winger said in Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes:
@steven-harris said in Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes:
How gutsy is this MP team ..?..playing only there 3rd ever game , no ball , no field position , heavly penalised , 2 yellow cards …Canes 80% possession plus ..7 all incredible …this is shit you cant coach ..as someone said imagine if they had a scrum ..?
Or how poor are the canes
Definitely rusty after two weeks off that’s for sure. They started so well aswell which is frustrating.
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@canes4life canes should just play smarter and they'd be well ahead.
As to the head clash card, the rules around that are poor, players adapting to these poor rules that have been about for ages is poor.
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@canes4life said in Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes:
The following quote from Chris Gibbes in the below article suggests a few players are making their return this weekend: "The guys are fit and healthy and we have some guys coming back from long-term injuries too, so, we're in a pretty good space," he said.
From their Instagram: TJ Perenara, Isaia Walker-Leawere, Tei Walden, Scott Scrafton and Cam Roigard all look to be training fairly freely so we might see some OR all of them suit up for MP on Friday.
Bad news is that it looked like Devan Flanders was doing a light workout with the injured duo of Owen Franks and Tyler Laubscher, hopefully nothing too serious.
Hurricanes keen to get back into the groove against Moana Pasifika
Regaining momentum will be the goal for the Hurricanes when resuming their DHL Super Rugby Pacific campaign against Moana Pasifika at Mount Smart Stadium on Friday.
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@nepia said in Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes:
@derpus said in Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes:
@nepia yeah that's why it was mitigated down.
Yet some on this thread are calling for a red card.
That's how it's being applied in the NH. Pointing this out doesn't mean people agree with the direction the governing body has taken.
That people think such a tackle in 2022 shouldn't merit a card at all is fucking baffling.
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@antipodean said in Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes:
Pointing this out doesn't mean people agree with the direction the governing body has taken.
Fair enough.
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@taniwharugby said in Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes:
@canes4life canes should just play smarter and they'd be well ahead.
As to the head clash card, the rules around that are poor, players adapting to these poor rules that have been about for ages is poor.
Probably because the law application guidelines change about every other year.
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@antipodean said in Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes:
@nepia said in Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes:
@derpus said in Moana Pasifika vs Hurricanes:
@nepia yeah that's why it was mitigated down.
Yet some on this thread are calling for a red card.
That's how it's being applied in the NH. Pointing this out doesn't mean people agree with the direction the governing body has taken.
That people think such a tackle in 2022 shouldn't merit a card at all is fucking baffling.
I love this conversation from the coms about how if the guy showed duty of care, he would have missed the tackle. Isn’t that exactly the point? Wouldn’t the game be better if defenders needed to have better technique or get a break?
