Preseason Aupiki: Blues v Chiefs Manawa v Waratahs women
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@Crucial said in Preseason Aupiki: Blues v Chiefs Manawa v Waratahs women:
Finishes up 12-0 to Blues. Very pre-season would be the polite assessment.
Blues v Chiefs Manawa now. Blues with the advantage of dusting off some cobwebs. Chiefs fresher.
Only 5 players in the starting XV for this half are the same.
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@Stargazer said in Preseason Aupiki: Blues v Chiefs Manawa v Waratahs women:
@Crucial said in Preseason Aupiki: Blues v Chiefs Manawa v Waratahs women:
Finishes up 12-0 to Blues. Very pre-season would be the polite assessment.
Blues v Chiefs Manawa now. Blues with the advantage of dusting off some cobwebs. Chiefs fresher.
Only 5 players in the starting XV for this half are the same.
They all changed around during the game anyway. Rolling subs
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Is the new tackle line in force for these games?
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@antipodean said in Preseason Aupiki: Blues v Chiefs Manawa v Waratahs women:
Is the new tackle line in force for these games?
The new tackle line for amateur rugby in the UK? Nope
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@antipodean said in Preseason Aupiki: Blues v Chiefs Manawa v Waratahs women:
Is the new tackle line in force for these games?
In NZ, the reduced tackle height (to below the sternum) is only trialled in community rugby (including senior premier club and school First XV grades), not in SR Pacific or SR Aupiki.
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I arrived just as the Blues-Waratahs game had started.
For two international players, who also play for the same province, Marino-Tauhinu and Tubic looked very rusty in the Blues game. Maybe the replay will be kinder.
Willison was very useful at fullback. A great conversion too.
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@Bovidae From the tv coverage Williston was pick of the backs. Tubic had some very good moments but yeah, some rust too. Thought Marino-Tahunu was good. Big difference when she went off.
Chiefs forwards are looking very strong.
Interesting that Demant said Blues hadn’t had that much training together. I know that Chiefs have had camps most weekends and so have the Canes. Also both have had warm up games against men’s sides. Not sure about Matatu, they have been quiet on the SM front. -
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@Bovidae said in Preseason Aupiki: Blues v Chiefs Manawa v Waratahs women:
@Crucial I thought that the passing from all halfbacks was slow and inaccurate at times.
I’ll take your word for it. Can usually tell that much better live. This organisational side of M-Ts game seemed very good and she was involved in a couple of good turnovers.
Obviously watched to see how our whanau girl went and hopefully it’s not too biased to say that for her first run at this level she didn’t look out of place. Some good thinking and tidying to assist in one try and didn’t miss a tackle while making a couple of good hits. She’ll be annoyed at getting pushed off the ball in a counter ruck but that wasn’t all her fault. Had no support and the ball could have still been cleared but for some dithering. Haven’t spoken to her yet but sure she loved all 30 minutes or so.
