Chiefs Manawa v Hurricanes Poua
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HT: Hurricanes Poua 21 - 22 Chiefs Manawa
That was a half of two quarters! The Poua dominated the first 20; Chiefs Manawa the second 20.
The commentators are right that the difference is that the Poua are best in open play, while Manawa are stronger at set piece. If it goes to pick 'n go close to the Poua try line, the Manawa seem unstoppable.
The Poua start the second half with a player in the bin.
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@Winger said in Chiefs Manawa v Hurricanes Poua:
46-21 Chiefs
Now 53-21 at 77 minutes. Shame it isn't a bit more even.
Totally down to the scrum. Everything else was even and would have said Poua even better organised in areas. Hard to play on a wet day when your scrum gets pushed off the ball
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@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs Manawa v Hurricanes Poua:
Been 1 min and Ken Laban hasn't mentioned Wainuiomata yet
Had to laugh at this.
We were hanging around after the game and as Ken was leaving one of the broadcast guys asked him to help push a coil of cable up the bank. Heard him declare that he was using “Wainuiomata muscle”.
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs Manawa v Hurricanes Poua:
Props (pun intended) to Henwood, who played the entire game. The Chiefs certainly have some depth at prop when you consider that 3 of their main props were missing.
Santo Taumata injured before the game. They had to quickly fly in a WTG replacement to make the 23 as they already had a couple of prop injuries. I think they ended up with a prop at hooker but still smashing the Canes scrum.
Watching the highlights my suspicions were confirmed that there was massive power coming through the scrum from the locks and Kennedy-Simon at 8 to add to a stronger front row.
K-S’s leg drive at the mauls was huge as well.
Will be interesting when they face Matatu who seemed to be a different team when their BF front row were subbed.
I think that Mulu may be back available from next week.
Good crowd at the game. Good to see lots of women and kids. Kids all hung around after for autographs as well. My apologies to @Dan54 for thinking the ground quality may not be the goods. It was absolutely mint. -
@Crucial said in Chiefs Manawa v Hurricanes Poua:
Santo Taumata injured before the game. They had to quickly fly in a WTG replacement to make the 23 as they already had a couple of prop injuries. I think they ended up with a prop at hooker but still smashing the Canes scrum.
Vici-Rose Green was the replacement player. IIRC she ended up at flanker when she came on, even though she is a hooker.
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs Manawa v Hurricanes Poua:
@Crucial said in Chiefs Manawa v Hurricanes Poua:
Santo Taumata injured before the game. They had to quickly fly in a WTG replacement to make the 23 as they already had a couple of prop injuries. I think they ended up with a prop at hooker but still smashing the Canes scrum.
Vici-Rose Green was the replacement player. IIRC she ended up at flanker when she came on, even though she is a hooker.
Hadn’t trained with the side much at all. The WTG players don’t get much group training and she only arrived the day before the game.
