Highlanders v Hurricanes

[Canes4life]

Isaia Walker-Leawere out of tonight’s match and has been replaced in the starting XV by big D Bird.

[Stargazer]

@Canes4life Did they drop him in line-out practice, too (like Flanders)?

[Canes4life]

@Stargazer said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

@Canes4life Did they drop him in line-out practice, too (like Flanders)?

Who knows? The Canes are starting to get a worrying number of injuries to locks/loosies. Hopefully this doesn’t continue.

[Nepia]

@Stargazer said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

@Canes4life Did they drop him in line-out practice, too (like Flanders)?

Don't need to play the quota if all the quota players get injured in training ...

[Stargazer]

What is really strange about this replacement is that, apparently, Bird is fit to play, yet they chose to name a loosie on the bench at 19. Even if IWL was already under an injury cloud when they named the team, it's still weird.

[Grooter]

Hunts out. Millar in

[Bones]

@FakatavaAllBlack said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

Hunts out. Millar in

Fucking yes (not that Hunt is injured, but that we finally have a foster style injury enforced improvement).

[SouthernMann]

Fascinated to see whether Millar is worth the hype. I have held the opinion he could be a Noakes or Berquist.

[Bones]

@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

Fascinated to see whether Millar is worth the hype. I have held the opinion he could be a Noakes or Berquist.

Hype? I haven't seen any hype.

I'd take Noakes or Berquist over Hunt. That's all it is

[Bovidae]

Millar is a very good goal kicker, so that's a positive.

[SouthernMann]

@Bones said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

Fascinated to see whether Millar is worth the hype. I have held the opinion he could be a Noakes or Berquist.

Hype? I haven't seen any hype.

I'd take Noakes or Berquist over Hunt. That's all it is

Dunedin rugby crowd is obsessed with Millar.

[Bones]

@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

@Bones said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

Fascinated to see whether Millar is worth the hype. I have held the opinion he could be a Noakes or Berquist.

Hype? I haven't seen any hype.

I'd take Noakes or Berquist over Hunt. That's all it is

Dunedin rugby crowd is obsessed with Millar.

Ohhhh they're probably all from Tairei, just ignore those hillbillies.

[Tim]

First two lineout throws not straight. First set piece ball is kicked away.

[SouthernMann]

How was that. Penalty?

[Mattasaurus]

@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

How was that. Penalty?

Aussie ref.. scrums.. real blind spot for them typically

[antipodean]

Holy hell Damon Murphy is just the worst referee running around.

[Bones]

@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

How was that. Penalty?

Castle reckoned EDG changed his mind, but I didn't see it, thought it looked like Lomax just dropped his.

[Tim]

Good tackle from Savea. Looks bulkier?

[SouthernMann]

It just looked like deGroot demolished Lomax in the scrum penalty

[Bones]

@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

It just looked like deGroot demolished Lomax in the scrum penalty

Yeah exactly the same happened again.