Drua v Hurricanes

[Canes4life]

@Duluth said in Drua v Hurricanes:

Hurricanes named to play Fijian Drua

1 Xavier Numia
2 Asafo Aumua
3 Tyrel Lomax
4 Justin Sangster
5 Isaia Walker-Leawere **
6 Devan Flanders
7 Du’Plessis Kirifi
8 Ardie Savea ©
9 Cameron Roigard
10 Aidan Morgan
11 Kini Naholo
12 Jordie Barrett
13 Billy Proctor
14 Julian Savea
15 Josh Moorby

Reserves:
16 Jacob Devery
17 Tevita Mafileo
18 Owen Franks
19 TK Howden
20 Brayden Iose
21 Jamie Booth
22 Harry Godfrey
23 Salesi Rayasi

**Denotes 50th Super Rugby match

Unavailable for selection: Ruben Love, Tyler Laubscher, Reed Prinsep, TJ Perenara, Brett Cameron, Daniel Sinkinson, Bailyn Sullivan, Dane Coles, James Blackwell, Caleb Delany, Dominic Bird.

Decent side, Salesi deserved to be dropped.

Wow that’s a lot of injuries, hopefully most of those players come back soon.

[BerhamporeNinja]

👌🏽👍🏽 also hoping Cameron comes back soon as possible and Bird! Good to see Proctor back would've been good to see more of Lakai. Iose keeping him out deservedly so.

[Canes4life]

@BerhamporeNinja said in Drua v Hurricanes:

👌🏽👍🏽 also hoping Cameron comes back soon as possible and Bird! Good to see Proctor back would've been good to see more of Lakai. Iose keeping him out deservedly so.

Some big games coming up. Will be good to have the likes of Sullivan and Love back too.

[Darren]

Pretty strong team. Nice to see Holland showing some selection consistency this year.
Has the team about right, from who is available in my opinion.

[foobaNZ]

I think we are mostly happy with the teams each week now as we've dropped a lot of dead wood, so even if there is a bit of a merry go round it's still quality players.

Love how Franks is going off the bench too.

Can't take the Drua lightly or we'll get cooked. Looking forward to this should be plenty of running footy.

[Duluth]

29 degrees. Similar to the Blues game last week

[KiwiMurph]

@Duluth field is better than last week.

[KiwiMurph]

So many times Jordie's 'big boot' ends up in a poor kick.

[Winger]

Canes are awful so far

[Duluth]

Canes should be a little concerned about the work they are being asked to do in defence.

Drua have attempted 9 tackles, Canes attempted 61. That could hurt late in the game

[KiwiMurph]

Flanders has had 2 bad missed tackles so far.

[Duluth]

@KiwiMurph said in Drua v Hurricanes:

Flanders has had 2 bad missed tackles so far.

I don't understand how he constantly gets selected ahead of the Manawatu loosies

[Stargazer]

@KiwiMurph said in Drua v Hurricanes:

Flanders has had 2 bad missed tackles so far.

According to the official stats he hasn't missed a tackle yet.

[KiwiMurph]

@Stargazer said in Drua v Hurricanes:

@KiwiMurph said in Drua v Hurricanes:

Flanders has had 2 bad missed tackles so far.

According to the official stats he hasn't missed a tackle yet.

The stats are wrong

[KiwiMurph]

@Duluth said in Drua v Hurricanes:

@KiwiMurph said in Drua v Hurricanes:

Flanders has had 2 bad missed tackles so far.

I don't understand how he constantly gets selected ahead of the Manawatu loosies

He's frustratingly inconsistent. Some weeks he is really good.

[Stargazer]

Most missed tackles accordint to both SANZAAR and ESPN are Aumua and IWL.

[antipodean]

@KiwiMurph said in Drua v Hurricanes:

@Duluth said in Drua v Hurricanes:

@KiwiMurph said in Drua v Hurricanes:

Flanders has had 2 bad missed tackles so far.

I don't understand how he constantly gets selected ahead of the Manawatu loosies

He's frustratingly inconsistent. Some weeks he is really good.

I expected he'd have matured into a player that was making a case for higher honours.

[Stargazer]

@antipodean In previous years, he didn't get much game time.

[Toddy]

@Stargazer said in Drua v Hurricanes:

@antipodean In previous years, he didn't get much game time.

Because he couldn't play more than 50 minutes at Super level without cramping up.

[Stargazer]

@Toddy No, he didn't get game time because Reed Princep wasn't injured.