Preseason - Highlanders v Hurricanes

[Canes4life]

@Duluth also on Sky Open for anyone that doesn't have Sky.

[Canes4life]

Hurricanes named to play Highlanders. Plenty of wider squad members in the mixer, usually the case for the first game of the year.

[Canes4life]

For those that don't like a picture. Interesting that the Canes get 8 more players on their bench than the Landers.

Hurricanes starters:

1. P Rakete-Stones
2. J O'Reilly
3. P Tosi
4. B Grant
5. J Sangster
6. T Howden
7. D Kirifi (C)
8. B Iose
9. R Judd
10. B Cameron
11. L Filipo
12. R Higgins
13. B Proctor
14. D Sinkinson
15. J Moorby

Impact:
16. R Tuputupu
17. K Kereru-Symes
18. X Numia
19. S Lauaki
20. T Mafileo
21. B Kemeroa
22. C Delany
23. J Taula
24. J Tucker
25. T Allen
26. D Ropeti
27. P Lakai
28. D Flanders
29. V Lasaga
30. J Vijoen
31. K Preston
32. R Love
33. A Morgan
34. R Paul
35. P Umaga-Jensen
36. K Naholo
37. H Godfrey
38. S Coles

Those unavailable that I've noticed: B Shields, I Walker-Leawere, J Devery, T Perenara, B Sullivan, J Barrett, C Roigard, T Lomax, S Rayasi and A Aumua

[Duluth]

Cameron missed touch from a penalty kick. Too greedy

[Duluth]

Nice move at the back of the lineout by the Highlanders. Got Tavatavanawai in some space

[Duluth]

DLB gets the first try for the Highlanders

[Machpants]

So many neck roll clean outs, crazy how that is now ignored after what it was like a few years ago

[Canes4life]

Brett Cameron has been a bit average so far.

[Machpants]

@Canes4life said in Preseason - Highlanders v Hurricanes:

Brett Cameron has been a bit average so far.

The attack is very conventional. Pod, wrap around, wrap around pod. I guess they are just going through the basics, because there is nothing that the Landers can't deal with

[Canes4life]

James O’Reilly can’t bloody throw the ball in straight. My biggest pain watching rugby is when hookers can’t hit their marker.

[Machpants]

@Canes4life said in Preseason - Highlanders v Hurricanes:

James O’Reilly can’t bloody throw the ball in straight. My biggest pain watching rugby is when hookers can’t hit their marker.

Insert random quote about straight white lines

[Grooter]

Good work by CGB and folau

[Machpants]

Forward pass leading up to that, possibly. But Landers all over canes

[Canes4life]

Bad miss there by Filipo. Canes looking like they should of had a game lst week. They look well off it.

[Canes4life]

Canes in. Sangster, Howden and Moorby have been solid for the Canes. O’Reilly, Cameron, Sinkinson and Filipo have been piss poor.

[Canes4life]

I always through Brett Cameron had a bigger boot. He’s hopeless.

[Machpants]

Filippo is the worst, but a bit of a shower

[Canes4life]

Good start to the half by the Canes. Higgins with a good carry, and then the Canes dominated the scrum led by Mafileo and Tosi. Good to see.

Canes warming into their work.

17-12 to the Landers.

[Machpants]

Ref still warming up lol, no way that's a try

[Canes4life]

@Machpants yeah should have gone back for the penalty.