Blues vs Hurricanes

Duluth

@Duluth Zarn and Akira back also

So basically everyone is back except Christie?

Canes4life

@george33 said in Blues vs Hurricanes:

@Duluth Zarn and Akira back also

So basically everyone is back except Christie?

Damnit I was hoping Christie would be back.

KiwiMurph

@Canes4life said in Blues vs Hurricanes:

@Duluth said in Blues vs Hurricanes:

@george33 said in Blues vs Hurricanes:

@Duluth Zarn and Akira back also

So basically everyone is back except Christie?

Damnit I was hoping Christie would be back.

Not cool

george33

@Duluth looks like it , maybe bench opinions for a couple, and I'm not a selector but all available, except Reiko, Christie and not sure about Josh

Canes4life

Current odds at the TAB are Blues $1.72 and Canes $2.02

Long range forecast for this game is perfect conditions.

Tim

@george33 Who is cover for Fusitua? Reneta switching sides?

Machpants

I support canes first, blues second, but I think the result will be the other way.

george33

I'm hearing that Finlay is now a good chance to make 23, he's very close

KiwiMurph

Both teams will be in their retro jerseys I believe

Canes4life

@KiwiMurph makes sense, first ever Super Rugby game was between the Blues and Canes in those jerseys so will be a timely throwback.

nzzp

@Canes4life said in Blues vs Hurricanes:

@KiwiMurph makes sense, first ever Super Rugby game was between the Blues and Canes in those jerseys so will be a timely throwback.

Palmerston North! I remember it well. Canes were robbed ... or the Blues were a really really good side.

That was rugby like we hadn't seen before, just consistently awesome to watch

Dan54

@nzzp said in Blues vs Hurricanes:

@Canes4life said in Blues vs Hurricanes:

@KiwiMurph makes sense, first ever Super Rugby game was between the Blues and Canes in those jerseys so will be a timely throwback.

Palmerston North! I remember it well. Canes were robbed ... or the Blues were a really really good side.

That was rugby like we hadn't seen before, just consistently awesome to watch

Yep and the good fortune to be there. Was A Canes' man from that day forward.

Frank

Blues favorites simply because it is Eden Park.

nzzp

@Frank said in Blues vs Hurricanes:

Blues favorites simply because it is Eden Park.

Frank

Plus the Canes are without Roigard and Aumua.

Canes4life

My predicted Canes team for this week is the following, I think due to the pending forward battle I think we'll select two loosies on the bench.

vs Blues

Numia
O'Reilly
Lomax
Delany
Walker-Leawere
Shields (C)
Lakai
Iose
Perenara
Cameron
Naholo
Barrett
Proctor
Moorby
Love
Keruru-Symes
Rakete-Stones
Tosi
Sangster
Flanders
Kirifi
Judd
Sullivan

Canes4life

@nzzp similar odds to the game earlier in the year, except the Canes were favourites when they were at home.

nzzp

@Canes4life said in Blues vs Hurricanes:

@nzzp similar odds to the game earlier in the year, except the Canes were favourites when they were at home.

Was impressed with how the Canes forwards went that day. Will be interesting to see how the physcial matchup goes this week. Good physical commitment induces errors and makes other sides look average.

george33

@Canes4life
15 Sullivan
14 Talea
13 AJ
12 Heem
11 Clarke
10 Plummer
9 Funaki
8 Hoskins
7 Dalton
6 Akira
5 Darry
4 Patty
3 Angus
2 Riccatelli
1 Ofa
Bench, Perofeta, Forbes Nock( Christie)
Segner, Mcwhannell, Renata,Fusitua Eklund

Canes4life

@nzzp yeah we've seen in some of the big games this year that the team who can dominate physically in the early stages of the game is usually the one that ends up on top. The Canes did it against the Chiefs, the Blues did it against the Brums, the Brums did it against the Canes etc.

Physically winning those collisions is vital and I expect this game to be a dog fight, a war of attrition so to speak.

The Silver Fern

Blues vs Hurricanes