Blues v Highlanders
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Schools curtain raiser -
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@Landers92 said in Blues v Highlanders:
Unsure how NZR are ruling the HIA’s but is it 1 or 2 weeks? If it’s 2 CGB is out.
If the concussion is confirmed by the stage 2 or 3 tests, then it's 12 days
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Highlanders unchanged.
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1 Ofa Tu’ungafasi
2 Kurt Eklund
3 Marcel Renata – 50th Blues appearance
4 Laghlan McWhannell
5 Sam Darry
6 Adrian Choat
7 Dalton Papali’i (c)
8 Akira Ioane
9 Sam Nock
10 Harry Plummer
11 Caleb Clarke
12 Corey Evans
13 Bryce Heem
14 AJ Lam
15 Cole Forbes16 Soane Vikena
17 Mason Tupaea*
18 Angus Ta’avao
19 Josh Beehre
20 Cameron Suafoa
21 Taufa Funaki
22 Stephen Perofeta
23 Kade Banks*Players not considered: Lucas Cashmore (hamstring), Finlay Christie (groin), Joshua Fusitu’a, (concussion protocol), Rieko Ioane (concussion protocol), Jordan Lay (ankle, season), Hoskins Sotutu (managing workload), Zarn Sullivan (knee), Mark Tele’a (managing workload), Patrick Tuipulotu (managing workload).
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Thought we would have seem Segner get a run.
@Bovidae thoughts on Mason Tupaea?
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@African-Monkey He has been through the NZ age-group teams (NZ Schools, U20s) and was in the Waikato squad last year without getting too many opportunities. He is a decent size and mobile. Still only 21. He played for the Chiefs Dev team this year too. It's obviously Tupaea's biggest game to date.
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@Bovidae said in Blues v Highlanders:
Is Ben Ake injured?
This from Blues Insta -
"Introducing Mason Tupaea 👋🏽
He’s been brought in as injury replacement for Jordan Lay and Ben Ake and finds himself in line to debut this weekend against the Highlanders"
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@Machpants said in Blues v Highlanders:
I can't see anything but an easy blues win here
why? just because they have 6 current AB's plus a handfull more who might be in with the shout this year...because they're top of the table and we've managed one win over NZ position in 4 years....so narrow minded....
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@Kiwiwomble said in Blues v Highlanders:
@Machpants said in Blues v Highlanders:
I can't see anything but an easy blues win here
why? just because they have 6 current AB's plus a handfull more who might be in with the shout this year...because they're top of the table and we've managed one win over NZ position in 4 years....so narrow minded....
I'm so narrow minded my notepad is an inch wide
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@Machpants said in Blues v Highlanders:
I can't see anything but an easy blues win here
We'll see. People said the same thing about the Crusaders last week... never underestimate confidence, momentum and belief.
Blues resting a shit ton of players will only increase the belief I think.
Blues probably still get it done, but I'd expect it to be close.