Blues 2018
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@stargazer said in Blues 2018:
@number9 Ruru made the squad. See my previous posts. He was the one posting clips from the airport.
Thank you, I had missed your post. That's a relief with Ruru making the squad hopefully he starts.
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Yes before the season started I was thinking of 2015 with the draw we had to start the season off. Man this season has the potential to turn to real shit, we may be looking at a wooden spoon battle.
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@rocky-rockbottom Exciting new halfback Bryn Hall? Clearly you hadn't seen him play previously and were unaware of his tendency to spray balls round like a one armed man firing an MP40 before making this video.
Anyway, nice work, I wonder why I didn't do one for the Hammettuer - laziness I expect.
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INJURY UPDATE👨🏻⚕️🔵 Augustine Pulu - Foot - 5 weeks Blake Gibson - Shoulder surgery – 7 weeks Dalton Papalii - Hand fracture - 3 weeks Glenn Preston - Calf strain - 2 weeks Otere Black - ACL - Next season 📅 Time frames are expected return dates.Haha I knew it would be something like this when they said Blake Gibson would be "out for the first part of the season".
Nothing about Kara Pryor - I wonder if he has made the trip to South Africa?
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@kiwimurph or Moulds? While his throwing can be suspect, he has been mentioned as one of the leaders amongst the team, so would have been a better option than Apasai to come on and close out the game
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@taniwharugby said in Blues 2018:
so would have been a better option than Apasai to come on and close out the game
faint praise..
I agree though. Wright & Eklund would also do a better job
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On this African tour I'd like to see Perofeta come on at fullback (im assuming he'll be eased in off the bench) with 30 minutes to go.
He has experience at fullback, can use his running and playmaking ability against tired legs and with both he and Gatland on the park at the same time it offers a nice balance the Blues backline wouldn't have had for a long time.
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The Blues have lost prop Alex Hodgman to an arm injury, with Sione Mafileo travelling as a replacement, but their entire squad showed such form at Ellis Park, including, significantly, their reserves, that Hodgman's absence shouldn't be an issue.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12011106
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@tim don't see why not, Stormers coming off 2 bruising losses, a lot will come down to Tana getting his selections right and resisting changing the line-up too much and making change for changes sake
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Also the Stormers have to travel. The Blues might even be favourites.. I wouldn't put any money on it though
Looking forward to the battle between Damian Willemse and Perofeta.
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Any tips on how to embed a video link?
Anyway a nice video of Akira's ball in hand highlights here
Watch: Akira Ioane turns on Man of the Match performance for the Blues
Akira Ioane already has 4 tries to his name this season and is building nicely ahead of All Blacks selection for the 3 match series against France in June. The big guy turned on a blockbuster performance against the Lions in Johannesburg.
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@kiwimurph said in Blues 2018:
Any tips on how to embed a video link?
You can embed video from youtube, facebook, streamable, gfycat etc.
Easiest way to embed a video from a random site is probably to upload it to streamable.
