Hurricanes v Sharks
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That was such a quintessential West performance. No direction, no control, poor kicking game, but a couple of highlight reel moments. Which is why he's fine as an impact player off the bench, but should never start. If Beauden is out again then Jordie should move to 10 as he did against the Lions.
Some credit to the Canes at the end there, didn't panic and some good decisions to keep taking the 3s to stay within striking distance. Then that final surge upfield to score was clinical as fuck, would have made tough viewing for Sharks fans.
A wins a win, hopefully we take some lessons on board from that. Similar to the Bulls match we didn't play well overall but this time we got the chocolates.
The game highlighted how important TJP and Beauden are more than anything.
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@no-quarter Hamish Bidwell posted on twitter that BB is expected to be available next week, but TJ is in doubt.
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Was Glen Jackson reffing in the last 10 minutes....
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Only seen highlights but, how in the fuck does a professional broadcaster justify using a fucking nickname, "the beast", so often, for any player in his commentary.
Agree with @Higgins arrogance personified, away jerseys at a home game purely in a bid to maximise merchandise marketing to offset the inconvenience of hosting in a genuine fanbase. Make some noise on that please HB rugby folk
Sacrifice and fork out valuable money for tickets and shirts for the kids and their fucking team turns up in something else. Get fucked
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@siam said in Hurricanes v Sharks:
Only seen highlights but, how in the fuck does a professional broadcaster justify using a fucking nickname, "the beast", so often, for any player in his commentary.
Agree with @Higgins arrogance personified, away jerseys at a home game purely in a bid to maximise merchandise marketing to offset the inconvenience of hosting in a genuine fanbase. Make some noise on that please HB rugby folk
Sacrifice and fork out valuable money for tickets and shirts for the kids and their fucking team turns up in something else. Get fucked
Reading that, I was thinking it was a bit of a whinge until the last para. I can relate to that. Not the best decision on their behalf for future paying fans.
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@bones said in Hurricanes v Sharks:
On a slightly different tangent. Bit scary to see a player like RdP in line for the bokke jersey. Kind of player that wins them games.
They are going to be the dark horses for the RWC. Lots of talent and by all reports Erasmus can coach. They are still weak at halfback and their wingers are not great but everywhere else they seem to have good youngsters coming through. I wouldn't be surprised if they win the series against the English 3-0.
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@chimoaus said in Hurricanes v Sharks:
Could someone with lots of time please list the current first fives and what their average hang time is from kick offs. Because fuk me he had some height last night, imagine what he gets at altitude.
Holy shit. Takes a really special person to ask a question like that.....
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@akan004 said in Hurricanes v Sharks:
@bones said in Hurricanes v Sharks:
On a slightly different tangent. Bit scary to see a player like RdP in line for the bokke jersey. Kind of player that wins them games.
They are going to be the dark horses for the RWC. Lots of talent and by all reports Erasmus can coach. They are still weak at halfback and their wingers are not great but everywhere else they seem to have good youngsters coming through. I wouldn't be surprised if they win the series against the English 3-0.
I agree. They are still generating very very good rugby players, the challenge is keeping them for long enough to build a team around. That said, seeing the way the Sharks plays makes me smile a bit. They are classic Bokke - massive units, who just crush people physically for 80 minutes. Great to see, hard to play against, but bloody good for rugby.
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2 things I have noticed about the Sharks - not only the Sharks but they seem to do it more than other teams.
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High percentage of tackles where the defender holds the player up and is quickly joined to look for the maul. If maul isn't formed before tackle, pinned defender nearly always lying in the way of the ball to slow it down. Easy to give away penalties.
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First player to attacking ruck nearly always flops over straight to ground to seal off. Again a ref could ping them for this.
But I have enjoyed watching them this past couple of weeks, some great ball runners and good support lines make them a tough team to defend against. Number 15 has just a hint of Cullen about him when he is at full speed.
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@kiwipie said in Hurricanes v Sharks:
2 things I have noticed about the Sharks
one of the big things for me is their defence is strong. Players just seem to run into a brick wall when they hit the line - and often go back. Noticeable against the Blues, and often against the Canes as well. Good footy to watch.
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@akan004 said in Hurricanes v Sharks:
@bones said in Hurricanes v Sharks:
On a slightly different tangent. Bit scary to see a player like RdP in line for the bokke jersey. Kind of player that wins them games.
They are going to be the dark horses for the RWC.
Reckon they will knock Ireland out in the quarters. Again.
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Wouldn't be half surprised to see these same two teams at the pointy end. Canes lacked discipline and nous for a lot of that match, but still found the compusure when it mattered, and found a way to win (and without their 2 AB halves). Plumtree being the common denominator for both teams may be a reason the Canes found the Sharks so difficult to put away.
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@nzzp said in Hurricanes v Sharks:
@kiwipie said in Hurricanes v Sharks:
2 things I have noticed about the Sharks
one of the big things for me is their defence is strong. Players just seem to run into a brick wall when they hit the line - and often go back. Noticeable against the Blues, and often against the Canes as well. Good footy to watch.
Jean-Luc du Preez is monstrous.
