Highlanders vs. Hurricanes
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@kiwimurph one of the boys in my sons rugby team has a outstanding mullet*, all the boys give him shit about it, he hasn't relented yet...seems to get away with is as he is and has been one of the best players in his age group since he was 5!
Mind you, he is a back!
*being an outstanding ullet is based on how bad it is...
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@chris-b said in Highlanders vs. Hurricanes:
@mariner4life I don't think it's the position.
They both originate from Manawatu. That's Central Vikings country a.k.a. Bogan Central a.k.a. @Nepia-land
FUCK.YOU. That is all.
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Hurricanes:
15 Nehe Milner-Skudder (Nee-Hee Milner-Skud-der)
14 Julian Savea (Julian Sar-vea)
13 Jordie Barrett (Jaw-dee Bar-rett)
12 Ngani Laumape (Nah-nee Lau-ma-pey)
11 Ben Lam (Ben Lam)
10 Beauden Barrett (Beau-din Bar-rett)
9 TJ Perenara (TJ Pair-e-nar-ra)
8 Gareth Evans (Gareth Evans)
7 Ardie Savea (Ardie Sar-vea)
6 Brad Shields (c) (Brad Shields)
5 Sam Lousi (Sam Low-cee)
4 Michael Fatialofa (Michael Ft-ee-a-lo-fa)
3 Jeff Toomaga-Allen (Jeff To-ma-ga Allen)
2 Ricky Riccitelli (Ricky Rick-e-telli)
1 Toby Smith (Toby Smith)Reserves
16 James O'Reilly (James O'Reilly)
17 Chris Eves (Chris Eves)
18 Ben May (Ben May)
19 Vaea Fifita or Murray Douglas (Vae-a Fif-ee-tah)
20 Blade Thomson (Blade Thomson)
21 Finlay Christie (Fin-lay Christie)
22 Ihaia West (E-hi-a West)
23 Wes Goosen (Wes Hoi-son)BRAD SHIELDS TO BRING UP MILESTONE AGAINST HIGHLANDERS
Captain Brad Shields will become just the 14th player to bring up 100 appearances for the Hurricanes when he leads the team south to meet the Highlanders at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium on Friday night. The match will be the 99th Investec Super Rugby appearance for Shields who also started for the Hurricanes against the British and Irish Lions in 2017. Shields will join Tana Umaga, Rodney So'oialo, Andrew Hore, Cory Jane, Victor Vito, Jeremy Thrush, Ma'a Nonu, Conrad Smith, Neemia Tialata, Julian Savea, Dane Coles, Beauden Barrett and TJ Perenara to reach the milestone in the club's 23-year history. Hurricanes head coach Chris Boyd congratulated Shields on reaching the mark and believed the squad would be determined to celebrate the milestone in the appropriate way. "There is no other player who is more respected in this squad and our club than Brad are determined to put together a performance that recognises that on Friday," Boyd said. "Brad is certainly a guy who leads and sets standards by example and that is reflected in everything he does, not only on the field but at training and interacting with our fans and members. We all congratulate him on reaching a century for the Hurricanes." Boyd has made just one change to the starting XV which lost to the defending champion Crusaders in Christchurch last week with No 8 Gareth Evans replacing Blade Thomson. Evans has missed the last two Hurricanes matches after suffering from an ankle problem but Boyd said he had now fully recovered and has taken a full part in training this week. All Blacks squad member Vaea Fifita has been bracketed on the bench with Murray Douglas as assessments continue to be made as to the state of his fitness after he suffered a bone bruise in his shoulder against the Reds. A decision on whether or not Fifita takes his place on the bench would likely be made on Thursday. There is a confirmed change in the reserves where utility back Wes Goosen returns after a lengthy lay-off after he fractured his jaw against the Chiefs on April 13. Boyd said Goosen had impressed everyone by how hard he had worked to regain fitness following the injury, his second significant setback this season after damaging his ankle in the opening match against the Bulls in Pretoria. -
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fuck that's huge!!
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@pukunui said in Highlanders vs. Hurricanes:
Whoever did those phonetics did a terrible job.
The one for Ngani are by far the worst.
I also thought O'Reilly could have done with them because there's a few ways of pronouncing that in my head.
This is all Nisbett's fault - he spent so long stuffing up names now we're going phonetic crazy.
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@stargazer said in Highlanders vs. Hurricanes:
8 Gareth Evans (Gareth Evans)
6 Brad Shields (c) (Brad Shields)
Allen)1 Toby Smith (Toby Smith)
These ones weren't very helfpful.
Is it Too-bee, Toe-bee or tor-buy? -
E-vans or E-vins or Ev-ans or Ev-ins?
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@stargazer said in Highlanders vs. Hurricanes:
Hurricanes:
2 Ricky Riccitelli (Ricky Rick-e-telli)
Are you sure about this one?
Christina Ricci is Ree-chee and Gucci is Goo-chee so shouldn't Riccitelli be Ree-chee-telli?
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Thought Savea would be more Saa-vea?
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@taniwharugby said in Highlanders vs. Hurricanes:
Thought Savea would be more Saa-vea?
I thought it was: sur-vey-or
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I don't know why the Canes keep on selecting West. He was awful when he came on against the Crusaders. His defense is awful and his line clearing likewise. And not just in this game.
The Canes use to have average forward packs but backs that could set the world on fire (except for the Hammett year). But this year the backs have been ordinary relying on individual brilliance rather than great team tries. I put it down to poor coaching. Is it Boyd to blame or the attack coach? I hope they can sort things out but I don't have high hopes.
