Chiefs v Hurricanes
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@Stargazer Solomon too...
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@Donsteppa said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
A better mix in the playmaker roles, but still a couple of curious choices on form. 0 - 5 looms.
that's a foregone conclusion i am afraid
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i hate this thread
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Blues fans dining out. Being irrelevant for 15 years has them salivating at the thought of a worse NZ team than the Blues.
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
Blues fans dining out. Being irrelevant for 15 years has them salivating at the thought of a worse NZ team than the Blues.
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@mariner4life Which do you think will happen first, the Chiefs first win, or the first announcement that one of their senior players in joining another franchise?
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@Tim said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
@mariner4life Which do you think will happen first, the Chiefs first win, or the first announcement that one of their senior players in joining another franchise?
what round do we have the Blues?
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@mariner4life You go 0 and 8 on April 13.
ALB's likely to have exercised his out-clause before May 24 (Reds).
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Hurricanes
1 Toby Smith
2 Dane Coles (c)
3 Ben May
4 James Blackwell
5 Vaea Fifita
6 Reed Prinsep
7 Du'Plessis Kirifi
8 Ardie Savea
9 TJ Perenara
10 Beauden Barrett
11 Wes Goosen
12 Ngani Laumape
13 Matt Proctor
14 Jordie Barrett
15 Chase TiatiaReserves
16 Asafo Aumua
17 Fraser Armstrong
18 Alex Fidow
19 Liam Mitchell
20 Heiden Bedwell-Curtis
21 Finlay Christie
22 Jackson Garden-Bachop
23 Salesi RayasiIn-form midfielder Ngani Laumape will start his 50th match for the Hurricanes on Friday night in the round five Investec Super Rugby encounter against the Chiefs in Hamilton. The back-to-back Hurricanes player of the year, who has played in 48 Super Rugby games as well as facing the British and Irish Lions, has been in fantastic early season form to lead the competition's try scorers with five. He will again partner with Matt Proctor in the midfield in a backline that features just one change to that which faced the Highlanders last round. Wes Goosen comes in on the left wing in place of Ben Lam who has been rested following a heavy early season work load. Up front there are three changes in the pack with experienced props Toby Smith and Ben May named to start, the former making his first appearance in 2019. The other change comes on the side of the scrum where Reed Prinsep is recalled with Vaea Fifita moving into lock. The bench features two potential Hurricanes debutants with wing Salesi Rayasi and loose forward Hedien Bedwell-Curtis. Hurricanes head coach John Plumtree was delighted about the prospect of two more players getting an opportunity.
