Chiefs v Hurricanes
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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. -
@Donsteppa the real rugby starts in August.
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
@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?
CRIPPLE FIGHT!!!! (If we lose, which is a distinct possibility, then you guys are baaaack)
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@taniwharugby said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
@Donsteppa the real rugby starts in August.
Yep, IPL, then Cricket World Cup, then NPC, then All Blacks, then cricket.
Some NRL and V8 Supercars in the mix too, but I don't think I've forgotten much else...
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@Stargazer said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
Salesi Rayasi
Be interesting to see how many 2nd half tries he scores. Canes will probably have gone off the boil after racking up a huge lead.
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Omg - we are so confident we are starting Wes Goosen... why do I feel this will backfire??
Can't fault his effort but just gets rag-dolled too much for my liking.
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Blackwell is still there. WTF
Laumape will be even more amped up for his 50th.
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@Tim said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
@Nepia Either way, I really can't see them winning a game this season, outside of their home fixture against the Reds in May.
Regardless of the Chiefs winning a game or not it's bollocks to imply Retallick isn't interested, he's actually been playing ok despite how shit the team is.
But I agree with TR, lets fake injury him midway through the competition and he can have some games for the Magpies to get up to match fitness. Perfect.
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@canefan said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
@mariner4life said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
@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?
CRIPPLE FIGHT!!!! (If we lose, which is a distinct possibility, then you guys are baaaack)
Bahahaha nice try, but check out your backline, so much talent you move Superstar Jordie Barrett to the wing.
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@Nepia said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
@canefan said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
@mariner4life said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
@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?
CRIPPLE FIGHT!!!! (If we lose, which is a distinct possibility, then you guys are baaaack)
Bahahaha nice try, but check out your backline, so much talent you move Superstar Jordie Barrett to the wing.
Mate, we are flattering to deceive, our forwards are shiiiiittt
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@Nepia He really doesn't look like he's straining himself. Four rounds in and it's been all decidedly sub-par performances. I'd say his mind is on the World Cup and the series of injuries he picked up last year.
He's a much better player than Scott Barrett, but that guy is putting in 10 times the effort.
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@canefan edit: Tight five is shite apart from Coles.
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Actually i feel a liiiittle better
Ben May?
Fifita at lock?
Prinsep?
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@Canes4life said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
@canefan edit: Tight five is shite apart from Coles.
Yup. So pretty standard canes squad really
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@Tim reckon some of the top guys will only really start showing consistent form in a couple of months as they start thier climb to peak performance, whereas a guy like SB is in theory, trying to oust BBBR or SW for a start come RWC...just chuck him at 6 FFS.
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@Tim said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
@Nepia He really doesn't look like he's straining himself. Four rounds in and it's been all decidedly sub-par performances. I'd say his mind is on the World Cup and the series of injuries he picked up last year.
He's a much better player than Scott Barrett, but that guy is putting in 10 times the effort.
One guy is playing in the top performing team in the competition and the other is playing in the worst - Retallick is putting in the effort but it's basically pushing shit up hill. (I hope Barrett's effort isn't 10 times better than BBBR, he's only made 1 extra tackle and less tackle busts
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Laumape to start 50th match for Hurricanes
