Hurricanes v Stormers

[KiwiMurph]

For reference Folau's strike rate is 0.624 (58 tries from 93 games). Very impressive - though the conference system and being in the Aus conference has no doubt helped Izzzy in those stats

[Paekakboyz]

@KiwiMurph wow, that is really good. Would be really interesting to see if most of those are v Oz teams, or if he's been good all-round.

At the risk of switching codes Manu Vatuvei had a gnarly record before his form faltered in later years. I think he had 10 successive years of scoring 10 or more tries? only guy to have achieved that? and for quite a few season he was in the high teens. Just did a quick calculation off his wiki info and his rate is .67 (226 games and 152 tries). That is bloody good in such a tough comp.

[Frank]

@Paekakboyz
It is very good, though I think he has slight hungus tendencies.
Not Masaga level though.

[Paekakboyz]

@Frank there can only be one hungus!! unless we talk league and add Kata to the mix lol

[Nepia]

@Paekakboyz said in Hurricanes v Stormers:

@Frank there can only be one hungus!! unless we talk league and add Kata to the mix lol

He’s not added to the mix, he’s the GOAT ... apologies Leilia you’ve lost your crown.

[Canes4life]

@Paekakboyz It has been against teams across the board. I can think of a number of runs / tries that he has scored against the likes of the Blues/Crusaders/Highlanders where he has run over the first line of defence and if not scoring himself he has also set up a number of tries aswell. A player on the rise that's for sure.

[MajorRage]

Laumape, like Nonu, has something that you can't teach. What he doesn't have, can be taught.

[Canes4life]

Big Eben has been ruled out of tomorrow with concussion. Big plus for the Canes and their undersized locking pair.

[Kirwan]

Good example of a friendly commentary team, Nisbo and Cullen both like the Canes and will be positive.

We get TJ poking needles in a voodo doll in a Blues jersey.

[gt12]

I’m not sure why that penalty is given when the arriving player pinned him in there - it’s not like the Canes were attacking ball, and he was making as good of an effort as he could.

[gt12]

Yikes. It’s all Stormers - mauling away for a penalty and the Canes look like they’re in trouble up front. Who’d have thought?

[Kirwan]

@gt12 said in Hurricanes v Stormers:

Yikes. It’s all Stormers - mauling away for a penalty and the Canes look like they’re in trouble up front. Who’d have thought?

Yep, going to be a lot of mauls if that’s how they are going to defend

[gt12]

No ball, no territory, and pretty average exit plays so far.

[Kirwan]

BB getting the canes around the field nicely there

[gt12]

@Kirwan

Was nice, until they ran out of ideas and kicked it away.

[Kirwan]

@gt12 said in Hurricanes v Stormers:

@Kirwan

Was nice, until they ran out of ideas and kicked it away.

Got them in the right part of the field, leading to a try.

[gt12]

I should keep bagging them, because they’ve won the line out.

They won’t score.

[gt12]

@gt12 said in Hurricanes v Stormers:

I should keep bagging them, because they’ve won the line out.

They won’t score.

You’re welcome Cane fans.

[gt12]

7-6 now after 12.

[Stargazer]

@Kirwan said in Hurricanes v Stormers:

Good example of a friendly commentary team, Nisbo and Cullen both like the Canes and will be positive.

We get TJ poking needles in a voodo doll in a Blues jersey.

If you don't like the tv commentary, you can switch that off and listen to the ref only or listen to the radio commentary. They're almost always locals. I do it all the time.