Sunwolves vs Highlanders Round 11
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Highlanders:
Following on from their round 10 win against the Blues, Head Coach Aaron Mauger has stuck largely with the same group.In the forwards, the hard-working Shannon Frizell makes way for the Captain, Luke Whitelock, at six with Elliot Dixon retaining his spot at eight following some good form over the last few weeks.
In the backs, Patelesio Tomkinson, moves to the right wing to accommodate the return of Rob Thompson at centre and Matt Faddes moves to fullback to cover for the rested Ben Smith. The bench will have a six / two split with Dillon Hunt being included in the forwards mix, Kayne Hammington and Bryn Gatland will cover the backs.
Pulse Energy Highlanders v Sunwolves – 7.00pm (10.00pm NZT), Friday 26th April, Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
Daniel Lienert-Brown
Liam Coltman
Tyrel Lomax
Jackson Hemopo
Tom Franklin
Luke Whitelock (C)
James Lentjes
Elliot Dixon
Aaron Smith
Josh Ioane
Tevita Li
Teihorangi Walden
Rob Thompson
Patelesio Tomkinson
Matt FaddesReserves
Ash Dixon
Sef Fa'agase
Siate Tokolahi
Josh Dickson
Shannon Frizell
Kayne Hammington
Bryn Gatland
Dillon HuntUnavailable due to injury: Liam Squire (knee), Waisake Naholo (knee), Marty Banks (foot), Thomas Umaga-Jensen (back), Season - Tevita Nabura (knee) Richard Buckman (achilles)
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@Stargazer said in Sunwolves vs Highlanders Round 11:
I wonder why they've moved Whitelock to 6. ABs request?
god i fucking hope not
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@Machpants No, it's 6-2. Hunt is a loosie.
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@Bones Lentjes was good vs the Blues.
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@taniwharugby said in Sunwolves vs Highlanders Round 11:
@Bones Lentjes was good vs the Blues.
Was good at tackling, not much else. Hunt is always good.
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@Bones Hunt is a better attacking player, Lentjes a better defensive player.
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@taniwharugby said in Sunwolves vs Highlanders Round 11:
@Bones Hunt is a better attacking player, Lentjes a better defensive player.
I'm far from convinced of that! Based on what?
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@Bones my perception, and stats...
HUnt makes less tackles (on ave) with a higher miss rate...Hunt has made 0 turnovers so far this year, concedes more penalties (just on ave)Hunt makes more carries and carries further and makes line breaks.
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@Machpants said in Sunwolves vs Highlanders Round 11:
Bench is 5-3, Hammington, Gatland, Hunt?
I can't see it being an AB request, the ABs are not short of 6's, just short of one shouting I**'M THE FUCKING GOD OF SIXES, MUTHA FUCKERS!** like Kaino did
Vaea Fifita is just biding his time, you'll see.
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@taniwharugby Yep I thought he was one of the best out there.
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Ryohei Yamanaka, Gerhard van den Heever, Josh Timu, Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco, Semisi Masirewa, Hayden Parker, Fumiaki Tanaka, Hendrik Tui, Dan Pryor (c), Grant Hattingh, Luke Thompson, Mark Abbott, Hiroshi Yamashita, Nathan Vella, Pauliasi Manu
Reserves: Shota Horie, Alex Woonton, Takuma Asahara, Tom Rowe, Ben Gunter, Kaito Shigeno, Yu Tamura, Jason Emery
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