Hurricanes vs Bulls
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@Winger I agree our best chance is to try and keep it close for 60 minutes and then see what happens in the final 20. We aren't going to blow them off the park early so we should select accordingly.
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@No-Quarter I think if the Canes are a chance they need to score early and get a good 10-15 point lead, no doubt the Crusaders will close that gap but I think if the Canes are going to get the job done they can’t afford to play catch-up.
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@canefan Rayasi looked the goods on attack but was found out a number of times on D, but he will get better with more experience.
If Goosen is ruled out I'd be quite conservative like we were when we won the title a few years ago and have Marshall at fullback, Jordie to the right wing and Lam back to the left. That provides us with another safe pair of hands and another kicking option which I think will be crucial against the Crusaders.
If I was the Crusaders I would kick it to Lam's wing all day, he is woeful on defence.
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@No-Quarter said in Hurricanes vs Bulls:
I'll take that, a wins a win. We haven't been smacking teams this year but we do get it done way more often than not.
Saders next week is definitely a bridge too far but overall a pretty decent season.
Given the weakness of the Canes Front Five, I wasn't expecting that much from the franchise this year. Making the Semi Finals is above expectations.
The Crusaders are the big favourites for next weekend. Not expecting much. Even a making a tight game of it would be a fine achievement for the Canes given the relative strengths of the forward packs.
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@Chris I’d argue Ardie is the heart and soul of our team, if we didn’t have him our W/L record would’ve been a lot worse.
I agree though, Crusaders hot favourites with their forward pack.
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@Canes4life he’s been great but it’s TJ that pulls the canes together when it’s getting tough
Makes the big covering tackles upsets the opposition HB niggles at the Ref is always vocal Take him out you lose a hell of alot I think -
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Bulls:
@canefan Rayasi looked the goods on attack but was found out a number of times on D, but he will get better with more experience.
If Goosen is ruled out I'd be quite conservative like we were when we won the title a few years ago and have Marshall at fullback, Jordie to the right wing and Lam back to the left. That provides us with another safe pair of hands and another kicking option which I think will be crucial against the Crusaders.
If I was the Crusaders I would kick it to Lam's wing all day, he is woeful on defence.
Umaga-Jensen on the wing? Or is that a bit too radical? I think he has played there at some point.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Bulls:
@Chris I’d argue Ardie is the heart and soul of our team, if we didn’t have him our W/L record would’ve been a lot worse.
I agree though, Crusaders hot favourites with their forward pack.
Ardie has been amazing this year. He clearly looked gassed at the end of the match but still used his nous and summoned enough energy to get the game winning turnover
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@Chris it’s been Ardie that has won the big moments for us though. Both of them have been great, and they will need to be again on Saturday night.
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@Canes4life Ardie is the fire, TJ is the firestarter
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Just watched replay. Decent win but I'm afraid we're going to get reamed next week. Ardie is awesome. Just shows how stupid it is to write off players in their early 20s.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Hurricanes vs Bulls:
Just watched replay. Decent win but I'm afraid we're going to get reamed next week. Ardie is awesome. Just shows how stupid it is to write off players in their early 20s.
Agree
Him and TJP are studs
But Canes have too many weakness that Crusaders will exploit
Lam is a liability in defence and Saders will go after like they did when they last played
Tight 15 this season will get marmalised again lack of quality outside of Coles
EVEN if Proctors fit I'd be testing his 13 channel & making him stretch to see how robust his pecs/bicpes are after his injury
Crusaders by 12 points
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Barrett is Goneksi
Nice Sabbatical and a season of playing mickey mouse rugby in Japan
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@Jaguares4real yeah I posted this a few days back you would have to wonder if it’s worth offering a SR contract now if it’s 2022 he comes back as a 31 year old and not a lot left
