Hurricanes v Blues
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The kicking this year has been really good. You can see them seeing space and putting the ball in there; dragging players out of position, then kicking well. Long way to go, but goddamn it's better than we've seen for a while.
I love JK to bits as a human, but FFS he appears to be a terrible analyst or rugby coach. I cannot believe he got appointed and then left in place for so long.
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Standard slipping in super derbies. Thought Canes were refereed far too leniently in first half. Too much cynical stuff was let go or missed including kick chases from offside and side entries. Great touches from reiko and cowley tuioti though and fletcher Smith good for the canes. But I don't think it should ever be allowed to get to 12 v 15 in a match...
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If I had to sum up that game it was Blues composure versus Canes lack of discipline.
Out defence and effort was incredible at times, especially considering the travel factor. And the Canes were lucky not to give away another Penalty try and the ref missed at least another two shoulder charges. A real issue for them that tackling technique. Unbelievably stupid.
It’s such a treat watching a well coached side, with an obvious game plan and the team putting out huge effort after huge effort.
Plenty to work on, lineout obviously , but this is a good team.
Return fixture for this one is going to be a beauty.
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@ARHS said in Hurricanes v Blues:
Standard slipping in super derbies. Thought Canes were refereed far too leniently in first half. Too much cynical stuff was let go or missed including kick chases from offside and side entries. Great touches from reiko and cowley tuioti though and fletcher Smith good for the canes. But I don't think it should ever be allowed to get to 12 v 15 in a match...
Up to the players not to tackle like that to avoid it, really.
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@Duluth said in Hurricanes v Blues:
@nzzp said in Hurricanes v Blues:
Also, Akira played really well. That try was superb, but he was strong all game. Godo coming back with no matches under his belt
I hope we get a Papali’i/Ioane/Sotutu trio next week
Give Robinson a rest
Failed his concussion test, so might not have a choice.
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@nzzp said in Hurricanes v Blues:
Also, Akira played really well. That try was superb, but he was strong all game. Godo coming back with no matches under his belt
Second top tackler for the Blues, I think. No misses, lots of good tackles, some strips and good effort for his try. Was busy and worked hard, and if Robinson hadn’t gone off I expect he was due to be subbed. So had to go 80, which will be good for him.
He’s the best player we have for getting turnovers too.
Him lining up with Sotutu and Dalton would be pretty interesting!
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Holland's post-match comments were interesting. It seems he wasn't happy about how they were penalised at the breakdown and mentioned having to train differently if that is the ref's interpretation. I'd say the Canes were lucky not to be penalised more for ruck offsides, side entries, etc.
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@Bovidae said in Hurricanes v Blues:
Holland's post-match comments were interesting. It seems he wasn't happy about how they were penalised at the breakdown and mentioned having to train differently if that is the ref's interpretation. I'd say the Canes were lucky not to be penalised more for ruck offsides, side entries, etc.
I suspect in private he will read the Riot Act at a few players for losing their composure today. Nothing gained from slating them publicly.
Ref was fine.
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@Kirwan would like to see Robinson rested ,he’s a guy that gives 100% and more every game..Tuoiti Marnier looked superb when he came on..
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@Steven-Harris said in Hurricanes v Blues:
@Kirwan would like to see Robinson rested ,he’s a guy that gives 100% and more every game..Tuoiti Marnier looked superb when he came on..
He’s starting to look beaten up, just by how he plays. We need him firing for the back end of the season. Was down a few times before the head knock too.
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@Kirwan it actually feels great to have options ,as opposed to chasing our tails when we have either not picked up wins or injuries reared their ugly head..I really think this should be Parsons last season, in my opinion we going absolutely nowhere if he stays..
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@Steven-Harris said in Hurricanes v Blues:
@Kirwan it actually feels great to have options ,as opposed to chasing our tails when we have either not picked up wins or injuries reared their ugly head..I really think this should be Parsons last season, in my opinion we going absolutely nowhere if he stays..
I’d like to win some lineouts, which we do when he’s on the park. Plenty of other ball carriers, so he can stop that.
He manages the refs well too. Had a good chat to the ref, and the next scrum we got to dominate.
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@Kirwan said in Hurricanes v Blues:
If I had to sum up that game it was Blues composure versus Canes lack of discipline.
Out defence and effort was incredible at times, especially considering the travel factor. And the Canes were lucky not to give away another Penalty try and the ref missed at least another two shoulder charges. A real issue for them that tackling technique. Unbelievably stupid.
It’s such a treat watching a well coached side, with an obvious game plan and the team putting out huge effort after huge effort.
Plenty to work on, lineout obviously , but this is a good team.
Return fixture for this one is going to be a beauty.
That defence coach must be ok
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@nzzp said in Hurricanes v Blues:
The kicking this year has been really good. You can see them seeing space and putting the ball in there; dragging players out of position, then kicking well. Long way to go, but goddamn it's better than we've seen for a while.
I love JK to bits as a human, but FFS he appears to be a terrible analyst or rugby coach. I cannot believe he got appointed and then left in place for so long.
Yep Black’s kicking has been really good. It reminds me a lot of what England do to manipulate their opposition and put themselves in the right areas of the field.
I’m not sure he’ll ever be AB material, but Black to me looks like the kind of guy who’d be very good playing in the NH.
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@Kirwan said in Hurricanes v Blues:
And the Canes were lucky not to give away another Penalty try and the ref missed at least another two shoulder charges. A real issue for them that tackling technique. Unbelievably stupid.
Well it was “Mana Moana” night after all
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@Crucial said in Hurricanes v Blues:
@Kirwan said in Hurricanes v Blues:
If I had to sum up that game it was Blues composure versus Canes lack of discipline.
Out defence and effort was incredible at times, especially considering the travel factor. And the Canes were lucky not to give away another Penalty try and the ref missed at least another two shoulder charges. A real issue for them that tackling technique. Unbelievably stupid.
It’s such a treat watching a well coached side, with an obvious game plan and the team putting out huge effort after huge effort.
Plenty to work on, lineout obviously , but this is a good team.
Return fixture for this one is going to be a beauty.
That defence coach must be ok
He has to be good at something, shame we had to go through a process of elimination.
With good selection and an actual game plan, it nice to see Tana finally making a positive contribution. Assuming of course that he’s just not doing what Coventry tells him to do.
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@Kirwan said in Hurricanes v Blues:
@nzzp said in Hurricanes v Blues:
Also, Akira played really well. That try was superb, but he was strong all game. Godo coming back with no matches under his belt
Second top tackler for the Blues, I think. No misses, lots of good tackles, some strips and good effort for his try. Was busy and worked hard, and if Robinson hadn’t gone off I expect he was due to be subbed. So had to go 80, which will be good for him.
He’s the best player we have for getting turnovers too.
Him lining up with Sotutu and Dalton would be pretty interesting!
One thing he did fantastically well all night, but especially in the second when things got a bit loose, was his clean up work. His ability to pick up messy ball, keep his feet, go forward and buy his team mates time and metres was invaluable there. Just what you want from your eighth man
