Hurricanes 2021
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I am usually happy to stick up for Leger and while he has done what has been asked of him in an emergency and out of position, I also find it baffling that Love wasn't given more time.
The coaches seemed set on him being a fullback despite his pedigree and style of play. I know that he played his last year at PNBHS at 15 but he grew up as a 10. -
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@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2021:
@crucial 15 seems to be played as a 2nd 10 anyway so I doubt it would majorly matters. I know it’s a couple steps up but he’s been club rugby at 10.
I can understand why they went with Leger to start with if it was as a stopgap while they had Love training at 10 to get up to speed with the plays but it has been poor planning to not give him some decent minutes before now.
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@crucial the management of the whole campaign has been piss poor tbh. Love trained with the Canes last year aswell so evidently they should have given him time in the saddle at training back then anyway, especially knowing he's going to be a crucial playmaker for us moving forward.
It doesn't really matter anyway, Holland is still going to select guys like James Blackwell so I doubt we will get enough ball to see Ruben Love shine, especially against the Crusaders.
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@bovidae said in Hurricanes 2021:
Love should have got an opportunity at 1st 5 for Wellington but they had all their eggs in the JGB basket too. If only the Hurricanes looked outside Wellington for alternatives...
They have (looked outside). Leger is the outcome.
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@winger said in Hurricanes 2021:
@bovidae said in Hurricanes 2021:
Love should have got an opportunity at 1st 5 for Wellington but they had all their eggs in the JGB basket too. If only the Hurricanes looked outside Wellington for alternatives...
They have (looked outside). Leger is the outcome.
The same Leger who hasn't even been playing 1st 5 for CM. He has been asked to fill a role because the alternatives who play in that position at NPC level have either left NZ or been ignored.
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@bovidae said in Hurricanes 2021:
@winger said in Hurricanes 2021:
@bovidae said in Hurricanes 2021:
Love should have got an opportunity at 1st 5 for Wellington but they had all their eggs in the JGB basket too. If only the Hurricanes looked outside Wellington for alternatives...
They have (looked outside). Leger is the outcome.
The same Leger who hasn't even been playing 1st 5 for CM. He has been asked to fill a role because the alternatives who play in that position at NPC level have either left NZ or been ignored.
Yeah odd comment when the guy is listed in the squad as a midfielder.
He filled in during the pre-season and was adequate so they somehow believed that would be good enough in the comp when injuries hit. -
@bovidae said in Hurricanes 2021:
@winger said in Hurricanes 2021:
@bovidae said in Hurricanes 2021:
Love should have got an opportunity at 1st 5 for Wellington but they had all their eggs in the JGB basket too. If only the Hurricanes looked outside Wellington for alternatives...
They have (looked outside). Leger is the outcome.
The same Leger who hasn't even been playing 1st 5 for CM. He has been asked to fill a role because the alternatives who play in that position at NPC level have either left NZ or been ignored.
Leger has filled-in at 1st 5 for the Chiefs, just FYI
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@kiwi_expat said in Hurricanes 2021:
@bovidae said in Hurricanes 2021:
@winger said in Hurricanes 2021:
@bovidae said in Hurricanes 2021:
Love should have got an opportunity at 1st 5 for Wellington but they had all their eggs in the JGB basket too. If only the Hurricanes looked outside Wellington for alternatives...
They have (looked outside). Leger is the outcome.
The same Leger who hasn't even been playing 1st 5 for CM. He has been asked to fill a role because the alternatives who play in that position at NPC level have either left NZ or been ignored.
Leger has played at 1st 5 for the Chiefs before.
Yeah, we discussed this ages ago. He was a stopgap there too.
As I say, I can see the logic in using him but it was never going to be an optimum long term solution so they should have blooded others sooner. -
@kiwi_expat said in Hurricanes 2021:
Leger has filled-in at 1st 5 for the Chiefs, just FYI
Yes, a game I was at - the opener vs the Highlanders in 2019. As @Crucial says, it was a stop-gap as DMac, Falcon, Debreczeni and MMac were all unavailable due to injury. He played OK in that game but is a primarily a 2nd 5 since leaving school.
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@canes4life yup Blackwell likely to start again and princeep who I don't mind tbh he's actually been playing well don't know why people hate on him 🤷🏽♂️ princeep ardie and Flanders would be our best against saders
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Unfortunately Leger is that bad I'm looking forward to JGB to return 😅🤦🏽♂️
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@berhamporeninja yeah I don’t mind Prinsep atm, it’s just having both him and Blackwell in the same pack really reduces our size and impact against bigger teams. Prinsep, Savea and Flanders look the best fit to me with Scrafton and IWL at lock. I’m getting a little sick of Kirifi and him being carded every second game. Hopefully Aumua makes a return from the pine aswell.
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@berhamporeninja nah JGB is mud. Hopefully Love takes his opportunity and those two are a thing of the past.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:
@berhamporeninja nah JGB is mud. Hopefully Love takes his opportunity and those two are a thing of the past.
Don't agree with this (re JGB). He has the odd bad game but overall has performed well for the Canes. 3 or 4 levels better than Leger
