Hurricanes v Chiefs
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@crucial said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@mofitzy_ said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:
I hope Chiefs win this for multiple reasons. I am a Chiefs fan firstly but as an AB fan I hate to see guys like PUJ and Flanders relegated to the bench while mediocre players like Blackwell, Prinsep and Leger are starting. Leger is a weak 10 in the Mitre 10 FFS.
Leger doesn’t even play 10 at provincial level. He’s being used as a stopgap cover because he showed in early Chiefs games last year that he can adequately run the cutter at this level.
He’s actually not as bad as some are making out here if you just need someone to catch pass and kick.yep, if I recall he played at 10 for the Chiefs opening game of 2019 after Debreceni, Mackenzie and Falcon were all unavailable.
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Just dug up the highlights of that match.
Quite a nifty little cross-kick try from Ledger at 1:18:
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@crucial said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@mofitzy_ said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@crucial
Meanwhile Smith and Falcon are in Japan.Yeah, I get your pain around squad selection. But I suppose some decisions look worse in retrospect and you can’t always predict multiple injuries.
We have quite a few “bubbling under” 10s in (or just out of) NZ. Given the nature of the position being one where one guy gets priority for the season it’s difficult to keep hold of others who can see better opportunities elsewhere to grow and to make money.
I don’t know what went on selection wise at the Canes but they are in this place now and need to put their best option on the field.
I’m primarily confused why they prefer a part timer over a youngster (and they have two good young options).The problem is clear when you look at who the injured players they are trying to replace are though.
JGB and Hickey are already firmly from the bottom of the barrel of 1st 5s. -
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@mn5 ex Berhamporian my friend born and raised however now moved to the 02 anyway use to live on Waripori street now known as Te Wharepouri my back yard was Athletic park so went to all the games and snuck into all the concerts they had there. the good days
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@winger said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:
JGB has been more than Ok for the Canes this year and last. If Leger can do as well I'll be happy enough
“More than ok” seems to be the Hurricanes new moto.
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@bovidae said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:
O'Neill has been rested.
“He has had a really big pre-season, and we’re really mindful that he’s broken down a couple of times over the last few years and we don’t want to keep pushing him so much that he actually falls over again, we can't afford that luxury,” McMillan said.
Thought O’Neill has been good, especially with Mafileo (S) on other side.
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@crucial said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@mikey07 said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@crucial they had the perfect opportunity to blood him off the bench in the two previous games so in this situation we are in now he would have a fair idea of the level required but nope no such forward thinking by the coaches.
Who is “him”? Leger?
He has played 10 at this level before. He does know what it’s like.Sorry was meaning Reuben Love they could have had him on the bench for this very situation
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Nisbett calling this game. Probably means TJ tomorrow 😀
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Should be an even contest , but it’s definitely a case of dance of the desperate’s about it ..
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Shocking start by Luke Campbell
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@winger said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@bones said in SRA Round 4: Hurricanes v Chiefs:
Anyone else trying to watch on rugbypass and got an old replay of the breakdown or something?
Yeap. Same here
Fucks sake, bullshit! Can't believe it.
