Hurricanes 2022
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@chris said in Hurricanes 2022:
@machpants said in Hurricanes 2022:
@foobanz said in Hurricanes 2022:
TJ has been crap the past few seasons so I'm not too concerned to be honest. Hopefully Booth finds his form of a few years ago.
That's bollox. He may well have been poor for the ABs but he has been instrumental for canes. They have had a shit and/or total baby 10, and TJ has taken a lot of the load. Canes have been poor for a few years, but without TJ and Jordie they would've been a fuck load worse
Yeah I reckon the Crusaders will be happy as TJ is not there. he seems to fire them up, Harder team to play with him thereI think.
Shit for the ABs though last year.Totally he carried the canes, and wanted to do the same for the ABs, I guess. But the ABs don't need carrying, they need competence and focus
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@nepia said in Hurricanes 2022:
@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2022:
Good to see some new names in that squad even if just as cover.
You mean like Ben May?
How old is that dude? 40?
No way! In his 30s until
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@machpants said in Hurricanes 2022:
@chris said in Hurricanes 2022:
@machpants said in Hurricanes 2022:
@foobanz said in Hurricanes 2022:
TJ has been crap the past few seasons so I'm not too concerned to be honest. Hopefully Booth finds his form of a few years ago.
That's bollox. He may well have been poor for the ABs but he has been instrumental for canes. They have had a shit and/or total baby 10, and TJ has taken a lot of the load. Canes have been poor for a few years, but without TJ and Jordie they would've been a fuck load worse
Yeah I reckon the Crusaders will be happy as TJ is not there. he seems to fire them up, Harder team to play with him thereI think.
Shit for the ABs though last year.Totally he carried the canes, and wanted to do the same for the ABs, I guess. But the ABs don't need carrying, they need competence and focus
You guys do realise he didn’t even play for the Canes last year. Ardie and Jordie have been the two influential players for the Canes, particularly last year. Perenara has been a big game player in years gone by but I feel he’s past his prime and I don’t think we will miss him as much as we would of a few years ago.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2022:
@machpants said in Hurricanes 2022:
@chris said in Hurricanes 2022:
@machpants said in Hurricanes 2022:
@foobanz said in Hurricanes 2022:
TJ has been crap the past few seasons so I'm not too concerned to be honest. Hopefully Booth finds his form of a few years ago.
That's bollox. He may well have been poor for the ABs but he has been instrumental for canes. They have had a shit and/or total baby 10, and TJ has taken a lot of the load. Canes have been poor for a few years, but without TJ and Jordie they would've been a fuck load worse
Yeah I reckon the Crusaders will be happy as TJ is not there. he seems to fire them up, Harder team to play with him thereI think.
Shit for the ABs though last year.Totally he carried the canes, and wanted to do the same for the ABs, I guess. But the ABs don't need carrying, they need competence and focus
You guys do realise he didn’t even play for the Canes last year. Ardie and Jordie have been the two influential players for the Canes, particularly last year. Perenara has been a big game player in years gone by but I feel he’s past his prime and I don’t think we will miss him as much as we would of a few years ago.
Maybe, but for Me he seems to fire up and lead you guy's with lots of passion, maybe more so then when he play's for the AB's.
I can remember a few games before last season he was a massive influence in the Canes winning.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2022:
@machpants said in Hurricanes 2022:
@chris said in Hurricanes 2022:
@machpants said in Hurricanes 2022:
@foobanz said in Hurricanes 2022:
TJ has been crap the past few seasons so I'm not too concerned to be honest. Hopefully Booth finds his form of a few years ago.
That's bollox. He may well have been poor for the ABs but he has been instrumental for canes. They have had a shit and/or total baby 10, and TJ has taken a lot of the load. Canes have been poor for a few years, but without TJ and Jordie they would've been a fuck load worse
Yeah I reckon the Crusaders will be happy as TJ is not there. he seems to fire them up, Harder team to play with him thereI think.
Shit for the ABs though last year.Totally he carried the canes, and wanted to do the same for the ABs, I guess. But the ABs don't need carrying, they need competence and focus
You guys do realise he didn’t even play for the Canes last year. Ardie and Jordie have been the two influential players for the Canes, particularly last year. Perenara has been a big game player in years gone by but I feel he’s past his prime and I don’t think we will miss him as much as we would of a few years ago.
For sure, that's why I said last few years, he was sorely missed last year by the canes. But I should've mentioned Ardie, even though I was talking backs!
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Coles is a big asset to the Canes, not only with his leadership, but also our scrum tends to be more stable when he's in the front row... he's 35 now so won't play as much game time in each match, when he is on the field though he still shows that real pace he has.
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@nzbloke said in Hurricanes 2022:
Coles is a big asset to the Canes, not only with his leadership, but also our scrum tends to be more stable when he's in the front row... he's 35 now so won't play as much game time in each match, when he is on the field though he still shows that real pace he has.
Still the best, most impactful 2 in NZ. His absence basically cost us that Lions series win, he's that good
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Picking a starting Hurricanes team for round one of Super Rugby Pacific
With less than a week until Super Rugby Pacific kicks-off, here's a possible Hurricanes side that could open the new campaign.
I'm never been a fan of Kirifi & Savea starting together, the balance is just wrong.
They are both very lightweight 7s as it is.
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@kiwi_expat said in Hurricanes 2022:
Picking a starting Hurricanes team for round one of Super Rugby Pacific
With less than a week until Super Rugby Pacific kicks-off, here's a possible Hurricanes side that could open the new campaign.
I'm never been a fan of Kirifi & Savea starting together, the balance is just wrong.
They are both very lightweight 7s as it is.
Disagree, they might be a bit shorter than some of the other loosies, but both take the ball up strongly, have real pace, good at the breakdown & tackle well, add Flanders at 6 & we have an excellent loose forward trio... Savea has outstanding leg drive when taking the ball up, can't think of another number 8 in NZ that can consistently power through tackles like he can.
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@nepia said in Hurricanes 2022:
We know there were two options the coach really wanted - Prinsep and Blackwell, but I guess the sponsors etc wouldn't have been too pleased.
Just glad that plodder Prinsep didn't get the captains job, otherwise he would've started in every match unless he out through injury.
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@nzbloke Don't get your hopes up too high as he pretty much started every game last season, something to do with his indispensable leadership skills.
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@higgins said in Hurricanes 2022:
@nzbloke Don't get your hopes up too high as he pretty much started every game last season, something to do with his indispensable leadership skills.
Don't see his leadership skills indispensable at all... there are others in the leadership group that can contribute really well.
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@nzbloke They were the mitigating circumstances spouted by Mr. Holland in support of the continued selections of Messrs. Prinsep and Blackwell last season.
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Hopefully the pain's over soon fellas, I've heard murmurs that he's interested in the Munster job.
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@higgins said in Hurricanes 2022:
@nzbloke They were the mitigating circumstances spouted by Mr. Holland in support of the continued selections of Messrs. Prinsep and Blackwell last season.
Amazes me how a coach can favour a player so much, when you know there is another player clearly better than him in the same position.
