QF Blues v Highlanders
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havent read the whole thread so forgive or ignore as needed
pretty much turned out as expected, a lucky eighth placed team was never going to have the depth to turn up at eden park and win, TUJ summed up the attempt though, leave it all on the pitch
Perofeta, love seeing guys who actually improve for the big games, sometime i think the ABs pick flat track bullys too often and not guys like that
MMT and sotutu, two great 8's in form, they should be fighting each other for the black jersey...not struggling to even get a shot
Fakatava was great, was a little rusty at the start of the season but have been better and better every week
as i said, havent read the whole thread, any news on TUJ's injury?
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Ofa has regularly had his scrummaging problems for the ABs, so I wouldn't be putting that all on the locks. It's for this reason that I think Laulala will get an AB lifeline. If de Groot was a marginal selection, he gave the AB selectors a timely reminder.
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@taniwharugby said in QF Blues v Highlanders:
@NZbloke said in QF Blues v Highlanders:
Blues blindside Akira Ioane showed again how fast & skillful he is for a big bloke... surely he has to be starting at 6 for the ABs in the first test this year.
Is there really anyone else though, Akira is head and shoulders ahead, coming into great form, no one else comes close right now.
True... but with Foster as AB coach you're never sure who he's going to start.
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@booboo As a Clan fan, the glass was overflowing. I was focusing on that rather than the scoreboard
Ofa can scrum obviously, he is rock solid at times (and a huge unit) but seems to lose concentration occasionally? Like other posters have said though, it is always complicated.
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watching the replay now, so early comments on the first half
Holy hell, how did the refs manage to decide Akira didn't score. It's ridiculous.
Makalio is a muppet. Stupid, deserved red. Just lift your arm.
Sotutu is a weapon. As is Rieko.
Scrum was a shambles. Weird. Next week will be critical to deliver in that area - teh Brumbies are really strong. If we can't get back to where we are, we'll probably lose - and deservedly so. Crusaders seem to just milk penalties from a dominant scrum.
Perofeta's looking magnificent out there
Blues did well to weather the scrappy storm early, and thens trike back
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in QF Blues v Highlanders:
Don't tell the Brumbies -
Amazing and they all ended up with a try under the posts!
