Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS)
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@Winger said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):
@Canes4life said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):
we’ve got Delany at 6 who’s our lock cover and has also been our best forward this year.
Hes been good. But others who would compete for the best spot would be Lukai, Numia and Aumua
Looks a good side but HB must start as favourites.
Rightfully so as they are at home but Wellington definitely have the goods to do the job. Whether we can put it out there on the day remains to be seen.
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Some awesome old photos in this article.
Ranfurly Shield challenge for Wellington on Saturday in 100th match
Hawkeye and Leo the Lion in the 1960s, prior to another tight tussle between Hawke’s Bay and Wellington. It was recently asked of a long-time supporter what would you rather Wellington held a…
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@Stargazer 14, 15 and 22 still make me very nervy, particularly 14s defending. The bench looks just wrong with Jonah Lowe's injury susceptibility making more sense to have Nerai Fomai in 22 as he is more versatility than Grigg, not to mention being a better player overall anyway. The clash at second five looks enticing, another chance for Mr. Toala to prove Plumtree/Holland wrong. Although having said that PUJ also has plenty of the same to do!
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@Higgins So now the big boys come to town. For years and years we've heard and read the exploits of this team through the Dominion. Now don't get me wrong, this team were facing is very good. I do wonder though about there tight 5. Of course the exception is the hooker, whom I rate highly. I do however think Hawkes Bay have the fire power to match this. Wellington to me have a very good backline, who given the chance, with quick ball, will punish any defensive lapses. I still believe Hawkes Bay have the team that can get the job done, the thing for me is that it has to be for 80 minutes. The Bays lineout drive is getting there, and the Scrum is impressive. The way to stifle the Wellington backline is to beat there forward pack up. Should Hawkes Bay do that then the likes of Perenara, Morgan, Savea, and Umaga-Jensen can't operate. If they fail then Wellington are right in it. Hopefully the weather will be good, and the ground hard. Should be a good game, and I hope a Bay victory.
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@Billsy111 The Wellington tight forwards are what could at best be described as "average" so we should be able to have the upper hand there and our loose trio is rather good so clearly up front we should have them up front overall then. Our locks also don't often lose our throws but having said that there have worringly been a few losses on our own throws that we did not get when Ash Dixon was tossing the ball in. It was noticeable last week that we tried about four new variations of lineout drives which we have hardly seen before so that should keep the visitors guessing.
On the other hand some of our defence in the backs out wide has not what it should be and they will have needed to have done plenty of work on that during the week.
All going well it will be a hard old fashioned forward battle where there will only be one winner and after that we might be lucky enough to see Messrs McClutchie and Toala cut loose during the second half.
It is a real shame we won't get to see Alex Fidow. I had heard whispers amongst a few contacts I have at NPC in the past that there were a few times when accidental knock ons were conceded just to get the chance to engage Wellington in a scrum. We will miss out on that tomorrow.
Finally if all else fails they are bound to sub J Garden-Bachop on at some stage...............................
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@Canes4life said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):
@Winger said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):
@Canes4life said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):
we’ve got Delany at 6 who’s our lock cover and has also been our best forward this year.
Hes been good. But others who would compete for the best spot would be Lukai, Numia and Aumua
Looks a good side but HB must start as favourites.
Rightfully so as they are at home but Wellington definitely have the goods to do the job. Whether we can put it out there on the day remains to be seen.
We are rubbish at Shield challenges
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My prediction is that Morgan will run rings around McClutchie, Lakai will school Flanders off the back of the scrum, Umaga-Jensen will make mince meat of Toala, Tiatia will be chasing Love all day long, Perenara will prove he’s a better 9 than Weber, Delany will once again be our standout loose forward, Numia will outplay Rakete-Stones and Bird will steal all the Magpie lineout ball as Wellington cruise to an easy victory. 😁
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@canefan said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):
@Canes4life said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):
@Winger said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):
@Canes4life said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):
we’ve got Delany at 6 who’s our lock cover and has also been our best forward this year.
Hes been good. But others who would compete for the best spot would be Lukai, Numia and Aumua
Looks a good side but HB must start as favourites.
Rightfully so as they are at home but Wellington definitely have the goods to do the job. Whether we can put it out there on the day remains to be seen.
We are rubbish at Shield challenges
Funny seeing you Wellingtonians try claim underdog status, meanwhile we can't get any more than 3 of our players in your franchise at any given time and have had to resort to importing a cast off from BoP who was a cast off from you guys originally.
You guys are un-backable favourites. We really should just hand the shield over to you when you arrive, but that would make Stan Dean too happy when he looks up from his spot in hell so we'll at least stick up a token defence.
Wellington to reverse the 1926 result with a 58-8 win.
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The curtain raiser is:
Hurricanes Heartland Under 20 v Chiefs Heartland U20s
Kick-off 4.50pm at McLean Park
I couldn't find the Chiefs Heartland U20 line-up, but the squad is here:
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@Higgins said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):
@Billsy111 The Wellington tight forwards are what could at best be described as "average"
How DARE you call the 2mtr plus Lord Blackwell average…you should have you mouth washed out with soap 😉
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@Canes4life and both fairly average
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@Stargazer said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):
The curtain raiser is:
Hurricanes Heartland Under 20 v Chiefs Heartland U20s
Kick-off 4.50pm at McLean ParkYou would expect the Hurricanes to win this game with a larger player pool from 5 PUs to choose from. The Chiefs are only TV and KC. BTW, Oli Mathis (Y12 Hamilton BHS co-captain) is in the Chiefs squad.
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For those coming up from points south for the game it is a normal HB day today with not a cloud in the sky and probably likely to remain that way until mid afternoon. Currently sitting on 20 degrees according to the thermometer in the sun on the back porch but probably around the 16 degree mark in the shade. Game time will see the temperature hover around the 10 degree area but with the easterly expected there will be a wind chill to it so dress as if it will be about the five degrees mark.
A slight northerly breeze is wafting through at the moment but that will more than likely turn toward the east later on as it does a lot here in Napier City.
Not sure of the expected crowd size but if you haven't got tickets yet factor in about a ten minute queue time to get yours at the Park and about the same or more to get past the security checks to get into the ground. In other words don't front up at 7.00pm and expect to see the kick off live!
If you are near Latham Street the ticket boxes will be open earlier of course so think seriously about buying yours then. Tickets are also available online, try either of these
Buy Tickets - Magpies v Wellington
The Magpies have had the better of the Lions over the last couple of years with was shown in the big Shield win in 2020, and backing that up by winning away in the Captial for the first time in 44 years. Book it in your calendar now, this Saturday night game is set to attract a big crowd and the...
The Magpies have had the better of the Lions over the last couple of years with was shown in the big Shield win in 2020, and backing that up by winning away in the Captial for the first time in 44 years. Book it in your calendar now, this Saturday night game is set to attract a big crowd and the...
Parking is not too bad in the streets around the park. You will find one somewhere but be prepared for a 15 to 20 minute walk if you leave it real late. The ground in the surrounding area is completely flat so it should not be too much of a physical exercise!
