Highlanders v Hurricanes
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@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2023:
This must be the article about Morgan’s return (https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/131676865/wounded-hurricanes-aided-by-timely-return-of-young-firstfive-aidan-morgan)
That's good. Hopefully Cameron injury isn't a season ender.
So looks like Morgan will get the 10 jumper unless they want to ease him in off the bench. If so Godfrey at 10 I guess. Love his running game so could be exciting under the roof in Dunedin.
Sounds like Love is at least making progress, even if at least 2 weeks away.
Lucky we have proper depth in the squad.
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@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:
@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2023:
This must be the article about Morgan’s return (https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/131676865/wounded-hurricanes-aided-by-timely-return-of-young-firstfive-aidan-morgan)
That's good. Hopefully Cameron injury isn't a season ender.
So looks like Morgan will get the 10 jumper unless they want to ease him in off the bench. If so Godfrey at 10 I guess. Love his running game so could be exciting under the roof in Dunedin.
Sounds like Love is at least making progress, even if at least 2 weeks away.
Lucky we have proper depth in the squad.
Morgan will most likely start but after Godfrey's strong showing in Palmy, I'm assuming he will cover 10/15 off the bench.
I'm really hoping the Canes stick with a similar team to Moana Pasifika with the inclusion of Barrett/Lomax. We didn't have the same punch against the Force when the likes of Blackwell and Kirifi came back into the fold.
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@Canes4life will be best available squad this weekend I reckon.
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@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life will be best available squad this weekend I reckon.
Holland's historical selections makes me think they'll select this 23 from the players available:
- Numia
- Aumua
- Lomax
- Blackwell
- Walker-Leawere
- Flanders/Howden
- Kirifi
- Savea
- Roigard
- Morgan
- Rayasi
- Barrett
- Proctor
- Naholo (hopefully not Savea)
- Moorby
- Coles
- Mafileo
- Franks
- Bird
- Lakai
- Booth
- Godfrey
- Sullivan
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@Canes4life yup agreed. I hope Iose is in the mix he had a stormer last week. Never lets the jersey down.
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@foobaNZ said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
@Canes4life yup agreed. I hope Iose is in the mix he had a stormer last week. Never lets the jersey down.
Just aslong as Iose and Kirifi aren't together in the loosies. I feel we lose a bit of grunt in the carry when both of them are on the park at the same time. They won’t be anyway with ASavea back.
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@Canes4life yep, only trouble is, I thought both Kirfi and Iose had bloody good games last week. Kirifi I though was everywhere, and worked his arse off, Iose also bloody good. Though take your point are similar style players!
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@Dan54 said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
@Canes4life yep, only trouble is, I thought both Kirfi and Iose had bloody good games last week. Kirifi I though was everywhere, and worked his arse off, Iose also bloody good. Though take your point are similar style players!
I still think our best trio is Flanders, Lakai and Savea. Has the best balance to it.
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@Canes4life yep mate, I find the Savea, Flanders with any of Kirifi, Lakai aor Iose is ok, but just how I see it. I think different balances just play slightly different, and not sure which is best . But certainly understand where you coming from.
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I don't mind Kirifi in there, he's not as prone to dumb penalties these days and is a menace over the ball.
Hard to leave Lakai out though but he is young. Can cover 8 & 7 from the pine.
All good options though! Lucky to have this group of loosies.
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Hurricanes named to take on the Highlanders:
1 Xavier Numia
2 Dane Coles
3 Tyrel Lomax
4 James Blackwell
5 Isaia Walker-Leawere
6 Brayden Iose
7 Du’Plessis Kirifi
8 Ardie Savea ©
9 Cameron Roigard
10 Aidan Morgan
11 Salesi Rayasi
12 Jordie Barrett
13 Billy Proctor
14 Julian Savea
15 Josh MoorbyReserves:
16 Asafo Aumua
17 Pouri Rakete-Stones
18 Owen Franks
19 TK Howden
20 Peter Lakai
21 Jamie Booth
22 Harry Godfrey
23 Peter Umaga-JensenHolland up to his usual antics. Brayden Iose isn’t a 6, that loose forward trio looks way too small. This is exactly the same starting 15 that played the Rebels in week 2.
How does Julian keep getting selected? Naholo has been on fire the last three weeks. I’d rather see Sullivan on the wing than the broken down bus aswell.
Peter Umaga-Jensen makes his return from injury.
Unavailable for selection: Ruben Love, Caleb Delany, Tyler Laubscher, Reed Prinsep, Justin Sangster, TJ Perenara, Jacob Devery, Devan Flanders, Brett Cameron.
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More details.
Not available due to injury: Vili Koroi (knee) Marty Banks (groin) Jona Nareki (foot) Jeff Thwaites (back) Freddie Burns (knee) Rhys Marshall (concussion) Josh Timu (concussion) Will Tucker (concussion) Jake Te Hiwi (ankle) Martin Bogado (quad) Connor Garden-Bachop (calf)
Note: Aaron Smith is unavailable for this game as he has returned to Feilding to support his family who are dealing with a family illness.
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cheers @Bovidae @FakatavaAllBlack , edited
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6/2 split for the Highlanders
Who's covering lock for the Canes? Howden?
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@Duluth said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
6/2 split for the Highlanders
Who's covering lock for the Canes? Howden?
Howden There is no one else. Coaches like shorter locks. I would prefer bird as cover
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@Duluth said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
6/2 split for the Highlanders
Who's covering lock for the Canes? Howden?
yeah, i get a bit nervous, that can work when you have some game breaks on the bench, guys that can turn a tide, we have gregory, the upside, people like unt have shown they fit enough and has been better the last couple of games, standing deep, looking to pass to players at depth...we'll see
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@Canes4life That injury list may not be complete. Sullivan looked injured after the game v Force (shoulder?). He said it himself in the post-match interview. Maybe he could have played if needed, but they're taking extra caution to give him time to heal 100%?
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
@Canes4life That injury list may not be complete. Sullivan looked injured after the game v Force (shoulder?). He said it himself in the post-match interview. Maybe he could have played if needed, but they're taking extra caution to give him time to heal 100%?
I surprised he is fit, he was a passenger for lat 10 minutes on Sunday.
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Actually, I like the Clan's chances compared to the gloomy outlook of a few weeks ago. Still slim but I am hanging onto some hope.
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No Smith is a big blow for us.
Heart says landers, head say Canes will be smarting from the narrow win last weekend... -
What I'm really looking forward to next year is never having to see Paea get embarrassed on defence again for the Landers. The guy is a massive liability.
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@Mattasaurus this has to be Fakatava's shot to prove himself as a starter too after a couple of rough starts at the start of the season
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I feel like the Canes have picked a team to play at pace but then they’ve picked Julian Savea so it just doesn’t make sense. This would have been a perfect game for Kini to rip up under the roof like his bro.
If TUJ goes down I feel like the Landers are done with only two back reserves on the bench and a lack of firepower in the backs.
Really looking forward to De Groot vs Lomax and Roigard vs Fakatava.
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@Canes4life said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
Brayden Iose isn’t a 6, that loose forward trio looks way too small.
Completely agree, it's wild that Ardie is the heaviest player in that trio and he's only 102kg!
Remember when Holland started three 7's (Gibson, Kirifi, Savea) in last years Quarter Final?
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@kiwi_expat said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
@Canes4life said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
Brayden Iose isn’t a 6, that loose forward trio looks way too small.
Completely agree, it's wild that Ardie is the heaviest player in that trio and he's only 102kg!
Remember when Holland started three 7's (Gibson, Kirifi, Savea) in last years Quarter Final?
He's just following fosters lead
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@Machpants 2nd Ireland test? at least Papali'i had played 6 a lot before & he's 1.93cm so exactly short for a 6.
Also, Papali'i 113kg and Cane's 106-7kg, so it's only Savea who could be considered somewhat undersized.
Last year Holland started 3 guys under 102kgs against the Brumbies' culminative 337kg loose forward trio (Tom Hooper 122kg, Pete Samu 102kg, Rob Valentini 113kg) for the Quarter Final, the guy is an utter madman!
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@kiwi_expat said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
@Machpants 2nd Ireland test? at least Papali'i had played 6 a lot before & he's 1.93cm so exactly short for a 6.
Also, Papali'i 113kg and Cane's 106-7kg, so it's only Savea who could be considered somewhat undersized.
Last year Holland started 3 guys under 102kgs against the Brumbies' culminative 337kg trio for the Quarter Final, the guy is an utter madman!
Indeed, I was just joking.
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If Ardie is 102, then I'm the POTUS.
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@Duluth said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
Who's covering lock for the Canes? Howden?
Jordie Barrett obviously
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Ardie Savea continues to be regarded as one of the best openside flankers in world rugby.
They might like to update their website or their positional selections then..
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@kiwi_expat said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
@Duluth said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
Who's covering lock for the Canes? Howden?
Jordie Barrett obviously
Too tall
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@nostrildamus said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
Ardie Savea continues to be regarded as one of the best openside flankers in world rugby.
They might like to update their website or their positional selections then..
Canes are poor at keeping this website up to date. They only include minimal details about players now on this website. Plus anything that was there from the past
His weight is now 104kg according to this
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Isaia Walker-Leawere out of tonight’s match and has been replaced in the starting XV by big D Bird.
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@Canes4life Did they drop him in line-out practice, too (like Flanders)?
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
@Canes4life Did they drop him in line-out practice, too (like Flanders)?
Who knows? The Canes are starting to get a worrying number of injuries to locks/loosies. Hopefully this doesn’t continue.
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
@Canes4life Did they drop him in line-out practice, too (like Flanders)?
Don't need to play the quota if all the quota players get injured in training ...
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