Canterbury vs Wellington
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@KiwiMurph still got Perenara, Savea and Aumua to come back aswell. In a great position, but I’m sure they won’t get ahead of themselves.
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@Canes4life not sure J Savea is much use these days
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@Canes4life And Southall. He was very impressive.
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Going back to Higgins, thought PUJ was also outstanding today, and in theory that is the Canes backup midfield. Add to that Sullivan, and realistically one of them if not two will have to be out the door by 2025. Supposedly PUJ was heading to the Landers, but that all went very quiet.
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Excellent game. A join to watch
Final result
Wellington B 36
Canterbury 31Higgins has a VG game and must start at 2nd 5 going forward. Class player. PUJ is a much better center than 2nd 5 but Proctor has the position locked up. Lakai was everywhere and over-all this forward pack went well.
The key though is we might have found the starting 1st 5 and HB. Morgan is just too up and down. And he hinders not helps skillful backline play. Canes and Wellington took a punt and it hasn't worked out. I just hope he isn't signed for another year as he needs to be let go.
Canterbury just looked out of sync for some reason. Maybe it's the Ellison defense. So, 5 out of 5. A great start to his head coaching career
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@Bovidae Murray to me looks more like a Kolbe/Nareki type though, who though short has enough power where he could survive.
You wouldn't describe him as lightweight, and he seems bloody tough.
I'd go as far to say, if the Blues/Chiefs are looking for depth in the outside backs, he'd be serious player worth considering.
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@Canes4life said in Canterbury vs Wellington:
Wellington extend their winning run. Awesome performance from a young team.
Still not top though. Lack of bonus points.
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@Winger said in Canterbury vs Wellington:
Morgan is just too up and down. And he hinders not helps skillful backline play. Canes and Wellington took a punt and it hasn't worked out. I just hope he isn't signed for another year as he needs to be let go.
Morgan is still signed for the Canes for 2024.
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Exciting game.
Did Umaga-Jensen release the ball in that tackle after his break? Looked pretty suss to me, even on the replay.
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@Winger both teams had some fairly dodgy calls go against them. Lakai stealing the ball legally under our own posts and then getting penalised for it was another moment that lead to a Cantab try. In saying that Halalilo looked like he didn't get the ball down either but was rewarded with the try, so a pretty mix bag from those referees.
Entertainment wise that was probably the best game so far this year.
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