Preseason - Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika

[SouthernMann]

Mate just sent me a picture. Big crowd has rolled in. The biggest thing to happen in Upper Hutt since Dragon welcomed in the New Year at Brewtown

[Duluth]

Just started watching so missed the first try

Pasifika ahead 7-0

[Duluth]

Ofa Tauatevalu injured. Shoulder?

[Duluth]

Canes PT from a collapsed maul

[Duluth]

Massive Hurricanes scrum wins a penalty when MP had good attacking ball.

Who's the commentator with Laban?

[Duluth]

Haha

Julian Savea going well. Makes the initial break then 3 phases later he scores the try

MP winning 14-7

[Duluth]

Thats better from the Canes. Love joins the backline and throws a good long pass to Lakai who scores down the wing

[Duluth]

Canes doing this easy now

Kirifi breaks the line twice and scrores two tries in a couple of mins

Canes 33-14

[Machpants]

Canes defence is rubbish, hopefully a pre season problem. So many gaps, only MP errors stopping them scoring. 40-26

[Duluth]

Nice break Godfrey

[Winger]

A bit behind watching this game. HT comments

Love looks the goods
Both wings a bit ordinary
Morgan shows again he's not good enough
Midfield was OK
Penenara looked lively. The new young halfback (Viljoen). Class.

[Winger]

Julian has found his best position. He could be a quality additional at 2nd 5. He's too slow now for wing or even center.

[Machpants]

Ends 59-26, with MP looking tired at the end

[Canes4life]

Standouts for me in this game were Kirifi, Godfrey (please put him at 10), Love, Higgins, Vijoen (the young kid has a beautiful pass), Naholo, Iose and Howden.

Canes have a tone of class backs coming through, just hope they get plenty of opportunity.

Defence was a worry but I’m sure they will up the intensity next week.

[Dan54]

I a Godfrey fan, but not really a stabnd out I didn't think (had a couple pf runs only). Like you think maybe he is the future at 10, but I admit to only see him play there for about 20 minutes in Levin last year, so needs ato even get a start there at NPC level for the Bay, he plays 15 for them usually, same as he couldn't vrack U20s at 10, so perhaps we will need to bide our time.
Kini Naholo looked pretty good too, stood out probably more , but not sure about him as yet.

[Dan54]

@Canes4life wasn't at game, but also thought on pretty average tv coverage, didn't think Higgins set the game alight either. Lakai looked bloody good I thought.

[Winger]

@Canes4life said in Preseason - Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika:

Standouts for me in this game were Kirifi, Godfrey (please put him at 10), Love, Higgins, Vijoen (the young kid has a beautiful pass), Naholo, Iose and Howden.

Canes have a tone of class backs coming through, just hope they get plenty of opportunity.

Defence was a worry but I’m sure they will up the intensity next week.

Defence was a bigger worry for MP. It was a joke at times

Naholo will start on one wing. But unsure about the other one. Higgins maybe an option here

I wish Godfrey had started instead of Morgan. As its a big ask to start him when he's hardly ever played there at this level

[Canes4life]

@Winger Moorby will start on the right, Love at FB. Barrett and Proctor in the midfield. ?? at halfback with Cameron likely to start at 10. Vijoen, Godfrey and Higgins to come off the bench if Roigard is out and Perenara doesn’t make the trip.

[Dan54]

Like that kid Vijoen, thought he went well for Manawatu last year. Can't quite make up my mind who will or won't start next week .I would think Naholo would be close and is he does Moorby to bensh? Think Cameron could be in squad too?

[Canes4life]

@Dan54 Moorby is the opposite wing than Naholo. They both should start.