Preseason - Hurricanes v Blues
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@antipodean said in Preseason - Hurricanes v Blues:
@Canes4life Good hard run from a bad miss between Lam and Clark at the scrum. Simply too big a gap to cover between them both.
Peter Umaga-Jensen has apparently not stopped training since the end of the NPC. He's looking very good and has put on a bit more size.
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Blues get a yellow card after continuous infringements defending their own line. Che Clark I think it is.
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Strong scrum to the Canes and Kini Naholo goes in via the left hand corner. Nice hands by Godfrey and Umaga-Jensen to put him away.
Godfrey converts from the sideline and it's 7-7.
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Blues game plan with ball in hand is to play very direct. They are obviously not going to move far away from what worked well last year.
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Both middle rows are’nt the tallest lads
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Cam Roigard. Wow. Take a bow.
Proctor is in via the left hand corner.
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Roigard looking like a good pick for my fantasy league setting that up. Nice pass from Naholo too.
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@antipodean said in Preseason - Hurricanes v Blues:
Roigard looking like a good pick for my fantasy league setting that up. Nice pass from Naholo too.
Pretty sure almost everyone will have him haha.
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If we want to see attacking rugby, that definition of "being on your feet supporting your own body" has to be thrown out with the rubbish.
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Halftime 12-7 to the Canes. Pretty scrappy overall but no injuries which is a good result.
For the Canes, Roigard was a clear step up from Vijoen who was all over the place in the first 20. Godfrey looked threatening on a number of occasions so I hope he keeps the starting jersey for next week. Proctor also made a good run that almost lead to a Canes try so he's picked up where he left off last year.
For the Blues, Barrett has been the standout for them so far. Made a couple breaks and has kicked well. Funaki looked dangerous from the base and Segner has also been busy.
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Into the second half, Roigard with some more magic that nearly ends in a try, Sullivan yellow carded as a result. Man he's looking dangerous.
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Where do they get these amateur commentators from Not sure what that penalty was for
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With Mullens off after 20 and no sign of Ricitelli, young 20 y/o Nathaniel Pole is playing the 2nd and 3rd qtrs. Ekland is not there at all. I hope there is no Hooker injury crisis.
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20 mins to go and the score is still 12-7. Pretty competitive game in the second with the Blues putting out pretty much their best side.
Good to see Tuifua mixing it with some of the big Blues forwards. I can see what the hype is about, he's a big boy and man handled Segner with ease, who got up gingerly.
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Hohepa puts Banks away and he sprints off to make it 19-7.
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Fehi showing absolute gas down the left wing and he's in. 24-7 with the kick to come. Didn't realise he could move that fast.
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Ofa is playing Hooker now!
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Peter Lakai gets an intercept and that's the ball game. Canes fairly dominant in the second, Blues making far too many errors. 31-7 with 8 mins to go.
