Hurricanes vs Blues
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@KiwiMurph said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
Canes should be hot favourites
Lol after the being the dumber side of dumb and dumber versus drua, and only win due to superior fitness? This game will be close and could go either way
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@Machpants said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@KiwiMurph said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
Canes should be hot favourites
Lol after the being the dumber side of dumb and dumber versus drua, and only win due to superior fitness? This game will be close and could go either way
Probably more of a lack of firepower more than anything. The Canes were messy but they should be a lot better as the tournament progresses. Mind you, if we keep getting serious injuries to key players it might go the other way.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@george33 said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
Don't no if correct but Jamie Wall said proctor is out for the season, just saying but he can be a drama queen.
There goes our season if true. Far out.
This could be what Club Rugby were referring to last week when they said 'watch out for big news about Billy Proctor over the next few days'.
Ross Bond and Matt Buck also said mentioned something about Billy Proctor having some sort of Achillies "strain" during their radio commentary.
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@Machpants said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@KiwiMurph said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
Canes should be hot favourites
Lol after the being the dumber side of dumb and dumber versus drua, and only win due to superior fitness? This game will be close and could go either way
It's more a sense of watching the two sides
Blues have really struggled in both second halves of their first 2 games
I think they have 1 rolling maul try 7 points across both second halves combined.
The Blues basic attacking game plan just doesn't seem to jive with the way Super Rugby this year
Not to mention the Blues are equally as dumb (against 13 men deciding against packing down a scrum but opting for the lineout).
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@Higgins said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@george33 said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
Don't no if correct but Jamie Wall said proctor is out for the season, just saying but he can be a drama queen.
There goes our season if true. Far out.
This could be what Club Rugby were referring to last week when they said 'watch out for big news about Billy Proctor over the next few days'.
Ross Bond and Matt Buck also said mentioned something about Billy Proctor having some sort of Achillies "strain" during their radio commentary.
Sounds niggly. Hope we get some good news though, the Canes need it.
From that list above, we are essentially missing 9 potential starters and 4 of them could be gone for the season if Higgins and Proctor are ruled out. NOT GOOD AT ALL.
2026 is our year.
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Tjay Clarke had shoulder surgery and Higgins had surgery on his hand. Both unlikely to feature again this campaign.
Proctor still unknown but looks to be walking freely.
The video below shows Higgins in a cast and Clarke in a sling. Looks like Matt Whaanga has joined the squad along with the young winger from Ta$man (can’t remember his name but he went to Scots College here in Welly).
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@Canes4life was going to say what does Blake Makiri need to do to get a gig, but I see he's at Utah. Was impressed with him in NPC in the little I saw.
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@Canes4life That would be Jack Gray. He played for the NZ Sevens earlier in the season.
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I think theyd keep the same backline with the inclusion of banks, (Harkin injured)
Numia
Tuputupu
Toss
Lea were
Delany
Lanai
Dupes
IoseWill be a tough one, Blues will want to get up badly, i also heard Billy is injured 😢
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Lakai 🤦
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
2026 is our year.
Hey I’ve already trademarked that for the Warriors.
If they are taking a bit of time to determine how long Proctor will be out, to me that points to less than a full blown Achilles. Strains can still take a bit of time though especially getting back to explosive work.
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This should be fun. In the three seasons of Super Rugby Pacific, no side has made the top six after losing their first three. The caveat for the Blues, is they will have played the side likely to top the ladder, and two away derbies, but a loss to the Hurricanes puts them in an awful lot of strife.
If you assume that 8 wins might be needed to make the top six (seems the likely number in a competitive comp), that would leave them needing to win 8 of their last 11, which for a quality side is very doable - but in their next six after the Canes, they have four derbies, including trips to Christchurch and Hamilton... in fact in the next three, they have the Chiefs and the Crusaders.
The Blues last four games are as easy as any ones, but it is legitimately possible it is game over before it reaches that point.
For the Canes, a loss here is not quite as seminal, but depending on the manner of it, all signs could be pointing to them missing the top six. Their back half of the comp is fairly tough on paper, with three trips to Australia and two derbies.
Feels like this game will set the tone for both sides seasons. Should be a good watch.
