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This is going to be an interesting selection. The Drua at home are formidable, but they are also without a couple of players on suspension. On top of that, the coaching team are going to be looking a week ahead as they have to travel from Fiji to Canberra to front up against the Brumbies. Squad dept...

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Match official?

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Those odds are poppycock. Canes are easily the best team this year and red hot favourites. I thought Roigards injury might cause some issues but I got that wrong. The Blues defense is still by far the best in the comp - which wins tournaments. The Blues have only had one tough game so far - against...

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Ted. wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:44 am Judd is a a big step down.

Bring back Viljoen.

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I have been advocating for Clark Laidlaw to be a future Scotland coach when he has a more experience under his belt. How is he viewed in New Zealand? I assume that being a Scot there is a ceiling on his career path down there. We bloody love the guy. His work with the NZ Sevens team was top notch, ...

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Sprig wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 3:50 am
grouch wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 11:07 pm
capt hurricane wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:19 am [
The Hurricanes bench includes O'Reilly, Rakete-Stones, Tosi, Sangster, Flanders and Kirifi.

That's on the BENCH!
Exactly - Advantage Chiefs.
I can give only you O'Rielly, We would have no problem with them starting.

Called it!

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The Captains Post Match Report. Along with every other Hurricanes supporter, I went in to this game knowing that we had to work hard to walk away from this with another tick in the win column, and so it was. If this is not the best starting scrum in Super Rugby this year, then I must be going blind....

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Completely understandable given the team form this season that this phred is stacked with opinion from 'Canes supporters. As a slightly biased third party my take: I agree 100% this should be a very tasty contest. 6-2 split for the "canes is interesting. I think the starting tight 5 have a slight a...

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So Judd as replacment 9. Umaga-Jensen covers 11-14. Moorby covers fullback Love covers 10. Perenara could play there if needed. Barrett covers 13 and 15 There's good balance, but as the Game against the Blues showed, a couple of knocks and you're in a world of hurt.... Barrett has played in the All...

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When you have players like Love, Barrett, Moorby and the like, I guess you can take a few risks with your back line, and Kirifi wouldn't look out of place at inside centre either.

Leslie really backing his team's fitness.

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As counter intuitive as it might seem, would the coaches be tempted to give Aiden Morgan a run at 10 instead of Cameron? Aiden is a very strong defender, and plays a good running game. Taking Love out of the backline to stiffen up the inside defence leaves gaps in the backline that Stevenson and Nar...

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I personally think perhaps while being important Roigard is not the loss to the Canes' style of play than say Aumua/Lomax would be. I was shouting Roigards kudos (and got told I was a know nothing) on here before last years super season after seeing him preseason, and while he has come on well, I d...

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Chiefs will be in the game for 60 minutes - then their lack of fitness (or guts) will show through. Predicting a 15+ win to the Canes The TAB don't agree with you mate. Canes paying $2.15 Chiefs paying $1.72 Hurricanes 13+ paying $5.50. Are you, perchance, attempting to invoke the Gods of Mock?

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When: Saturday 13 April 2024, Kickoff: 1905 NZST Where - Sky Stadium, Wellington. https://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/photos/Westpac-Stadium.jpg Teams: TBA https://scontent-akl1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/435516493_945523754243535_2506477993087635842_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s960x960&_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&...

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How good was Narawa! It just looked effortless. It's also clear that the Chiefs are a completely different team when McKenzie is in the side. Having said that the hit he got from the Moana Centre was one for the highlights reel, and if that isn't the number 1 'Smashed 'em Bro' segment on The Crowd G...

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Got the bye round, so wondering if any boardies had any suggestions as to what to do while we have a whole weekend at our disposal.

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Really is a shame as he had superstar potential was robbed of making a big impact last season by idiot Foster preferring the ginger and this year by injury. As Eminem says you do only tend to get one shot so I doubt we will see him reach superstar heights now. Nah, he will come back. They said the ...

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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/ ... WMPF5LWDM/

As I said earlier, with TJ, Cam has a great mentor in how to recover from a severe injury. I know the team lead physio, Nicole, and she's really good.

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Here endeth the stupidity Sam Whitelock has shut the door on a potential return to the All Blacks, having announced he will retire from all rugby after fulfilling his obligations with French club Pau this season. Lock Whitelock, 35, played the last of his 153 tests for the All Blacks when he took t...

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Wilson's Toffee wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:04 am No. Boks will be undercooked, a new coaching setup, too many retirements, new ways and personell.
Ireland to beat Boks in the series.
Some fantastic dustups and moaning about refs etc. to follow, though.

A thousand page thread, easy!

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So, Mrs Barnes shares her husband's trait of making bad calls then.....

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Went to watch an "A" international between Ireland and NZ mostly to see McKenzie. He's obscenely talented, I don't understand how he doesn't start ahead of everybody else for the ABs. Ms MungoSpouse and I flew to Townsville a few years back for Reds-Chiefs game, and seeing McKenzie play in a smalli...

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Terrible news for Roigard and NZ Rugby. He was certain to be our starting All Black 9, and a key part of our attack. In the post-Smith era, many of us have suggested that Robertson is going to opt for more multi-faceted no.9's who offer offer strong running and kicking options to complement an accu...

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tubbyj wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 8:20 pm FFS dick Hurricanes overplaying the great All Black hope to he gets injured. Roigard should come to the Crusaders next season where we will look after him better and manage his workload.

It was his first game back after a week off. Given the current injury list at the Crusaders, umm, yeah, nah!

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Well, the points differential will look good after this, and the place on the table, but Roigard is a huge loss. Could have been worse, and a bye weekend next weekend is great timing, but that was an awful watch. Ref's positional play was atrocious! Having said that, TJ is a pretty useful backup, an...

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Aww crap.

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The ref seems to be trying to keep the Highlanders in the game, but they can't even do it with his help.

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:lol: I know you're joking, but the bolded bit is actually true. Best squad depth in the country? Replacements slotting in without missing a beat? Multiple selection headaches of the good kind? We're through the looking glass here, people. It was only 4 years ago our first fives were Jackson Garden...

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Having to tell your kids that you have cancer is one of the toughest things you ever have to do.

The fact that William has managed to step up and keep doing what he has to do supporting both the King and his wife through cancer speaks volumes for the heir.

I wish all three nothing but the best.

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Had a good night's sleep after that one. Kiwidutchie and I are having a weekend away from our spouses and having a boy's golf weekend in Taupo, with a nearby pub making the most of our largesse last night, early tee off this morning. Anyhoo... All I want to know is, is there any way we can put out a...

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TJ keeping Roigard honest isn't he.

Also, this Hurricanes back three of Sinkinson, Rayasi and Godfrey will be making sure Love, Naholo and Moorby will be working very hard at training next week as well.

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https://scontent-akl1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/433962399_930635942398983_991771799821308325_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=c3nR3Vqrq6AAX_-6bGq&_nc_ht=scontent-akl1-1.xx&cb_e2o_trans=q&oh=00_AfCgM_XWMOFPSk_ARCuLMJgseHvhbVX2GrCpcxZDTM90dQ&oe=65FE94E5 So Jordie is back.... Rayasi...

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Bit rough on Viljoen, but I expect he is a lynch pin in the Colts side.

Will Ogre be happy to see a genuine Lock in the Hurricanes pack though.

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Any news on Love? He looked a bit ginger as he walked off on Friday.

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Sprig wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:13 am Stuggling Rebels? They are fourth on the table I'll have you know.

Seventh now....

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Why do they keep hiring Warren Gatland? that's what I want to know.

Is that job such a poisoned chalice that no-one else wants it?

Or are Wales just hoping Ryan Reynolds will buy the team now?

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Provincial standard is a bit rough. Don't take anything away from the hometown 'heroic loss' narrative. Has anyone used the word heroic? We played like shit. And yet we led the best team in the comp in the 78th minute. The fact that Hurricanes fans are so excited by their team's performance last ni...

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I have a question that some of the proponents of the dark arts might be able to answer. What was going on with all the Scrum free kicks being awarded against the Hurricanes? Were the Crusaders playing it cunning and closing the gap on the mark, or were the Hurricanes encroaching the mark on the lock...

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