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2014 Super Rugby: Highlanders v Blues (Round 2)
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 624246" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p><strong>THE MIGHTY HIGHLANDERS SIDE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED!!!!!!</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/9745643/Highlanders-named-inexperienced-lineup" target="_blank">Highlanders</a>:</strong><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> Ben Smith, Richard Buckman, Malakai Fekitoa, Shaun Treeby, Patrick Osborne, Lima Sopoaga, Aaron Smith, Nasi Manu, Shane Christie, Gareth Evans, Jarrad Hoeata, Brad Thorn, Chris King, Liam Coltman, Kane Hames. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Reserves</strong><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">; Ged Robinson, Matias Diaz, Craig Millar, Josh Bekhuis, TJ Ioane, Fumiaki Tanaka, Hayden Parker, Phil Burleigh.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span>Ummm... Not too bad. Not that good, but it could be worse.</p><p></p><p><em><u>The good</u></em></p><p><em><u></u></em>A genuine flanker (Evans) at 6</p><p>Nasi Manu is fit</p><p>Willie Ripia is not in the 22</p><p>Ben Smith</p><p></p><p><u><em>The bad</em></u></p><p><u><em></em></u>Jarrad Hoeata starting at lock. No Tom Franklin in the 23</p><p>No John Hardie</p><p>Backline subs offer no impact</p><p></p><p><u>The ugly</u></p><p><u></u>Richard Buckman on the wing</p><p></p><p><u>The I'm not really sure whether it is good or bad</u></p><p>Hames debuting at LH prop</p><p>Tj Ioane on the bench (probably is good, but I still get slightly nervous when he comes on)</p><p>Lima Sopoaga at 10.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Anyways....A slightly better Blues side than expected, but I do believe the Highlanders have a pretty good chance off pulling of the upset. Tu'ungafasi has a lot of promise, but has always struggled on the LH side whenever I have seen him. Unfortunately the Highlanders probably don't have the scrummaging prowess to expose him. The rest of the pack is as expected. </p><p> </p><p>Noakes gets the nod at 10 ahead of Marshall which is no surprise. Noakes will control the game pretty well, but he is a turn-style in defense so I expect the Highlanders will be running big forwards at him all day (Ioane, Manu etc). There is plenty of fire-power in the Blues backline, and I'm not sure how the Highlanders will be able to contain the pace and power of the Blues back three (ideally we want to prevent them getting the ball...). Interesting to see Tevita Li on the bench - he could cause some damage if he comes on later in the game. It is scary to think he is still only 18!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 624246, member: 24910"] [B]THE MIGHTY HIGHLANDERS SIDE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED!!!!!![/B] [B][URL="http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/9745643/Highlanders-named-inexperienced-lineup"]Highlanders[/URL]:[/B][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] Ben Smith, Richard Buckman, Malakai Fekitoa, Shaun Treeby, Patrick Osborne, Lima Sopoaga, Aaron Smith, Nasi Manu, Shane Christie, Gareth Evans, Jarrad Hoeata, Brad Thorn, Chris King, Liam Coltman, Kane Hames. [/FONT][/COLOR][B] Reserves[/B][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial]; Ged Robinson, Matias Diaz, Craig Millar, Josh Bekhuis, TJ Ioane, Fumiaki Tanaka, Hayden Parker, Phil Burleigh. [/FONT][/COLOR]Ummm... Not too bad. Not that good, but it could be worse. [I][U]The good [/U][/I]A genuine flanker (Evans) at 6 Nasi Manu is fit Willie Ripia is not in the 22 Ben Smith [U][I]The bad [/I][/U]Jarrad Hoeata starting at lock. No Tom Franklin in the 23 No John Hardie Backline subs offer no impact [U]The ugly [/U]Richard Buckman on the wing [U]The I'm not really sure whether it is good or bad[/U] Hames debuting at LH prop Tj Ioane on the bench (probably is good, but I still get slightly nervous when he comes on) Lima Sopoaga at 10. Anyways....A slightly better Blues side than expected, but I do believe the Highlanders have a pretty good chance off pulling of the upset. Tu'ungafasi has a lot of promise, but has always struggled on the LH side whenever I have seen him. Unfortunately the Highlanders probably don't have the scrummaging prowess to expose him. The rest of the pack is as expected. Noakes gets the nod at 10 ahead of Marshall which is no surprise. Noakes will control the game pretty well, but he is a turn-style in defense so I expect the Highlanders will be running big forwards at him all day (Ioane, Manu etc). There is plenty of fire-power in the Blues backline, and I'm not sure how the Highlanders will be able to contain the pace and power of the Blues back three (ideally we want to prevent them getting the ball...). Interesting to see Tevita Li on the bench - he could cause some damage if he comes on later in the game. It is scary to think he is still only 18! [/QUOTE]
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