Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Help Support The Rugby Forum :
Forums
Rugby Union
Super Rugby
Super Rugby Aotearoa: Round 1 - [13 - 14 June 2020]
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Umaga&#039;s Witness" data-source="post: 997407" data-attributes="member: 65365"><p>Blues hurricanes</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>TEAMS</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>BLUES:</strong> Beauden Barrett, Mark Telea, Rieko Ioane, TJ Faiane, Caleb Clarke, Otere Black, Sam Nock; Hoskins Sotutu, Blake Gibson, Tom Robinson, Josh Goodhue, Patrick Tuipulotu (capt), Ofa Tu'ungafasi, James Parsons, Alex Hodgman. Reserves: Kurt Eklund, Ezekiel Lindenmuth, Marcel Renata, Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, Dalton Papalii, Finlay Christie, Harry Plummer, Matt Duffie.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>HURRICANES:</strong> Chase Tiatia, Wes Goosen, Vince Aso, Ngani Laumape, Ben Lam, Jackson Garden-Bachop, TJ Perenara (co-captain), Gareth Evans, Du'Plessis Kirifi, Reed Prinsep, Scott Scrafton, James Blackwell, Tyrel Lomax, Dane Coles (co-captain), Fraser Armstrong.</p><p></p><p>Reserves: Asafo Aumua, Tevita Mafileo, Alex Fidow, Isaia Walker-Leawere, Vaea Fifita, Ardie Savea, Jamie Booth, Billy Proctor.</p><p></p><p>both teams here are what the coaches see as their top teams, considering fitness.</p><p></p><p>Some tough selections for the blues in the loos forwards in particular with tony lamborn and Akira ione unable to make the 23, ruru who has improved hugely over the last few years unable to make it, Elsewhere in the backs there's a host of players Competing for next on the list including Narawa, hyland, and joe Marchant, with carter not yet adequately fit and perofeta and Tanielu telea injured. Tu'inukuafe also unavailable due to injury.</p><p></p><p>for the hurricanes, Ardie will make his comeback via the bench, but the big blow is the loss of Jordie Barrett who has carried the team this year, and will be out for three weeks minimum. Still a solid team though with few debatable selections. They have gone for a 6 2 split on the bench and it looks like tj is first five cover. He's been first five cover before, but I don't know that he's ended up playing there. Looks to me like the hurricanes are going to amp up there power game here, go hard and physical for 80</p><p></p><p>the key for the blues will be how well rieko ione can defend - individually but also his communication with faiane - against aso and Laumape. And how well will aso go? A player whose form has fluctuated but has been his devastating best at times.</p><p></p><p>Also, Laumape must be gutted Beauden isn't playing first five.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umaga's Witness, post: 997407, member: 65365"] Blues hurricanes [B]TEAMS[/B] [B]BLUES:[/B] Beauden Barrett, Mark Telea, Rieko Ioane, TJ Faiane, Caleb Clarke, Otere Black, Sam Nock; Hoskins Sotutu, Blake Gibson, Tom Robinson, Josh Goodhue, Patrick Tuipulotu (capt), Ofa Tu’ungafasi, James Parsons, Alex Hodgman. Reserves: Kurt Eklund, Ezekiel Lindenmuth, Marcel Renata, Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, Dalton Papalii, Finlay Christie, Harry Plummer, Matt Duffie. [B]HURRICANES:[/B] Chase Tiatia, Wes Goosen, Vince Aso, Ngani Laumape, Ben Lam, Jackson Garden-Bachop, TJ Perenara (co-captain), Gareth Evans, Du’Plessis Kirifi, Reed Prinsep, Scott Scrafton, James Blackwell, Tyrel Lomax, Dane Coles (co-captain), Fraser Armstrong. Reserves: Asafo Aumua, Tevita Mafileo, Alex Fidow, Isaia Walker-Leawere, Vaea Fifita, Ardie Savea, Jamie Booth, Billy Proctor. both teams here are what the coaches see as their top teams, considering fitness. Some tough selections for the blues in the loos forwards in particular with tony lamborn and Akira ione unable to make the 23, ruru who has improved hugely over the last few years unable to make it, Elsewhere in the backs there’s a host of players Competing for next on the list including Narawa, hyland, and joe Marchant, with carter not yet adequately fit and perofeta and Tanielu telea injured. Tu’inukuafe also unavailable due to injury. for the hurricanes, Ardie will make his comeback via the bench, but the big blow is the loss of Jordie Barrett who has carried the team this year, and will be out for three weeks minimum. Still a solid team though with few debatable selections. They have gone for a 6 2 split on the bench and it looks like tj is first five cover. He’s been first five cover before, but I don’t know that he’s ended up playing there. Looks to me like the hurricanes are going to amp up there power game here, go hard and physical for 80 the key for the blues will be how well rieko ione can defend - individually but also his communication with faiane - against aso and Laumape. And how well will aso go? A player whose form has fluctuated but has been his devastating best at times. Also, Laumape must be gutted Beauden isn’t playing first five. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rugby Union
Super Rugby
Super Rugby Aotearoa: Round 1 - [13 - 14 June 2020]
Top