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The new Super 14season, what are the expectations
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<blockquote data-quote="Flux" data-source="post: 234339"><p>If you look at the Hurricanes' forward pack, there's only 2 positions that can't be filled by All Blacks (blindside and lock), but those two positions will probably be filled by two promising players (Jeremy Thrush and Victor Vito). Sure, some of the players are fringe players, but everyone's talking about the Blues' forward pack when the Hurricanes' warrants a mention imo.</p><p></p><p>You've then got Piri Weepu at halfback, the All Blacks' first choice centre pairing, Hosea Gear and David Smith (or Zac Guildford) on the wings and Cory Jane at fullback. The only thing we're really lacking is a decent first five. Fingers crossed Willie Ripia is good enough to pull strings at first five or else we will be looking at another year of 'what ifs'. If not we could always push Weepu out to first five again and start Alby Mathewson.</p><p></p><p>That Wellington made the finals, Hawke's Bay made the semis and Taranaki made the quarters also bodes well imo.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flux, post: 234339"] If you look at the Hurricanes' forward pack, there's only 2 positions that can't be filled by All Blacks (blindside and lock), but those two positions will probably be filled by two promising players (Jeremy Thrush and Victor Vito). Sure, some of the players are fringe players, but everyone's talking about the Blues' forward pack when the Hurricanes' warrants a mention imo. You've then got Piri Weepu at halfback, the All Blacks' first choice centre pairing, Hosea Gear and David Smith (or Zac Guildford) on the wings and Cory Jane at fullback. The only thing we're really lacking is a decent first five. Fingers crossed Willie Ripia is good enough to pull strings at first five or else we will be looking at another year of 'what ifs'. If not we could always push Weepu out to first five again and start Alby Mathewson. That Wellington made the finals, Hawke's Bay made the semis and Taranaki made the quarters also bodes well imo. [/QUOTE]
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