Blues 2018

[Duluth]

Canes score early in the second. Didn’t see it well.. a pick and go from short range I think

Clarke responds with a powerful angled run from 20m out. He looks scary at full pace

12-12

[Duluth]

Intercept Gregory, 40m unopposed run under the posts

Blues 19-12

[Duluth]

Two breaks from Plummer both force Canes penalties. He takes the shot 22-12

[Duluth]

Good team try from the kick off, multiple phases, good linking. Finished by Storm.

29-12

[Duluth]

Another one. Not sure who, all the reserve loosies linking well

Full time 36-12

[Higgins]

Haven't seen who is listed as coaching the Hurricanes side but it does look to have all the hallmarks or Earl Va'a being involved. Just having a quick look through the away team and from memory it looks like a couple of that team might have played on a side rolled for over 100 points by Hastings BHS last year.

[Tim]

@duluth Any standouts? How did Tamarau McGahan (7) and the halfback go?

Thanks for the commentary!

[Duluth]

@tim

7 gave away dumb ruck penalty 1m form the opposition goal. Didn’t really notice the halfbacks

Next game on

Perofeta looks good already. Variety of attacking kicks, sneaks through traffic and a good offload.

Hyland scores after a long build up

Perofeta with another half break and offload, Leger with a good run. 50m and several phases later Adrian Smith is held up

7-0

[Stargazer]

@higgins said in Blues 2018:

Haven't seen who is listed as coaching the Hurricanes side but it does look to have all the hallmarks or Earl Va'a being involved. Just having a quick look through the away team and from memory it looks like a couple of that team might have played on a side rolled for over 100 points by Hastings BHS last year.

Darren Larsen is the Canes U20 head coach.

[Duluth]

Leger scores from the following scrum. Good power

14-0

[Duluth]

Chiefs score in the corner. Matich, who has been good so far, got stepped out wide.

14-5

[Duluth]

Flat ball from Ruru (not Ruru late change), Perofeta hits it at pace 15m out. Almost gets to the line. Chiefs rip it out

9 & 10 looking good

[Duluth]

Chiefs score in the same corner. I have an obstructed view, no idea what happened there.

Looks like a new halfback on for the Blues. Not sure when that happened

14-12

[Duluth]

@duluth said in Blues 2018:

Flat ball from Ruru

Not sure it was him. He was listed to start but I think the HB might be someone else. Doesn’t look like the NH sub either

[Steven Harris]

Chiefs left winger Malo Tuitoma who has scored both the Chiefs try’s looks dangerous with ball in hand

[Duluth]

Chiefs do their best to bomb a try, messy passes in front of the posts. Ball dribbles out to the right wing and they’re in again

21-12 Chiefs

[Duluth]

That’s halftime

Leger, Perofeta the standouts

Matich has been busy. Moala Liava’a has had some good moments, half breaks but he also conceded a penalty from a late tackle on a kicker. Great tackle, just half a second too late.

Want to see Manu get more ball he’s looked dangerous with the few touches he got

[Stargazer]

@steven-harris said in Blues 2018:

Chiefs left winger Malo Tuitoma who has scored both the Chiefs try’s looks dangerous with ball in hand

He's with the Chiefs? Had completely missed that. Wellington lad.

[Duluth]

Manu got close to the posts. Try bombed a couple of passes later

Penalty, we go for a scrum, don’t quit make it over. Repeat that sentence 3 times.

Penalty try on another scrum

21-19 Chiefs

[Tim]

@Duluth

Was Aumua noticeable in the U20 game?