Stormers v Blues
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Blues
1 Pauliasi Manu, 2. James Parsons
, 3. Ofa Tuungafasi, 4. Patrick Tuipulotu, 5. Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, 6. Jerome Kaino, 7. Antonio Kiri Kiri, 8. Akira Ioane;
9 Sam Nock, 10. Bryn Gatland, 11. Melani Nanai, 12. Sonny Bill Williams, 13. Rieko Ioane, 14. Matt Duffie,15. Michael Collins.Reserves:
16 Leni Apisai, 17. Ross Wright or Sione Mafileo, 18. Mike Tamoaieta, 19. Jimmy Tupou, 20. Murphy Taramai, 21. Jonathan Ruru, 22. Stephen Perofeta, 23. George Moalahttp://theblues.co.nz/blues-largely-unchanged-for-stormers/
Players not considered because of injury: Otere Black (knee), Blake Gibson (shoulder), Glenn Preston (calf), Matt Moulds (knee), Dalton Papalii (hand), Augustine Pulu (foot), Kara Pryor (leg), Alex Hodgman (arm), Scott Scrafton (leg).
@stargazer Blues probably need to update their website, haven't both Moulds & Pryor been named in the dev side game this weekend?
@KiwiMurph maybe the intention is to see how the props are going an dif well enough, send Ross on at hooker, and then he can shift to prop if they need to send Apisai on.
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Despite losing, I think the Stormers have been playing ok. Willemse is a talented, shame he won't be going head to head with Perofeta from the start.
With that travel the Blues should be favourites though. Checked a couple of places and it seems the Blues are rated a better chance by foreign betting agencies, the tab has it almost even
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Despite losing, I think the Stormers have been playing ok. Willemse is a talented, shame he won't be going head to head with Perofeta from the start.
With that travel the Blues should be favourites though. Checked a couple of places and it seems the Blues are rated a better chance by foreign betting agencies, the tab has it almost even
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Rare for us to get 2 wins in SA, but this is a pretty good chance for it. Stormers will be tough though, even with travel.
@kiwimurph said in Stormers v Blues:
Id rather see Parsons play 80 than Apisai see the field. Why not just keep Wright at bench hooker and have Mafileo as reserve prop.
As good a time as any to play Parsons 80 with the BYE next week.
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If the Blues have a defensive coach, he should be fired.
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If the Blues have a defensive coach, he should be fired.
@antipodean said in Stormers v Blues:
If the Blues have a defensive coach, he should be fired.
Its hard winning when you're leaking 30 points a game..
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Gatland and Nock have been gash. Fuck off Tana and your shit selections, you are just not up to it at this level.
@akan004 said in Stormers v Blues:
Gatland and Nock have been gash. Fuck off Tana and your shit selections, you are just not up to it at this level.
The problem with Tana is he is reactionary.
Moala has a mare at 13 then he drops him.
Gatland and Nock are awful but he should have seen this coming.
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@akan004 said in Stormers v Blues:
Gatland and Nock have been gash. Fuck off Tana and your shit selections, you are just not up to it at this level.
The problem with Tana is he is reactionary.
Moala has a mare at 13 then he drops him.
Gatland and Nock are awful but he should have seen this coming.
@kiwimurph So true. I have seen nothing from him over the last two and a bit years which shows me that he has any tactical nous. Add in poor selections and a general inability to inspire the team and we pretty much have another JK. This team needs a world class coach, not a guy who may be good in five years time.
