Blues 2019

[Duluth]

Kirkpatrick has been ok. Tidying up others mistakes

Olmstead and Choat the pick of the forwards

Impressed with Tele’a and Ahokovi

[Duluth]

Kirkpatrick gives the last pass for Levi who barges over in the corner

Coventry on the sideline yelling at him to go under the posts. He doesn’t. Coventry is grumpy with that

[Duluth]

Wiseguy is on. Defending at fullback

[Duluth]

Good defence late in the game from the Blues. Multiple phases 5m out

Canes 12 gets over eventually

No idea what the score is

Full time

[Stargazer]

@Duluth Thanks for the updates. Reading your comments, it seems Danny Toala (Canes 12) had a good game.

[Stargazer]

Full time: Blues A 24 - 33 Hurricanes Hunters (that's apparently the name of the Canes' development team)

[Duluth]

@Stargazer said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):

Thanks for the updates. Reading your comments, it seems Danny Toala (Canes 12) had a good game.

I guess he was the guy. Unfortunately had a poor view of every hurricanes try.

[Nogusta]

@Stargazer yea that was Danny Toala. Played very well scored 3 tries. Finished off another Rayasi break for his first, going 70 metres from an intercept for the 2nd and showing good strength close to the line to go through 2 defenders for his 3rd. Along with Rayasi the pick of the backs. Noticed Proctor was listed but wasn't there.
That crosswind really hampered the kicking and passing today.

[Stargazer]

@Nogusta I saw on instagram that Billy Proctor is in Sydney with the senior squad.

[Tim]

Blues squad.

Forwards: James Parsons, Matt Moulds, Sione Mafileo, Alex Hodgman, Karl Tu'inukuafe, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Lua Li, Josh Goodhue, Patrick Tuipulotu (capt), Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, Akira Ioane, Dalton Papalii, Tom Robinson, Matt Matich, Hoskins Sotutu.

Backs: Jonathan Ruru, Augustine Pulu, Otere Black, Harry Plummer, Ma'a Nonu, TJ Faiane, Sonny Bill Williams, Tanielu Tele'a, Michael Collins, Melani Nanai, Rieko Ioane, Caleb Clarke.

Would prefer to have Olmstead off the bench, rather than Cowley-Tuioti.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/110654815/super-rugby-leon-macdonald-charges-blues-with-kicking-on-from-opening-lessons

[mimic]

Lua Li, is that Tevita Li's brother?

[Tim]

Yep. Loosehead prop from Harbour.

[Duluth]

Is Renata injured?

[Tim]

@Duluth You'd think they'd want three tightheads rather than looseheads.

[Duluth]

@Tim

Exactly, Ofa could move across

I don't recall seeing Renata play in the A game (he was listed to start at LH but I think Li started)

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Duluth I watched the A game yesterday and Renata was scratched. Li played loosehead and played really well, with energy and some power in the tight/loose.

[pakman]

@Tim said in Blues 2019:

@Duluth You'd think they'd want three tightheads rather than looseheads.

Karl T swings both ways.

[antipodean]

@pakman said in Blues 2019:

@Tim said in Blues 2019:

@Duluth You'd think they'd want three tightheads rather than looseheads.

Karl T swings both ways.

Rule #1: Let your best players play in the positions they dominate in.

[African Monkey]

@antipodean Lucky Tana isn't coach then we'd have Rieko back at 12.

[Tim]

Another positive was that Matich looked a lot better than Taramai at this level.