Blues vs. Highlanders
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Highlanders team hot off the press.
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<p>Highlanders team hot off the press.</p>
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<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Daniel Lienert-Brown 2. Liam Coltman 3. Josh Hohneck 4. Tom Franklin 5. Joe Wheeler 6. Elliot Dixon 7. Shane Christie ( co-capt) 8. Liam Squire</span></p>
<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Aaron Smith 10. Lima Sopoaga 11. Patrick Osborne 12. Teihorangi Walden 13. Malakai Fekitoa 14. Waisake Naholo 15. Ben Smith ( co-capt )</span></p>
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<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Reserves:</em></span></p>
<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">16. Ash Dixon 17. Brendon Edmonds 18. Ross Geldenhuys 19. Alex Ainley 20. Dan Pryor 21. Fumiaki Tanaka 22. Hayden Parker 23. Matt Faddes</span></p>
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<p>Look forward to seeing whether Mafileo has the goods at this level. The kid is one to watch for the future imo.</p>
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<p>be good to see the Pryor brothers get a chance to square off against one another! </p>
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<p>Stoked to see Waa on the bench, he musta put in some work in the off season!! </p> -
<p>YEah I think it was Daffy, I had heard he was highly rated but struggled with fitness (weight) and injuries last season.</p>
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<p>Anything has to be an upgrade on Sam Prattley. Good luck to him.</p>
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<p>Really looking forward to this game, and to the rarefied air of the Soup season in general - have taken Friday off to watch.</p>
<p>Better than the stodge served up by the likes of the NH comps - 6 nations/European Cup/Top 14 and the godawful pro 12.</p>
<p>Wales has been good - but the 8 nations draw hinders their progress.</p>
<p>Will be good to see free-spirited, creative open running rugby for a change.</p> -
<p>1 Blues <span style="margin:0px;">1.92</span></p>
<p>2 Highlanders 1.82</p>
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<p>1 Blues 13 & Over <span style="margin:0px;">5.25</span></p>
<p>2 Blues 12 & Under <span style="margin:0px;">2.85</span></p>
<p>3 Draw <span style="margin:0px;">18.00</span></p>
<p>4 Highlanders 12 & Under <span style="margin:0px;">2.75</span></p>
<p>5 Highlanders 13 & Over <span style="margin:0px;">4.75</span></p> -
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<p>Really looking forward to this game, and to the rarefied air of the Soup season in general - have taken Friday off to watch.</p>
<p>Better than the stodge served up by the likes of the NH comps - 6 nations/European Cup/Top 14 and the godawful pro 12.</p>
<p>Wales has been good - but the 8 nations draw hinders their progress.</p>
<p>Will be good to see free-spirited, creative open running rugby for a change.</p>
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<p>Don't get your hopes too high in the early stages. Some of the first rounds can produce messy crap and I am apprehensive as to the rule changes until teams get used to them.</p>
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<p>Don't get your hopes too high in the early stages. Some of the first rounds can produce messy crap and I am apprehensive as to the rule changes until teams get used to them.</p>
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<p>But generally, yeah I'm ready to watch some good rugby.</p>
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<p>Sorry, please remind me, which rule changes are you talking about? I'm only aware of a trial of rule changes in the Mitre10 Cup, not Super Rugby (apart from the bonus points). Did I miss something?</p> -
<p>If we can keep this game close for the first half, we might have a chance with that bench.</p>
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<p>Hopefully Tana can get the best out of our young outside backs. Most of the outside backs at Counties have performed really well under him over the years.</p>
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<p>Really looking forward to seeing how our defense holds up this season with Alistair Rogers as our defense coach. Our defense in pre-season was quite promising.</p>
