Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika

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Moana Pasifika

1 Abraham Pole, 2 Samiuela Moli, 3 Joe ‘Apikotoa, 4 Mahonri Ngakuru, 5 Samuel Slade, 6 Alex McRobbie, 7 Alamanda Motuga (VC), 8 Henry Time-Stowers, 9 Jonathan Taumateine (VC), 10 Christian Leali’ifano (C), 11 Neria Foma’i, 12 Danny Toala, 13 Levi Aumua, 14 Tima Fainga’anuku, 15 Lolagi Visinia

Reserves
16 Ray Niuia, 17 Ezekiel Lindenmuth, 18 Taukiha’amea Koloamatangi, 19 Michael Curry, 20 Penitoa Finau, 21 Manu Paea, 22 Lincoln McClutchie, 23 Henry Taefu

Unavailable due to injury: Isi Tu’ungafasi, Lotu Inisi, Jack Lam, Sekope Kepu, Luteru Tolai, Mike McKee & Don Lolo

https://moanapasifika.co.nz/mp-hurricanes-april/

Machpants

@stargazer Is any one backing up from the weekend? That’d be hard yakka

Stargazer

@machpants Leali'ifano, Toala, Aumua, Slade and Motuga.

Bovidae

Also Fainga’anuku.

Machpants

A coule backing up for canes

Hurricanes: Ruben Love, Wes Goosen, Bailyn Sullivan, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Salesi Rayasi, Aidan Morgan, TJ Perenara; Devan Flanders, Blake Gibson, Reed Prinsep (c), Tom Parsons, Isaia Walker-Leawere, Tevita Mafileo, James O'Reilly, Alex Fidow.

Reserves: Kianu Kereru-Symes, Jared Proffit, Pasilio Tosi, Justin Sangster, Te Kamaka Howden, Cam Roigard, Teihorangi Walden, Josh Moorby

Stargazer

@machpants THREE Magpies and a should-be-a-Mapies starting, and one on the bench? That can't be right. Even against MP.

Nepia

@stargazer said in Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika:

@machpants THREE Magpies and a should-be-a-Mapies starting, and one on the bench? That can't be right. Even against MP.

That's a crazy amount of Magpies, definite C team. I'm a bit confused, maybe I should support Welly tomorrow?

Checks MP lineup. Nope, still more playing for MP. Go MP!

foobaNZ

Love should be at 10 - hell just put Morgan at 15 if you don't want to risk Jordie or Moorby (which is understandable).

Exciting team otherwise, although generally your skip should be the best player in the team, not the worst.

Bovidae

So they're still trying to convert Fidow into a LH.

Stargazer

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With media release:

https://www.hurricanes.co.nz/news/article/hurricanes-team-named-for-moana-pasifika-clash-at-sky-stadium/

Stargazer

Hadn't noticed Proffit on the bench, earlier. His name did sound familiar, but I had to google him to confirm he's from Taranaki.

Bovidae

@stargazer said in Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika:

Hadn't noticed Proffit on the bench, earlier. His name did sound familiar, but I had to google him to confirm he's from Taranaki.

He was in the Chiefs WTG, so another example of the sharing of WTG players.

Grooter

@stargazer good to see Walker-Leawere back

cgrant

Alex Fidow as LH and Mafileo as TH. Interesting as Fidow is a poor scrummager on the tight head side.

Duluth

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/it-is-a-little-bit-of-immaturity-moana-pasifika-coachs-stern-message-to-squad/

Penalty counts so far:

Match	MP Penalties	Opposition Penalties
Crusaders	11	6
Chiefs	14	4
Hurricanes	18	11
Blues	11	9
Blues	15	10
Highlanders	16	5

get stuffed

@foobanz said in Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika:

Love should be at 10 - hell just put Morgan at 15 if you don't want to risk Jordie or Moorby (which is understandable).

Exciting team otherwise, although generally your skip should be the best player in the team, not the worst.

1st-Five runs the ship, so vital to play one player there most of the time... crazy playing our best 10 at fullback, yeah, from the players in the starting backline Morgan should clearly be at 15, but nous always goes out the window when it comes to Holland, noticed he's starting plodder again & as captain too.

Canes need to redeem themselves against MP by winning by a very comfortable margin... IWL will lack some match fitness, but good to see him playing.

Duluth

Tab offering a 20.5 point start

The Canes should beat that easily?

Bones

@duluth said in Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika:

Tab offering a 20.5 point start

The Canes should beat that easily?

So subtle and yet so accomplished.
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/588f259c3e00be6360b0219a/1553782252610-YIBGOEEED6A4A42XDB86/jw.duckweed.jpg

KiwiMurph

@Stargazer Kereru-Symes is starting. O'Reilly a late withdraw.

Stargazer

@kiwimurph Yeah, I see. Who's on the bench?

The Silver Fern

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