Hurricanes v Drua

[Canes4life]

@chimoaus rested for this one, along with Jordie, Ardie and Julian

[Stargazer]

And, finally, the official team announcement:

https://www.hurricanes.co.nz/news/article/dane-coles-laces-up-for-hurricanes-clash-against-the-fijian-drua/

[Stargazer]

Unavailable for selection: Devan Flanders, Ruben Love, Brayden Iose, Reed Prinsep, Pepesana Patafilo, Teihorangi Walden, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Pouri Rakete-Stones, Julian Savea, James Blackwell

Unavailable due to All Blacks rest week: Ardie Savea, Jordie Barrett

[Canes4life]

@Stargazer said in Hurricanes v Drua:

Unavailable for selection: Devan Flanders, Ruben Love, Brayden Iose, Reed Prinsep, Pepesana Patafilo, Teihorangi Walden, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Pouri Rakete-Stones, Julian Savea, James Blackwell

Unavailable due to All Blacks rest week: Ardie Savea, Jordie Barrett

I wonder what's happened with Scott Scrafton, he seems to have gone out of favour. Maybe he's leaving at the end of the year?

Also, Riley Higgins (if he gets on) is making his Super debut at 19. He surely must be one of the youngest in recent history.

[Higgins]

@Canes4life said in Hurricanes v Drua:

@Stargazer said in Hurricanes v Drua:

Unavailable for selection: Devan Flanders, Ruben Love, Brayden Iose, Reed Prinsep, Pepesana Patafilo, Teihorangi Walden, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Pouri Rakete-Stones, Julian Savea, James Blackwell

Unavailable due to All Blacks rest week: Ardie Savea, Jordie Barrett

I wonder what's happened with Scott Scrafton, he seems to have gone out of favour. Maybe he's leaving at the end of the year?

Also, Riley Higgins (if he gets on) is making his Super debut at 19. He surely must be one of the youngest in recent history.

Not sure how accurate this is but try it anyway
https://all.rugby/club/hurricanes/squad#:~:text=The Hurricanes squad for 2021%2F2022 , 1.85 m 17 more rows

[Stargazer]

@Canes4life Or Covid related, something they'll never publish. Pro athletes can be affected by long-Covid, too, especially if they start training too soon.

Although, it would be typical Canes to drop a player as soon as it's clear that he won't re-sign/be re-signed, no matter how useful that player could be.

[Winger]

@Higgins said in Hurricanes v Drua:

@Canes4life said in Hurricanes v Drua:

@Stargazer said in Hurricanes v Drua:

Unavailable for selection: Devan Flanders, Ruben Love, Brayden Iose, Reed Prinsep, Pepesana Patafilo, Teihorangi Walden, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Pouri Rakete-Stones, Julian Savea, James Blackwell

Unavailable due to All Blacks rest week: Ardie Savea, Jordie Barrett

I wonder what's happened with Scott Scrafton, he seems to have gone out of favour. Maybe he's leaving at the end of the year?

Also, Riley Higgins (if he gets on) is making his Super debut at 19. He surely must be one of the youngest in recent history.

Not sure how accurate this is but try it anyway
https://all.rugby/club/hurricanes/squad#:~:text=The Hurricanes squad for 2021%2F2022 , 1.85 m 17 more rows

8 hookers. And Blackwell is shown as a backrow selection. But good to have these stats and full list of names that are sometimes missing from the Canes website

[Stargazer]

@Winger Not all other stats are reliable either. For example, they count being named in the 23 as "matches" (caps), even if the player never came of the bench.

[get stuffed]

Hope Franks & Coles can get through 20-30 minutes off the bench without injury... if they can stay fit going into the latter part of the comp it will be a big plus for the Canes.

Be interesting to see how Laubscher goes at 8.

[cgrant]

This is a very lightweight loose forward trio. The intent is probably to counter the speedy Drua backline.

[Stargazer]

Anyone else thinks an upset is possible in this game? I'm not confident at all that the Canes will win this.

[Mattasaurus]

@Stargazer I feel $5 to win and $7 for 1 - 12 for Drua is generous

[chimoaus]

Great D by the Drua

[chimoaus]

Lomax been isolated twice already.

[taniwharugby]

@chimoaus said in Hurricanes v Drua:

Great D by the Drua

And again

[Mattasaurus]

Canes need to change the angle of attack one in a while...

Good D from Drura too.

[Toddy]

@chimoaus Really poor clear out by Numia and IWL

[Mattasaurus]

High tackle missed there was it?

[chimoaus]

The no look behind passes have gone to nobody far too often by NZ teams lately.

[Stargazer]

@Mattasaurus Penalty given.