Blues v Brumbies
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@Bovidae said in Blues v Brumbies:
BOK being the ref should help the Blues as he'll want to keep the game going.
You'd hope so. He may struggle with scrum resets though, especially if one team is stronger.
The Chiefs/ Saders game worked well because both teams brought into a decent scrum battle with both feeling they could take the other at any time.
Once the front row 'trickery' takes hold, scrums get messy. Will BOK have the balls to move to free kicks early?Edit: BOK reffed the semi between these two and the Brumbies then coach blew up at him after the game feeling they were robbed. Will be interesting.
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Deadly backline! still looking forward to the day RTS "best player in the world" justify his selection in ABs. but seriously looking forward to seeing Talea run a muck again. why the Canes let him go is beyond me
@BerhamporeNinja said in Blues v Brumbies:
Deadly backline! still looking forward to the day RTS "best player in the world" justify his selection in ABs. but seriously looking forward to seeing Talea run a muck again. why the Canes let him go is beyond me
I wouldn't say the Canes let him go, Telea was never fully contracted to the Canes, only in the wider training group, he was also in the Blues wider training group that same year (2019). With the non-contracted players it often requires an injury for them to be promoted to a fully contracted player (see Sevu Reece at the Crusaders, Big Karl at the Chiefs etc).
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@BerhamporeNinja said in Blues v Brumbies:
Deadly backline! still looking forward to the day RTS "best player in the world" justify his selection in ABs. but seriously looking forward to seeing Talea run a muck again. why the Canes let him go is beyond me
I wouldn't say the Canes let him go, Telea was never fully contracted to the Canes, only in the wider training group, he was also in the Blues wider training group that same year (2019). With the non-contracted players it often requires an injury for them to be promoted to a fully contracted player (see Sevu Reece at the Crusaders, Big Karl at the Chiefs etc).
Also it's not like he's always been playing like this. I used to think he was a bit flakey, particularly when kicked too.
Something changed last year and his error rate dropped and at the same time he's become more of a threat.
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Also it's not like he's always been playing like this. I used to think he was a bit flakey, particularly when kicked too.
Something changed last year and his error rate dropped and at the same time he's become more of a threat.
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Also it's not like he's always been playing like this. I used to think he was a bit flakey, particularly when kicked too.
Something changed last year and his error rate dropped and at the same time he's become more of a threat.
@Duluth said in Blues v Brumbies:
Also it's not like he's always been playing like this. I used to think he was a bit flakey, particularly when kicked too.
Something changed last year and his error rate dropped and at the same time he's become more of a threat.
It's still something that I think will get really tested again, especially if he ends up in the ABs.
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Brumbies have always been an awkward side for the Blues
Blues have never won 4 in a row against them. All other NZ sides have a longer winning streak vs Brumbies
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Only just now, the Brumbies have published their squad for this game.
Media release:
@Stargazer said in Blues v Brumbies:
Only just now, the Brumbies have published their squad for this game.
It was named a day ago, there's a post further up in this thread
They just didn't bother updating their website until today
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@Stargazer said in Blues v Brumbies:
Only just now, the Brumbies have published their squad for this game.
It was named a day ago, there's a post further up in this thread
They just didn't bother updating their website until today
@Duluth I've been keeping an eye on their website and socials, and they hadn't published it before. The source for that earlier squad must have been the one submitted to SANZAAR and published somewhere else. It also wasn't on the rugby.com.au website before.
There's probably a reason why the title of their media release contains the word "confirm".
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@Duluth I've been keeping an eye on their website and socials, and they hadn't published it before. The source for that earlier squad must have been the one submitted to SANZAAR and published somewhere else. It also wasn't on the rugby.com.au website before.
There's probably a reason why the title of their media release contains the word "confirm".
@Stargazer I found that earlier team list on 'The Roar' site. They have a history of occasionally posting teams the day before the official release, even NZ teams.
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@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Brumbies:
Might be even smaller crowd than yesterday - and that's saying something
it's a good idea in principle - but travel is $$$ at the moment, and this does not feel well promoted. But you need a weekend of good rugby to make it work, and fans keen enough to sit through 4-5 games over a few days.
Go the Blues. Important to get this win and keep going
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Can't say i disagree with the YC....
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@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Brumbies:
Poor Blues discipline.
A real common feature under Leon.
it's not just Leon - a cultural thing unfortunately
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FFS. Don't known why I bother watching. I do not want to watch a game with players in the bin.
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@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Brumbies:
Poor Blues discipline.
A real common feature under Leon.
it's not just Leon - a cultural thing unfortunately
@nzzp said in Blues v Brumbies:
@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Brumbies:
Poor Blues discipline.
A real common feature under Leon.
it's not just Leon - a cultural thing unfortunately
Fuck that. The coach sets the culture
