Rebels v Blues
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This is the last Australian side we play in the regular season
Any players back this week? Perofeta and Sullivan were talked about maybe being ready around this game.
Is Akira back with the squad?
Player Mins Games Hoskins Sotutu 649 9 Mark Tele'a 630 8 Dalton Papali'i 597 8 Caleb Clarke 558 8 Harry Plummer 552 9 Laghlan McWhannell 539 9 Backs don't matter but it might be a good time to rest Sotutu and/or Papali'i. Segner is close to the same level.
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I think you've named half the bench there, especially if Perofeta is fit.
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This is the last Australian side we play in the regular season
Any players back this week? Perofeta and Sullivan were talked about maybe being ready around this game.
Is Akira back with the squad?
Player Mins Games Hoskins Sotutu 649 9 Mark Tele'a 630 8 Dalton Papali'i 597 8 Caleb Clarke 558 8 Harry Plummer 552 9 Laghlan McWhannell 539 9 Backs don't matter but it might be a good time to rest Sotutu and/or Papali'i. Segner is close to the same level.
@Duluth Prop injuries are the biggest risk for the championship, so it will be interesting to see if PJ Sheck and the replacement loosehead (anyone know who that is?) get some game time. Pat T might need a break after the Reds game too. I'd expect some rotation against the Highlanders too. Some against the Chiefs as it is the last game before the playoffs?
1 ?
2 Riccitelli
3 Reneta?
4 Darry
5 McWhannell
6 Choat/Thompson
7 Segner
8 Ioane9 Funaki
10 Plummer
11 Clarke
12 Evans
13 Ioane
14 Tangitau
15 Forbes16 Eklund
17 Fusitua
18 Sheck
19 Tuipulotu
20 Thompson/Choat
21 Nock
22 Lam
23 Heem/Cashmore -
@Duluth Prop injuries are the biggest risk for the championship, so it will be interesting to see if PJ Sheck and the replacement loosehead (anyone know who that is?) get some game time. Pat T might need a break after the Reds game too. I'd expect some rotation against the Highlanders too. Some against the Chiefs as it is the last game before the playoffs?
1 ?
2 Riccitelli
3 Reneta?
4 Darry
5 McWhannell
6 Choat/Thompson
7 Segner
8 Ioane9 Funaki
10 Plummer
11 Clarke
12 Evans
13 Ioane
14 Tangitau
15 Forbes16 Eklund
17 Fusitua
18 Sheck
19 Tuipulotu
20 Thompson/Choat
21 Nock
22 Lam
23 Heem/Cashmore@Tim said in Rebels v Blues:
replacement loosehead (anyone know who that is?)
Ben Ake has been with the team all season, but he has not been announced as a full squad replacement. Maybe they are keeping that spare place open for Barrett to return from Japan?
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I see Charlie Faumuina is playing club rugby for Papatoetoe these days. Is there anything to read into that?
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I see Charlie Faumuina is playing club rugby for Papatoetoe these days. Is there anything to read into that?
@African-Monkey said in Rebels v Blues:
I see Charlie Faumuina is playing club rugby for Papatoetoe these days. Is there anything to read into that?
He isn't exactly in 'Super' shape.....
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@African-Monkey said in Rebels v Blues:
I see Charlie Faumuina is playing club rugby for Papatoetoe these days. Is there anything to read into that?
He isn't exactly in 'Super' shape.....
@KiwiMurph No haha, but I don't see him just coming back to play club rugby without something else lined up, unless of course he just wants to give back to Papatoetoe.
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@KiwiMurph No haha, but I don't see him just coming back to play club rugby without something else lined up, unless of course he just wants to give back to Papatoetoe.
@African-Monkey said in Rebels v Blues:
@KiwiMurph No haha, but I don't see him just coming back to play club rugby without something else lined up, unless of course he just wants to give back to Papatoetoe.
League on Sundays?
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https://www.blues.rugby/blues-rugby-news/team-naming-rebels
1 Ofa Tu’ungafasi
2 Ricky Riccitelli
3 PJ Sheck*
4 Patrick Tuipulotu (c)
5 Laghlan McWhannell
6 Anton Segner
7 Dalton Papali’i
8 Hoskins Sotutu
9 Taufa Funaki
10 Harry Plummer
11 Caleb Clarke
12 AJ Lam
13 Rieko Ioane
14 Mark Tele’a
15 Cole Forbes16 Kurt Eklund
17 Joshua Fusitu’a
18 Marcel Renata
19 Sam Darry
20 Cam Suafoa
21 Sam Nock
22 Corey Evans
23 Bryce HeemPlayers not considered: Finlay Christie (groin), Stephen Perofeta (shoulder), Zarn Sullivan (knee), Rob Rush (calf), Akira Ioane (paternity leave)
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Isaac Kailea, Jordan Uelese, Taniela Tupou, Angelo Smith, Josh Canham, Josh Kemeny, Vaiolini Ekuasi, Rob Leota (c), Ryan Louwrens, Carter Gordon, Darby Lancaster, David Feliuai, Matt Proctor, Filipo Daugunu, Andrew Kellaway
Reserves: Ethan Dobbins, Matt Gibbon, Sam Talakai, Tuaina Taii Tualima, Maciu Nabolakasi, Jack Maunder, Jake Strachan, Lachie Anderson
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https://www.blues.rugby/blues-rugby-news/team-naming-rebels
1 Ofa Tu’ungafasi
2 Ricky Riccitelli
3 PJ Sheck*
4 Patrick Tuipulotu (c)
5 Laghlan McWhannell
6 Anton Segner
7 Dalton Papali’i
8 Hoskins Sotutu
9 Taufa Funaki
10 Harry Plummer
11 Caleb Clarke
12 AJ Lam
13 Rieko Ioane
14 Mark Tele’a
15 Cole Forbes16 Kurt Eklund
17 Joshua Fusitu’a
18 Marcel Renata
19 Sam Darry
20 Cam Suafoa
21 Sam Nock
22 Corey Evans
23 Bryce HeemPlayers not considered: Finlay Christie (groin), Stephen Perofeta (shoulder), Zarn Sullivan (knee), Rob Rush (calf), Akira Ioane (paternity leave)
@Duluth said in Rebels v Blues:
Rob Rush (calf)
He played half a game last weekend at club and was running freely, no strapping or anything on his calf.
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@Duluth Hmmm, can't say I'm a fan of it. Obviously the coaches see something there but I haven't seen anything to suggest that he could make it as a 12.
@African-Monkey said in Rebels v Blues:
@Duluth Hmmm, can't say I'm a fan of it. Obviously the coaches see something there but I haven't seen anything to suggest that he could make it as a 12.
Yeah I'm not sure about 12 either. It's about making sure the bench utility has game time in all the positions he's covering though. Thinking about contingencies for later in the year
Evans had a bad game at 15 and he doesn't look great at 13. That essentially rules him out of the utility role unless there are injuries
Having said that, if everyone is fit maybe Plummer is at 12 and Heem is the bench utility and Lam doesn't make the 23
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@African-Monkey said in Rebels v Blues:
@Duluth Hmmm, can't say I'm a fan of it. Obviously the coaches see something there but I haven't seen anything to suggest that he could make it as a 12.
Yeah I'm not sure about 12 either. It's about making sure the bench utility has game time in all the positions he's covering though. Thinking about contingencies for later in the year
Evans had a bad game at 15 and he doesn't look great at 13. That essentially rules him out of the utility role unless there are injuries
Having said that, if everyone is fit maybe Plummer is at 12 and Heem is the bench utility and Lam doesn't make the 23
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@Duluth said in Rebels v Blues:
Having said that, if everyone is fit maybe Plummer is at 12 and Heem is the bench utility and Lam doesn't make the 23
If everyone is fit on form Perofeta is on the bench 10 Plummer 12 Heem
Maybe
Not sure where the coaches rate some of these guys yet. If they are really happy with Plummer then Perofeta could be a fullback option too.
Some tough decisions coming up
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@Duluth said in Rebels v Blues:
Great to see Suafoa back
This is the real news.
I thought I heard Stern Vern say a couple of weeks back that Suafoa was back training and ready to play soon. Awesome news!
@KiwiMurph said in Rebels v Blues:
I thought I heard Stern Vern say a couple of weeks back that Suafoa was back training and ready to play soon
Yeah I think a stuff article screwed it up and made it sound like he was leaving the squad
