Rebels v Blues
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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
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Referee: Angus Gardner
Assistant Referees: Matt Kellahan, James Palmer
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Referee: Angus Gardner
Assistant Referees: Matt Kellahan, James Palmer
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Rebels v Blues:
Referee: Angus Gardner
Looking forward to some random scrum penalties.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Rebels v Blues:
Referee: Angus Gardner
Looking forward to some random scrum penalties.
@Tim said in Rebels v Blues:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Rebels v Blues:
Referee: Angus Gardner
Looking forward to some random scrum penalties.
He lets a lot go at the breakdowns too.
I want to see an improvement in the clean out work from last week. If the ref is allowing shenanigans then we need to move people
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Rebels v Blues:
Referee: Angus Gardner
Looking forward to some random scrum penalties.
@Tim said in Rebels v Blues:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Rebels v Blues:
Referee: Angus Gardner
Looking forward to some random scrum penalties.
Outweighed by the apologies for not seeing clear transgressions.
