Sam Cane

[voodoo]

I’m on record bagging many of his recent performances. But I don’t for a second begrudge him this match, I’m stoked he’s getting a century. Absolute warrior, never seeking the highlight reel or the attention, just working tirelessly with zero respect for his body.

Plenty of more able athletes in this game that have had a shadow of the career that Cane has delivered us.

Rest up pal!

[MajorPom]

Can we hide this thread from @Tim !!

[taniwharugby]

@voodoo did he ever publicly respond to that sledge by POM?

From one side, it was a quality sledge, but I reckon it woulda hurt Cane, and then the RWC last year was perfect revenge...then BBBR fuelled the fire.

[KiwiMurph]

Hope he has a stormer in his 100th.

One tough hombre coming back from his broken neck

Will never forget his tunnel stare prior to RWC QF vs Ireland

A fine career.

[Victor Meldrew]

@taniwharugby said in Sam Cane:

@voodoo did he ever publicly respond to that sledge by POM?

From one side, it was a quality sledge, but I reckon it woulda hurt Cane, and then the RWC last year was perfect revenge...then BBBR fuelled the fire.

Not Cane's style, but I imagine he looked hard into POM's eyes and smiled to himself.

[Donsteppa]

Am pleased that Cane has still been playing without the captaincy this year. Always seemed like one of those guys who is a leader, even if he's not the formal captain. And it takes the wind out of the old 'he's only playing because he's captain' mindlessness.

[MiketheSnow]

100 Tests is something to behold

Deserves the send off

[Donsteppa]

@MiketheSnow said in Sam Cane:

100 Tests is something to behold

Deserves the send off

I'll always be in awe of him returning to the collisions at Test match level after a broken neck. That's next level mental resilience.

[canefan]

He's deserved his selection this season, no doubt

[bayimports]

@MiketheSnow said in Sam Cane:

100 Tests is something to behold

Deserves the send off

Im sure most Aussies will be hoping you mean red

[brodean]

@gt12

He really helped us win those games in South Africa and when he came on in the first Pumas test.

[gt12]

@brodean said in Sam Cane:

@gt12

He really helped us win those games in South Africa and when he came on in the first Pumas test.

It would have been magic if he could have turned it around against Argentina, I'll give you that.

[Jet]

https://streamable.com/gt4e2?src=player-page-share

I’ll never forget this performance against Wales.

Terminator.

[voodoo]

@taniwharugby said in Sam Cane:

@voodoo did he ever publicly respond to that sledge by POM?

From one side, it was a quality sledge, but I reckon it woulda hurt Cane, and then the RWC last year was perfect revenge...then BBBR fuelled the fire.

Don’t think he did - not his style

Also, I mean - good sledge sure, but fuck me you could say that to any open side flanker in the bloody world!

[MiketheSnow]

@Jet said in Sam Cane:

https://streamable.com/gt4e2?src=player-page-share

I’ll never forget this performance against Wales.

Terminator.

It was only Wales though

Thought I'd get in there first

[Smuts]

@voodoo if anything it’s a compliment. a shit Richie McCaw > good Peter O’Mahony QED.

Cane showed the mouthy Irish git exactly that in the QF. He was immense that night, inviting reasonable comparison with the Incomparable. Takes some going to make the ludicrous a serious consideration, even for just a game.

Go well, Sam Cane. They asked the impossible of you: leave the jersey better than you found it. You failed gloriously, honourably. Coming up to the scratch over and over, seemingly undaunted by the heavy yolk of your responsibility. Unbowed by a broken neck, still less the critics’ ludicrous, invidious comparisons.

Each of the 99 times you toed the mark reducing the awful weight of that famous jersey for the next few men to shoulder.