The Silver Fern

@family-man said in Canterbury v Ta$man - Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Final:

@billy-tell said in Canterbury v Ta$man - Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Final:

Sopoaga will be having nightmares about Mo'unga. Breathing right down his neck for that backup 10 spot at the moment.

Not suggesting he should be an AB, and probably doesn't have enough "x-factor" but a more hardworking loose forward than Luke Whitelock is hard to find.

Correct whitelock has really impressed me and I personally think with kaino nearing the end whitelock and ioane are the next best 2

I hope he doesn't go overseas just yet. But him and Brad Shields must be attractive targets for overseas clubs. I'm not sure what else Whitelock could do TBH, other than find a bit of x-factor. I thought he was a bit of a donkey when he made that ABs wider training squad a few years back, but his last couple of seasons have been very good.

@rapido said in Canterbury vs. North Harbour:

Watched highlights only. My takeaway is gee Hoeata is undisciplined.

You seem surprised that a Hoeata is undisciplined ...

@booboo Plummer is 19, and yes, that's 2 Eden players in 2 years that have represented Auckland.

@shark said in Canterbury vs Taranaki (Ranfurly Shield):

Some saw the funny side in the responses.

I think everyone did!

@reprobate

During the live interview with Smithy at end of first half, he responds to a question about the Canterbury attack with something like 'well, they're fucking good'

@act-crusader No doubt he was showing some irresistible form early doors, his form dropping off a cliff was rather disappointing. If he gets that back and is consistent then he won't be able to be ignored. Reminds me of Tom Marshall, just a tad more electric.

Concerning Fidow, this is good news as his scrummaging had always been suspect. He is a formidable player in the loose, very quick for such a big man and hard to stop. A future AB ?

@Gunner said in Canterbury v Counties Manukau (Ranfurly Shield):

Those poor Canterbury fans, their team has sapped the excitement out of watching them, they don't even look remotely interested that their team scored their 64th try of the game.

It was a great atmosphere at the game for a Wednesday night.

We'll never get tired of winning like this 🙂

Ennor is a huge talent. Good crowd and a great atmosphere at the ground.

Mouaga and Dom bird are superstars at this level.

Time to put the "southern man" myth to bed. Southland forwards were weak and pathetic, bunch of Southland supporters sitting next to us drinking cider all night.... blokes like Jason Rutledge and Paul miller would be appalled

Enari was outstanding during the time he spent on the field (about 20 minutes ?). But by then, it was really easy for Canterbury. I was also impressed by the second row combination of Dalzell and Dunshea. Hard and uncompromising. They were dominant throughout.

@taniwharugby Cheers! It didn't show initially, probably due to slow internet connection.

@akan004 said in Ta$man vs Canterbury:

Dunshea looks really promising. Did he play Super Rugby this year?

Yes, for the Saders.

Canterbury 71 (Jack Stratton, Mark Maitland, Dylan Nel, Nick Werahiko 2, Marshall Suckling, Mitch Dunshea, Poasa Waqanibau, Steve Alfeld, Caleb Makene tries; Brett Cameron pen, 7 con, Finn Strawbridge 2 con ) Wanganui 5 (Timoci Seruwalu try) HT: 36-5

I remember watching the news a few weeks back and they mentioned that every NZ Super team was interested in Enari.

Counties have more scum resets than any other Team in the Mitre10 Cup. Their tactic is to spoil the tempo of the opposing team at contact. I don't think that the Counties scrum was as "dominant" as what people make it to be. The difference this week was at the breakdown, where Counties struggled to break through the Canterbury defence. Too put it bluntly the Canterbury Pack "manned up" and Counties folded.

@Chris-B. said in Counties Manukau v Canterbury:

@Crucial said in Counties Manukau v Canterbury:
Sorry Chris B but I'd rather the semis involved a "battle of the inbreds"

Happily, Southland can't deny us third, so you'll have to wait a week to play your Taranaki sister-wives - if you get the chance. 🙂

I was referring to your lot wanting to play against your uncle-grandads 😉

32 unanswered points to finish the game. Shield stays home for the summer 🙂

Was bloody cold at the game, but a great atmosphere. Reckon we get the best crowds in the comp.

Scott Barrett was my MOM

Obviously very happy with a win, especially given it was our 3rd game in eight days and we'd just come off an extremely tough game against Waikato. Taranaki played well and could easily have won it. They have some excellent forwards and really dangerous backs, but IMO they are just lacking a wee bit in the halves with key decision making players.

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A bit late in replying but Waikato did much better than I thought. As I expected, the scrum proved our undoing in the end with 2 late penalties.

I was gutted to lose the RS to Canty in 1994 but don't have the same disappointment now. My attutude is that to lose the RS, you first must win it. And I've witnessed plenty of both!