Fijian Drua vs Hurricanes
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Hurricanes MOTM poll here - https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/6634/hurricanes-motm-vs-drua/3
I went Shields, Proctor and Flanders as my picks.
Aumua a massive worry now for the Canes, hopefully it's not serious.
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Well done to the Canes. No win is an easy win in Fiji but they played it perfectly and whilst under siege for large periods of the match.
They'll be hard to stop this year.
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Well done to the Canes. No win is an easy win in Fiji but they played it perfectly and whilst under siege for large periods of the match.
They'll be hard to stop this year.
@African-Monkey seems like injuries could be the only thing that stops the Canes. The Canes need their own knee specialist.
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Defence wins championships and the Canes definitely have that in spades this year. Just need to pull in the discipline. Heading into this game the Hurricanes had only received one yellow card this year, they were handed three in this game which won't please Laidlaw. What he will be pleased with is fight, a great shift when 13 men down.
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Defence wins championships and the Canes definitely have that in spades this year. Just need to pull in the discipline. Heading into this game the Hurricanes had only received one yellow card this year, they were handed three in this game which won't please Laidlaw. What he will be pleased with is fight, a great shift when 13 men down.
@Canes4life This team looks way different how many times have we crumbled under pressure once we’ve conceded a yellow. In previous years.
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Aumua on crutches but I'm sure that's precautionary so he doesn't put any more weight on that knee.
@Canes4life said in Fijian Drua vs Hurricanes:
Aumua on crutches but I hope that's precautionary so he doesn't put any more weight on that knee.
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@foobaNZ I think the fact Aumua didn’t go off on a stretcher means the injury is hopefully less dramatic compared to Roigard. He looked sore though so at the very least he’ll probably be out for 3 weeks or more. Fingers crossed it isn’t a season ending injury because O’Reilly simply isn’t on the same level and we don’t have much depth at hooker.
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@foobaNZ I think the fact Aumua didn’t go off on a stretcher means the injury is hopefully less dramatic compared to Roigard. He looked sore though so at the very least he’ll probably be out for 3 weeks or more. Fingers crossed it isn’t a season ending injury because O’Reilly simply isn’t on the same level and we don’t have much depth at hooker.
@Canes4life said in Fijian Drua vs Hurricanes:
@foobaNZ I think the fact Aumua didn’t go off on a stretcher means the injury is hopefully less dramatic compared to Roigard. He looked sore though so at the very least he’ll probably be out for 3 weeks or more. Fingers crossed it isn’t a season ending injury because O’Reilly simply isn’t on the same level and we don’t have much depth at hooker.
I just assumed there no decent stretcher handy!!
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@Canes4life said in Fijian Drua vs Hurricanes:
@foobaNZ I think the fact Aumua didn’t go off on a stretcher means the injury is hopefully less dramatic compared to Roigard. He looked sore though so at the very least he’ll probably be out for 3 weeks or more. Fingers crossed it isn’t a season ending injury because O’Reilly simply isn’t on the same level and we don’t have much depth at hooker.
I just assumed there no decent stretcher handy!!
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@foobaNZ I think the fact Aumua didn’t go off on a stretcher means the injury is hopefully less dramatic compared to Roigard. He looked sore though so at the very least he’ll probably be out for 3 weeks or more. Fingers crossed it isn’t a season ending injury because O’Reilly simply isn’t on the same level and we don’t have much depth at hooker.
@Canes4life said in Fijian Drua vs Hurricanes:
O’Reilly simply isn’t on the same level
Few are though
With Roigard we had other (3) good or good enough options. No Booth type well past his best alternatives. So, I wasn't too upset as long as TJ stayed fit
Aumua is another matter. There's O'Reilly and then?? It's a concern. And O'Reilly has had recent injury issues
Aumua and OReilly are a strength in this area. Lose one or both and it's starting to look grim
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@Dan54 he looked pretty happy in some of the post match photos so hopefully all good.
@Canes4life really hope so mate.
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On the game
Good win for the Canes
Flanders esp and Kirifi did well enough, But Iosi, Shields and Lakai are clearly our number 1 option
@Winger the Shields, Lakai and Iose combo is probably our best balanced. Flanders and Kirifi have been quality this year though.
