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Word on the street is Sotutu won't make it and Sititi will make it. They really don't like Hoskins. Poor bloke.

Agreed. Also Sam Darry picked a good time to play his best ever game. I think with his frame he will be the 4th lock. Darry was sensational tonight.

That was a beautiful watch. Blues best performance since 2003. Legends. All of them. Akira with a big departing fuck you to Razor. Lam is a gun 12. Stern Vern is the real deal. On form they should get a tonne of ABs. Champions!! Will be watching that on replay for a week (typing as I...

No pressure Harry. Hometown title hopes and an ABs jersey on the line

I thought he was excellent considering his age, his time away from rugby and coming straight into a new environment. I was expecting him to be totally washed but that was not the case. Makes total sense in a team crying out for experience that he has been included in a 38 man squad.

With the way world cup cycles occur now I don't think it's that fair to compare a rwc squad with the first squad in a world cup cycle. What makes more sense would be comparing last year's rwc squad with the 2027 rwc squad

A real connected history between the two coaches https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350317145/old-history-links-vern-cotter-and-clayton-mcmillan-ahead-super-rugby-pacific-final

Uelese might not be going - he might not have made selection cos he can't throw.....

I like the squad I dislike that site. They format information to almost be purposely difficult to take in information

Yes the final is live on 9Gem

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/super-rugby-pacific-final-ending-blues-title-drought-would-crown-rieko-ioanes-career/24MZ3KVKVZEWRIQNDDDAGRO4U4/

That's a hell of an effort by Patty to strap up and play I think with that move he sheds the Paper Tiger tag.

Eden Park sold out Sounds like they might try and squeeze in a few more in temp seating https://x.com/BluesRugbyTeam/status/1802885770304270631

Doran also reporting that the squad announcement is Friday

And it happened to the two finalists the previous two years. Blues in 2022 and Chiefs in 2023.

The interesting thing is. There's not that many proven test players in the loosie mix. A lot of talent but only Ardie and to some degree Paps are really established test loosies (if you aren't picking Cane). Of course there will be at least three squads picked this year and presumably the end of...

Sititi was excellent in the QF last week vs Reds too

If Razor selects some bland Crusader loosie instead of Sititi I'm going to lose my shit. He just took an AB jersey with that display.

Go the Blues! Local derby final. Awesome.