Moore is a pretty safe bet as captain given Hooper is 50-50 at best to even be in the side.
Not in a Cheika coached side he isn't. Also Moore doesn't play 80 nor should he which would hurt his chances, if Hooper is selected in the XV he will play 80.
Bingo! Absolutely in the Wallatahs. In every other team on the planet outside of NSW no chance. I think the Cheika -Tah allegiance will dilute the moment the Soup season is over. It will be a harsh rude shock for some.
You just contradicted yourself.
Um, no, most of us consider the Wallitahs one in the same atm.
Well the first part you said I was correct that Cheika will pick Hooper and then you said you actually think Cheika won't be biased to the Tahs. So you're picking Hooper on merit?
The major problem, especially in the first half, was they didn't do enough tackling!They didn't seem to have the energy for that tonight and spent the whole game tackling.
They were very lucky to get to the line. In one sequence they maintained the ball for about 7 phases and lost over 25 meets before turning the ball over.One difference that stood out to me was the Canes were going through the line at every chance, where the Brumbies were going to the line...
The Brumbies apparently had the best defensive record and least line breaks against them during the whole competition. Perhaps today's lapses were aberrations caused by the travel factor and tiredness. They never really looked in the game in terms of enthusiasm or focus.Pretty disappointing really. I thought after last week the brumbies had been foxing all year and really did have an attack. but no i was mistaken, and probably didn't assesses really how poor the Stormers were. The Brumbies were never in that game after 1 minute and the first penalty. The defensive line was passive and conceded ground at every attempted tackle and the attack " if it can be called that was slow, telegraphed and easily defended.I had hoped that the Brumbies could evolve away from the limited White plan under Larkham, but that hasn't happened. I certainly hope he has something significantly better to offer the Wallabies.
Well done to the canes demolished what was put in front of them.
Hurricanes too good and whoever plays them next week will need to be spot on.
The work from the wingers in the 5m channel is exceptional and will give opposition backlines plenty to think about.
The missed tackle count from the Brumbies killed them and I don't think even the travel factor would have mattered since the Hurricanes were on fire tonight.
This has to be one of the most inconsistent refing games of the year. Really bad.