Super Rugby 2024: NZ, Drua & Moana matches

[waiopehu oldboy]

Week 13:

Friday 17/05 Hurricanes v Moana 7:05 NZST
Saturday 18/05 Blues v Highlanders 7:05

 

[KiwiM]

LOL@fake tuff guy Havili packing a sook and throwing chick hands at Tavatavanawai after the whistle cos he got ragdolled.

The guy is not an All Black 1st 5's arsehole.

ABs would legitimately be better off picking Plummer as 10/12 utility.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Hurricanes: Harry Godfrey, Daniel Sinkinson, Bailyn Sullivan, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Kini Naholo, Aidan Morgan, Richard Judd, Devan Flanders, Du’Plessis Kirifi, Brad Shields (c), Ben Grant, Justin Sangster, Siale Lauaki, Raymond Tuputupu, Pouri Rakete-Stones. Reserves: James O’Reilly, Xavier Numia, Pasilio Tosi, Isaia Walker-Leawere, Peter Lakai, Jordi Viljoen, Riley Higgins, Salesi Rayasi.

Moana Pasifika: Danny Toala, Fine Inisi, Henry Taefu, Julian Savea, Neria Fomai, William Havili, Jonathan Taumateine, Lotu Inisi, Sione Havili Talitui (c), Jacob Norris, Allan Craig, Tom Savage, Sione Mafileo, Samiuela Moli, Abraham Pole; Reserves: Sama Malolo, Tevita Langi, Sekope Kepu, Ola Tauelangi, Alamanda Motuga, Aisea Halo, Christian Lealiifano, Anzelo Tuitavuki

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Blues: Cole Forbes, AJ Lam, Bryce Heem, Corey Evans, Caleb Clarke, Harry Plummer, Sam Nock, Akira Ioane, Dalton Papali’i (c), Adrian Choat, Sam Darry, Laghlan McWhannell, Marcel Renata, Kurt Eklund, Ofa Tu’ungafasi; Reserves: Soane Vikena, Mason Tupaea, Angus Ta’avao, Josh Beehre, Cameron Suafoa, Taufa Funaki, Stephen Perofeta, Kade Banks

Zarn Sullivan's injury has been confirmed as a torn meniscus. Having surgery tomorrow after which his rehab time will be known but it'll likely be at least a month.

Blues dealt cruel injury blow to promising playmaker

The extent of the injury will be known on Thursday following surgery.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Highlanders: Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens, Timoci Tavatavanawai, Tanielu Telea, Jake Te Hiwi, Martin Bogado, Cameron, Folau Fakatava, Nikora Broughton, Sean Withy, Oliver Haig, Fabian Holland, Mitch Dunshea, Jermaine Ainsley, Henry Bell, Ethan de Groot (c); Reserves: Jack Taylor, Ayden Johnstone, Saula Mau, Will Tucker, Will Stodart, James Arscott, Sam Gilbert, Finn Hurley

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

'canes resting some players but I still expected it to be one way traffic which may of course still happen but Moana hanging in there at least for now.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Hurricanes score to make it 26 - 17. MP (Moana Pasifika) kick off and Canes knock it backwards at the receipt. Another Canes player then knocks it forward and a Canes player in an off side position picks it up. In what world should Doleman then order a scrum for the knock on instead of a deliberate offside penalty to the MP (Moana Pasifika)?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ another of those letter-of-the-Law penalties that hardly ever gets called these days. Does my head in sometimes (more so than usual, some would say )

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Surely you take the three to make it a 15-point lead & then go looking for the BP try?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ I rests me case, m'lord...

Squeaky bum time for 'canes.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Scarface Morgan puts it beyond Moana's reach & they compound it with a too-short restart.

 

[Dan54]

Kind of disappointed. It was scrappy win, but what disappointed me was if Canes were going to have that kind of game and not get BP, could of let MP (Moana Pasifika) get a losing one.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Scarface Morgan

Jeez those scars look like they might be permanent too.

Poor little bugger, he's just a kid.

OTOH chix dig scars.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Minute's silence for the great & sadly as of today late Super Sid Going. 10yo me really wanted to be just like him but 12yo me being half a foot taller but not an ounce heavier 'twas never to be so I then wanted to be Bruce Robertson (spoiler alert: that never quite worked out, either).

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Is it just me & a few beers or does Cam Miller not closely resemble Jimmy Cowan? I mean, Gore ain't that far from Mataura & the gene pool in those parts might be politely described as shallow.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Jimmy Cowan

 

[zer0]

> *Highlanders get marched back ~50m at a brisk pace and only avoid conceding a try due to a knock-on because the Blues forwards were advancing so fast*
> Tony Johnson, Professional Cantabiran: "Well they held firm on defence in the end, did the Highlanders"

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

@zer0 we must be listening to different comms cos all I can hear is TJ lauding Loss Bleus. Sickenly sycophantic almost.

 

[zer0]

Quinn Tupaea's brother is in the Blues. And his first act is to get absolutely mullered in the scrum. We need this entire debacle to be reviewed by a Royal Commission headed by @Dismal Pillock.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

The Royal Commissionne of Blues Matters have released their findings.

The Royal Commissionne of Blues Matters

Subject:

Possible Chiefs mole infiltrating Blues rugby football organisation.


What's At Stake;

Suspect:

Quinn Tupeaua's brother.


Suspicionne:

This dingus who just got off the bus from Hamtown this morning is built like a chubby 95kg 2nd 5 and got his head shoved out thru his arse in his first effort to prop up the scrum for the proud and mighty Auckland Blues


Potential Co-Conspirators:

Key Witness:

Recommended Sanction:

Buy the c**t a fucken bus ticket back to Hamtown.

Tonight.

Nice try, Tupeau family.

Stern Vern didnt come down in the last shower you know.



Blues Projected 2024 Trajectory
Without Quinn Tupeau's "prop" Brother:

Case Analytics Database Reference:

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