Force v Highlanders

[Crucial]

@stargazer said in Force v Highlanders:

@canes4life Out for the SR season with a broken arm. As posted here: https://www.thesilverfern.com/squads.

They should have kept quiet and snuck PUJ into the squad. The Canes don't seem to want him.

[Duluth]

Sam Gilbert, Sio Tomkinson, Michael Collins, Scott Gregory, Jona Nareki, Mitch Hunt, Aaron Smith (cc), Hugh Renton, Billy Harmon, Shannon Frizell, Bryn Evans, Pari Pari Parkinson, Siate Tokolahi, Ash Dixon (cc), Ayden Johnstone

Reserves: Liam Coltman, Ethan de Groot, Josh Hohneck, Josh Dickson, Kazuki Himeno, Kayne Hammington, Josh Ioane, Ngantungane Punivai

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https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/125183316/super-rugby-all-black-shannon-frizell-returns-to-highlanders-side-to-face-force

[Crucial]

Quite a good balance in the 23 there. Force have showed how they are pretty relentless across the 80 minutes and you can't rely on getting a 60 minute lead then maintaining it.

[Kiwiwomble]

@duluth said in Force v Highlanders:

Sam Gilbert, Sio Tomkinson, Michael Collins, Scott Gregory, Jona Nareki, Mitch Hunt, Aaron Smith (cc), Hugh Renton, Billy Harmon, Shannon Frizell, Bryn Evans, Pari Pari Parkinson, Siate Tokolahi, Ash Dixon (cc), Ayden Johnstone

Reserves: Liam Coltman, Ethan de Groot, Josh Hohneck, Josh Dickson, Kazuki Himeno, Kayne Hammington, Josh Ioane, Ngantungane Punivai

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https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/125183316/super-rugby-all-black-shannon-frizell-returns-to-highlanders-side-to-face-force

just posting to see if i can get this image showing using link

edit: you lied to me @Bones, got my hopes up

bye and large happy with that, considering injuries i wouldn't make many changes

interesting we've moved from the 6/2 bench, thats a bloody good bench too, especially in the forwards

[Crucial]

After-party at the old folks home for Kahui, Thrush and Evans?

[Bovidae]

@crucial said in Force v Highlanders:

After-party at the old folks home for Kahui, Thrush and Evans?

Don't forget Hohneck, a former teammate of Kahui's.

[Bones]

@kiwiwomble I wasn't going to like your post because of one mistake, but it's only hello and small so I let you off.

[Duluth]

Tom Robertson, Feleti Kaitu'u, Santiago Medrano, Jeremy Thrush, Sitaleki Timani, Fergus Lee-Warner, Kane Koteka, Tim Anstee, Tomas Cubelli, Jake McIntyre, Jordan Olowofela, Henry Taefu, Kyle Godwin (c), Richard Kahui, Rob Kearney

Reserves: Andrew Ready, Angus Warner, Greg Holmes, Ryan McCauley, Brynard Stander, Ian Prior, Domingo Miotti, Jake Strachan

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In: Sitaleki Timani

Out: Ollie Callan

[taniwharugby]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/125189590/western-force-exall-black-jeremy-thrush-out-to-really-annoy-his-rivals

[Stargazer]

@taniwharugby Not tonight.

[Canes4life]

@stargazer Thrush will be a huge loss for the Force. I expect the Landers to be far too good tonight but I guess we will see.

[Machpants]

Mann the Landers could have washed their shirts

[Machpants]

They're not going to win this kicking their possession away and not competing properly

[Canes4life]

This game is full on so far. All out attack from the Force.

[Machpants]

What is it about NZ players, taking the time, even double pumping, into passes to the opposition tonight?

Great try though

[Canes4life]

Smith is in fine form. Great try.

[NTA]

Force 2 & 7 badly out of position there

[Machpants]

@canes4life said in Force v Highlanders:

Smith is in fine form. Great try.

He's been so fucking good this season, hope he carries it throughout the year

[KiwiMurph]

Harrison is such a mong.

There was no way Kahui was catching that.

[NTA]

@nta said in Force v Highlanders:

Force 2 & 7 badly out of position there

Actually I did 2 a disservice there. He got on Smith so his positioning was ok but his execution was poor.