Un-Australian Activities 2018

[waiopehu oldboy]

Chiefs have 15 players on the unavailable - injured list so she's a fairly makeshift team for Friday:

CHIEFS: Shaun Stevenson, Sean Wainui, Anton Lienert-Brown, Johnny Fa'auli, Solomon Alaimalo, Damian McKenzie, Brad Weber, Taleni Seu, Sam Cane (c), Liam Messam, Michael Allardice, Brodie Retallick, Nepo Laulala, Nathan Harris, Aidan Ross. Reserves: Liam Polwart, Karl Tu'inukuafe, Angus Ta'avao, Mitchell Brown/Luke Jacobson, Lachlan Boshier, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Tiaan Falcon, Bailyn Sullivan/Declan O'Donnell.

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/s...for-super-rugby-clash-with-blues-at-eden-park

If ever the Bloos are gunna break the drought it's Friday. Tipping comp selection locked in, now watch the find a way to fuck it up.......

 

[Ulrich]

Lions announced for Bulls:

Lions – 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Sylvian Mahuza, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Ross Cronjé, 8 Warren Whiteley (c), 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Cyle Brink, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Jacques van Rooyen.
Subs: 16 Robbie Coetzee, 17 Dylan Smith, 18 Jacobie Adriaanse, 19 Lourens Erasmus, 20 Marnus Schoeman, 21 Marco Janse van Vuuren, 22 Harold Vorster, 23 Madosh Tambwe.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Chiefs have 15 players on the unavailable - injured list so she's a fairly makeshift team for Friday:

makeshift my arse, that lineup should be more than handy enough to see off the "how the fuck do we drive this thing anyway" dumbarse Blues. Most of the 15 unavailable - apart from Hames, Ngatai and Nanai Williams - are bums

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^^^^^^^^^ starting XV is OK but once the subs start coming on I think they're in trouble up front.

 

[dru]

Lions keep finding stars. Fans not watching the Saffer conference closely should book this name on the watch list - Aphiwe Dyantyi. On the wing. Natural talent.

 

[dru]

Lions announced for Bulls:

Lions – 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Sylvian Mahuza, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Ross Cronjé, 8 Warren Whiteley (c), 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Cyle Brink, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Jacques van Rooyen.
Subs: 16 Robbie Coetzee, 17 Dylan Smith, 18 Jacobie Adriaanse, 19 Lourens Erasmus, 20 Marnus Schoeman, 21 Marco Janse van Vuuren, 22 Harold Vorster, 23 Madosh Tambwe.

Thanks for highlighting the Mostert shift. Interesting way to cover Kwagga. I guess Saffers tends to have plenty of spare locks! Also presume the no 7 is the SA system - so blind side flank.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Matt Todd has broken a thumb & will miss the next 4-6 weeks if it doesn't need surgery & a bit longer if it does so that's six AB in CruSadists team rehab but Razor has still named a fairly decent 23:

Crusaders (15-1): David Havili, Seta Tamanivalu, Jack Goodhue, Ryan Crotty, George Bridge, Richie Mo'unga, Bryn Hall, Jordan Taufua, Billy Harmon, Peter Samu, Sam Whitelock (captain), Scott Barrett, Michael Ala'alatoa, Codie Taylor, Wyatt Crockett. Reserves (16-23): Andrew Makalio, Chris King, Oliver Jager, Luke Romano, Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, Mitchell Drummond, Mitchell Hunt, Manasa Mataele.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby...ll-blacks-no-7-matt-todd-suffers-broken-thumb

 

[Ulrich]

Thanks for highlighting the Mostert shift. Interesting way to cover Kwagga. I guess Saffers tends to have plenty of spare locks! Also presume the no 7 is the SA system - so blind side flank.

Apparently the change has been discussed between Rassie & Swys and it's not a special positional shift for the Bulls.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Hurricanes (15-1): Jordie Barrett, Julian Savea, Matt Proctor, Ngani Laumape, Ben Lam, Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara, Gareth Evans, Ardie Savea, Brad Shields (c), Sam Lousi, Vaea Fifita, Ben May, Ricky Riccitelli, Chris Eves. Reserves (16-23): James O'Reilly, Fraser Armstrong, Alex Fidow, Michael Fatialofa, Blade Thomson, Jamie Booth, Jackson Garden-Bachop, Vince Aso.

Buggers cost me a perfect tipping score last week so they owe me a win.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

CGW reporting that Brodie Retallick is out with an eye injury. Odds on Tribe making it 13 in a row v Bloos just took a big hit, methinks.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Further worries for Tribe, Shaun Stephenson limped off during the warmups. DMac to FB but still wearing 10, Tiaan Falcon wearing 15 but playing 5/8.

 

[Upthenuts]

mint tackle on damien by duffie

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Typical Bloos, score then concede, score again then concede again. Should be up by 12 but only by 4 & that's with DMac missing both conversion attempts.

 

[Derpus]

The Blues are the fucken Waratahs of the NZ conference jesus. All the talent and still somehow constantly lose all the shit by doin some dumb shit every time.

 

[dru]

How do the Chiefs get away with the level of slowing the ball in the ruck that they do? Kiwis OK with it?

 

[Derpus]

How do the Chiefs get away with the level of slowing the ball in the ruck that they do? Kiwis OK with it?

I'm more impressed with the 'line speed' (read half a k off side).

 

[dru]

I'm more impressed with the 'line speed' (read half a k off side).

That too. Though they have been pinged once or twice. Sad as the line speed is good enough that they dont need a head start.

 

[Derpus]

George Moala to 10 for NZ. Please?

 

[Derpus]

'How good are our outside backs eh? lets drive it!'

 

[zer0]

So that's effectively the end of the Blues season. Great.