Hurricanes player ratings v Brumbies | Super Rugby Pacific
The Hurricanes suffered the consequences of an error-ridden performance in Canberra this afternoon, falling to the Brumbies 42-25.
The visitors were their own worst enemy across the 80 minutes, gifting possession back to the eventual victors through poor handling and getting beaten to the punch at the breakdown.
Jason Holland and co will be frustrated with their troops given it’s the same lapses that are costing them chances at scoring, leaking points at the other end and seeing them finish on the wrong side of the ledger.
Here’s how the Hurricanes rated:
1. Xavier Numia – 5/10
Had a key turnover when his side were down a man and pumped the legs as hard as he could to try to stop Valentini from scoring. Struggled to gain any ascendency when called on to carry though.
2. James O’Reilly – 5
Back in the mix after joining Dane Coles and Asafo Aumua on the sidelines for a couple of weeks. Nailed the bulk of his line-out feeds and was ever present in the wide channels.
3. Tyrel Lomax – 6
Went close to making it three tries in two weeks before fellow Wainuiomata native crashed over. Gave the Hurricanes parity at scrum time and was tireless in all other facets in another 70-minute outing.
4. James Blackwell – 4
A loose pass in the first half turned into seven points after a dazzling piece of play from Rob Valentini. Went close to matching Gibson’s endeavours on defence, but all in all it was a messy showing from the typically dependable lock.
5. Justin Sangster – 4
A careless hit on Nic White gifted the hosts three points and a numerical advantage for 10 minutes. Failed to make a mark when allowed to return to the fold and unsurprisingly was one of the first few subbed off.
6. TK Howden – 5
Worked hard on both sides of the ball and left it all on the park before making way for Delany with 15 to go.
7. Blake Gibson – 6
The pick of the forwards this afternoon. Topped the tackle count for visitors and did a decent job in disrupting the Brumbies’ flow.
8. Ardie Savea – 5
Made to look human for the first time this year. Still managed to get about his business, only there wasn’t the same ferocity as we’ve come to expect from the All Black.
9. TJ Perenara – 4
Didn’t control the game as well as he has in recent weeks. Was a little overeager to play the game at pace when his teammates didn’t seem to be on the same page. Chanced his arm at an intercept which allowed the Brumbies an easy run to seven points.
10. Jackson Garden-Bachop – 3
A day to forget for the pivot. Threw a number of passes which didn’t hit the intended target and sent a number of kicks down the centre of the park. Landing a goal-line drop out outside the field of play was the final straw before departing for Morgan.
11. Salesi Rayasi – 6
One of the better performers for the Hurricanes in what was a lacklustre afternoon as a whole. Did well to handle a loose pass before punching through for five points and gave his side a glimmer of hope in the closing stages after bursting down the flank and feeding Proctor with a clear run to the line.
12. Peter Umaga-Jensen – 4
Did well to barge over for the game’s first try, although that was about as good as it got in his 55 minutes. A couple of missed tackles on his part ended in the Brumbies walking away with points.
13. Bailyn Sullivan – 5
A so-so game from midfielder. Looking for ways to get involved continues to be a work on as he only had half a dozen touches despite playing the full 80.
14. Julian Savea – 4
The stat sheet reads well for the older Savea brother with 100 run metres and a couple of beaten defenders, but unfortunately for the wing the tape doesn’t match the numbers. There were a number of times when he would have been better finding grass than pushing for extra yards near the touch line.
15. Jordie Barrett – 5
Yet to find his groove after spending time in the midfield. Like Ardie Savea, he was unable to provide a cool head amidst the disarray. Something else to keep an eye on is his goal kicking which has dipped in recent weeks.
Reserves
16. Leni Apisai – N/A
17. Pasilio Tosi – N/A
18. Tevita Mafileo – N/A
19. Isaia Walker-Leawere – N/A
20. Caleb Delany – N/A
21. Jamie Booth – 4 – Called on earlier than usual for Perenara, but things were just as helter-skelter when he was pulling the strings.
22. Aidan Morgan – 5 – Thrown into the fire following a poor showing from Garden-Bachop, but wasn’t able to get anything going.
23. Billy Proctor – 5 – Showed great effort to get a second touch on the counter and finish off the Hurricanes’ last score.
Comments on RugbyPass
late hit what late hit it wasn’t at all late and can clearly see he was committed before the tackle
1 Go to commentsChristian Lio -Willies 2 try perfomance was a standout. As was captain Scott Barrett. Up front was where the boys won it.They are a great team and players. Fantastic Crusades , you can keep going.
1 Go to commentsI don't know how the locals feel about that? I guess if you call yourselves the Worcester Wasps that might be appease. But really we need more teams in the Premiership in my view so they are not padding it out as they are at the moment. It might curtail so many players going abroad as well
4 Go to commentsNZ 😭😭😭is certainly rivaling England for best whingers cup!😭😭😭 !!!
24 Go to commentsYup. New Zealand won 3 out of 10 world cups played. SA 4 out of 8 attempts 30 Vs 50 per cent.🤔🤔
24 Go to commentsShould've done this years ago. Change Saturday kick off times to around 11am. Up and off and back home before 3pm, limit travel time too. Allows players to actually do something else with their Saturday that's family oriented or being rugby fans they could ‘watch’ pro rugby. Increases crowds etc. How can anyone that enjoys grassroots and pro rugby have to choose between the two on Saturdays?
9 Go to commentsI bet he inspired those supporters just as much.
1 Go to commentsBen Smith Springboks living rent free in his head 😊😂
67 Go to commentsGood to hear he would like to play the game at the highest level, I hadn’t been to sure how much of a motivator that was before now. Sadly he’s probably chosen the rugby club to go to. Try not to worry about all the input about how you should play rugby Joey and just try to emulate what you do on the league field and have fun. You’ll limit your game too much (well not really because he’s a standard athlete like SBW and he’ll still have enough) if you’re trying to make sure you can recycle the ball back etc. On the other hard, you can totally just try and recycle by looking to offload any and everywhere if you’re going to ground 😋
1 Go to commentsThis just proves that theres always a stat and a metric to use to justify your abilities and your success. Ben did it last week by creating an imaginary competition and now you did the same to counter his argument and espouse a new yardstick for success. Why not just use the current one and lets say the Boks have won 4 world cups making them the most successful world cup team. Outside of the world cup the All Blacks are the most successful team winning countless rugby championships and dominating the rankings with high win percentages. Over the last 4 years statistically the Irish are the best having the highest win rate and also having positive records against every tier 1 side. The most successful Northern team in the game has been England with a world cup title and the most six nations titles in history. The AB’s are the most dominant team in history with the highest win rate and 3 world cups. Lets not try to reinvent the wheel. Just be honest about the actual stats and what each team has been good at doing and that will be enough to define their level of success.
24 Go to commentsHow is 7’s played there? I’m surprised 10 or 11 man rugby hasn’t taken off. 7 just doesn’t fit the 15s dynamics (rules n field etc) but these other versions do.
9 Go to commentsPick Swinton at your peril A liability just like JWH from the Roosters Skelton ??? went missing at RWC
14 Go to commentsLike tennis, who have a ranking system, and I believe rugby too, just measure over each period preceding a world cup event who was the longest number one and that would be it. In tennis the number one player frequently is not the grand slam winner. I love and adore the All Blacks since the days of Ian Kirkpatrick when I was a kid in SA. And still do because they are the masters of running rugby and are gentleman on and off the field - in general. And in my opinion they have been the majority of the time the best rugby team in the world.
24 Go to commentsHaving overseas possessions in 2024 is absurd. These Frenchies should have to give the New Caledonians their freedom.
21 Go to commentsBell injured his foot didn’t he? Bring Tupou in he’ll deliver when it counts. Agree mostly but I would switch in the Reds number 8 Harry Wilson for Swinton and move Rob Valentini to 6 instead. Wilson is a clever player who reads the play, you can’t outmuscle the AB’s and Springboks, if you have any chance it’s by playing clever. Same goes for Paisami, he’s a little guy who doesn’t really trouble the likes of De Allende and Jordie Barrett. I’d rather play Carter Gordon at 12 and put Michael Lynagh’s boy at 10. That way you get a BMT type goalkicker at 10 and a playmaker at 12. Anyways, just my two cents as a Bok supporter.
14 Go to commentsThanks Brett, love your articles which are alway pertinent. It’s a difficult topic trying to have a panel adjudicating consistently penalties for red card issues. Many of the mitigating reasons raised are judged subjectively, hence the different outcomes. How to take away subjective opinions?
9 Go to commentsYes Sir! Surprising, just like Fraser would also have escaped sanction if he was a few inches lower, even if it was by accident that he missed! Has there really been talk about those sanctions or is this just sensational journalism? I stopped reading, so might have missed any notations.
9 Go to commentsAI is only as good as the information put in, the nuances of the sport, what you see out the corner of the eye, how you sum up in a split second the situation, yes the AI is a tool but will not help win games, more likely contribute to a loss, Rugby Players are not robots, all AI can do if offer a solution not the solution. AI will effect many sports, help train better golfers etc.
45 Go to commentsIt couldn’t have been Ryan Crotty. He wasn’t selected in either World Cup side - they chose Money Bill instead. And Money Bill only cared about himself, and that manager he had, not the team.
28 Go to commentsYawn 🥱 nobody would give a hoot about this new trophy. End of the day we just have to beat Ireland and NZ this year then they can finally shut up 🤐
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