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Hurricanes player ratings vs Moana Pasifika | Super Rugby Pacific
The Hurricanes avenged their round six loss to Moana Pasifika by taking down the competition newcomers 53 points to 12 at Sky Stadium this evening.
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The home side’s superiority at the set-piece made life tough for the visitors across the park, with a number of their scores coming off the back of having the upper hand at a scrum or line-out.
It will serve as a much-needed confidence booster heading into this weekend’s clash against the Highlanders before they then jet off over the ditch to play the Reds.
Here’s how the Hurricanes rated:
1. Alex Fidow 5/10
One of the more dangerous individuals when close to the white wash. Was a terror when carrying only he couldn’t quite show the same mongrel on the flip side.
2. Kianu Kereru-Symes – 5
Shook off some early line-out wobbles to turn in a productive outing. Practically fell over the line for his try after waltzing in at the tail of the maul.
3. Tevita Mafileo – 5
All business from the Bay of Plenty prop. Chipped in with seven tackles and like Fidow ran with purpose.
4. Isaia Walker-Leawere – 5
Back in action after a lengthy stint on the sideline. Pulled down the majority of the line-outs and had a few decent charges in open play. A solid 60 minutes from the Coast’s finest.
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5. Tom Parsons – 5
Topped the tackle count for the Canes with 13 all while doing his best to ensure TJ Perenara had clean rucks to work from.
6. Reed Prinsep – 6
Another quietly consistent performance for tonight’s stand-in skipper. Isn’t much of an athlete yet seems to find a way to get to or over the advantage line. Only the one missed tackle in what was otherwise a faultless game from the blindside.
7. Blake Gibson – 5
Rough and rugged from the big blonde. Got up in the face of the opposition’s ball runners and only had a pair of misses. Was one of three forwards to cross the chalk, but the only player to have his name down twice.
8. Devan Flanders – N/A
Left the paddock 20 minutes in with a knee injury.
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9. TJ Perenara – 6
A constant voice for his forwards’ ears and the referee’s when needed. His service wasn’t as quick as it could have been, however, his running game and organisation of the bog boys kept the Canes on the front foot.
10. Aidan Morgan – 6
Worked well in tandem with Perenara to direct the team around the park. Exhibited great distribution skills under pressure and put himself in harm’s way going in both directions.
11. Salesi Rayasi – 5
Wasn’t afforded the same room as teammate, Wes Goosen, but that’s no excuse for not looking for other ways to find it. Needed to work harder off the ball despite looking good in patches to press his claims in the wake of Savea and Goosen getting their names in the paper.
12. Peter Umaga-Jensen – 5
A few blunders early, but once settled had some dominant carries which laid the platform for others to flourish. Not sure second five is where he’s best deployed.
13. Bailyn Sullivan – 5
Helped straighten the line of attack when things were drifting and managed to get his arms free to further propel his boys forward after a bust. Appears to be the most threatening of the midfield crop in the capital.
14. Wes Goosen – 7
Energetic from the jump. One of the few times he wasn’t running in open pasture was when he was on the end of some great phase play to bag a dot. Should retain a shirt in the starting side this weekend having done all the above and finishing the fixture with an eye-popping 8 defenders beaten.
15. Ruben Love – 6
Full of running with the freedom of the 15 jumper. Got around the first tackler with ease and controlled the kicking duties in the absence of Jordie Barrett. Showed a good turn of pace to save a try in the first half as well.
Reserves:
16. Bruce Kauika-Petersen – N/A
Saw out the final 10 minutes to earn a cap for the yellow and black.
17. Jared Proffit – 5
Made his debut after being brought on for the last 20 minutes.
18. Pasilio Tosi – 5
Backed up his first appearance last weekend with another tidy display.
19. Justin Sangster – N/A
20. TK Howden – 5
An early appearance off the bench with Flanders pulling up lame.
21. Cam Roigard – 5
Gave his opposite as little time to think at the set piece and popped up nicely in support.
22. Teihorangi Walden – N/A
23. Josh Moorby – 5
Subbed on for Love after he tweaked something in his leg while kicking.
Comments on RugbyPass
Shame he won’t turn out for the Netherlands now they’re improving. U20s are Euro champs and in the U20 Trophy this year. The senior sides gets better every year too.
2 Go to commentsWill rugbypass tv be showing these games?
1 Go to commentsWell where do you start, the fact that England have a professional domestic league and Ireland’s is fully amatuer, that they have fully seperated professional squads at Fifteens and Sevens (7’s thinly disguised as GB), and Ireland have fully pro Sevens squad who loan some players back to the Semi-Professional Fifteens squad (moved from amateur for only a year or so) for a few games at 6N & RWC’s. The Women’s games is a shambles, and is at risk of killing itself by pushing for professionalism when the market isn’t really there to support it outside one or two countnries..
2 Go to commentsWayne Smith's input didn't have as much impact on the last final as Davison's red card for Thompson. England were 14 points up and flying when that happened.
2 Go to commentsBilly's been playing consistently well for 2 - 3 seasons now and deserves a look in at the top level. Ioane and ALB are still first choice but there needs to be injury cover and succession. His partnership with Jordie gives him first dibs you'd think. Go the Hurricanes.
3 Go to commentsIt’s not up to Wales to support Georgian Rugby. That’s up to International Rugby and Georgia. I sympathise with Georgia’s decent attempt to create this fixture. But for Wales the proposed match up is just a potential stick to beat them with and a potential big psychological blow that young Welsh team doesn’t need. (I’m Irish BTW.)
2 Go to commentsCale certainly looks great in space, but as you say, he has struggled in contact. At 23 years old, turning 24 this year, he should be close to full physical maturity and yet there exists a considerable gap in the power and physicality required for international rugby. Weight doesn’t automatically equate to power and physicality either. Can he go from a player who’s being physically dominated in Super rugby to physically dominating in international rugby in 1 or 2 years? That’s a big ask but he may end up being a late bloomer.
28 Go to commentsIf rugby wants to remain interesting in the AI era then it will need to work on changing the rules. AI will reduce the tactical advantage of smart game plans, will neutralize primary attacking weapons, and will move rugby from a being a game of inches to a game of millimetres. It will be about sheer athleticism and technique,about avoiding mistakes, and about referees. Many fans will find that boring. The answer is to add creative degrees of freedom to the game. The 50-22 is an example. But we can have fun inventing others, like the right to add more players for X minutes per game, or the equivalent of the 2-point conversion in American football, the ability to call a 12-player scrum, etc. Not saying these are great ideas, but making the point that the more of these alternatives you allow, the less AI will be able to lock down high-probability strategies. This is not because AI does not have the compute power, but because it has more choices and has less data, or less-specific data. That will take time and debate, but big, positive and immediate impact could be in the area of ref/TMO assistance. The technology is easily good enough today to detect forward passes, not-straight lineouts, offside at breakdown/scrum/lineout, obstruction, early/late tackles, and a lot of other things. WR should be ultra aggressive in doing this, as it will really help in an area in which the game is really struggling. In the long run there needs to be substantial creativity applied to the rules. Without that AI (along with all of the pro innovations) will turn rugby into a bash fest.
24 Go to commentsSouth Africa rarely play Ireland and France on these tours. Mostly, England, Scotland and Wales. I wonder why
2 Go to commentsIt was a let’s-see-what-you're-made-of type of a game. The Bulls do look good when the opposition allows them to, but Munster shut them down, and they could not find a way through. Jake should be very worried about their chances in the competition.
2 Go to commentsHats off to Fabian for a very impressive journey to date. Is it as ‘uniquely unlikely’ as Rugby Pass suggests, given Anton Segner’s journey at the Blues?
2 Go to commentsSad that this was not confirmed. When administrators talk about expanding the game they evidently don’t include pathways to the top tier of rugby for teams outside of the old boys club. Rugby deserves better, and certainly Georgia does.
2 Go to commentsLions might take him on if they move on Van Rooyen but I doubt he will want to go back, might consider it a step backwards for himself. Sharks would take him on but if Plumtree goes on to win the challenge cup they will keep him on. Also sharks showing some promising signs recently. Stormers and Bulls are stable and Springboks are already filled up. Quality coach though, interesting to see where he ends up
1 Go to commentsAnd the person responsible for creating a culture of accountability is?
3 Go to commentsMore useless words from Ben Smith -Please get another team to write about. SA really dont need your input, it suck anyway.
264 Go to commentsThis disgraceful episode must result in management and coach team sackings. A new manager with worse results than previous and the coaching staff need to coached. Awful massacre led by donkeys.
1 Go to commentsInteresting article with one glaring mistake. This sentence: “And between the top four nations right now, Ireland, France, South Africa, and New Zealand…” should read: And between the top four nations right now, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand and France…”. Get it right wistful thinkers, its not that hard.
24 Go to commentsHow did Penny get the gig anyway?
3 Go to commentsNice write up Nick and I would have agreed a week ago. However as you would know Cale & co got absolutely monstered by the Blues back row of Sotutu, Ioane and Papaliti and not all of these 3 are guaranteed a start in the Black jumper. He may need to put some kgs before stepping up, Spring tour? After the week end Joe will be a bit more restless. Will need to pick a mobile tough pack for Wales and hope England does the right thing and bashes the ABs. I like your last paragraph but I would bring Swinton, Hannigan into the 6 role and Bobby V to 8
28 Go to commentsThe Crusaders can still get in to the Play Off’s. The imminent return of outstanding captain Scott Barrett and his All Black team mate Codie Taylor will be a big boost.There are others like Tamaiti Williams too. Two home games coming up. Fellow Crusader fans get there and support these guys. I will be.
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