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Perenara set to bring up century

By RugbyPass

Hurricanes halfback TJ Perenara will join the Hurricanes 100 club when he lines up against the Highlanders on Saturday.

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There is just one change to Chris Boyd’s starting side that defeated the Crusaders 29-19 in their last match with Murray Douglas replacing Vaea Fifita who has been ruled out with a minor shoulder injury.

There are two changes to the bench with All Blacks prop Jeff Toomaga-Allen returning after being sidelined with injury.

Toomaga-Allen replaces former Blues prop Marcel Renata who made his Hurricanes debut against the Crusaders two weeks ago.

The only other change is loose forward Reed Prinsep coming in for Blade Thomson.

Perenara will be the 13th Hurricanes player to reach 100 games for the club, and joins Beauden Barrett as the second Hurricane to hit the mark this season.

The 26-year-old has also captained the Hurricanes 16 times and he has also scored more tries than any other halfback in Super Rugby history.

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HURRICANES

1. Chris Eves, 2. Ricky Riccitelli, 3. Ben May, 4. Murray Douglas, 5. Sam Lousi, 6. Brad Shields, 7. Ardie Savea, 8. Gareth Evans, 9. TJ Perenara, 10. Beauden Barrett, 11. Ben Lam, 12. Ngani Laumape, 13. Matt Proctor, 14. Julian Savea, 15. Jordie Barrett.
Reserves: 16. Asafo Aumua, 17. Fraser Armstrong, 18. Jeff Toomaga-Allen, 19. Michael Fatialofa, 20. Reed Prinsep, 21. Richard Judd, 22. Ihaia West, 23. Vince Aso.

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Jake White: Are modern rugby players actually better?

Of the rugby I’ve born witness to in my lifetime - 1990 to date - I recognize great players throughout those years. But I have no doubt the game and the players are on average better today. So I doubt going back further is going to prove me wrong. The technical components of the game, set pieces, scrums, kicks, kicks at goal. And in general tactics employed are far more efficient, accurate and polished. Professional athletes that have invested countless hours on being accurate. There is one nation though that may be fairly competitive in any era - and that for me is the all blacks. And New Zealand players in general. NZ produces startling athletes who have fantastic ball skills. And then the odd phenomenon like Brooke. Lomu. Mcaw. Carter. Better than comparing players and teams across eras - I’ve often had this thought - that it would be very interesting to have a version of the game that is closer to its original form. What would the game look like today if the rules were rolled back. Not rules that promote safety obviously - but rules like: - a try being worth 1 point and conversion 2 points. Hence the term “try”. Earning a try at goals. Would we see more attacking play? - no lifting in the lineouts. - rucks and break down laws in general. They looked like wrestling matches in bygone eras. I wonder what a game applying 1995 rules would look like with modern players. It may be a daft exercise, but it would make for an interesting spectacle celebrating “purer” forms of the game that roll back the rules dramatically by a few versions. Would we come to learn that some of the rules/combinations of the rules we see today have actually made the game less attractive? I’d love to see an exhibition match like that.

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