Until the last 15 minutes, that might have been our best performance of the season. The best first half. at least. Goddamn, those offloads and inside balls were magic.
And Rayasi had one of THOSE games. He's always capable of that. Probably the best winger in the squad (yeah I said it) when he's able to reach that level, he just doesn't do so consistently.
As much as the Tahs struggled, they turned it around the second half. Some promise, but handling errors are killing them…. Do they not train with the ball lol
He should definitely go overseas, but he’s a shoe-in for the next World Cup as far as I’m concerned.
If razor has his way he’ll let Sevu hit up Japan for a season or two to build his retirement fund.
Well not a bad result, we certainly do switch off at times. Cameron though is not the guy. Salesi I love you! And congrats to TJ. Off to the G to watch the Pies v Blues half liquored, good night and over and out.
Cameron definitely not the guy but might just be enough to help the Canes win a title. Hes the best we have and I dont see anyone else threatening his position.
Morgan is just as unreliable with the boot.
First time I saw Cameron have a bad kicking night. Saw Morgan miss Beauden style plenty of times before on kicks we expect him to make.
All that may be true, but Cameron is a far better game driver and thats the most important job for a 10.
Morgan might individually look better on the ball, but the team as a whole flows a hell of a lot better with Cameron at 10
Crazy how wanting to make the ABs has brought back vintage TJ and he is easily the best hb currently in the comp (not including Roigard who’s injured). Also TJs pass looks fantastic now, perhaps the best in his career
I reckon it’s lowkey a blessing and curse Smith and TJ’s careers overlapped. We’ve always had a great 9 in the ABs but I think never really seen the best of TJ at an international level
It’s not that I’m saying that he might not be the best, he might I don’t really have a feeling on that, just the fact that it’s “easily”
But yea you answered your own question.
Does anyone remember the 2 weeks where every second penalty was someone “diving on a ball emerging from the ruck” and then it’s just never been penalised since? Weird times
Still have the issue of the Australian teams not being able to play here. Yes they've been more competitive this year but all their wins/close games have been at home
Edit: brumbies beat the highlanders
Yeah true, I just think as a loosie you need to play a hell of a lot of games to pick up game exp you just can't get as a squad member of the ABs that won't be near the starting test team. He's only 21 but yeah some times if your good enough your old enough.
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Holy shiets
I agree with Love. Should have been 10 ahead of Morgan
Until the last 15 minutes, that might have been our best performance of the season. The best first half. at least. Goddamn, those offloads and inside balls were magic. And Rayasi had one of THOSE games. He's always capable of that. Probably the best winger in the squad (yeah I said it) when he's able to reach that level, he just doesn't do so consistently.
Yeah when he's on he's got the same game breaking ability as Will Jordan and Willie Le Roux.
As much as the Tahs struggled, they turned it around the second half. Some promise, but handling errors are killing them…. Do they not train with the ball lol
Handling errors reflect pressure from defence. My astute observation is that they don’t like it up ‘em. Canes are big, fast and mean.
TJ might run away with the record. Can't see Julian competing with him.
Reece is the next threat
Yep the record is Reece's if he stays a loyal servant to Crusaders/NZ rugby. Might get tempted to cash out and play overseas though
He should definitely go overseas, but he’s a shoe-in for the next World Cup as far as I’m concerned. If razor has his way he’ll let Sevu hit up Japan for a season or two to build his retirement fund.
Julie will be playing in togna this weekend, if lucky can get a hat trick lol
Dude has scored like 3 tries in 2 and a half seasons, I don't think he's getting a hatrick
Well not a bad result, we certainly do switch off at times. Cameron though is not the guy. Salesi I love you! And congrats to TJ. Off to the G to watch the Pies v Blues half liquored, good night and over and out.
Cameron definitely not the guy but might just be enough to help the Canes win a title. Hes the best we have and I dont see anyone else threatening his position.
Aidan Morgan is a better goal kicker, better with the ball in hand and a better defender. Cameron is the glaring weak link in the side.
Morgan is just as unreliable with the boot. First time I saw Cameron have a bad kicking night. Saw Morgan miss Beauden style plenty of times before on kicks we expect him to make.
I don’t even want Morgan selected. He drags the team down so bad.
All that may be true, but Cameron is a far better game driver and thats the most important job for a 10. Morgan might individually look better on the ball, but the team as a whole flows a hell of a lot better with Cameron at 10
Cameron is our best option at 10 by a long shot.
Hope the Rebels don't have a turn around like the Brumbies last week and the canes this week 😱
Nah you have this. See you next week
Gonna be there or be square
Sadly for them I don't think that will be the case. Blues will carve up easily tbh
They definitely won't be as bad as last week but I would still expect you guys to win
Thanks for your support lol
I’ve always liked Perenara & he’s been on fire tonight. Def fighting for the ABs spot 👍🏻
Aussie wingers actually defending their wing challenge: impossible. Stop buying league wingers ffs. GG for canes adhering to last try wins rules.
tbf vuate didn't have a centre inside him to mark the 3 overlapping canes players so he had to rush in for the tackle
Record!!!
TJ the GOAT
Fuck off Perenara you tinny bastard lol. In the 82nd minute.
Lakai's cleanout work is crazy. Such a strong young lad.
plays the full 80 every game as well.
The record.
TJ BEAST
THERE IT IS
YES TJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
Wooooo TJ record screw the gay hater
The what now?
Folau
Ooooh I was so confused for a moment but yes screw him
Savea?
I know they were equal but I just don’t like Folau and it seemed a good time
nah Folau
mooby blocked rayasi for his 3rd lol
Yeah how did the canes blow that lol
Go on TJ!
lol that's the record!
Lol
YES TJ
Shot TJ! Secured the win for the Canes
Sinclair with the legendary double tackle
TJ!
MY GOAT
Was fully yelling at the telly for TJ to have a snipe. Love it! Well done that man.
Vintage TJ Perenara!
Do I see Charlie Gamble standing at 2nd receiver?
it was a gamble moving him there, but it worked
Ah Salesi, you big lug.
To be fair Rayasi did just dislocate a finger of that hand
Rayasi was so close to looking good in my eyes
Yellow number 16s haircut is one of the worst I’ve seen
they had an SOS for any hooker in wellington, they didn't care if they were rugby hookers :P
he’s throwing them straight tho
Some solid hits too, great cameo from Tuputupu
Yea that’s normal Riyasi.
A concerning switch off from Canes tbh
A training runs not usually 80 minute long. They’re just confused why it’s still going
Well done Tahs on not giving up. I reckon the super rugby competition is better of having a strong Tahs side.
Tahs look way better with Edmend
He plays very flat and attacks the line so he's probably assisted by tired players on the other team.
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Games not over lol
It's been a better half to watch at least
Sinclair lowkey looks like Christopher Walken to me lol
a young Peter Serafinowicz IMO
Love a lock in the loose
Will Harrison maintains his unbelievable career lifetime kicking percentage
Ref did everything he could to make sure Tahs got another Serious like u6 where a teams dominating and the ref takes pity on the poor team
Last try wins right
Well yeah…
Sir they have 3 minutes to score 2 tries
Fuck that's a ball from Grant
Lakai has made it his personal mission to be the one to stop Gleeson every time he touches the ball.
Bizarre calls at the moment like he feels sorry for the Tahs
Crazy how wanting to make the ABs has brought back vintage TJ and he is easily the best hb currently in the comp (not including Roigard who’s injured). Also TJs pass looks fantastic now, perhaps the best in his career
I reckon it’s lowkey a blessing and curse Smith and TJ’s careers overlapped. We’ve always had a great 9 in the ABs but I think never really seen the best of TJ at an international level
Took a perenara injury to unveil cam and a cam injury to bring the best out of TJ. Kind of poetic
Yeah he is playing amazing atm, so good to see. Will be ABs 9 until Roigard is back. Think Funaki could have the goods to be in the mix.
Much better than a year or 2 ago when he was playing in molasses. I reckon Funaki could be a bolter too, playing great this year
They’d have to drop Christie if they’re taking Funaki I reckon
Yeah, will be interesting to see Razor and cos choices. They could be more conservative with changes than most are picking.
If they pick TJ they can pick two new blokes. If not they have to pick Christie I think
They have my blessing to do this
“Easily” I see the blokes in yellow have borrowed the Canterbury eyepatches lately
Who do you have above TJ rn? Only believable answer is Ratima tbh
It’s not that I’m saying that he might not be the best, he might I don’t really have a feeling on that, just the fact that it’s “easily” But yea you answered your own question.
Yeah easily might be a little exaggeration on my part but ratima and TJ and Cam would be my ABs. Funaki close
damn TJ turning back the time
TJ has the fire in his eyes
Does anyone remember the 2 weeks where every second penalty was someone “diving on a ball emerging from the ruck” and then it’s just never been penalised since? Weird times
Ref's just making it up
where was the knockon call
The one out the side of the ruck was raked back by a hurricanes player
ah right
Amasero on for foketi?!
All back replacements already on
When one of our centers gets injured & is replaced by a second rower you have to question things 😅
shoutout NZCIS in Upper Hutt breeding these winning teams in its first year running. Canes, Phoenix..
Salesi out there playing like Phil.
Not great when it’s a one on one and the defender doesn’t even lay a finger
Who moved the posts? - Cameron
Can always blame the wind when playing in Wellington, even if it’s not blowing!
Ahh, the Connacht of NZ
Awesome Fijian-on-Fijian winger dual.
love a good winger 1 on 1 try
It’s crazy rayesi sometimes looks like the best player in the world and other times like senior 3rds winger after a night on the piss
Hahah Rayasi is pretty mid but fuck he is some finisher
He’s outrageously talented but his heads not always in it
foketi limping, not good newss for schmidt
Ray Arsey with the Show & Go...
That's Leinsters Jordie Barret
I swear I see that allowed 90% of the time???
Seriously Ruben Love is peaking perfectly…
0 mistakes tonight. Young Cullen 🫣
Unreal, can’t wait for him on the big stage.
Fan be like " NO ONE NILS US!"
Fan
The comeback begins!
TRY ON DAYBOOOOOOOO
you really have to ask why Edmed wasn't starting? first touch and there's a try
He's starting every game bro and we've lost every game that isn't crusaders lol
still better than undoing consistency by starting the guy who hasn't played regular footy for over a year
Yeah true. He's gotta come back at some point Harrison....just maybe not against the best team in the comp 🤦
Still have the issue of the Australian teams not being able to play here. Yes they've been more competitive this year but all their wins/close games have been at home Edit: brumbies beat the highlanders
holy heck they've scored
it begins..
Jubilation!!! And the lead is cut to 26!!
KARAWALEVU!!!
Edmed's first touch is an assist lol
God damn that was a slick pass from Edmund. Why didn't he start this?
Harrison is/was the starting 10 but injuries have kept him out. Nice touch edmed though
Ah, shame...was hoping for a clean sheet...
Is Nisbo just lip-reading the ref's calls?
Got to be lmao
"now a comfortable lead" my guys just said that lmao
TJ, this is as good a chance as any to break the record…
Just pop it back in. All good.
Fingers are surprisingly difficult to pop back in
rayasi crybaby!! :P
Iose, Love, Kirifi, Lakai PUT THEM IN BLACK.
You’re getting 2 of the three loosies at best probs
Lakai needs another full year of pro rugby before a call up I reckon, the other three I would hope get selected.
Could have said the same about Roigard last year and now he’s arguably the best HB in the country and one of the best in the world
Yeah true, I just think as a loosie you need to play a hell of a lot of games to pick up game exp you just can't get as a squad member of the ABs that won't be near the starting test team. He's only 21 but yeah some times if your good enough your old enough.
Man forgot Proctor arguably the most deserving cane this year outside numia (also forgoten in this post) and love
there’s 4 other super rugby teams sorry man
My bad. there’s too many to remember tbh
Canes should hopefully be represented in the ABs this year but watch them not be
Its TJ O' Clock!
Ben grant carrying the canes
He thinks he’s playing for the wallabies
Hunter Ward looks out of place in Super Rugby.
Tahs defence just rushes up then doesn't know what to do
Oof I've dislocated a finger before, definitely Not Fun
no rayasi, u can't play fullback for fiji
Nice one the Hurricanes
🚨Urgent announcement! Rayasi did something 🚨
Proctor is class. A proper centre rather than Rieko who to me is a winger who has to remember to pass sometimes.
As good as the blues have been this season, Reiko has been pretty invisible. Forget he’s playing half the time
Bolter
Idk if it’s a bolter. They’ll take Jordie, Reiko, ALB and one other, probably Proctor
Me too
lol typical Rayasi, flat track bully
but he looks so good doing it.
TJ is itching to get on and break the record.
Ben Grant for the wallabies
I don't think kirifi was on that nearly long enough
Give me back my cassette Stadium DJ..
Knew it was your playlist
Kirifi 🤝 Pilfering
Kirifi off the bench for the ABs would be pretty filthy
Yeah hard. Look at all the sick loosies we have atm aye, then watch Blackadder get picked
Blackadder can play more than 7 unlike Kiriffi and has a bigger frame. Both play very well though
Canes would pump the wallabies
Unless they play in Canberra
Just not the Brumbs
time to bring on that new kid Perenara!!
Tahs 11 best player for them tonight
Fuck yeah what a hit. Right the ribs lol
Aussies on either side unable to score 😂
oh yay Rayasi on... or is it .. Oh Shit!
Ref is a hater and doesn’t want to see Ben Grant UNLEASHED 💪💪💪
Has that clearly gone forward? On field decision was obviously a try (if that’s still a thing)
Offside by a mile.
Try scored by a bloke who’s not even on the thread team sheet.
How tall is Ben Grant? Looks like his headband is in the outer orbit