The Hurricanes will hope to move up to at least 2nd position on the log courtesy of a good win over the Lions this morning.
The Hurricanes already have a better points difference than current 2nd placed team the Waratahs. Any 5 point win will see them move into 2nd spot and hoping for a Waratahs defeat at the hands of the Bulls this afternoon.
Will the Hurricanes do what is needed?
Or will the Lions surprise us all and walk away with the spoils?
Kick-off in Wellington at 09:35 SA time.
Ref: Matt Goddard (Australia)
TJs: Julian Pritchard (Australia), Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Hurricanes:
Starting XV:15 Cory Jane, 14 Shannon Paku, 13 Tane Tu’ipulotu, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Ac Guild ford, 10 Willie Ripia, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Rodney So’oialo (captain), 7 Scott Waldrom, 6 Chris Masoe, 5 Jason Eaton, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 3 Tim Fairbrother, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 John Schwalger.
Replacements: 16 Hikawera Elliot, 17 Jacob Ellison, 18 Craig Clarke, 19 Thomas Waldrom, 20 Alby Mathewson, 21 Jimmy Gopperth, 22 Conrad Smith.
Lions:
Starting XV: 15 Earl Rose, 14 Jannie Boshoff, 13 Walter Venter, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Dusty Noble, 10 Jaco van Schalkwyk, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Joe van Niekerk, 7 Franco van der Merwe, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar (captain), 5 Gerhard Mostert, 4 Dewald Senekal, 3 JC Janse van Rensburg, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Heinke van der Merwe.
Replacements: 16 Ethienne Reynecke, 17 Ross Geldenhuys, 18 Cobus Grobbler, 19 Wilhelm Koch, 20 Chris Jonck, 21 Rudi Vogt, 22 Louis Ludik.
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I have made a few picks this weekend based on the way I would LIKE the result to go, but there is a match or two where you just know the way you would like it to go is NOT going to happen. 😉
SB picks for this round
namboer Hurricanes 35
Fatality Hurricanes 34
Bru-El Hurricanes 28
robdylan Hurricanes 25
Sandshark Hurricanes 25
Whindy Hurricanes 22
IceBabe Hurricanes 22
bryce_in_oz Hurricanes 20
shark-tank Hurricanes 19
Villie Hurricanes 19
PaarlGimmie Hurricanes 18
Ollie Hurricanes 16
SauronShark Hurricanes 16
Lylmik Hurricanes 15
KSA Kette Hurricanes 15
Salmo Hurricanes 14
Western Sauce Hurricanes 14
Pissant Hurricanes 14
Wehan Hurricanes 14
Kandas Hurricanes 13
blackshark Hurricanes 13
Sinbinners Hurricanes 12
Debs Hurricanes 12
Dive Pass Hurricanes 10
the_finman Hurricanes 10
SeaShark Hurricanes 10
Sharkie Hurricanes 7
Nita Hurricanes 7
Hmmm Hurricanes 5
Ghost10 Hurricanes 5
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sharkboy Lions 4
fattmann Lions 5
Murphy would dictate that i have to go out now. 👿
It’s 3 nil to the Canes
13 zip now. Canes keeping up with the clock
Another penalty. 16 nil
Ouch!!!!!!
I need So’oialo and Hore to get in on the action for my FL.
Try Canes.
Van Niekerk is caught in possession right on his line. Hore rips the ball from the no. 8 and scores the try.
Hore must have heard me. 😉
Lions Try
The Lions eventually get a set-piece inside the Canes 22 right. They launch a maul from a 5-metre lineout and Wepener scores the try.
He’s in my side too. Awesome player.
21-0.
I thought you got kicked out of the fantasy league, ksa?
Conversion Over
21 – 7 Canes
31min
Go Lions
Yes but I went back into the archives and found my invite and re-entered.
Shoulda picked ripia as a kicker though.
I am worried about the next game.
Hope the Force beat the chiefs.
cunning, oubaas! Of course, once he reads that, he’ll probably remove you again.
We need the Force and the Bulls to help us out today, but I don’t see either of them doing that.
Ripia chips over the Lions defence and regathers ahead of Rose. He finds Masoe who offloads to Nonu. The big centre makes it to the corner to score.
Half time
Hurricanes 26 – 7 Lions
3 tries so far?
All over rover
I see you and i have the same picks on SB 🙁
Morning everybody.
We need the Force and the Bulls to help us out today, but I don’t see either of them doing that.
Comment 18 of 19, posted at 03.05.08 10:17:07 by robdylan (Sharks Forever!)
I’m so tired of always relying on the other teams to do us favours. Sharks chose a difficult road although they played better yesterday.
Bloody Nonu.
He must have known I’d forgotten about him being in my team, So he scored a try to stick his hand up for re-selection. 😎
Reds
They knew they were coming home today so their moods were a little better. Just imagine how they will be doing when they get home next week. 😎
too late, she cried… We can get 10 points from our next 2 and still not make it.
ok -I’m off to go fetch my free lawnmower 😉
What are the Chances of the Canes only scoring 6 in the next half? 🙄
I don’t mind sharing the SB Bonus point with Rob 😛
That would mean the LIONS should start playing rugby….KSA
that’s mighty kind of you 😉
Hey Hmmmy
Wat’s fout met jou span vandag? 😉
Ag……..ek bedoel die SEISOEN 😉
Why is Ludik on the bench!?!?
Not as if any of the LIONS need rest…non of them have been playing thi season…
hello Hmmmm
Hmmm
You are right. Hopefully Loffie tuned them at half-time. “Only 40 minutes and then we can go home guys.”
Obviously the Lions have other ideas. OR Loffie spoke to them
TRY LIONS
Vermaak breaks from behind a 5-metre scrum and pops a delicate little inside pass onto which Boshoff bursts. The wing is over for the try.
KSA….
We don’t have a backline to speak of who don’t get the best ball in the world from the forwards who are only 3 loosies at best…
Conversion Missed
26 – 12 Canes
47min
C’mon I need a so’oialo try as well.
Jinne Earl Rose is making more errors today than the rest of the team have rolled-up all year….
You mean he is trying to surpass Benjamin’s performance from last week.
From last weeks match thread for the Lions.
Commentators confirm that benjamin is the number 1 in the S14 for handling errors.
From leading try scorers in the CC to worst handler in the S14
Comment 46 of 241, posted at 25.04.08 12:06:48 by KSA Shark © (FJ!ELN!) Edit
I donno what to say bout these LIONS…
Jinne!?!?
But well done by Boshoff there though…
And he is a wing…..how often do wings get the ball!??!?!?
He must have like 80% knock rate then!?!
But well done by Boshoff there though…
Comment 41 of 41, posted at 03.05.08 10:47:48 by Hmmm Edit
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No TV for me just net updates 😐
Venter looks lost at 13!??!?
Or is that just me?
Last week he knocked 5 from 5 and then i stopped counting.
At least the LIONS steal a lot of balls on the ground….
Just don’t expect them to do anything with that ball….
So you saying we should have won that game KSA!?!??
😆
Sort of like stealing car radios on the East Rand in the “good ole days”.
Once they got them they have no clue WTF to do with them
Well Benjamin DID have a 100% record 😆
We should have too much and could nothing….
Ai….
Who knew the Canes will take another 27 min for the next score….
But we all knew i was gonna happen…
Bonus point….
Nonu Try #2 and Canes BP try.
The Canes muscle the ball right up to the Lions line, but the forwards can’t make it over. Nonu comes up to the ruck, picks up and stretches over for his second and the bonus point.
That now puts the Canes 2nd on the log 🙁 And the Sharks out of the top four 😥
Conversion missed
31 – 12 Canes
65min
SS commentary credits the try to Nonu but their stats give it to Guildford.
Who scored the try Hmmm?
Ok….do the LIONS look at video clips of their play?
If so then I would say they are purposefully not correcting their play!??!
KSA…
Nonu scored the try….the Canes drove it up a few times but couldnot get over then Nonu picked it up from the back like 1 meter out and took it a few meters wide and dove 10 cm off the ground under the tackle and scored…
Nonu is on the bench now and he fell off his chair….and his teammates are laughing their butts off…
Try Waldrom…
Canes 38 – 12 LIONS
#58 😆
I hope that is the final score.
26 margin will still give Rob and I the closest picks.
This is a messy game…
even from the Canes….
A good break now and then from the Canes got them their scores….
#57
Thanks.
SS have now corrected their mistake.
A good break now and then from the Canes got them their scores….
Comment 63 of 64, posted at 03.05.08 11:08:22 by Hmmm Edit
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Okay i got it now.
They scored from a good break now and then.
Canes wil et 5 points and drop the Sharks out of the top 5…
Yeh KSA….this game has no structure……from either sides…
Even when the Canes put phases in they looked messy…
FULL TIME
Hurricanes 38 – 12 Lions
If the Stormers or Brumbies win they will pass the Sharks on the log…
Log updated
Hurricanes go 2nd. Ahead of Tahs on PD
Lions stay 14th
Ai…
12/13/14 all SA and now the Stormers are our only hope….
Stomers yes.
If brumbies win with less than 4 tries (4 log points) then they need to score 34 points more than the Stormers
And the BP for the closest picks goes tooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
robdylan Hurricanes 25
Sandshark Hurricanes 25
So KSA the Sharks are in 6th after today!?!?
Could be 5th could be 6th 🙁
5th
If the Force and Brumbies win, with Brumbies NOT getting a BP.
6th
If Stormers win
If the Stormers and the Chiefs win the Sharks are a whole game out from a semi…so they need the Chiefs to lose against the LIONS then….
An as much as I would love the LIONS to do that so we have at least something to talk of this season and share in the Sharks possible further success…but that will be very very wishful!?!?
Bloody useless Lions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👿 👿 👿 👿
Ok gotto go play some touch rugby…
My picks for the rest of the day are
Force
Bulls
Stormers
If those are the results i will be happy(ish) Would be happier if the Brumbies won.
Cheers Hmmm
HEY HOLD ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I made a mistake in #76.
If the Force and Brumbies win(without a BP) we might be 4th still. The Chiefs are only 7PD ahead of us at the moment.
If they lose by more than 7 without a BP try then we will still be 4th. 😎 🙄 GO FORCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
94.15% of all players in SuperBru correctly predicted a win by the Hurricanes.
What were the other 5,85% thinking? 😉
Missed tackles, loose passes, pathetic. Seen more penetration from an impotent geriatric.