@Machpants I make it 12 if you count Vella who is an Aucklander playing in Canterbury, and a few players Auckland born like Hendrik Tui, Will Tupou and Jamie Henry. I think that is more than there are indigenous Japanese players.
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Having watched the Blues dev. team play the Hurricanes and the first half of the chiefs dev. game, I have grave concerns about Amua's defense. His poor defensive misses were basically the difference in what was otherwise an even Hurricanes game and he again cost a try with a simple one on one miss in the Chiefs game. Players simply out paced him on the outside and it was like having a prop trying to defend midfield with his lack of pace and agility. Lets hope he proves me wrong.
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Blues v Sunwolves:
Having watched the Blues dev. team play the Hurricanes and the first half of the chiefs dev. game, I have grave concerns about Amua's defense. His poor defensive misses were basically the difference in what was otherwise an even Hurricanes game and he again cost a try with a simple one on one miss in the Chiefs game. Players simply out paced him on the outside and it was like having a prop trying to defend midfield with his lack of pace and agility. Lets hope he proves me wrong.
The first missed tackle in this video for instance:
Coventry was complaining loudly about Aumua in that Hurricanes A game. I'm a little surprised that he's getting time off the bench.
@Machpants said in Blues v Sunwolves:
Ugh Ken Labann, hopefully the game is better than the commentary will be
I'll listen to the radio commentary instead. Always do that when Marshall (esp in combo with TJ), Laban or Lose are commentating.
@antipodean Slow and telegraphed too.
@KiwiMurph every move tries a huge yell, is like listening to an American. The way he's going on this is the best game ever
@Machpants said in Blues v Sunwolves:
Ugh Ken Labann, hopefully the game is better than the commentary will be
Sonny BILL.. GETS the offload away.. then PULU with the half break.
It's hard to listen to
@antipodean said in Blues v Sunwolves:
Another shit pass by Pulu.
I could just quote this every 20 seconds...
@antipodean said in Blues v Sunwolves:
@antipodean said in Blues v Sunwolves:
Another shit pass by Pulu.
I could just quote this every 20 seconds...
Yeah fucking abysmal so far.
@antipodean amazing that he was an All Black.