Hurricanes (6) 9 / Highlanders (11) 14 (Final Score)
The Hurricanes hosted the Highlanders at the Westpac Stadium, Wellington in the FIRST Super Rugby game of the year at 19:35 NZ Time (08:35 SA Time) on Friday 18 February 2011. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, CSN & SHD on TV in SA.
If this is the quality and game attendance we can expect from Super rugby, then I’m afraid that Super Rugby is doomed!
There was a plethera of penalties, too many missed kicks at goal to mention, a yellow and then a red card for Ma’a Nonu…. and some of the worst handling ever.
This was not good rugby, siss on you Hurricanes… it’s a home loss against a team who made many errors, but just less than the Hurricanes.
Basically the Highlanders ground out a gritty win in an ugly match.
Scorers:
Hurricanes: 3 Penalties Aaron Cruden
Highlanders: 2 Penalties & 1 Try Lima Sopoaga, 1 Penalty Robbie Robinson
Teams:
Hurricanes: 15 Cory Jane, 14 Julian Savea, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Tyson Keats, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Jack Lam, 6 Mark Reddish, 5 Jason Eaton, 4 James Broadhurst, 3 Michael Bent, 2 Andrew Hore (captain), 1 John Schwalger.
Replacements: 16 Dane Coles, 17 Neemia Tialata, 18 Faifili Levave, 19 Serge Lilo, 20 Chris Eaton, 21 Daniel Kirkpatrick, 22 Andre Taylor.
Highlanders: 15 Ben Smith, 14 James Paterson, 13 Kendrick Lynn, 12 Shaun Treeby, 11 Kade Poki, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Jarrad Hoeata, 3 David Te Moana, 2 Jason Rutledge, 1 Jamie Mackintosh (captain).
Replacements: 16 Brayden Mitchell, 17 Bronson Murray, 18 Joe Tuineau, 19 John Hardie, 20 Aaron Smith, 21 Robbie Robinson, 22 Siale Piutau.
Referee: Stuart Dickinson
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson, Glen Jackson
TMO: Mike Fraser
It’s that time of the year again! You little bewdy. How did I manage to get through summer without any rugby?
My best wishes to all Rugby-Talkers; may your team perform to the best of its ability; may we have few controversies, just pure, exciting SUPER rugby.
In future, I’ll be watching Lions’ matches and thinking of Syd Nomis and his astounding passion for his team.
Go the Waratahs!!!!!
There is still a few Superbru players fast asleep, you better wake up fast , about a hour left to predict. Hurry up.
Some changes might be done on our Superbru competition to streamline and customize it for our website. There i am the guilty asleep person, should have been finished long ago. But watch out we will communicate the little changes.
VRYSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHARKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
sharks to whip the shark wannebe’s :lol::mrgreen:
Time for the rugby to start again, what a long break.
Hurricanes to take the first game.
@ sharky_forever:
In your dreams punk!
Hellooooooooooooo
I HAVE TO get something off a very happy heart this morning…
My Handbriekie is a Lions supporter, but this morning she left the house for work in a Bulls Jersey…. I nearly cried from happiness…. hehehe
I want to thank Attie Bekker at Rapport for the favour, not in my nearly 10 years of marridge did I ever manage to get that right, yet he did it, with a couple of words only, throwing it over the guise of a “Team-building” excercise at Rapport…. What is even more impressive that he actually works for my Handbriekie and not the other way around!
Attie…. thanks…. ek skuld jou ‘n bier of 50….
Gooooooooooo Bulls!!
PS! I think maybe I should dedicate a whole Article to Attie Bekker!
Time for Super Rugby!!
According to the countdown timer it should be kick off time.
Game ON!!
Missed Canes penalty
Slow start… a lot of running and not much going on
1st Blood for the Highlanders…. penalty slotted
Landers 3 / 0
Cruden makes it 3 / 3
GBS, is there a big crowd?
Another penalty for the Canes…. missed to the right
16@ Snoek:
Will have a good look…. no… shocking crowd
Penalty to the Landers on about the Canes 10m line
Missed to the left
Baaaaddddd kicking from both sides
Hi you bunch of rugby crazy fanatics!!!!!!!!!
Lots and lots of penalties….. from Stuart Dickenson.
Landers score!
Lima Sopoaga, Landers flyhalf, scores the opening try in Super Rugby 2011
Sopoaga misses the conversion from smack bang in front
Landers 8 / 3
18 – Typical
21@ AB:
Hellooooo, Mnr die wereldreisiger!
Penalty from a scrum on halfway to the Canes… they kick for touch
Hallooooooooooooooooooooooooo julle!!!!
AT LAST…………..RUGGABOES!!!!!! 🙂
Halloooo ABCD hoe gaan dit, is jy nou terug in sonnige suid afrika?
Morning ouens,
Great to get the show on the road again, aint it?
Loosehead, I must agree with you – I really can’t see the Sharks pulling off a win at home tomorrow. Its just asking too much of Plum’s team I reckon….
Canes now attacking hard and eventually gets a penalty in front….. so easy
Landers 8 / 6
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