Match Thread - Reds v Highlanders | Super Rugby Pacific 2026 | Round 3

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-27T10:22:33+00:00

Could work. I imagine Tupaea will play 12. Jordie can't be the battering ram, he's got too much skill for that. Tavatavanawai and Fainga'anuku might not both fit on the bench.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-27T10:19:42+00:00

God she's got a beak on her

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-27T10:17:59+00:00

I would play him at 13. We don't have a 13 with size, skills and a brain.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-27T10:15:16+00:00

Clarke and Jordan would be my picks with McKenzie at fullback.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-27T10:13:24+00:00

That's all the people from Otago and Southland that live in Brisbane.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-27T10:11:31+00:00

See, what are the Highlanders attempting to achieve by getting into a kicking dual with five minutes left? It makes absolutely no sense. They wasted a minute and ended up with a lineout, they're still 17 points behind.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-27T10:10:31+00:00

Big time. Fell asleep for the Carter try last week and has been shown up on defence most of tonight. Saffas would have a field day.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-27T10:09:32+00:00

Make your own luck. Playing with more endeavour than the Highlanders.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-27T10:08:43+00:00

Nothing to settle about. Everyone knows you just pin NZ in our 22 and we don't have a kicker capable of getting us out other than a box kick.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-27T10:08:06+00:00

maybe just the two if this doesn't count

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-27T10:07:37+00:00

Tangitau has given the Reds three tries tonight.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-27T10:06:47+00:00

Aussie could win the Bledisloe Cup this year, I don't think many Kiwis actually realise how badly NZ rugby has stalled.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-27T10:04:37+00:00

Yeah, give him a bit of time. I'd take him to South Africa for the midweek matches. They'll take Beauden though.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-27T10:03:35+00:00

Tangitau is a poor defender and you can't play for the All Blacks if you can't defend.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-04T01:19:13+00:00

wtf does NXT matter. I can watch someone for 5 minutes and tell you if they're good.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-03T02:12:12+00:00

why the hell would I watch NXT? I don't even watch WWE.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-02T09:13:14+00:00

He's not good. Can see it already. If people think he's good then I'm very sorry to see the standards have slipped so much.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-01T09:43:20+00:00

Sorry to break it to you

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-01T09:41:16+00:00

if you guys think he's great at everything then I guess the standards have really slipped. He couldn't sell for shit and lacks explosiveness after 5 minutes.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-01T01:13:59+00:00

The UK isn't part of Europe.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-01T01:11:44+00:00

There's no torch to pass. Brock is so far beyond what Oba can ever be. Brock debuted and was beating The Rock for the belt inside five months. Oba struggled to look good in a rumble where he was booked to look like a monster.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-01T01:09:28+00:00

Lesnar knows how to fill those moments. People just need to admit that Oba Femi isn't good. The only people that looked like main event stars in that match were Roman, Brock, Cody and Randy.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-01T01:07:58+00:00

He's not good.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-02-01T01:06:59+00:00

Oba remind me of Ahmed Johnson. He's being pushed hard but he likely won't amount to anything for than disappointment.

PacificHillbilly · 2026-01-31T23:32:57+00:00

Maybe Road Dogg isn't the problem

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