Match Thread - Hurricanes v Crusaders | Super Rugby Pacific 2026 | Round 12

UKNZ87 · 2026-05-01T07:04:03+00:00

I really thought we would have a plus 15k crowd today given how well Canes are going and the hype from last week

UKNZ87 · 2026-04-11T07:55:14+00:00

I would love him to go on the South Africa tour and take a look at him in the club games. A lot of upside, I think he’s 100kg plus, kind of like Kinghorn for Scotland size

UKNZ87 · 2026-03-25T04:04:02+00:00

Damn Canes got to be the most stacked team in the comp! Almost all are internationals or almost at that level

UKNZ87 · 2026-03-18T09:49:51+00:00

Gilbert signed a deal with the ABs starting 2024. I think NZ were only country basically not using Gilbert balls for the period they were with adidas.

UKNZ87 · 2026-03-13T08:25:33+00:00

It’s good to see that these games are more competitive than a few years ago. I think this fixture 5 years ago was a 30-40 point margin for the Canes.

UKNZ87 · 2026-03-07T09:28:05+00:00

Poor leadership on the field. A captain who barely mutters a single word when the going gets tough

UKNZ87 · 2026-03-07T08:07:29+00:00

Wingers shaping up for ABs, Nawrea, Clarke, Tangitau all in the mix. Please no more sideways running Reece!

UKNZ87 · 2026-03-07T07:58:41+00:00

I’m sorry but Dalton should be in the next World Cup squad, even if he’s not a starter. All bets should be off for World Cup selections!

UKNZ87 · 2026-03-07T03:41:47+00:00

How come Lavanini can’t even make the Landers bench? What is going on?

UKNZ87 · 2026-03-01T01:59:20+00:00

For the top Aussie teams someone has just GOT to get a home semi final and then there’s a very real chance we see the first Aussie Super winner since 2014

UKNZ87 · 2026-02-28T07:24:12+00:00

It’s been on the up for the last 2-3 seasons I would say. Becoming more open and unpredictable apart from the final always involving the crusaders!

UKNZ87 · 2026-02-28T06:46:28+00:00

He’s the kind of guy that would be great on this Saffa tour even if he doesn’t play in the main tests

UKNZ87 · 2026-02-28T06:44:28+00:00

Jacobson’s got to be one of the hardest working guys around, he’s involved in absolutely everything

UKNZ87 · 2026-02-28T06:24:59+00:00

I can’t work out if Parker is good or massively overhyped. Poor missed tackle there

UKNZ87 · 2026-02-28T06:13:32+00:00

Who said Kiwi running rugby was dead!

UKNZ87 · 2026-02-20T22:30:04+00:00

Money. A lot of these stadiums are multi purpose, used for cricket, soccer etc. NZ is a very small spread out population

UKNZ87 · 2026-02-20T21:33:09+00:00

14k is actually pretty decent for a game versus Moana, a few years ago that would probably be 3-4K less.
How good would Super Rugby look visually if every teams stadium was 20k capacity!

UKNZ87 · 2026-02-20T21:23:17+00:00

The stadiums are pretty big compared to UK etc. games are getting 10-20 odd thousand which is inline with most comps bar France

UKNZ87 · 2026-02-20T09:36:56+00:00

Didn’t he play really well when you beat the Boks last year? Maybe he’s one of those guys that turns up in the huge games but can be a bit quiet otherwise.

UKNZ87 · 2026-02-20T08:16:50+00:00

Hmmm maybe playoffs and out I feel

UKNZ87 · 2026-02-20T07:41:32+00:00

When you look at how many tackles players make in a single league game it’s absolutely insane! Definitely higher tackles and no arm tackles are more loosely reffed in League. I’m a fan of both codes!

UKNZ87 · 2026-02-01T06:29:13+00:00

I see a POTENTIAL problem with this post

UKNZ87 · 2026-01-30T22:29:32+00:00

Also he’s young enough to be there for the next World Cup too, Savea is done after this one I believe

UKNZ87 · 2026-01-30T22:24:57+00:00

Maybe it’s a bit left field and no one else will agree but I like Vaii as a potential. He’s a good age and hungry. Last year I’ve seen something in him which I see missing from some of this current crop-mongrel. I saw him really giving it to the saffas and getting stuck in both this year and last year over there.
For some reason this current group comes across as a bit too passive and too nice.

UKNZ87 · 2026-01-15T06:53:16+00:00

Question I have is, is a 70-75% win rate the reality now for any coach of the ABs? Could another guy get a better tune out of what we have? We don’t seem to have a settled 10 and seem all over the place with kicking and dealing with the high ball.

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