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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 346824" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Another huge Ranfurly Shield defense for Southland on Saturday, against Canterbury. Both teams have been named as follows:</p><p></p><p><strong>THE MIGHTY SOUTHLAND STAGS: </strong>Glen Horton, Mark Wells, Matt Saunders, James Wilson, Tony Koonwaiyou, Robbie Robinson, Jimmy Cowan, Kane Thompson, Tim Boys, John Hardie, Joe Tuineau, Josh Bekhuis, Chris King, Jason Rutledge, Jamie Mackintosh (captain). Reserves; David Hall, Nic Barrett, Alex Ryan, Hua Tamariki, Scott Cowan, Seminar Manu, Pehi Te Whare. </p><p> </p><p><strong>CANTERBURY: </strong>Sean Maitland, Tu Umaga-Marshall, Robbie Fruean, Sonny Bill Williams, Telusa Veainu, Colin Slade, Andy Ellis (captain), Nasi Manu, Matt Todd, Sam Whitelock, Isaac Ross, Luke Romano, Peter Borlase, Steve Fualau, Wyatt Crockett. Reserves; Paul Ngauamo, Andrew Olorenshaw, Ash Parker, Brendon O'Connor, Willi Heinz, Stephen Brett, Ryan Crotty. </p><p></p><p>Jimmy Cowan is back starting for Southland, dropping his brother down to the bench. With James Pateson out injured, there has been a rearrangement to the Southland backline - James Wilson returns from injury and slots into 12, Saunders moves from 12 to 13, and Koonwaiyou moves from 13 to the left wing. The starting forward pack remains the same, but it's great to see David Hall included on the bench, as he's been out injured for almost a year. Though he is the backup hooker, it wouldn't surprise me to see him come on and play at number 8 with 20 mins to go.</p><p></p><p>A few changes for Canterbury - Corey Flynn was expected to be back this week to play against his old province, but is injured again (or perhaps just didn't want to be shown up by Jason Rutledge <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ). Peter Borlase is back from injury, and will strengthen the scrum. With George Whitelock injured, Matt Todd moves to his preferred role of openside flanker, with Sam Whitelock included on the blindside flank. I don't think I've seen Sam Whitelock playing on the flank, however I'm sure he will do the a good job. With the two Canterbury locks (Ross and Romano) spending most of the game standing in the backline, having a tighter player in the loose forwards may indeed be an advantage. SBW and Fruean have been reunited in the midfield, with Crotty dropping back to the bench.</p><p></p><p>As much as I want Southland to win, I'm very worried about this game. I think playing James Wilson at 12 is a mistake - while he's a good attacking player his defense is poor, and I'd expect SBW and Fruean to try and exploit this. It should be a good battle up front, with Southland having an advantage in the tight-forwards. It looks pretty even in the loose-forwards, though Southland may try to exploit the fact they have two genuine fetchers (Boys and Hardie), while Canterbury only have 1 (Todd, though O'Conner is on the bench).</p><p></p><p>I'm picking Southland to win by 5 - though I fear that pick may be more with my heart than my head....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 346824, member: 24910"] Another huge Ranfurly Shield defense for Southland on Saturday, against Canterbury. Both teams have been named as follows: [B]THE MIGHTY SOUTHLAND STAGS: [/B]Glen Horton, Mark Wells, Matt Saunders, James Wilson, Tony Koonwaiyou, Robbie Robinson, Jimmy Cowan, Kane Thompson, Tim Boys, John Hardie, Joe Tuineau, Josh Bekhuis, Chris King, Jason Rutledge, Jamie Mackintosh (captain). Reserves; David Hall, Nic Barrett, Alex Ryan, Hua Tamariki, Scott Cowan, Seminar Manu, Pehi Te Whare. [B]CANTERBURY: [/B]Sean Maitland, Tu Umaga-Marshall, Robbie Fruean, Sonny Bill Williams, Telusa Veainu, Colin Slade, Andy Ellis (captain), Nasi Manu, Matt Todd, Sam Whitelock, Isaac Ross, Luke Romano, Peter Borlase, Steve Fualau, Wyatt Crockett. Reserves; Paul Ngauamo, Andrew Olorenshaw, Ash Parker, Brendon O'Connor, Willi Heinz, Stephen Brett, Ryan Crotty. Jimmy Cowan is back starting for Southland, dropping his brother down to the bench. With James Pateson out injured, there has been a rearrangement to the Southland backline - James Wilson returns from injury and slots into 12, Saunders moves from 12 to 13, and Koonwaiyou moves from 13 to the left wing. The starting forward pack remains the same, but it's great to see David Hall included on the bench, as he's been out injured for almost a year. Though he is the backup hooker, it wouldn't surprise me to see him come on and play at number 8 with 20 mins to go. A few changes for Canterbury - Corey Flynn was expected to be back this week to play against his old province, but is injured again (or perhaps just didn't want to be shown up by Jason Rutledge :) ). Peter Borlase is back from injury, and will strengthen the scrum. With George Whitelock injured, Matt Todd moves to his preferred role of openside flanker, with Sam Whitelock included on the blindside flank. I don't think I've seen Sam Whitelock playing on the flank, however I'm sure he will do the a good job. With the two Canterbury locks (Ross and Romano) spending most of the game standing in the backline, having a tighter player in the loose forwards may indeed be an advantage. SBW and Fruean have been reunited in the midfield, with Crotty dropping back to the bench. As much as I want Southland to win, I'm very worried about this game. I think playing James Wilson at 12 is a mistake - while he's a good attacking player his defense is poor, and I'd expect SBW and Fruean to try and exploit this. It should be a good battle up front, with Southland having an advantage in the tight-forwards. It looks pretty even in the loose-forwards, though Southland may try to exploit the fact they have two genuine fetchers (Boys and Hardie), while Canterbury only have 1 (Todd, though O'Conner is on the bench). I'm picking Southland to win by 5 - though I fear that pick may be more with my heart than my head.... [/QUOTE]
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