Roberts Pulled out of test

[Dogaholic]

Roberts pulls out of Test

May 09, 2008
NEW Zealand five-eighth Ben Roberts has this afternoon pulled out of the Centenary Test against Australia tonight after injuring his hamstring during training on Thursday night.
More to come



http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23670578-23214,00.html

 

[yobbo84]

Sa to 5/8, Mannering to the centres, Pritchard to second-row, Kidwell to bench?

 

[lockyno1]

NZ are better off without him anyway, for every good thing Roberts does he does 10 bad things

 

[hitman82]

maybe we can borrow Cronk since Thurston is ok to play now

 

[Dogaholic]

NZ are better off without him anyway, for every good thing Roberts does he does 10 bad things

Roberts has been very good this year actually. Watched any games this season?

 

[lockyno1]

Roberts has been very good this year actually. Watched any games this season?

Yes and defensively he is still shocking. Sa is a better 5/8 at test level than Roberts. As for the Dogs- might be a time to see Groom!

 

[mattyg]

Barba could slot in straight for Roberts, but Folkes won't see it that way...he'll probably move DJ to 5/8th, play Corey in the halves and start Sullivan at hooker

 

[lockyno1]

Groom surely is better than Barba, and more ready, or am I wrong. Admittedly I have only seen Barba twice.

 

[Alehana]

man things get worse for NZ, seems toalways happen, first jT gets back now roberts leaves. FFS, why do they hate us, Sa'a to 5/8 and hohiah in

somehow i have a feeling this isn't true, not many reports about them

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Groom surely is better than Barba, and more ready, or am I wrong. Admittedly I have only seen Barba twice.

2 more times than you have seen Groom ?

 

[Shorty]

Admittedly I have only seen Barba twice.

Then maybe you need to watch him more.

 

[brendothejet]

NZ are better off without him anyway, for every good thing Roberts does he does 10 bad things

Yeah mate you'd know locky. the guy who said it was dumb to play the Test match tonight, exactly 100 years from the first match.

Just f**k off back to the cricket forum you spud.

 

[lockyno1]

2 more times than you have seen Groom ?

I have seen grrom 6 or 7 times, so I have seen him a bit more.

 

[no name]

Hohaia is in, its on FOX

 

[Murphdogg1]

ARGH!!!!!!!!!

I KNEW this was gonna happen when they said that the Kiwis were gonna have a training from 5pm-6pm last night

Anyway id be picking Hohaia at 6 - he has a tonne more experience than Sa

Was annoyed Hohaia wasnt in the original squad he is quality so interesting to see how he goes

 

[Alehana]

so this is definite?? FFS, our slim chances of winning this thing has GONE, dont get me wrong hohaiha is a great player, but no1 could come into a squad the day of a test and learn combos n stuff and he doesn't even play 6, we r gonna get THUMPED

 

[jamesgould]

I'd have moved Webb to five eighth and Hohaia to fullback. Wouldn't surprise me if they swapped during the match.

 

[Dazzat]

Wayne Bennett to fullback. Webb to 5/8.

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

A tone more expereince, sure only problem is can he do it on such short notice? For his sakes I hope so!