Wellington v Auckland

[Canes4life]

How did the ref miss that crooked throw from Auckland? What a shocker.

[KiwiMurph]

This is really poor rugby - Wellington keep offering chance after chance but Auckland are the worst team in the comp and can't take advantage

[Canes4life]

Numia on fire at the breakdown.

[Canes4life]

Will take that.

[KiwiMurph]

A good example why you should kick from 9 there

Simpson has a long wind up on his kicks which is something he needs to.improve on

Nice pressure Wellington

[KiwiMurph]

@KiwiMurph said in Wellington v Auckland:

The goal line drop out rule has been in place for multiple years now and teams still try and barge over close to the ruck where all the bodies are

Look what happens when you attack a bit wider

[KiwiMurph]

A well deserved try by Caleb Clarke - he has worked hard

[canefan]

After dominating possession and territory for the first 15 or so minutes of the second half, mistakes crept into Auckland's game and Wellington were able to run up the score

[KiwiMurph]

So Taele's contribution has been to knock the ball on and give away a penalty

[canefan]

Shocking conditions in Porirua. I bet the players would prefer the superior draining pitch at the caketin on a day like this

[KiwiMurph]

Good skills by Tangitau

[Canes4life]

Would be pretty happy if Clarke takes Ioane’s spot next weekend. Has looked sharp.

[KiwiMurph]

A lack of micro skills there by Vai. He should get to his feet there not lie on the ground

[Canes4life]

lol who was the guy that tried to put a hit on the Bus? Defs came off second best there.

[mohikamo]

wow

3 auckland teams on the bottom; and not even one win!

[UpTheHarbs]

@mohikamo Well, we've got a Spoon Bowl between Counties and Harbour on Thursday night, where there will be a guaranteed first win for one of the Auckland provinces.

[sparky]

Dominant performance in the rain by the Wellington pack.

[Canes4life]

@sparky said in Wellington v Auckland:

Dominant performance in the rain by the Wellington pack.

Hopefully we get no more injuries in the pack, we've just lost Shields for the season so can't really afford any further injuries. Lakai showed again why he's so influential to this side, definitely notice it when he isn't there. Plummer was also very good and I wouldn't mind him starting alongside Dearns for the Canes next year, seems to be maturing into a pretty decent player.

[canefan]

@Canes4life said in Wellington v Auckland:

@sparky said in Wellington v Auckland:

Dominant performance in the rain by the Wellington pack.

Hopefully we get no more injuries in the pack, we've just lost Shields for the season so can't really afford any further injuries. Lakai showed again why he's so influential to this side, definitely notice it when he isn't there. Plummer was also very good and I wouldn't mind him starting alongside Dearns for the Canes next year, seems to be maturing into a pretty decent player.

Was Numia OK?

[KiwiMurph]

@canefan said in Wellington v Auckland:

@Canes4life said in Wellington v Auckland:

@sparky said in Wellington v Auckland:

Dominant performance in the rain by the Wellington pack.

Hopefully we get no more injuries in the pack, we've just lost Shields for the season so can't really afford any further injuries. Lakai showed again why he's so influential to this side, definitely notice it when he isn't there. Plummer was also very good and I wouldn't mind him starting alongside Dearns for the Canes next year, seems to be maturing into a pretty decent player.

Was Numia OK?

Did not look good. Really struggled to walk off of the field. Looked like maybe a groin injury