Blues 2018

[Duluth]

@tim

7 gave away dumb ruck penalty 1m form the opposition goal. Didn’t really notice the halfbacks

Next game on

Perofeta looks good already. Variety of attacking kicks, sneaks through traffic and a good offload.

Hyland scores after a long build up

Perofeta with another half break and offload, Leger with a good run. 50m and several phases later Adrian Smith is held up

7-0

[Stargazer]

@higgins said in Blues 2018:

Haven't seen who is listed as coaching the Hurricanes side but it does look to have all the hallmarks or Earl Va'a being involved. Just having a quick look through the away team and from memory it looks like a couple of that team might have played on a side rolled for over 100 points by Hastings BHS last year.

Darren Larsen is the Canes U20 head coach.

[Duluth]

Leger scores from the following scrum. Good power

14-0

[Duluth]

Chiefs score in the corner. Matich, who has been good so far, got stepped out wide.

14-5

[Duluth]

Flat ball from Ruru (not Ruru late change), Perofeta hits it at pace 15m out. Almost gets to the line. Chiefs rip it out

9 & 10 looking good

[Duluth]

Chiefs score in the same corner. I have an obstructed view, no idea what happened there.

Looks like a new halfback on for the Blues. Not sure when that happened

14-12

[Duluth]

@duluth said in Blues 2018:

Flat ball from Ruru

Not sure it was him. He was listed to start but I think the HB might be someone else. Doesn’t look like the NH sub either

[Steven Harris]

Chiefs left winger Malo Tuitoma who has scored both the Chiefs try’s looks dangerous with ball in hand

[Duluth]

Chiefs do their best to bomb a try, messy passes in front of the posts. Ball dribbles out to the right wing and they’re in again

21-12 Chiefs

[Duluth]

That’s halftime

Leger, Perofeta the standouts

Matich has been busy. Moala Liava’a has had some good moments, half breaks but he also conceded a penalty from a late tackle on a kicker. Great tackle, just half a second too late.

Want to see Manu get more ball he’s looked dangerous with the few touches he got

[Stargazer]

@steven-harris said in Blues 2018:

Chiefs left winger Malo Tuitoma who has scored both the Chiefs try’s looks dangerous with ball in hand

He's with the Chiefs? Had completely missed that. Wellington lad.

[Duluth]

Manu got close to the posts. Try bombed a couple of passes later

Penalty, we go for a scrum, don’t quit make it over. Repeat that sentence 3 times.

Penalty try on another scrum

21-19 Chiefs

[Tim]

@Duluth

Was Aumua noticeable in the U20 game?

[Duluth]

@tim said in Blues 2018:

@Duluth

Was Aumua noticeable in the U20 game?

Had some runs nothing spectacular. Think he subbed off before HT

He’s as wide as he is tall

[Stargazer]

@duluth So he's Julian v2? Or Piri v3?

[Duluth]

@stargazer

Broad not fat

[Duluth]

Leger is at flyhalf now

He’s good but he ain’t a ten

[Stargazer]

@duluth Ah, then it's okay! You got me worried for a sec.

[Duluth]

Blues scrum getting on top. Tighthead.

[Steven Harris]

Games on into real stale mate,the Blues forwards have had the dominant scrum,but chiefs backline are looking the more dangerous unit,Manu looks the Blues best..love the work of Matich massive engine