Chiefs vs Highlanders

Nepia

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/110582741/orbyn-leger-emerges-as-shock-replacement-for-damian-mckenzie-as-chiefs-firstfive

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That's like when the Kiwis select Hiku or Harris at stand off.

Tim

He's going to kick goals too.

voodoo

@Nepia said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@Hooroo said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@mariner4life said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@taniwharugby said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@mariner4life FYI, Super rugby, right back to 1997 has started in Feb every year....in 2007 it we'd be into week 2

really? fuck. well, there you go.

Doesn't change the fact that it is stupidly early for a football code to start. There should still be test match cricket on.

I always remember the post @Dodge made about the footy season starting in England where he found it a little depressing as it meant Summer was about to end.

That kind of struck a chord with me.

I am liking my cricket too much to care about the Chiefs at the moment. I can honestly say that if I was given a free ticket to this weekends game (are we even at home, I am thinking so purely because of thread title) that I would turn it down.

I don't watch cricket and it seems a bit early for me even - but I know I'll probably watch at least two games this weekend and if our free tickets pan out I'll venture over to Brookvale to watch the Canes v Tahs.

Funny, I'm the reverse of most of you. I have hardly watched any Super rugby over the past 5 ears, less and less every year. But this year I'm really excited to get back into it, probably because its a RWC year I think.

I'll be watching the Chiefs recorded tonight, then will also be at Brooky tmrw night to watch the mighty Canes get off to the right start

Duluth

Has Josh Ioane had injuries or did he just take a while to force his way into SR?

I didn't realise he was 23. About the same age as Hunt & Black

98blueandgold

@Duluth he has taken time to develop all round game. Was prospect out of Kings College but maybe not game management aspects which let him down. I think he was seen as long term prospect at Highlanders and had been developing in Mitre10. Big mover last year and will be interested to see at this level.

chimoaus

Looks like a nice summer arvo.

Tim

HYPE

gt12

Jesus.

Was that two forward passes in the lead up?

chimoaus

Highlanders with the first try after some beautiful phase play. Some marginal passes in there but looking good early. Disregard, held up.

Hooroo

Wow! That was so a try

gt12

Screwed.

Bones

That was shit from Coltman. Fair enough to not award a try.

mariner4life

On ya Jacko

and for the first time this year, FUCK UP MARSHALL YOU piston wristed gibbon STOP TALKING ABOUT REFEREES YOU STAIN!!!

Crucial

Justin Marshall makes his first terrible call of the new season. ‘A definite try’ becomes a no try.

antipodean

Fuck me. First TMO review and he's got it clearly wrong.

mariner4life

@antipodean said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

Fuck me. First TMO review and he's got it clearly wrong.

and here is Marshy's little NSW Protege

Crucial

@antipodean said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

Fuck me. First TMO review and he's got it clearly wrong.

Clearly correct Justin

Bones

@Hooroo said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

Wow! That was so a try

Meh. No clear grounding. Hooker decides to run straight at half back and gets made to look like a dick. I can abide the decision.

Hooroo

@Bones said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@Hooroo said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

Wow! That was so a try

Meh. No clear grounding. Hooker decides to run straight at half back and gets made to look like a dick. I can abide the decision.

Doesn’t need to be clear. It was try on field call so it had show it definitely wasn’t grounded

chimoaus

What sort of hairstyle does Pari Pari have? The Mop?

The Silver Fern

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