Hurricanes vs Highlanders

antipodean

@Nepia said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:

The reffing is pretty average in this match. To go with all the ones already mentioned Lam just pulled a player out of the way to get the ball when he almost scored.

He's been promoted well before he's ready because he used to play 7s. Probably by the same person that keeps employing a certain Australian TMO.

Machpants

@kiwiinmelb very early in the season...

No Quarter

@kiwiinmelb said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:

Laumape may be picking a pretty good season to hit his career best form

He was in similar form the year he got selected for the ABs. Deft kicks, good passing game and absolutely barnstorming with ball in hand. I was excited to see him develop last year but he seemed to go backwards.

Tim

@kiwiinmelb Best player on the field.

Paekakboyz

@98blueandgold seems hes looking for a knee going down then calling release. Lander's are punishing us going into contact upright, but we are managing to get a knee down to get the tackle call. Our guys haven't taken the piss after the tackle call so no prob so far.

Tim

Several shit box kicks from Smith towards the end. He'll be up against much better packs than the Hurricanes at the World Cup.

Stargazer

Great to see Buckman back playing. Had a good first half; great defence. Did well to stop Laumape early in the game.

Tim

So much for all that talk about how Tompkinson was the new Brian Lima.

Christ the rugby columnists talk some shit.

mariner4life

@98blueandgold said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:

Noticed this ref is calling tackle release before tackle complete. If you released him player would be off. Seems strange

Very hard on the knee on the ground rule

African Monkey

@Tim A very strange comparison.

Tim

@Tim I mean, this was a guy who didn't stand out in the 2nd division of the NPC.

Toddy

Ardie has been rubbish. Looks like a 7 playing 8.

Coles has been pretty good. Really physical so far.

Blackwell is such a midget. He's into everything but is just so undersized.

mariner4life

Really warming to us taking ALB, Laumape, and Goodhue to the world cup, and then one other to hold tackle bags and play the gimme game.

Stockcar86

@Paekakboyz said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:

@Stockcar86 agree it wasn't a red. So it's only red card worthy stuff that can be reviewed?

* The Citing Commissioner has the power to cite any player
for an act of foul play which in the opinion of the Citing Commissioner
warranted the player concerned being sent off. This is known
as the red card test.

Read more: http://www.superxv.com/super-rugby/sanzar-judicial-process/#ixzz5hYy5uRXp

Machpants

Although if the citing commissioner thinks it's a possible red, then it's DnD to be not red but yellow, you can get an off field yellow/warning

Stargazer

@mariner4life said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:

Really warming to us taking ALB, Laumape, and Goodhue to the world cup, and then one other to hold tackle bags and play the gimme game.

Crotty, ALB, Goodhue and Laumape. SBW can stay at home.

antipodean

This ref needs better assistants.

Machpants

Yeah that was worse than fajitas

Stargazer

@antipodean One of the assistants is the same local ref, who was so terrible last week in Palmerston North.

gt12

@kiwiinmelb said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:

Laumape may be picking a pretty good season to hit his career best form

Looks like I was a year early with my Super player predictions

The Silver Fern

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