Rebels v Blues
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Blues forwards have set up what has been a very comfortable victory …Josh Goodhue has been superb, fantastic work rate and throw in a couple superbly timed offloads ..
@steven-harris said in Rebels v Blues:
Blues forwards have set up what has been a very comfortable victory …Josh Goodhue has been superb, fantastic work rate and throw in a couple superbly timed offloads ..
Great to see him throw that offload to GCT then be first to ruck to do the cleanout. Part of a very dominant forward pack.
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@kirwan would you reinstate Patty T as skipper when he returns ..?
@steven-harris said in Rebels v Blues:
@kirwan would you reinstate Patty T as skipper when he returns ..?
I dunno. It’s a good excuse to ease Patrick back from injury.
I’d like to see Sotutu rotated a bit more, and I love we finished with Akira, Sotutu and Robinson all on the park at the same time.
Was two scrums with only seven men too wasn’t there?
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@steven-harris said in Rebels v Blues:
@kirwan would you reinstate Patty T as skipper when he returns ..?
I dunno. It’s a good excuse to ease Patrick back from injury.
I’d like to see Sotutu rotated a bit more, and I love we finished with Akira, Sotutu and Robinson all on the park at the same time.
Was two scrums with only seven men too wasn’t there?
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@kirwan be very tempted to leave Robinson as the skip because it’s does not seem to effect his game and I do like that he’s in the officials ear..
Also Patty T can focus on getting his game back to what we know he is capable of .@steven-harris said in Rebels v Blues:
@kirwan be very tempted to leave Robinson as the skip because it’s does not seem to effect his game and I do like that he’s in the officials ear..
Also Patty T can focus on getting his game back to what we know he is capable of .He does seem to handle the refs better. Talks a lot.
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How was that YC for choat not a PT too, he was the sole reason they didn't score, that was a clear example of a penalty try.
Some great tries, that move down the right with the passing and off loads resulting in the Plummer kick to Lam was awesome.
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How was that YC for choat not a PT too, he was the sole reason they didn't score, that was a clear example of a penalty try.
Some great tries, that move down the right with the passing and off loads resulting in the Plummer kick to Lam was awesome.
@taniwharugby said in Rebels v Blues:
How was that YC for choat not a PT too, he was the sole reason they didn't score, that was a clear example of a penalty try.
Agree.
How about the Rebels scrum disintegrating for the fifth or sixth time as the Blues scrum rolls towards teh line. As clear at PT as I think you'll see.
Or, for that matter, a shoulder charge in defence stopping a defender running forward.
The refereeing was shabby, again.
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@taniwharugby said in Rebels v Blues:
How was that YC for choat not a PT too, he was the sole reason they didn't score, that was a clear example of a penalty try.
Agree.
How about the Rebels scrum disintegrating for the fifth or sixth time as the Blues scrum rolls towards teh line. As clear at PT as I think you'll see.
Or, for that matter, a shoulder charge in defence stopping a defender running forward.
The refereeing was shabby, again.
@nzzp sadly kiwis know Pickerell struggles at NPC, how he gets a super gig is beyond me.
Yea were other moments too, but in the context of the game that one stood out most.
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@taniwharugby I agree, but am forbidden from upvoting your post
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This is the Lam try, so good
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@taniwharugby said in Rebels v Blues:
How was that YC for choat not a PT too, he was the sole reason they didn't score, that was a clear example of a penalty try.
Agree.
How about the Rebels scrum disintegrating for the fifth or sixth time as the Blues scrum rolls towards teh line. As clear at PT as I think you'll see.
Or, for that matter, a shoulder charge in defence stopping a defender running forward.
The refereeing was shabby, again.
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@nzzp said in Rebels v Blues:
Or, for that matter, a shoulder charge in defence stopping a defender running forward.
Say wha?
@bones said in Rebels v Blues:
@nzzp said in Rebels v Blues:
Or, for that matter, a shoulder charge in defence stopping a defender running forward.
Say wha?
Ugh, English no good on phone
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Did any body notice the commentators were constantly calling sam nock - sam darry?
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But holymolly the commentators at the moment are bad....
Those guys, kane hames and all the others are just so uninspired and uninteresting
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Did any body notice the commentators were constantly calling sam nock - sam darry?
@mackerzzzz said in Rebels v Blues:
Did any body notice the commentators were constantly calling sam nock - sam darry?
yep - they got sold up the river by the interchange saying Sam Darry was on. It was a break in play ... but then they called him Darry about 5 times. Very funny.
As for my previous comment, was looking at the shoulder charge by Rebels. It's a poster child for what they are trying to stamp out of the game - high risk, tucked arm, defender chose not to make a tackle, no mitigating factors. In a consistent world (ha ha ha), that would be a straight yellow, and red if it was slightly higher. NZ Refs this year seem to have an aversion to actually using the frameworks.
anyhoo, arguably a penalty try given proximity to the line as well, but we all know that's apparently not a thing in that game (Choat, scrums, etc)
framework for what it's worth below. High speed and tucked arms are specifically called up as avoiding any mitigating factors
https://www.world.rugby/the-game/laws/guidelines/19 -
Sotutu is playing really well. Best 8 in NZ by a country mile at the moment.
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Sotutu is playing really well. Best 8 in NZ by a country mile at the moment.
@old-samurai-jack said in Rebels v Blues:
Sotutu is playing really well. Best 8 in NZ by a country mile at the moment.
Very good game last night. Back to the form that saw him selected as an AB. Took him a while to get there this season though.
Cullen Grace similar. Maybe it was a 'second season' thing?
