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SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders

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    @kev said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

    Tight game but doesn’t leave you with feeling that the ABs are looking good. Not when the Highlanders no names take the match into the 78 minute against a team with so many All Blacks.

    I agree in terms of the backline. But the fact that a backrow player as good as Billy Harmon was tonight probably won't be the All Blacks squad on Monday shows you where the current strength of NZ Rugby lies.

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    @sparky said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

    @kev said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

    Tight game but doesn’t leave you with feeling that the ABs are looking good. Not when the Highlanders no names take the match into the 78 minute against a team with so many All Blacks.

    I agree in terms of the backline. But the fact that a backrow player as good as Billy Harmon was tonight probably won't be the All Blacks squad on Monday shows you where the current strength of NZ Rugby lies.

    We have some great players, and teams like the Highlanders show that the selectors need to cast their net widely. Just awesome.

    But that said the Blues power game is the stuff required at international level.

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      Who would have guessed; Blake Gibson scored the match winner. Underrated player. :face_with_tongue:

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        WTF is Christie doing?

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        • StargazerS Stargazer

          Who would have guessed; Blake Gibson scored the match winner. Underrated player. :face_with_tongue:

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          @stargazer said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

          Who would have guessed; Blake Gibson score the match winner. Underrated player. :face_with_tongue:

          And Plummer and Ruru! Oft criticised and got us home

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          • KirwanK Kirwan

            @stargazer said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

            Who would have guessed; Blake Gibson score the match winner. Underrated player. :face_with_tongue:

            And Plummer and Ruru! Oft criticised and got us home

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            @kirwan LOL yeah, three whipping boys who stepped up.

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            • Chris B.C Chris B.

              Congratulations Blues!

              Leon has pulled a Jesus!!! 🙂

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              @chris-b said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

              Congratulations Blues!

              Leon has pulled a Jesus!!! 🙂

              Cheers dude!

              :beer_mug:

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              • KirwanK Kirwan

                @stargazer said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                Who would have guessed; Blake Gibson score the match winner. Underrated player. :face_with_tongue:

                And Plummer and Ruru! Oft criticised and got us home

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                @kirwan said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                @stargazer said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                Who would have guessed; Blake Gibson score the match winner. Underrated player. :face_with_tongue:

                And Plummer and Ruru! Oft criticised and got us home

                Yeah good fresh injection when a number of the Landers looked out on their feet and all that tackling/defending had taken its toll.

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                • TimT Tim

                  @kirwan LOL yeah, three whipping boys who stepped up.

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                  @tim Plummer especially. Clutch kicks. Gibson had to just fall over but nothing wrong. Ruru? Remember him throwing the ball into touch….

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                    @tim Plummer especially. Clutch kicks. Gibson had to just fall over but nothing wrong. Ruru? Remember him throwing the ball into touch….

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                    @kev said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                    @tim Plummer especially. Clutch kicks. Gibson had to just fall over but nothing wrong. Ruru? Remember him throwing the ball into touch….

                    Nock lovers are boring.

                    Ruru had a great fast clearance to make that try and Gibson worked hard to be there. Was good play

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                      Rieko please play like that for ABs. He was excellent.

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                      • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                        Rieko please play like that for ABs. He was excellent.

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                        @kiwimurph said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                        Rieko please play like that for ABs. He was excellent.

                        Has really stepped up as a leader in the team too.

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                          Tuipulotu coming back on seemed to calm the team. Coincidence? Might have been a lucky break for the coaches to have him come back on.

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                            If Plummer can kick under pressure like that, then I'd probably prefer him to Black at 10.

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                              @kev said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                              @tim Plummer especially. Clutch kicks. Gibson had to just fall over but nothing wrong. Ruru? Remember him throwing the ball into touch….

                              Nock lovers are boring.

                              Ruru had a great fast clearance to make that try and Gibson worked hard to be there. Was good play

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                              @kirwan equally Christie fluffers!

                              BUt it says somethign when Ruru comes on and improves the play at 9 (aside form that wild pass, but was under advantage anyway)

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                              • TimT Tim

                                If Plummer can kick under pressure like that, then I'd probably prefer him to Black at 10.

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                                @tim said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                If Plummer can kick under pressure like that, then I'd probably prefer him to Black at 10.

                                2018 vibes for those kicks.

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                                • TimT Tim

                                  Tuipulotu coming back on seemed to calm the team. Coincidence? Might have been a lucky break for the coaches to have him come back on.

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                                  @tim bit silly to take him off in the first place IMO.

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                                    Moment of the game for me was the one handed tackle from Dalton.

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                                      Two f-bombs from Reiko!

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                                      • KirwanK Kirwan

                                        Two f-bombs from Reiko!

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                                        @kirwan said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                        Two f-bombs from Reiko!

                                        Did well to only keep it to 2!

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                                          @kirwan said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                          Two f-bombs from Reiko!

                                          Did well to only keep it to 2!

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                                          @anonymous said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                          @kirwan said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                          Two f-bombs from Reiko!

                                          Did well to only keep it to 2!

                                          Remembered the word freaking for the third 🙂

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