Taranaki v Hawkes Bay

[bayimports]

out of curiousity where is Folau Fakatava? ..injured?

[Tim]

@bayimports Yep, out for season with ACL injury.

[bayimports]

@tim said in Taranaki v Hawkes Bay:

@bayimports Yep, out for season with ACL injury.

ouch..poor guy, never wish an ACL on anyone.. seriously good young player

[Nepia]

@bayimports said in Taranaki v Hawkes Bay:

@tim said in Taranaki v Hawkes Bay:

@bayimports Yep, out for season with ACL injury.

ouch..poor guy, never wish an ACL on anyone.. seriously good young player

Pretty sure we wouldn't have had him anyway as he would have been with the ABs.

[KiwiMurph]

Great weather. Cool ground. Enjoying this.

[Higgins]

Holy crap, I know the boundaries for cricket at Pukekura Park are pathetically short but hell look at the miniscule in goal areas here, they would be considered small even by rugby league standards.

[Nepia]

Not a great start by the Magpies.

[Higgins]

We are looking somewhat out of sorts but have had practically no ball so hopefully things will change when/if we get our hands on it. Having the wind behind us is not being of any benefit at this stage.
Taranaki 06 - 00 HB after about a dozen minutes

[Higgins]

Five penalties against the Magpies already. This guy is whistling them up as often as he does when refereeing netball. Things get worse as the 'Naki drive over for a try. Hotly disputed by the visiting team and referred to TMO

[KiwiMurph]

Great work Evans.

[Nepia]

WTF!

[Higgins]

Goodness me, that looked a dicey award of the try after not seeing any grounding on the replay.

[TJ]

That's the risk a ref runs awarding a try without seeing it. The TMO had no choice really

[Higgins]

@tj But the ref did. By referring it is a clear indication the he saw the grounding. WHy the need to refer it if he allegedy saw a grounding. PLayers do not usually blow up against refs decisions without good reason.

[Higgins]

Things get even worse as the 'Naki boot over another penalty (the seventh they have been awarded so far) for three more points.
Taranaki 16 - 00 after about 25 minutes

[Higgins]

Two more minutes have passed asnd we can now make that nine penalties now as the score baloons out to Taranaki 19 - 00 after 27 minutes.

[TJ]

@higgins said in Taranaki v Hawkes Bay:

@tj But the ref did. By referring it is a clear indication the he saw the grounding. WHy the need to refer it if he allegedy saw a grounding. PLayers do not usually blow up against refs decisions without good reason.

I think he assumed it was grounded, then the players blew up at him so he thought he'd check... He definitely was not confident he saw it grounded.

[Nepia]

Pies need to adjust to his ruck reffing and just get numbers there, as the commentators note he awards the penalty even if the players aren't actually going for the ball.

[Higgins]

@tj Then why award it?

[KiwiMurph]

What a tackle by Enari.