Hawkes v Bay of Plenty - Shield Match!

[Donsteppa]

With everything going on in the world, now the blood pressure gets a close Ranfurly Shield game finish! Bring them home Hori!

[Donsteppa]

Thought our halfback was held back near the scrum before that Falcon break.

[Yeetyaah]

TTT huge. Should have started.

[Donsteppa]

Otere Black has subbed on with a much better kicking game in the second half.

[Donsteppa]

Ratave!!

[antipodean]

Has that done it? All on the back of a dodgy penalty call 5m out from their own line.

[Yeetyaah]

What a try

[KiwiMurph]

Lowe had struggled in defence a few times today.

[Tim]

Thought Ratave was covered, but he just shoved that guy off.

[Donsteppa]

Hawkes Bayworking for field position here, and now an advantage…

[KiwiMurph]

Does golden point impact the Shield?

[taniwharugby]

@kiwimurph would think not, rules pre date that stupid rule wouldn't it...

[Donsteppa]

If Hawkes retain the Shield from a draw before extra time, then we retain the Bay title presumably.

[Yeetyaah]

Why have 2 different rulings? So weird.

[antipodean]

@kiwimurph said in Hawkes v Bay of Plenty - Shield Match!:

Does golden point impact the Shield?

It would be remarkably stupid that you could retain the Shield in a game you lost.

[taniwharugby]

@antipodean that's a good point...

[Yeetyaah]

Shield still on the line leggo

[Chris]

Shield is still on the line.

[KiwiMurph]

Smithy saying Shield is still alive

[Donsteppa]

Needed a better bomb defusal from Trask there.