Highlanders v Force

[Daffy Jaffy]

Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
Assistant Ref 1: Brendon Pickerill
Assistant Ref 2: Angus Mabey
TMO: Shane McDermott

[Stargazer]

https://twitter.com/SuperRugbyNZ/status/1524985289646694400

[Grooter]

Can always count on Andrew!

[Mattasaurus]

How many times will Marshall use the word synergy tonight

[Bones]

@FakatavaFuture said in Highlanders v Force:

Can always count on Andrew!

Loving his resurgence. He's Taukieaho lite

[hydro11]

Force looked clearly over the ball there with the Highlanders not releasing. Unless the Force were off their feet, they should have won the penalty.

[Mattasaurus]

Force very hard done by there..
Felt it was a penalty to them at that ruck..

Happy to get 1st blood though..

[Grooter]

Yeah the boys

[Bones]

Loving the resurgence of MMT too! Gilbert is having a cracking year.

[Mattasaurus]

Gilbert's started well, and even Gregory has made a tackle and caught the ball

[hydro11]

I'm not really sure how that ruck where the ball came free should have been refereed, but Smith inadvertently kicks it and I am not sure he came through the gate. Still good play by the Highlanders to take advantage.

[Bones]

Is being held up from a kick off different than being held up from a kick?

[Mattasaurus]

@Bones said in Highlanders v Force:

Is being held up from a kick off different than being held up from a kick?

Unconscious biase

[Machpants]

@Bones said in Highlanders v Force:

Is being held up from a kick off different than being held up from a kick?

I didn't think so but obviously I'm mistaken!

[Bones]

@hydro11 said in Highlanders v Force:

I'm not really sure how that ruck where the ball came free should have been refereed, but Smith inadvertently kicks it and I am not sure he came through the gate. Still good play by the Highlanders to take advantage.

I think you're in the wrong thread, the I hate the Highlanders thread is somewhere else. Besides which Smith played it backwards with his foot.

[Machpants]

Jeez defence optional game

[Steven Harris]

Forced screwed over by the official in the lead up to both tries ,
Makalio was so isolated on his first carry , at least 3 WF players over the ball ..
Smith retreated from offside position thru the turnover ruck and played the ball with his foot
And then a very suspect forward pass from Mikaele Tu’u to Harmon ..

[Bones]

@Machpants said in Highlanders v Force:

@Bones said in Highlanders v Force:

Is being held up from a kick off different than being held up from a kick?

I didn't think so but obviously I'm mistaken!

And now they score from it. Where's hydro when you need him?

[Bones]

Fuck off with your powerful Paea shit Nisbo! Gilbert just hit it up straight after him and made about 3x more metres.

[Machpants]

The difference Gilbert made hitting the ball at pace! Everything else was static and easily defended