Chiefs v Force

[Bovidae]

Bartlett is in the Chiefs U20s. If they needed a more experienced LH I thought Cobb would be the logical choice.

Also, another game with only 2 back reserves.

[ARHS]

Pleased for Josh but surprised at such rapid elevation.

[Stargazer]

@ARHS All franchises (except the Blues?) have given an U20 player game time. In most cases (the Hurricanes being the exception) that was due to high number of players being unavailable. Highlanders: Fabian Holland; Crusaders: George Bell (scored a try on debut); Hurricanes: Riley Higgins (scored a yellow card on debut).

[Bovidae]

@ARHS said in Chiefs v Force:

Pleased for Josh but surprised at such rapid elevation.

Has he even played for BOP yet? It will be a big step up from club rugby/U20s, particularly for a prop at scrumtime.

@Stargazer Tuputupu also played for the Canes.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae said in Chiefs v Force:

@Stargazer Tuputupu also played for the Canes.

Ah, yes, totally forgot about him! That was definitely a case of other (about 7 or 8 ) hookers being unavailable!

[ARHS]

@Bovidae said in Chiefs v Force:

@ARHS said in Chiefs v Force:

Pleased for Josh but surprised at such rapid elevation.

Has he even played for BOP yet? It will be a big step up from club rugby/U20s, particularly for a prop at scrumtime.

@Stargazer Tuputupu also played for the Canes.

Yes, against Ta$man last year

[Bovidae]

Ah, OK. That was the game in which both teams rested a lot of their top players.

[Stargazer]

A few changes to the Chiefs' line-up:

[Machpants]

Chiefs are looking pretty average

After an awesome kick Chase fucks a certain try by being greedy

[Duluth]

How can TJ, who’s paid plenty of money to be an expert, not understand when a deliberate knock down is a YC?

His incompetence is then repeated by fans

[Damo]

That second one looked like a YC. Ref didn't even notice it??

[Nogusta]

Bombed that one Tiatia!

[barky1]

@Duluth
And Justin Marshall

[gt12]

Fucking hell Tiatia, I had just starting coming around to having you in the team.

[Damo]

I think this is going to get ugly for the Force.

[Machpants]

Byron road bump Ralston

[gt12]

That was a nice line, he had some work to do.

[Stargazer]

@Duluth said in Chiefs v Force:

How can TJ, who’s paid plenty of money to be an expert, not understand when a deliberate knock down is a YC?

His incompetence is then repeated by fans

Refs hardly ever give YCs for deliberate knock downs for the last two years now.

[Machpants]

Cane looks bad

[Damo]

@Machpants said in Chiefs v Force:

Cane looks bad

He has had a lot of bad luck with injuries. I hope this isn't too serious. Looks bad but at least he's up now.