Blues v Sunwolves
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@siam this is the C team of commentators.
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Massive hit.
@No-Quarter Yeah, nice timing and drive.
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Take the points
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Nah fuck it I'd go for the scrum
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And then comes the shit play....
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@Tim Why does he just stand there and do fuck all for?
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Knock knock Nock, do you know it's your job to clear the ball?
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Sunwolves a little hard done by at the ruck. Blues players not supporting weight and still allowed to play at it.
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I don't know if it's the opposition, but the Blues showed some structural promise tonight.
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I don't know if it's the opposition, but the Blues showed some structural promise tonight.
@antipodean said in Blues v Sunwolves:
I don't know if it's the opposition, but the Blues showed some structural promise tonight.
Plummer at 10 I think was key.
Ioane brothers brilliant tonight.
SBW good shift.
Considering the travel very happy with that result. Good job.
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I thought Cowley-Tuioti was poor in the 1st half but his defence has been outstanding in the 2nd. Akira was fantastic on attack and defence (as usual), Rieko had a great game out wide and it's great to see Melani Nanai at the back who looks a hell of a lot better than that bloody Michael Collins (as we all knew already apart from Tana and Tony Hanks). He's easily been our best back this season so far. Halfback remains a massive problem for us however. Pulu makes a hell of a lot of errors and Nock still looks a bit scared out there.
A bit scrappy but hey, a wins a win without Tuipulotu, Hodgman and Tu'ungafasi as well.
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I thought Cowley-Tuioti was poor in the 1st half but his defence has been outstanding in the 2nd. Akira was fantastic on attack and defence (as usual), Rieko had a great game out wide and it's great to see Melani Nanai at the back who looks a hell of a lot better than that bloody Michael Collins (as we all knew already apart from Tana and Tony Hanks). He's easily been our best back this season so far. Halfback remains a massive problem for us however. Pulu makes a hell of a lot of errors and Nock still looks a bit scared out there.
A bit scrappy but hey, a wins a win without Tuipulotu, Hodgman and Tu'ungafasi as well.
@African-Monkey said in Blues v Sunwolves:
Cowley-Tuioti
Yeah, a lot better in the 2nd half. Thought Robinson was better in the 2nd too.
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match report: Thank fark we won
Stadium report: while I'm a one eyed aucklander, NH stadium is one of the top three in the country to watch rugby. From a pure watching point of view, arguably the best - the stand is steep and high, and it reminded me of the old Mallard stand in Welly. That said, the queues for food were embarassing, particularly given how many staff were on (like the Blues: lots of effort, but not a lot of result).
Ioane (R) Outstanding. Serious gas. Quiet otherwise - but give him a sniff and he'll be gone. All Blacks should get the best out of him
Akira - still runs very upright. Ridiculous strength.
Ref - inconsistent. As always. Light policing of offside sometimes. The 'try' absolutely bemused us at the ground - looked like the carrier wrapped the defender... so why the heck is that allowed to play on? Video referees are just all over the place
All in all, a good night out, and everyone enjoyed it (except the poor bastard near us who took teh Sunwolves on a multi :D)
