Waikato v Tasman (Premiership Final)

[mariner4life]

God, if ever there was a game I wanted both teams to lose...

[Yeetyaah]

@mariner4life you gotta cheer for Waikato by default as they're Chiefs territory.

[mariner4life]

@yeetyaah said in Waikato v Ta$man (Premiership Final):

@mariner4life you gotta cheer for Waikato by default as they're Chiefs territory.

No. No I don't

[Chris B.]

@arhs It is a fair call, because you're either running a proper competition or you're not.

If Waikato is short of halfbacks, they should be signing the next best unaffiliated halfback to play. Not a guy who was playing for another team two weeks ago, because they've had a bit of a tough time.

Has NZ rugby even put out a release explaining the special circumstances of this exemption?

[Bovidae]

Some background about the situation Waikato have been in.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/127006515/bonds-that-will-last-forever-how-waikato-thrived-in-their-npc-season-like-no-other

[ARHS]

@bovidae awesome article

[Duluth]

Of course it's TJ &Hames

[Nevorian]

Good start Waikato with a smoking hot anthem singer

[Duluth]

That was good from Waikato. A team throwing numbers into the breakdown for a change

[taniwharugby]

@duluth was awesome!!

[Chris B.]

I just don't understand why you get a defensive free kick at a scrum and call another scrum - and inevitably kick it away anyway!

[Machpants]

Ref is great, giving them shit and telling them what's up

[Chris B.]

Good turnover from the dodgy lineout throw.

[Machpants]

Bad defensive read there, awful. Nice try

[Steven Harris]

Wow..!, under all that pressure and then bang from Ta$man.

[taniwharugby]

Reckon those 2 defenders coulda done better

[Steven Harris]

Dumb from Marshall

[Chris B.]

Another bad lineout throw, but no damage done.

[Yeetyaah]

Bloody great atmosphere here

[Yeetyaah]

How bloody good