Northland v Hawkes Bay

[Duluth]

Not sure the ref can make that call? It came up in an AB test 4-5 years ago. The ruling at the time was ref getting in the way of a defender isn’t a scrum. Ref touching the ball is

Maybe it got changed?

[Donsteppa]

@Nepia said in Northland v Hawkes Bay:

I dislike this foreign ref right now.

Magpies get the try in the end. The non-try did look suspiciously too easy live, until I saw the replay.

[Stockcar86]

Lochore off. I've been very impressed by his progress this year. Doing his core job well

[Stargazer]

@Stockcar86 Yes, he's been good.

[Duluth]

@Duluth said in Northland v Hawkes Bay:

Not sure the ref can make that call? It came up in an AB test 4-5 years ago. The ruling at the time was ref getting in the way of a defender isn’t a scrum. Ref touching the ball is

Maybe it got changed?

This is the incident I remembered: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-all-blacks-coach-steve-hansen-backs-referee-john-lacey-on-controversial-call-in-win-over-france/R47SDQGWD536UN376KSJEQGZKU/

[Stockcar86]

Stupid by Parsons

[Stargazer]

@Stockcar86 He's been disappointing this game; in fact, this season.

[Stargazer]

It's ill-discipline that's hurting us.

[Nepia]

Not been a great few minutes for Sapsford.

[KiwiMurph]

A much better try than haircut.

[Stargazer]

@Nepia I was about to say he should be subbed, but then I remembered who's on the bench.

[Stargazer]

Uggh, this is going from bad to worse.

[Stockcar86]

Good try but there was an obvious extra roll at one of those rucks missed by the ref

[taniwharugby]

@Stockcar86 missed HB players lying all over ball so pretty even

[nzzp]

OK so we were yelling at the TV. Good work Northland, good try

[Stockcar86]

The ref seems not inclined to call many penalties, either way. She is the anti Jono Bredin

[Nepia]

Damn, they clearly didn't listen to my suggestion of training defence only this week.

The worst thing about this is I'm now going to get bombarded with texts from Northlanders who are usually quiet during the NPC.

[bayimports]

@nzzp said in Northland v Hawkes Bay:

OK so we were yelling at the TV.

lol you make it sound like that's a new thing, most of the fern would be experts in this area

[Higgins]

@Stockcar86 This is beginning to inflate out to a scoreline quite similar to that Friday night you and I were at Okara Park all those years ago. At least on that occasion the losing team was not Hawkes Bay.

[nzzp]

@bayimports said in Northland v Hawkes Bay:

@nzzp said in Northland v Hawkes Bay:

OK so we were yelling at the TV.

lol you make it sound like that's a new thing, most of the fern would be experts in this area

to be fair, it's been a while.

Go the Kauri!