Highlanders v Moana Pasifika

[cgrant]

Has played 12 for Toulon too.

[SouthernMann]

The last time the Highlanders won an opening round game was 2019. Only surviving players are Ayden Johnstone, DLB and PPP

[Duluth]

Early scrum penalty for MP

[Mattasaurus]

soft carry...

[Mattasaurus]

Great to see refs still missing the blatantly obvious

[antipodean]

Can you now tackle before someone actually tries to catch the ball?

[Mattasaurus]

That will be a YC

[Tim]

That's a red card. Real bad.

[Mattasaurus]

@Tim just looking worse each time I see it

[Tim]

@Duluth Mafileo and Lay are a big step up in the scrum from their previous squad.

[Mattasaurus]

Have to say I am surprised by the lack of card there

[Mattasaurus]

Some very average kicks so far

[Tim]

Some aimless kicking there.

[Tim]

Good try, weak tackle.

[Bones]

Oh fuck off pickerel, that guy might as well have been doing a handstand

[Tim]

@Bones Made up for not penalising Kneepkins for crawling along the ground.

[Mattasaurus]

Fakatava showing glimpse of his hungus already

[Tim]

Kneepkins good, Patchell not.

[Mattasaurus]

Pickerill looks uncertain.. too often

[Mattasaurus]

Landers are going to have to be a lot better than this - to contest against the NZ franchises