Auckland Blues vs Brumbies RD 10 2017

[Pedrolicus]

Hawera is choosing good options but his accuracy has been poor today.

 

[Pedrolicus]

Banks should've fed Speight earlier but at least the BRums looked dangerous for a change. 3min to go in the first 3-8 blues

 

[Tomikin]

Banks is looking the goods if he can hold onto the ball big fast..

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[Pedrolicus]

Brums will get one last chance from a 15m lineout after Gatland kicks out on the full after the ball was taken back.

after coming close they get a pen and go for a 5m lineout after the siren.

 

[Pedrolicus]

should've gone for the sticks as Moala does well to wrap up the ball in the maul.

still 3-8 blues at the half.

Brums haven't had the ball much so anything could happen in the second.

 

[Merrow]

thanks we will, hopefully

Blues are the perennial bad guys.

 

[Upthenuts]

those are some bad missed tackle stats for the brumbies, 31. lol blues 2

 

[Pedrolicus]

31 missed tackles from the brums at halftime. But to be fair a lot of them weren't bad misses, they were the kind where you make it easy for the next guy. But still...

 

[Upthenuts]

Blues are the perennial bad guys.

never! we are the victims of 18 years of terrible super rugby

 

[Pedrolicus]

Banks has the ugliest running style, but the effectiveness makes up for it.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

I can't recall which Brumby-something he posts as on here, but Steve Lenthall is officially World Famous In New Zealand:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11847856

Scroll down to 6:04 PM on page 2 of the comments section........

 

[Pedrolicus]

excellent penalty milking by Powell, Gregan didn't like it because it wasn't blatant enough.

 

[Tomikin]

Carter having a massive game in the guts run meters high

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[Twoilms]

There is a good chance Australian teams will have gone 240 minutes of rugby this weekend without having scored a try at all against international teams. Sweet jesus we are fucking woeful.

 

[Slim 293]

Crapola........ the momentum is well and truly with the Blues.

And all that came from a bad 'not releasing' call that should've been a Brumbies penalty.

 

[Upthenuts]

bossed in the scrum, since alexanders been on. try time

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

BP try for Nanai. Still not entirely sure why Tana doesn't give him a start, he always looks class when he comes on. Gatland misses the kick, Blues 18-12.

 

[Pedrolicus]

Blues take a lot of time with 20 phases, BA eventually gets over the ball and it's a brum lineout about 32m out.
no time left.
need a converted try to win.

 

[Upthenuts]

and the good guys win!

 

[Slim 293]

Carter....... noooooooooooooooo.

Ugh, a pretty uninspiring affair all around.

That decision not to take the points at the end of the first half was not the best idea.