Blues v Waratahs - Friday 15 July 2016

[zer0]

Blues team has been named. It's an unchanged starting XV, and also features Faumuina and Moala returning via the bench.

1. Sam Prattley
2. James Parsons (C)
3. Ofa Tu'ungafasi
4. Patrick Tuipulotu
5. Josh Bekhuis
6. Jerome Kaino
7. Kara Pryor
8. Steven Luatua
9. Bryn Hall
10. Ihaia West
11. Tevita Li
12. Piers Francis
13. Male Sa'u
14. Matt Duffie
15. Melani Nanai.

16. Matt Moulds
17. Nic Mayhew
18. Charlie Faumuina
19. Scott Scrafton
20. Blake Gibson
21. Billy Guyton
22. George Moala
23. Lolagi Visinia

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

According to MetService the wind is dropping from ~35km/h to ~30 & the worst of the rain is just about over. Eden Park drains well so here's hoping for conditions to play little or no part........

 

[cyclopath]

Blues by 15-20. Unfortunately.

 

[A mutterer]

fucking ill discipline. the story of our season.

 

[galumay]

fucking ill discipline. the story of our season.

The only real ill-discipline was Hooper, back to his old ways.

Ref has kept the cards in his pocket which is good - as long as he continues to be consistent.

Its a cracker of a game with both sides throwing everything at it, great to see a kiwi scrum destoryed like that!

 

[galumay]

Another dominant scrum and penalty try. Still no card!

 

[A mutterer]

The only real ill-discipline was Hooper, back to his old ways.

Ref has kept the cards in his pocket which is good - as long as he continues to be consistent.

Its a cracker of a game with both sides throwing everything at it, great to see a kiwi scrum destoryed like that!

penalty try, tackle player in the air. you missed a few.

 

[galumay]

Quality game, every time we score they seem to find a way to reply.

 

[Prodigy]

Seems like the Waratahs have no plan for this game.

 

[A mutterer]

trading tries atm. tahs need to start thinking win first.

 

[zer0]

Quality game, every time we score they seem to find a way to reply.

Apparently for every try the Waratah's have scored, the Blues have replied in kind within three minutes.

 

[galumay]

Apparently for every try the Waratah's have scored, the Blues have replied in kind within three minutes.

Yep, they mentioned that just after i posted. Unfortunatley they have done better than just scoring one for one!

 

[Major Spliff Biggins]

Talk about your fucking "rub of the green"

 

[Prodigy]

No chance of intercept there, but Bernard chose that option as opposed to defending.
Slight chance.....

 

[A mutterer]

No chance of intercept there, but Bernard chose that option as opposed to defending.
Slight chance...

do you mean horwitz?

 

[galumay]

Seems like the Waratahs have no plan for this game.

The plan was pretty obvious I thought, try to win with a bonus point. They have gone punch for punch with a resurgent bloos side playing out of their skins. Great effort for mine by the Tah's.

They knew the only realistic path to the finals was a bonus point win given the Bush Donkeys are playing the Farce.

As I said last week after the Bloos demolished the Bush Donkeys, its a scary proposition to think just how good the 5 kiwi sides are going to be next year.

 

[galumay]

Well, thats the end of the Tah's season, the awful start to the season has ended up costing them dearly. Probably should have been the runaway top team in the conference. Regardless any aussie team is only spakfilla in the finals against the kiwis and the Lions.

Got to give the boys credit for trying their hearts out tonite in what was a very entertaining game.

Looks like i have to switch horses and back my number 2 team from here, go the Chiefs!

 

[2bluesfan]

Yay, Tahs still a chance to get through.....

Faaaaaaaaark it's hard to be a Tahs supporter.

 

[galumay]

Faaaaaaaaark it's hard to be a Tahs supporter.

Really?! They will likely finish 2nd in the conference - hard is being a Reds, Rebels or Farce fan

 

[Upthenuts]

where's the go force! chants?