Fat Cat gone for the season I'd say. Douglas gone too with suspension.
Highlanders will be desperate and we'll be fatigued coming back from a brutal game. Don't really give us a chance at all. Question mark over Turner but at least Barnes/TPN got through the game with no trouble.
On the red card, whilst I'm not pissed that much at the decision because I wouldn't say it cost us the game something really needs to be done about Pro Legoete. He initially said headbutt and when Joubert replied that means red card he was very nervous and then even doubted himself, tried to back out of it but had to go with headbutt in the end because that's what he said. This isn't the first time he's put his flag up into order to go on TV for nothing incidents. He got the Douglas one right but this was way too far. To allow someone to be red carded for absolutely nothing is pretty bad, imagine if that happened in the first 5 mins of the game. Also, whilst it's hard to blame Joubert, maybe they should think twice about blindly carding someone. I'm sure Joubert was watching the ruck too.
On the red card, whilst I'm not pissed that much at the decision because I wouldn't say it cost us the game something really needs to be done about Pro Legoete. He initially said headbutt and when Joubert replied that means red card he was very nervous and then even doubted himself, tried to back out of it but had to go with headbutt in the end because that's what he said. This isn't the first time he's put his flag up into order to go on TV for nothing incidents. He got the Douglas one right but this was way too far. To allow someone to be red carded for absolutely nothing is pretty bad, imagine if that happened in the first 5 mins of the game. Also, whilst it's hard to blame Joubert, maybe they should think twice about blindly carding someone. I'm sure Joubert was watching the ruck too.
That's it.
Fuck that was there to be won. No excuses. Highlanders next week are gunna be next to impossible to beat. Season over.
Go the Reds.
You have to ask the question about the sudden disappearance of Ryan with a shoulder injury after he conceded the penalty before halftime. The uncontested scrums massively favoured the tahs as they did not have any specialist loosehead cover when Robinson got injured. I will be very interested if Ryan is available to play in next weeks game. In France they have two props on the bench to avoid the scrum farce. At altitude the Bulls would have banking on the tahs becoming fatigued - take out the scrum and there is less chance of fatigue
Higlanders are being given way too much respect. They are a decent, hard-working side but lack direction from the 10 spot. Tahs are equally as desperate.
Apparently Ryan has damaged his A/C joint and is gone.