Cheetahs v Waratahs, round 17, Sunday 7 June

[Lindommer]

That was a costly loss against the Lions last weekend. As the table stands now the Stormers are on 43 points with 10 wins compared to the Tahs 42 and 9. Even if the Tahs defeat the Cheetahs with a bonus point and the Stormers scrape home against the Lions the Stormers will still be ahead of the Tahs on the table as wins will then count. So, the Tahs have to aim at two bonus points wins coming home or else face a trip across the Indian Ocean to Cape Town in the second week of the finals. Presuming of course they win their elimination final against the Ponies.....

 

[Brumby Runner]

@Lindommer, let's see what it looks like after the Lions beat the Stormers this weekend.

 

[Pfitzy]

The Stormers losing will help everyone here, pretty much

 

[Braveheart81]

Great start to the game. Let's hope they can continue this execution.

 

[cyclopath]

Tahs will have to watch the breakdown. You know Jackson won't be!

 

[cyclopath]

Tahs playing pretty loose, and paying the price - twice now.

 

[Tordah]

Cheetahs defence woeful. Tahs with some simple passing to score

 

[Tordah]

mauls. How exciting.

 

[Major Spliff Biggins]

Fucking hell. How have the cheetahs scored 21 points?

 

[Gnostic]

As with the Brumbies Force game the player taking the ball in the air is passing it back to form the maul before he is on the ground. Therefore creating an obstruction.

Tahs struggling to win a set piece. Shows how big a loss Latu and Skelton, especially Latu has been, compounding the absence of TPN.

 

[ChargerWA]

Bonus point boys. Now just need to win it

 

[ChargerWA]

The Tahs have decided since Bernie is kicking like a mule they better score a shit ton of trys.

 

[qwerty51]

Folau is class, shit game one week bounces back immediately.

 

[Major Spliff Biggins]

Set piece really struggling

 

[cyclopath]

The Tahs have decided since Bernie is kicking like a mule they better score a shit ton of trys.

He's hacking at it tonight. Not smooth.

 

[galumay]

Watching on dodgy internet in Turkey, but happy with what i can see - other than foley putting the boots on the wrong foot!!

 

[cyclopath]

Well, not exactly championship rugby, but if we get away with it, I'll take it. If we can keep hold of the ball, we should, but if it comes down to defending mauls and scrums, I'm not confident. The breakdown is a melee, as usual, with Glenn Jackson.

 

[ChargerWA]

Folau is class, shit game one week bounces back immediately.

Yep, he has either scored or had the last pass in 4 of the 5 trys.

 

[qwerty51]

Skelton can't come back sooner for the mauls and scrum.

 

[ChargerWA]

He's hacking at it tonight. Not smooth.

And taking a step then pausing. Letting the Cheetahs get off the line for a charge down forcing him to hurry in the second part of the kick.