Chiefs v Wales, 14th June 2016

[boyo]

I don't know if this match is being broadcast in Australia

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

I'm fairly certain it's not.

CHIEFS: James Lowe, Toni Pulu, Anton Lienert-Brown, Andrew Horrell, Sam Vaka, Stephen Donald (c), Brad Weber, Tom Sanders, Lachlan Boshier, Mitchell Brown, Michael Allardice, Dominic Bird, Hiroshi Yamashita, Rhys Marshall, Mitchell Graham. Reserves: Hika Elliot, Siegfried Fisi'ihoi, Atu Moli, Taleni Seu, Tevita Koloamatangi, Kayne Hammington, Sam McNicol, Latu Vaeno.

WALES: Matthew Morgan, Eli Walker, Tyler Morgan, Scott Williams , Tom James, Rhys Priestland, Gareth Davies; Rob Evans, Scott Baldwin, Tomas Francis, Jake Ball, Luke Charteris (c), Josh Turnbull, Ellis Jenkins, James King. Reserves: Kristian Dacey, Aaron Jarvis, Rhodri Jones, Bradley Davies, Ross Moriarty , Aled Davies, Gareth Anscombe, Rhys Patchell.

Wales should win this rather handily, I think.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Well bugger me, it's on Foxtel 502 & ~7 min in Weber scores, Donald converts: Chiefs 7-0 Wales.

 

[teach]

Chiefs defense holding, just. Still 7 - 0 at 18 minutes in.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

How did James King not score? Looked like he was in for all money. More importantly, how did Chiefs win the penalty when their bloke never let King go? Surely the tackler has to release the tackled player before the tackled player releases the ball? Strange call from Fraser IMO.

 

[teach]

Well bugger me. 14 - 0. 7 minutes to play in first half

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Holy shit, Chiefs put 17 phases together, Sanders in under the sticks & it's 14-0 with ~7 min til oranges.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Try Stephen Donald, 21-0 coming up. Unless Welsh 5 has got his arm under the ball. I don't think he has, his hand appears to be above Donald's. Fraser calls held up, 5m scrum with Chiefs ball. FFS.

 

[teach]

Wooo hoooo. Beaver denied but Big Bird crosses.
21 - 0 almost oranges.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Doesn't matter, Dom Bird goes over for 19-0. Made the Welsh 13 look rather foolish in the process with a nice in & out. Donald converts, 21-0!

 

[The torpedo]

Did Chiefs number 4 just punch someone?

 

[The torpedo]

21-0 @ halftime to the Chiefs

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Waikato won the kinda-corresponding 1988 fixture 28-19..........

 

[The torpedo]

Try to Kristian Dacey (Wales reserve hooker), 21-5 kick to come

 

[The torpedo]

Kick made, 21-7

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

James Lowe with what will surely be the match-winner, 28-7 & only ~12 min to go after Donald slots it with his one good leg & hobbles off to a deserved standing O. Legend.

 

[zer0]

James Lowe. Why you no in All Blacks?

 

[Highlander35]

Bloody hell Wales. They're just unbelievably rubbish. Don't get me wrong, Chiefs have been sublime. But there's no go forward, there's no creativity and there's bugger all cohesion.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

2nd half time in oppo 22: Wales ~8 min, Chiefs >1 min. They've weathered at least four 20+ phase assaults, two of them pretty much back to back. Great D from Chiefs but if I'm the Wales attack coach I'm avoiding eye contact with Gatland right now.........

 

[Lindommer]

Result like this makes me wish the Poms had a mid-week game first week.