NZ Domestic Rugby 2021

[Dismal Pillock]

Lumpy was terrible. Not even one-dimensional. Just brought nothing for his team

Jules not doing enough to keep his spot ahead of Rayasi

Cantabs again backed their ref management to continually infringe and concede rafts and rafts of penalties and back themselves to get the points on the board anyway. Highly dusruspektful of the officiating crew as well as the laws of rugby union football as well as possibly even disrespectful of human life itself.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ fun fact: SRAo R1 penalty counts: Loss Bleus 15, CruSadists....... 15

 

[Dan54]

You watch after game? Something that impressed me, the Crusaders players taking in some of the gear off the field.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

^ fun fact: SRAo R1 penalty counts: Loss Bleus 15, CruSadists... 15

Please refrain from infringing upon my elaborately-concocted delusional narratives with these "hard facts and figures". The cleft-brained balsawooded fantasies I contort my brain into accepting as truth are fragile enough as it is.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Highlights:

Official Points Table to follow........

 

[KiwiM]

Laumape was really bad.

He was very easily contained.

Canes forward pack the much bigger problem though - a lot of dross there.

 

[Dan54]

Laumape was really bad.

He was very easily contained.

Canes forward pack the much bigger problem though - a lot of dross there.

Canes forward pack has to many ITM cup journeymen. Lumpy is showing that he is fairly limited I think, by the same token Scott McLeod looks a fairly good boy.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

....Scott McLeod looks a fairly good boy.

I'll be sure to pass that on to Bogey next time I see him

 

[Dan54]

I'll be sure to pass that on to Bogey next time I see him

Geez I forgot me old mate Bogey, think he still around Levin too.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

CruSadists: Will Jordan, Sevu Reece, Jack Goodhue, David Havili, Leicester Fainga'anuku, Richie Mo’unga, Mitchell Drummond, Cullen Grace, Tom Christie, Sione Havili Talitui, Samuel Whitelock, Scott Barrett (c), Michael Ala'alatoa, Codie Taylor, George Bower. Reserves: Brodie McAlister, Joe Moody, Fletcher Newell, Mitchell Dunshea, Whetukamokamo Douglas, Bryn Hall, Fergus Burke, Dallas McLeod.

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/s...id-havili-to-less-preferred-midfield-position

Tribe: Damian McKenzie, Shaun Stevenson, Sean Wainui, Quinn Tupaea, Etene Nanai-Seturo, Bryn Gatland, Brad Weber (cc), Luke Jacobson, Sam Cane (cc), Mitchell Brown, Josh Lord, Tupou Vaa’i, Angus Ta’avao, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Reuben O’Neill. Reserves: Bradley Slater, Aidan Ross, Sione Mafileo, Naitoa Ah Kuoi, Kaylum Boshier, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Anton Lienert-Brown, Chase Tiatia.

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/s...ith-in-him--chiefs-back-bryn-gatland-at-no-10

 

[Dan54]

Interesting to see Chiefs team, a little diiferent to what I expected. Still with ALB with an iffy knee etc sure the coah knows what is best.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Auckland comes out of L2 at midday today meaning Loss Bleus v Clan on Sunday arvo can have spectators. Hopefully it's a nice day so they get plenty through the gates.

 

[zer0]

Currently looks like the rain will be arriving around kickoff..... Such a shame if we'll be subjected to scrums, mauls, and more scrums.

 

[zer0]

Sam Darry debuting for the Blues. Hope we eventually get to see more of Pierce as well, too.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Loss Bleus: Stephen Perofeta, Mark Telea, Rieko Ioane, Harry Plummer, Caleb Clarke, Otere Black, Jonathan Ruru; Hoskins Sotutu, Dalton Papalii, Akira Ioane, Sam Darry, Patrick Tuipulotu (capt), Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Luteru Tolai, Karl Tu’inukuafe. Reserves: Kurt Eklund, James Lay, Nepo Laulala, Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, Tom Robinson, Sam Nock, Tanielu Tele’a, Emoni Narawa.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Clan: Connor Garden-Bachop, Ngantungane Punivai, Michael Collins, Sio Tomkinson, Jona Nareki, Josh Ioane, Aaron Smith (cc), Hugh Renton, James Lentjes, Shannon Frizell, Manaaki Selby-Rickit, Josh Dickson, Siate Tokolahi, Liam Coltman, Ethan de Groot. Reserves: Ash Dixon (cc), Josh Hohneck, Jeff Thwaites, Bryn Evans, Marino Mikaele Tu’u, Folau Fakatava, Mitch Hunt, Billy Harmon.

Edit: a bulked-up Clan pack (Lentjes now weighs in at over 110kg) to counter Loss Bleus heavyweights that Clan coaching staff have labelled SA-like which LB have chosen to interpret as a comment on their mobility around the park when I think it's more about how long it takes them to assemble at scrum & lineout time. That said, coming so soon after the shot taken at CruSadists Clan need to be careful they don't turn into serial whingers a la Horrorcanes under Hammett.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Tonight's match follows a National Remembrance Service for the Christchurch Mosque shootings postponed from last year due to Covid so expect some pre-match acknowledgement & a more sombre mood than usual at NLP.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Breezy in CheeChee tonight so whoever gets first use will want to be well in front at oranges.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

ffs TJ and Shriekback Marshall.

60 pt touchup coming here.

W.Oldboy probably already unfastened his dungarees.

Oh Jesus, "Tom Christie" is TJ's Next Great White Hope

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ dungarees are more of a Huntly/ Ngaruawahia thang, my cuz

TMO 0/2 try/ no try-wise IMO.