SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) 2022 - NZ & Drua matches with no match thread

[Derpus]

This is a fun. MP (Moana Pasifika) quickly becoming my second team.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

This is a fun. MP (Moana Pasifika) quickly becoming my second team.

1. Blues
2. MP (Moana Pasifika)

 

[zer0]

Rightio. Look to be in control of the scrum again so time to attack every MP (Moana Pasifika) lineout.

EDIT: That's more like it.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Nice handy HT lead, time to do the usual Blues stunt of clocking off and letting the pricks back in the hunt for a squeaky bum time finish.

 

[Upthenuts]

blues look a much better team with christie there, great to have such a good 9

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Funaki possibly lucky that Heem scored as would've been his second penalty for in from the side & collapsing within 10m of the line so YC a real possibility.

Nice handy HT lead, time to do the usual Blues stunt of clocking off and letting the pricks back in the hunt for a squeaky bum time finish.

They start doing that I'll have to stop calling them Loss Bleus & find a Warriors-themed nickname

Edit: yes, zer0, a WARRIORS-THEMED NICKNAME. Fair warning given .

 

[Dan54]

MP (Moana Pasifika) got their coaches out with Covid I see.

This is a fun. MP (Moana Pasifika) quickly becoming my second team.

Have to say they fun to watch and playing a pretty decent style of rugby.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

And there's the warning...

...and there's the BP try. Long way back from here for MP (Moana Pasifika), doubt even Loss Bleus in vintage Loss Bleus mode could lose it from here.

 

[Derpus]

Why does the ref expect an entertaining team like MP (Moana Pasifika) to know how mauls work?

Edit: scoreline could blow out here.

 

[zer0]

And there's the warning...

...and there's the BP try. Long way back from here for MP (Moana Pasifika), doubt even Loss Bleus in vintage Loss Bleus mode could lose it from here.

 

[zer0]

smh at that kick. Run it in from 105m you cowards.

 

[Derpus]

See ya in 6 weeks Clarke.

Edit: fuck commentators are spacky fluffybunnys sometimes. 'What's he supposed to do there?'. Not knee him in the head, mate. Literally anything but knee him in the head.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

smh at that kick. Run it in from 105m you cowards.

Desecration of Blues heritage. Zarn had to give it CC for the 105m Prophecy Fulfilment. Didnt pull the trigger and ergo, 2 minutes later, CC red carded.

 

[zer0]

"He's not in a position to charge it down".

Correct. Because the kick was yeeted right into touch. If it's infield, as he intended, then he's right in position to viably charge it down. Which then begs the question. What if Clarke charges it down then things proceed as happened? Does the winger get carded for taking Clarke out in the air?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

So after all the Evil Empire/ Death Star references these past few years you finally reveal your true identity... Always suspected it but

 

[Derpus]

"He's not in a position to charge it down".

Correct. Because the kick was yeeted right into touch. If it's infield, as he intended, then he's right in position to viably charge it down. Which then begs the question. What if Clarke charges it down then things proceed as happened? Does the winger get carded for taking Clarke out in the air?

Stupid play either way, really. If you put yourself in a position where you are kneeing an upright bloke in the face at speed you are rolling the 'ol dice.

 

[Jeffrey]

Good period for MP (Moana Pasifika).
But good grief the Blues defense is lackadaisical. It's both lazy and half-hearted, almost always losing the battle of body height. Both the AB replacement props, Karl in particular, are guilty of just a lack of commitment, with Papali'i and Tucker the only 2 that really look interested in defending hard.

 

[Derpus]

Mauls just don't make a lick of sense.

 

[Derpus]

Well that's a shame. Coulda been a neato finish.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Mauls just don't make a lick of sense.

A tad more than scrum penalties but yeah, they're mostly a lottery with every prize a mystery bag.