Super Rugby 2017: matches not involving Australian teams

[The torpedo]

NEK MINIT

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[2bluesfan]

Great atmosphere at the game tonight. Packed house, announced as just over 21,000.

Tight match with neither side really playing to their true potential. In the end I think the Canes simply made too many errors. I wouldn't have thought that the amount of dew would/should concern professional footballers but I have no explanation for the number of errors (handling, poor passing) in possession made by the Canes. Pressure from the Crusaders? Certainly. Minor stage fright due to expectations? Mmmm, maybe.

I have to say that my takeaway from observing the warm-ups was that B Barrett warms up like a (track and field) sprinter before he goes through his Rugby drills.

 

[ACR]

Oof, dude literally kicks the ball back into a ruck and the dude lying on the ground grabs it and replaces it. This doesn't bode well in the referee stakes.

 

[Upthenuts]

going to be a long night for the highlanders with this muppet in purple

 

[Dismal Pillock]

God why am I watching this shit. The teams trade box kicks (landers) and dead in goal kicks (Bulls) in front of an empty Loftus.

Bulls just walk around. Then kick it dead. Don't want to know. "Just waiting for an error" as the comm said.

Kriel in the centres hasnt been passed the ball yet?

If Fekitoa is the starting centre vs the B&I Lions I'm going on a killing spree.

 

[ACR]

God why am I watching this shit. The teams trade box kicks (landers) and dead in goal kicks (Bulls) in front of an empty Loftus.

Bulls just walk around. Then kick it dead. Don't want to know. "Just waiting for an error" as the comm said.

Kriel in the centres hasnt been passed the ball yet?

If Fekitoa is the starting centre vs the B&I Lions I'm going on a killing spree.

If you're not a Highlanders or Bulls fan, you might be excused for skipping this one. I can't help but think the Highlanders would run riot over these Bulls in dry conditions. They're still playing the same boring stuff, minus the world class forwards.

Fekitoa should not be near the starting lineup for the AB's.

 

[ACR]

FFS, just don't knock the ball on, don't fuck up the kicks and we win. Simple.

Perhaps if the ref actually applied the rules of rugby, it might help as well.

HONESTLY! DOES THIS REF EVEN KNOW THE RULES!!!

 

[Upthenuts]

gees the saffa officals are shocking

 

[Dctarget]

That seems a fair red to me, completely off the ball, no arms, shoulder to head - that's just idiotic.

 

[ACR]

Game's a fucking joke.

 

[ACR]

Absolute.joke.of.a.ref.

 

[Dctarget]

Disagree with the red to the bulls player @ACR?

 

[ACR]

Disagree with the red to the bulls player @ACR?

If I ran world rugby, both yellows.

BTW: It's not the cards that that's the problem, it is the failure to apply the basic rules of rugby. Like CLEARLY tackling a player on the ground, playing the ball offside after knock on, playing the ball on the ground.

 

[Upthenuts]

Disagree with the red to the bulls player @ACR?

ref had no choice after his earlier call

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Ha, next minute Fekitoa wins the game.

Bulls v Highlanders
Referee: Jaco van Heerden​

Landers so fucked here.

Jaco Von Himmler stitched up the Chiefs halfway to Botswana and back a few rounds back.

hate to say I called it. The Bulls lineouts, they just biffed it down their own side and dared the ref to call it. He didnt

The Bulls try? wft. Did he even ground it? Not with his fucken hands, thats for sure. Definitive replay up, oops, quickly cut away, no TMO, all good, in the book now, quick kick off again. Some things never change in the ol' Republic.

In the end, justice prevails. Not even ref Jaco Von Fuehrer could get his hometown heroes over the line in that one.

 

[ACR]

I know it's not good form to constantly bag the refs, however there were some glaring lapses in judgement. Potentially a big factor in tight games like this. Sorry for spamming the board though.

As for the game, well whoever stopped making mistakes was going to be the victor. Highlanders didn't help themselves with dropped balls and some poor kicks in the second half. The Bulls didn't help themselves by being so one dimensional. As much as we bag Fekitoa, he just goes ahead and pulls some talented bullshit like he did. Still not putting him the AB 15, but glad to have him in the Highlanders side.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

CruSadists v Horrorcanes:

Edge of the seat stuff, that. I'm almost ready to start thinking about the possibility that we might sneak top spot in the Conference......... almost

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Bulls v Clan:

I'm not sure the Naholo RC deserved quite so many replays esp as Snyman's effort only got two. Or perhaps they were admiring the Bulls 12's pirouette?

Nice try from Fekitoa, probably the best thing he's done this year but like Dismal I don't want him anywhere near the B&IL series. Crotty & Lienert-Brown to start for mine & I suspect that if SBW can make it to the bus he'll find that they've reserved him a seat.

 

[Brumby Runner]

If I ran world rugby, both yellows.

BTW: It's not the cards that that's the problem, it is the failure to apply the basic rules of rugby. Like CLEARLY tackling a player on the ground, playing the ball offside after knock on, playing the ball on the ground.

See each of those things multiple times in almost every match ACR - not necessarily just in games with a SA ref. Unfortunately.

Seems Shigginitis is alive and well on this thread. Going viral.

 

[cyclopath]

I have no problem with either of those reds. Both shoulder contact to the head - clear red under current laws. We don't need it. Both were avoidable. Players can make a hard tackle or cleanout without doing that.