Super Rugby Matches without a match thread

[Braveheart81]

This is essentially for discussing games live that don't have a match thread.

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[Braveheart81]

Great try by the Blues! Entertaining game so far. Pretty good quality for week 1.

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[Braveheart81]

This game is fast and loose and very entertaining.

Waisake Naholo starts his season try scoring tally early.

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[saulityvi]

Really good handling from both teams considering its the first game. Very impressed with the game management from the Smiths and Sopoaga for the Clan.

 

[Spieber]

Interesting that Jackson gave Sopoaga the hurry up there on the conversion. Wonder if Bernard "95 second conversion" Foley will be picked up when he returns.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

This is essentially for discussing games live that don't have a match thread.

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http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/blues-v-highlanders-round-1.16393/#post-820524

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Canes eventually quell Jags but not before the Argies break out the wendyball ref remonstration shit.

Sanchez might be the most sumptuous kicker in world rugby but he can take that diveball "not the face!, not the face!" hollywood nonsense back to fuckin' Barcelona.

**LIFETIME BAN FROM MILLARD STAND**





**INCLUDES POST-LIFE**

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Last known photo of the infamous Millard Stand:

 

[Dan54]

Lol could be cool up top of that, but sitting on upper tier in front few rows were best rugby viewing seats I have ever had!! You were 5 metres from sideline looking directly down, like watching a game on a chess board.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^^^^^^^ yes but anywhere from 6 or 7 rows back & you could only see 3/4 of the field. And you never ever EVER wanted to sit at the front of the bottom tier, at best you'd get a beer or bourbon/ rum & Coke shower............

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Tim Bond has been suspended for FOUR WEEKS. Gotta assume they added at least one for him having already been suspended (for a week) this season. Seems incredibly harsh otherwise.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Crusaders v Jaguares @ AMI (1535 [times are AEST] Friday) now has a match thread:

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/crusaders-vs-jaguares-round-8-2016.16551/

Cheetahs v Sunwolves @ Bloemfontein (0300 Saturday)
Ref: Nic Berry
AR's: Gardner & van der Merwe
TMO: Jonker
bet365: Che $1.12-$6.00 Sun

Blues v Sharks @ Eden Park (1735 Saturday)
Ref: Peyper
AR's: Joubert & Williams
TMO: Skeen
bet365: Blu $1.50-$2.70 Sha

Lions v Stormers @ J'burg (0310 Sunday)
Ref: Stu Berry
AR's: van der Merwe & Jadezweni
TMO: Vos
bet365: Lio $1.70-$2.20 Sto

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Blues v Sharks @ Eden Park (1735 Saturday)
Ref: Peyper

GTFO

Touring white South African side bring own white South African referee.

--Super Rugby News--

Further to South Africa being gifted 2 piss-easy conference playoff byes, this weekend's visiting white South African side have brought their own white South African referee to ensure proper penalisation of the largely brown Blues.

Still following? Please do not adjust your sets. Film at 11.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Sincerely hope that the Cheetahs v Sunwolves game doesn't depend on a TMO decision.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Cheetahs: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Nico Lee, 12 Francois Venter (c), 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Niel Marais, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Paul Schoeman, 7 Uzair Cassiem, 6 Hilton Lobberts, 5 Francois Uys, 4 Lood de Jager, 3 Maks van Dyk, 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1 Charles Marais
Replacements: 16 Jacques du Toit, 17 Danie Minnie, 18 Johan Coetzee, 19 Carl Wegner, 20 Henco Venter, 21 Oupa Mohoje, 22 Tian Meyer, 23 Fred Zeilinga

Sunwolves: 15 Riaan Viljoen 14 Viliami Lolohea 13 Harumichi Tatekawa 12 Derek Carpenter, 11 Mifiposeti Paea, 10 Tusi Pisi, 9 Yuki Yatomi, 8 Ed Quirk, 7 Andrew Durutalo, 6 Tomás Leonardi, 5 Liaki Moli, 4 Hitoshi Ono, 3 Takuma Asahara, 2 Shota Horie (c), 1 Masataka Mikami
Replacements: 16 Takeshi Kizu, 17 Ziun Gu, 18 Shinnosuke Kakinaga, 19 Faatiga Lemalu, 20 Yoshiya Hosoda, 21 Kaito Shigeno, 22 Yu Tamura, 23 Yasutaka Sasakura

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Blues: 15 Lolagi Visinia, 14 Rieko Ioane, 13 Rene Ranger, 12 Piers Francis, 11 Tevita Li, 10 Ihaia West, 9 Bryn Hall, 8 Steven Luatua, 7 Tanerau Latimer or Kara Pryor, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Hoani Matenga, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 James Parsons (c), 1 Sam Prattley
Replacements: 16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Namatahi Waa, 18 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 19 Kara Pryor or Joe Edwards, 20 Akira Ioane, 21 Billy Guyton, 22 Matt McGahan, 23 George Moala

Sharks: 15 Willie Le Roux, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Paul Jordaan, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Joe Pietersen, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Philip van der Walt, 7 Jean-Luc du Preez, 6 Daniel du Preez, 5 Stephan Lewies, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Franco Marais, 1 Tendai Mtawarira (c)
Replacements: 16 Kyle Cooper 17 Thomas du Toit 18 Coenie Oosthuizen 19 Hyron Andrews 20 Keegan Daniel 21 Michael Claassens 22 Garth April 23 Odwa Ndungane

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Melanie Nanai out of the 23 altogether after he kicked arse last week? wft

starting to think messrs Moala, Ofa and Akira Ioane are in the doghouse.

re; Ioane maybe Tana thinks his conditioning won't go 80? Or since he's fucking off for the 7's Tana doesnt want to disrupt his lineup? Which changes every week anyway so thats out

re; Moala, maybe too lost on D to play centre? Has to be worth a look on the wing, Tevita Li has hardly earned tenure there.

re: Ofa, when Sam Prattley is keeping you on the bench it is time to seriously start considering alternative career options

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Lions: 15 Jaco van der Walt, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Warwick Tecklenburg, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Dylon Smith
Replacements: 16 Armand van der Merwe, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Ruan Ackermann, 20 Cyle Brink, 21 Faf de Klerk, 22 Howard Mnisi, 23 Andries Coetzee

Stormers: 15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Johnny Kotze, 12 Juan de Jongh (cc), 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Schalk Burger, 7 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 6 Nizaam Carr, 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4 JD Schickerling, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg
Replacements: 16 Mike Willemse, 17 Oli Kebble, 18 Frans Malherbe (cc), 19 Rynhardt Elstadt, 20 Siya Kolisi, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Damian de Allende, 23 Huw Jones

 

[saulityvi]

Melanie Nanai out of the 23 altogether after he kicked arse last week? wft

starting to think messrs Moala, Ofa and Akira Ioane are in the doghouse.

re; Ioane maybe Tana thinks his conditioning won't go 80? Or since he's fucking off for the 7's Tana doesnt want to disrupt his lineup? Which changes every week anyway so thats out

re; Moala, maybe too lost on D to play centre? Has to be worth a look on the wing, Tevita Li has hardly earned tenure there.

re: Ofa, when Sam Prattley is keeping you on the bench it is time to seriously start considering alternative career options

Im starting to think that Tana has a KPI: "no more than four wins or we will sack your ass"

Nanai was about 9 times better at fb than Visinia has ever been.

 

[Hawko]

re: Ofa, when Sam Prattley is keeping you on the bench it is time to seriously start considering alternative career options

The only possible reason for Prattley starting over Ofa, especially considering Ofa's fantastic performances in the first few rounds, is that there is no back-up tight head prop in the squad and that Ofa is being kept for that role.

Otherwise its inexplicable.