What happens if they win by 32 and second and third are tied for wins, bonus points and points difference?
if its a NZ ref they just keep playing until + 33, in fact if they get to + 33 at any stage he will blow "no side" - do refs still say that ?
is his boss from ChCh ? if no then +32 is full timeWhat if it Ref from Dunedin?
Yep, if we can get 1 player that looks like they can make the grade from the untested players from today, then that’s a positive for next season.End of the day it’s a massive opportunity for the Rebels, nobody expects anything from us and a lot of kids getting exposed through injury. Even if we lose it matters little I just want to see the boys go out and rip in. Prove that they belong in the match day 23 and aren’t just making up the numbers.
That’s it, they should just keep it simple. If they focus structured rugby they will fall down as all the experienced guys are out. Just focus on the basics, one on one tackles, no one out runners and just let the boys play what’s in front of them on attack. If it doesn’t work that’s fine but I would hate to see us going in just trying to limit the damage. I would rather get flogged trying to take them on then lose by 20 odd trying to limit the damageYep, if we can get 1 player that looks like they can make the grade from the untested players from today, then that’s a positive for next season.
I’d be happy if we just prevent the Crusaders from winning another bloody trophy lolThat’s it, they should just keep it simple. If they focus structured rugby they will fall down as all the experienced guys are out. Just focus on the basics, one on one tackles, no one out runners and just let the boys play what’s in front of them on attack. If it doesn’t work that’s fine but I would hate to see us going in just trying to limit the damage. I would rather get flogged trying to take them on then lose by 20 odd trying to limit the damage
Yep tough gig for rebels but chance to see if some of the squad players can make the step up and test themselves against the best. Rebels have been solid last few weeks and even last week after being 19-0 down and could have run away from them showed some fight to come back and make a contest of it for a while.End of the day it’s a massive opportunity for the Rebels, nobody expects anything from us and a lot of kids getting exposed through injury. Even if we lose it matters little I just want to see the boys go out and rip in. Prove that they belong in the match day 23 and aren’t just making up the numbers.
No To'omua, hodge, holland, magnay, Ili, Anderson or DHP.
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I don't think we miss much with Anderson missing, I'm still not sure about Ili yet either but the rest leave a few gaps.