Waratahs v Sharks, round 14, Saturday 16 May

[Chunderstruck]

No problem with the grounding. Don't know how he managed to hang on though

 

[qwerty51]

Beale going for the intercept there.. wow terrible decision.

 

[cyclopath]

Sharks in, game on. Tahs looking very bloody scratchy.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Tahs run out of numbers on defence.
Shorks Meat to F Steyn. Converted and score is now Tahs 20 Shorks 18.

Tahs not looking like a Premiership contender.

 

[Ash]

That Sharks throw was not straight, right in front of Hoffman. He got Hoiles' knock on, though.

Steyn in under the posts. Inept attack from the Sharks, then they finally find the Tahs way short on the left and they stroll through after some nice offloads.

Beale with a dishonourable mention for not even trying to defend, instead looking for an intercept.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Tahs are going to get Berry on their SA tour as karma.

Berry, Veldsman & Rock-Peyper-Scissors trifecta seems only fair................

 

[Ash]

To be fair, the leadup to that try came from a Sharks throw that wasn't straight, missed by Hoffman.

Most of the points in this game have come after Hoffman errors.

Beale counters, finally recovers one of his chips this year but is instantly forced into touch.

 

[qwerty51]

Marco Wetzel is a bit of a whiner.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Tahs 23 - Shorks 18 after Foley kicks another PK from easy position. 62 minutes gone.

 

[Ash]

Tahs have turned down a couple of 40m to 45m penalty shots this game to go for the lineouts.

Beale slips into a tackle, and Hoffman calls high. Not sure on that, there was absolutely nothing the defender could do. But, the Tahs will take a shot from nearly in front.

 

[boyo]

Marco Wetzel is a bit of a whiner.

A hangover from his time in England?

 

[Chunderstruck]

A Beale chip and chase coming off feels like an Alastair Cook century

 

[Ash]

Surely that should be a penalty to the Sharks for the lifters dropping AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) off the kickoff?

 

[Ash]

Sharks lineout is a complete mess.

They lose another one on their throw, this one 15m from the Tahs line.

 

[qwerty51]

Folau's kicked 22 to 22 more than once.. hopefully stops the comments that he can't kick long.

 

[Ash]

Folau with a couple of pearler kicks.

 

[Ash]

That was a Latu knock on on the second or third go? Or was I seeing things?

Sharks steal, Steyn grubbers ahead, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) cleans up.

Sharks are finding heaps of space but are chipping and grubbering away all ball as soon as they see the last defender.

 

[Chunderstruck]

Beale went for another intercept before AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) cleaned up

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Thought the one from Latu was initially forward off the knees, then backwards off the hands.

Bernard kicks another PK to take score to 26 to 18 but Shorks get a meat pie in the corner in reply.

No shoulder charge. But fair try. Hurry up and get on with it.

TMO rules knee in touch. Tough call.

Score stays 26 - 18 after 70 minutes.

Jack Dempsey runs on for his Tahs debut. Well done that lad.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Another "tough call" from the Kafe. I no longer know or care about the rules of this drinking game so I'm just gonna drink & take my chances on being right.......

Try Sharks, please. Karma demands it. Mind you, George Ayoub's the TMO so anything could happen. Try or penalty try, surely, no arms from Beale. HTF did they see an arm in that "tackle"? Not convinced about the knee on the line bit but OK, then you go back to the no-arm tackle, don't Ya?