Super Rugby Pacific

[Gumboot]

Highlanders ahead 17-10 at HT.

[Torquemada 1420]

MP really needs to tighten up on smarts because that's leading to pressure and discipline being tested.

{EDIT} Because when they have possession, they are a real threat. Should trouble the Rebels and Force.

[Gumboot]

MP really needs to tighten up on smarts because that's leading to pressure and discipline being tested.

{EDIT} Because when they have possession, they are a real threat. Should trouble the Rebels and Force.

The Highlanders' biggest issue is that when they have possession they're not enough of a threat.

[Torquemada 1420]

MP really needs to tighten up on smarts because that's leading to pressure and discipline being tested.

{EDIT} Because when they have possession, they are a real threat. Should trouble the Rebels and Force.

The Highlanders' biggest issue is that when they have possession they're not enough of a threat.

That seems to be down to lack of precision than patience?

[Gumboot]

MP really needs to tighten up on smarts because that's leading to pressure and discipline being tested.

{EDIT} Because when they have possession, they are a real threat. Should trouble the Rebels and Force.

The Highlanders' biggest issue is that when they have possession they're not enough of a threat.

That seems to be down to lack of precision than patience?

Hunt's a brave but limited 10, and now that Thomas Umuga-Jensen's out injured again the backline is pretty toothless beyond halfback.

[Gumboot]

Highlanders win 37-17.

Gotta feel for Moana Pasifika with their covid-ravaged schedule...and more to come.

[Torquemada 1420]

The Highlanders' biggest issue is that when they have possession they're not enough of a threat.

That seems to be down to lack of precision than patience?

Hunt's a brave but limited 10, and now that Thomas Umuga-Jensen's out injured again the backline is pretty toothless beyond halfback.

Hunt seems to have gone backwards. IIRC, his kicking at least used to be reliable.

[Gumboot]

That seems to be down to lack of precision than patience?

Hunt's a brave but limited 10, and now that Thomas Umuga-Jensen's out injured again the backline is pretty toothless beyond halfback.

Hunt seems to have gone backwards. IIRC, his kicking at least used to be reliable.

He's had a few big match-winning kicks in the past, but part of the reason the Highlanders are losing games now is his erratic goalkicking, and the backs (starting with him) kicking away far too much good, hard won ball deep inside the opposition's half. Not that they're much better when the ball does accidentally make it to the wings... they simply don't have the cattle.

[Torquemada 1420]

These dumb c**ts might learn sometime.

[Torquemada 1420]

Every bit the cripple fight promised.

[Torquemada 1420]

Has to be reasonable odds of one of these 2 shipping a ton against one of the keewee sides.

[Torquemada 1420]

This Force SH should spend a bit more time on fitness and passing and a little less in the hairdressers. He's woeful.

[MungoMan]

There's also a game being played across he ditch of course, not that one would know here on Not Planet NH Nope Really Not.

[Gumboot]

Canes vs Saders just about to kick off in Wellington.


Hurricanes: 1-Pouri Rakete-Stones, 2-Asafo Aumua, 3-Tyrel Lomax, 4-James Blackwell, 5-Scott Scrafton, 6-Te Kamaka Howden, 7-Du'Plessis Kirifi, 8-Ardie Savea (c), 9-TJ Perenara, 10-Jackson Garden-Bachop, 11-Wes Goosen, 12-Jordie Barrett, 13-Billy Proctor, 14-Julian Savea, 15-Josh Moorby
Reserves: 16-James O'Reilly, 17-Alex Fidow, 18-Tevita Mafileo, 19-Caleb Delany, 20-Devan Flanders, 21-Jamie Booth, 22-Bailyn Sullivan, 23-Ruben Love

Crusaders: 1-Joe Moody, 2-Codie Taylor, 3-Fletcher Newell, 4-Scott Barrett (c), 5-Quinten Strange, 6-Pablo Matera, 7-Ethan Blackadder, 8-Cullen Grace, 9-Mitch Drummond, 10-Richie Mo'unga, 11-George Bridge, 12-David Havili, 13-Braydon Ennor, 14-Sevu Reece, 15-Will Jordan
Reserves: 16-Ricky Jackson, 17-George Bower, 18-Tamaiti Williams, 19-Zach Gallagher, 20-Tom Christie, 21-Bryn Hall, 22-Fergus Burke, 23-Leicester Fainga'anuku

[Gumboot]

Canes ahead 18-17 after a fun first half.

[Guy Smiley]

Just finished a bit of supply shopping and settled in for the second half... deep in the heart of Wang Bot sub district, Petchabun province.

32C and fine. Couldn't ask for more.

[Kiwias]

Too much kicking by the Crusaders

[Guy Smiley]

I think you’d call this entertaining rugby.

[Guy Smiley]

Interesting to see if anything comes of it but I reckon I just saw a shoulder charge from Jordie there as the Saders went into touch a metre out.

[Kiwias]

Interesting to see if anything comes of it but I reckon I just saw a shoulder charge from Jordie there as the Saders went into touch a metre out.

Looked distinctly like a shoulder charge but not to the TMO or the ref

[Kiwias]

Gritted out another close one despite not playing brilliantly. I’ll take that

[Gumboot]

Fuck me that was brainless by the Canes at the death. And they lose 24-21.

Surprise, surprise...muppets.

[Guy Smiley]

Fuck me that was brainless by the Canes at the death. And they lose 24-21.

Surprise, surprise...muppets.

Yeah... quite a relief from my end.

[Gumboot]

Anyhoo, coming up in 30 minutes, the Chiefs hosting the Blues in Kirikiriroa.


Chiefs: 1-Aidan Ross, 2-Samisoni Taukei'aho, 3-Angus Ta'avao, 4-Josh Lord, 5-Naitoa Ah Kuoi, 6-Kaylum Boshier, 7-Sam Cane (cc), 8-Pita Gus Sowakula, 9-Brad Weber, 10-Bryn Gatland, 11-Etene Nanai-Seturo, 12-Alex Nankivell, 13-Anton Lienert-Brown, 14-Emoni Narawa, 15-Kaleb Trask
Reserves: 16-Bradley Slater, 17-Ollie Norris, 18-George Dyer, 19-Samipeni Finau, 20-Luke Jacobson, 21-Cortez Ratima, 22-Quinn Tupaea, 23-Chase Tiatia

Blues: 1-Alex Hodgman, 2-Kurt Eklund, 3-Ofa Tuungafasi, 4-Luke Romano, 5-Josh Goodhue, 6-Tom Robinson, 7-Dalton Papalii, 8-Hoskins Sotutu, 9-Finlay Christie, 10-Beauden Barrett, 11-Mark Telea, 12-Bryce Heem, 13-Rieko Ioane, 14-Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepens, 15-Stephen Perofeta
Reserves: 16-Ricky Riccitelli, 17-Jordan Lay, 18-Marcel Renata, 19-James Tucker, 20-Adrian Choat, 21-Sam Nock, 22-Tanielu Tele'a, 23-AJ Lam

[ScarfaceClaw]

A Beauden Barrett cross field kick that actually pays off. That’s his tactics sorted for the rest of the season.

[Kiwias]

A Beauden Barrett cross field kick that actually pays off. That’s his tactics sorted for the rest of the season.

His fan club will use that to claim he is better than RMo.

Bloody hell, WTF do the Chiefs have to do to score a try here?

[JM2K6]

My recording of the Canes game stopped after 35 minutes

[Gumboot]

Blues win 25-0.

Hope ALB isn't too badly hurt.

[Ymx]

Blues win 25-0.

Hope ALB isn't too badly hurt.

Wow it stayed as nil.

[Jb1981]

My recording of the Canes game stopped after 35 minutes

Pity, that’s cost you seeing Ardie Savea throw his toys about the last decision in the game.

[JM2K6]

My recording of the Canes game stopped after 35 minutes

Pity, that’s cost you seeing Ardie Savea throw his toys about the last decision in the game.

I'll grab a copy later.

Blues game was a step up in intensity. Chiefs were pretty hilarious though.

[MungoMan]

It annoys me greatly that the Brumbies are leading Drua 5 - nil 20 minutes in. All will be forgiven tho' if Drua are ahead when the ref blows time.

[Guy Smiley]

It annoys me greatly that the Brumbies are leading Drua 5 - nil 20 minutes in. All will be forgiven tho' if Drua are ahead when the ref blows time.

Damnation awaits

[Grandpa]

A Beauden Barrett cross field kick that actually pays off. That’s his tactics sorted for the rest of the season.

His fan club will use that to claim he is better than RMo.

Bloody hell, WTF do the Chiefs have to do to score a try here?

I'm a Richie fan.. but whereas since the middle of last year he seems to have got progressively worse... BB has been getting better and better... Richie seems a shadow of his former self... his running game has vanished and his composure is iffy... what has happened to him?

[Guy Smiley]

A Beauden Barrett cross field kick that actually pays off. That’s his tactics sorted for the rest of the season.

His fan club will use that to claim he is better than RMo.

Bloody hell, WTF do the Chiefs have to do to score a try here?

I'm a Richie fan.. but whereas since the middle of last year he seems to have got progressively worse... BB has been getting better and better... Richie seems a shadow of his former self... his running game has vanished and his composure is iffy... what has happened to him?

It's funny... I watched the 2nd half of the Sader's game, missed the 1st. There was one passage of play that saw the Canes hot on attack and Jordie chipped it in behind... Mo'unga cleaned it up behind the line with two or three players right on him. Somehow, he managed to dodge them, accelerate while slipping sideways and made probably 10m before being brought down.

If BB had done that the nation's paid dribblers would have been waxing ecstatic. Richie does it and... well, that's just what he should be doing, right.

BB managed a cross kick that resulted in a try, though. He's.... gush, soooo good.

[Grandpa]

His fan club will use that to claim he is better than RMo.

Bloody hell, WTF do the Chiefs have to do to score a try here?

I'm a Richie fan.. but whereas since the middle of last year he seems to have got progressively worse... BB has been getting better and better... Richie seems a shadow of his former self... his running game has vanished and his composure is iffy... what has happened to him?

It's funny... I watched the 2nd half of the Sader's game, missed the 1st. There was one passage of play that saw the Canes hot on attack and Jordie chipped it in behind... Mo'unga cleaned it up behind the line with two or three players right on him. Somehow, he managed to dodge them, accelerate while slipping sideways and made probably 10m before being brought down.

If BB had done that the nation's paid dribblers would have been waxing ecstatic. Richie does it and... well, that's just what he should be doing, right.

BB managed a cross kick that resulted in a try, though. He's.... gush, soooo good.

I remember that moment too... and I remember my thought... finally a bit of the old Richie... but he used to dominate games... control them, conduct them... now I only see BB doing that... and I was Richie's biggest cheerleader pre-paternal break... it's like he's totally lost his confidence.

[JM2K6]

His fan club will use that to claim he is better than RMo.

Bloody hell, WTF do the Chiefs have to do to score a try here?

I'm a Richie fan.. but whereas since the middle of last year he seems to have got progressively worse... BB has been getting better and better... Richie seems a shadow of his former self... his running game has vanished and his composure is iffy... what has happened to him?

It's funny... I watched the 2nd half of the Sader's game, missed the 1st. There was one passage of play that saw the Canes hot on attack and Jordie chipped it in behind... Mo'unga cleaned it up behind the line with two or three players right on him. Somehow, he managed to dodge them, accelerate while slipping sideways and made probably 10m before being brought down.

If BB had done that the nation's paid dribblers would have been waxing ecstatic. Richie does it and... well, that's just what he should be doing, right.

BB managed a cross kick that resulted in a try, though. He's.... gush, soooo good.

RMo fucked up fairly often and looked a little confused as to what he was trying to do. And that was in the first half an hour. Hopefully he improved after that...

[Jimmy Smallsteps]

A Beauden Barrett cross field kick that actually pays off. That’s his tactics sorted for the rest of the season.

His fan club will use that to claim he is better than RMo.

Bloody hell, WTF do the Chiefs have to do to score a try here?

As night follow day, it comes to pass.

[Jb1981]

How good was the play RMo worked with Reece from deep in defence that nearly led to a try at the other end? He was behind the scrum on his goal line looking set for the clearance kick and at the last minute broke right, took the ball, accelerated and put Reece in space down the sideline.

I don’t think TV coverage picks up the pre-play subtleties but focusing on Mo’unga during a game the way he picks his moments to go in motion and set play up is impressive (whether he is in as good form as last year or not).

[Guy Smiley]

How good was the play RMo worked with Reece from deep in defence that nearly led to a try at the other end? He was behind the scrum on his goal line looking set for the clearance kick and at the last minute broke right, took the ball, accelerated and put Reece in space down the sideline.

I don’t think TV coverage picks up the pre-play subtleties but focusing on Mo’unga during a game the way he picks his moments to go in motion and set play up is impressive (whether he is in as good form as last year or not).

Beaudy can do that too, you know.

And Jordie broke the line.