NPR

83-0 78mins gone

Having slept and had time to reflect on Canterbury's loss to Taranaki, I'm left feeling somewhat frustrated. Canterbury were arguably the better team (only marginally as it was very even throughout) for 50 minutes of this match, but Taranaki's brilliant start set up their victory. This just highlights the importance of early points. By racing to a big lead so early, Taranaki put immense pressure on Canterbury and also stopped them accumulating easy points through penalties like they prefer to do. Canterbury only lost by a point, but refused numerous kickable penalties because at 20-3 down they were chasing tries. Early points are crucial and that's where Taranaki really won this match.

The other key area where Taranaki dominated was clearly the breakdown. I've never seen a single player dominate a match as much as Lachlan Boshier did yesterday. He won 4 breakdown penalties and 3 clean turnovers. On every occasion Canterbury were deep in attack. That's seven attacking movements, and point scoring opportunities, repelled by a single player. Canterbury simply had no answer to Boshier's expert pilfering skills. In hindsight they needed to compress their attacking, move their pods of forwards closer together, and get more cleaners to every breakdown. Reuben Thorne will learn from yesterday's loss. Or perhaps the New Plymouth raised Thorne is actually a Taranaki Trojan Horse, whose goal all along was to send the Ranfurly Shield back North

Anyway, well done Taranaki fans. Your team was too good on the day. Us Cantabs need to learn that we cannot win everything, all the time.

I hate having to decide which game to watch out of 2 games being played at the same bloody time.

yeah i don't see the need to do this, can have one at 4pm :/

nearly every site is carring the manawatu game can't see the manukau game anywhere :(

Still can't believe Steve Hansen didn't cap Mike Ala'alatoa but did cap Angus fucking Ta'avao

Turbos bustling, Otago seem disorganised...

good job to hold it up, hohneck

Carter's Choice wrote: ↑Sun Sep 20, 2020 2:13 am Still can't believe Steve Hansen didn't cap Mike Ala'alatoa but did cap Angus fucking Ta'avao

he is now capped for samoa what a waste eh :P

yellow for counties 8

Lolani Visgnia is big now..

penalty try and a yellow, counties down 2 players.

koroi scores for otago

try of the game to weber

stemoc wrote: ↑Sun Sep 20, 2020 2:44 am try of the game to weber

What's the score in that game?

Gumboot wrote: ↑Sun Sep 20, 2020 2:51 am

stemoc wrote: ↑Sun Sep 20, 2020 2:44 am try of the game to weber

What's the score in that game?

26-3 to hawkes bay, 2 mins left

Cheers, didn't expect it to be so one-sided.

kuridrani powers over to score, 26-10 half time ..ran for 43mins lol

ball handling by otago is unbelievable, good try to right wiger

Prop hohneck playing like a 10 lol, nareki got gas

Otago wins it 36-25.

They'll take a lot of confidence from that into next week's Shield challenge.

highlanders needs to learn to use the 2 fijian boys well..gamechangers.. hope tony brown does a better job than mauger, ironically, brown played for the highlanders with 2 of our best, tuilevu and rabeni.

Bachop will be the death of me. 2 out of 5 shots at goal.

Wellington have the lead at half time 29 to 14, 5 tries to 2.

Akira's hair now red..

That was a great try - and why SH rugby is best

40 metres out and an advantage. Rather than deliberately fluff it for a chance at 3 points they go full on and score - 7 points, thank you

And Wellington take it 21 to 39, 3 tries to 6. Garden Bachop making is closer than it needed to be, but generally kicked well from hand.

Aumua, TJP, Addie, Kirifi, Fifita and Peter Umaga-Jensen had good games. Our 2nd string props need to step up big time.

Fuck Akira is a lazy cunt. I'd have it written it into his contract that he needs to hit at least 10 rucks a half, the fucking glory hunting prick.

Ted. wrote: ↑Sun Sep 20, 2020 6:44 am And Wellington take it 21 to 39, 3 tries to 6. Garden Bachop making is closer than it needed to be, but generally kicked well from hand.

Aumua, TJP, Addie, Kirifi, Fifita and Peter Umaga-Jensen had good games. Our 2nd string props need to step up big time.

Pretty well sums up how I saw it too Ted.

aSO WAS GOOD, HE REaLLY SHOULD JOIN THE HIGHLANDERS HE WILL not get game time with the canes next season

Is that a new posting style or did you accidentally lean on the caps lock?

Jb1981 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:03 am Is that a new posting style or did you accidentally lean on the caps lock?

caps lock fail lol, happens a lot now due to my old computer table now in use cause dumb shifters destroyed my new bigger one..and most time i'm not aware if caps is on cause the "light " is sort of blocked by the table...too lazy to delete everything and write again lol...just go with it :P

My wife’s IT spent a whole day re-building her laptop during lockdown. Nothing they did would work and then it turned out her wireless keyboard was switched on upstairs and I had something leaning on backspace .

Edit: typos corrected ... the perils of “typing” on a phone.

Jb1981 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:12 am My wife’s IT spent a whole day re-building her laptop during lockdown. Nothing they did would work and then turned out her wireless keyboard was switched on upstairs and I had something meaning in backspace .

Jb1981 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:12 am My wife’s IT spent a whole day re-building her laptop during lockdown. Nothing they did would work and then it turned out her wireless keyboard was switched on upstairs and I had something leaning on backspace .

Edit: typos corrected ... the perils of “typing” on a phone.

did she file for divorce yet?

Canterbury Named for the Hawkes Bay Clash

1 DANIEL LIENERT BROWN

2 SHILO KLEIN

3 OLI JAGER

4 SAM DARRY

5 MITCHELL DUNSHEA

6 TOM SANDERS

7 BILLY HARMON

8 WHETUKAMOKAMO DOUGLAS

9 MITCHELL DRUMMOND

10 BRETT CAMERON

11 MANASA MATAELE

12 RAMEKA POIHIPI

13 NGATUNGANE PUNIVAI

14 JOSH MCKAY

15 ANDREW KNEWSTUBB





16 SCOTT MELLOW

17 FINLAY BREWIS

18 FLETCHER NEWELL

19 REED PRINSEP

20 TOM CHRISTIE

21 EREATARA ENARI

22 FERGUS BURKE

23 ISAIAH PUNIVAI

JPNZ wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2020 12:09 am Canterbury Named for the Hawkes Bay Clash

1 DANIEL LIENERT BROWN

2 SHILO KLEIN

3 OLI JAGER

4 SAM DARRY

5 MITCHELL DUNSHEA

6 TOM SANDERS

7 BILLY HARMON

8 WHETUKAMOKAMO DOUGLAS

9 MITCHELL DRUMMOND

10 BRETT CAMERON

11 MANASA MATAELE

12 RAMEKA POIHIPI

13 NGATUNGANE PUNIVAI

14 JOSH MCKAY

15 ANDREW KNEWSTUBB


16 SCOTT MELLOW

17 FINLAY BREWIS

18 FLETCHER NEWELL

19 REED PRINSEP

20 TOM CHRISTIE

21 EREATARA ENARI

22 FERGUS BURKE

23 ISAIAH PUNIVAI

Takes on a much different feel without All Blacks available, but still a quality side and should be looking to bounce back after losing the shield.

Really excited to see how Sam Darry goes, and good to see Ngani Punivai fit again. I also hope Fergus Burke starts to see more game time, for obvious reasons.

Moving Josh McKay from fullback seems a strange move.

Douglas will captain with Prinsep on the bench. Said when he was announced as captain I didn't think he was part of our best loose forward combo, and I stand by that.

mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2020 3:59 amReally excited to see how Sam Darry goes

Me, too.

Gumboot wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2020 4:06 am

mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2020 3:59 amReally excited to see how Sam Darry goes

Me, too.

Yep, he's supposed to be a real talent. Still, with M10 denuded of ABs, we probably won't really know until he has to step out for the filthy Blues in Soup Rugby.

Talking about teams, here's the lineup for tonight's game at the Cake Tin.

Mitre 10 Cup, round three at Sky Stadium, Wellington, 7.05pm Friday:

Wellington: Billy Proctor, Wes Goosen, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Vince Aso, Julian Savea or Pepesana Patafilo, Jackson Garden-Bachop, Kemara Hauiti-Parapara, Teariki Ben-Nicholas, Du’Plessis Kirifi (captain), Vaea Fifita, Naitoa Ah Kuoi, James Blackwell, Josiah Tavita-Metcalfe, Tyrone Thompson, Kaliopasi Uluilakepa.

Reserves: Bruce Kauika-Petersen, Xavier Numia, Ben Aumua-Peseta, Caleb Delany, Mateaki Kafatolu, Connor Collins, Trent Renata, Patafilo or Ruben Love.

Bay of Plenty: Kaleb Trask, Joe Webber, Regan Ware, Chase Tiatia, Fa’asiu Fuatai, Dan Hollinshead, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Joe Tupe, Zane Kapeli, Aaron Carroll, Keepa Mewett, Kane Leaupepe, Jeff Thwaites, Nathan Vella, Tevita Mafileo.

Reserves: Nic Souchon, Jordan Lay, Ross Geldenhuys, Stan van den Hoven, Joe Johnston, Luke Campbell, Scott Curry, Cole Forbes.

Did Justin Marshall just say it's exciting to see the crowds back for the NPC?