Match thread

Duluth

Well this is less entertaining than the previous game.

Go the The Stormers. They mostly played well in NZ for no reward.. and fuck the Reds

Stargazer

Geez, two Stormers "tries" disallowed. Both decisions correct, but it still sucks for the Stormers.

NTA

I'd love to watch but KayoSports has up and shit itself

Stargazer

@NTA You're not missing that much. Compared to the Canes-Landers game, it's boring.

Duluth

This is crap

Both sides lucky to have 0

Stargazer

Handbags.

MajorStokes

Only watched the second half but has actually been pretty decent!

Who is the Reds skills coach? Kerevi should be one of the best centres in the game - explosive talent. But seen two examples in two minutes of crap decisions. Firstly, fends a guy off ... but then manages to get tackled 5 yards behind where he fended the guy .... then makes a line break and makes a terrible (low and forwards) pass.

Fuck Tupou is a unit!!!

MajorStokes

Ref has different application to advantage to me. Knock on, ball goes wide, loads of open space ... surely advantage over?

Stargazer

That was a good try from the Reds' halfback!

MajorStokes

Gotta wonder how long Tupou can be effective for at his current size. He's blowing pretty hard already and don't think he's been on that long?

Stargazer

Geez, that looked like a grounding. TMO was too quick to call it, IMO. Third try disallowed. A lot of 50-50 decisions are going the Reds' way in this game.

MajorStokes

@Stargazer yeah. Although it didn't help that the ref didn't give a judgement in the first place. IF he'd said try .. then I don't think enough evidence to overturn it.

Stargazer

"Clear attempt to wrap"?

Stargazer

Finally! The Stormers get the try they deserve. May be too late though.

Bones

Oh Marais. Rushes it and poop.

Stargazer

@Bones He has a groin injury by the looks of it.

Bones

@Stargazer said in Reds vs Stormers:

@Bones He has a groin injury by the looks of it.

Yeah, although rushing through a kick and going all jerky at it isn't going to help...

Is there some way that the Friday night double headers can have the NZ game after the Australian game? God that was a tough watch.

NTA

@MajorRage said in Reds vs Stormers:

Ref has different application to advantage to me. Knock on, ball goes wide, loads of open space ... surely advantage over?

If it is in their 22 then they're tactically disadvantaged compared to the scrum where they'd probably clear.

MajorStokes

@NTA said in Reds vs Stormers:

@MajorRage said in Reds vs Stormers:

Ref has different application to advantage to me. Knock on, ball goes wide, loads of open space ... surely advantage over?

If it is in their 22 then they're tactically disadvantaged compared to the scrum where they'd probably clear.

Rugby is about taking advantage. For a knock-on only if you can't adequately take advantage of broken play / unsettled defensives then you don't deserve referee protection of possession.