One year ago (or was it two?), there were people (including in the media) saying that Faddes should be an All Black. I didn't see it then, and I certainly don't see it now. Why isn't Josh McKay playing?

@Stargazer yeah don’t understand that I rate McKay he has impressed every time he has been given a chance
Who touted Faddes being an Allblack on here his Mum and Dad

Laban you idiot a try ????

Can't make out whether the Highlanders are on fire or the Sunwolves are just crap...

Bs call from O'Keefe. If anything, the Japanese player obstructed Walden.

Sunwolves are crap

@Stargazer said in Sunwolves vs Highlanders Round 11:

Bs call from O'Keefe. If anything, the Japanese player obstructed Walden.

No way. Good call. Sunwolves player held.

@Victor-Meldrew Bit of both.

Li just not a finisher

If the Landers don't switch off in the 2nd half, it's going to be a monster score.

Is Coltman the 3rd best Hooker at the moment he has got to be pushing Harris Hard

Am I the only one who wishes Smith wouldn't point out to the Ref where the ball is in the ruck at every bloody ruck... ?

@Yeetyaah

Yeah, there's been some nice touches from the Landers players

Forward pass off the tap and go . Holy fuck.

Wow Mark Hammett a scrum guru excellent Laban

Well done touchie pointing out to O’Fukwit that was a knock on as he would have no idea

@Stargazer It was about 2016 when Conrad Smith left and we didn't have a stand out centre and he had a blinder against the mighty Kieron Fonotia which seemed to get a lot of people excited haha. To be fair a lot of players names were getting thrown around at that time.

@African-Monkey Yeah I remember that game The best centre the Crusaders never had a shocking recruit that one

What are you doing Sunwolves

@Chris

Yep. Crazy decision.

Mind you, I'm loving the Sunwolves' fans' wolf-howls

This game tells me Hayden Parker may not be the answer to a WC 3rd First five if we need one

Some nice touches from Josh Ioane tonight. Def one to watch.

@Victor-Meldrew Yeah me too makes me want to find a wolf mask and drink beer

@Victor-Meldrew yeah he reminds me of a young Mounga

Jesus Li, learn to not do low percentage shit. You don't have the skills.

@Victor-Meldrew said in Sunwolves vs Highlanders Round 11:

Some nice touches from Josh Ioane tonight. Def one to watch.

Hard not to look good in this fixture with such dominant forwards. But he certainly has shown some real promise tonight. Lots of good decisions well executed.

@antipodean well it is Li for one

Haha, Ash Dixon looked almost shocked by having so much space in front of him and very keen to pass it to Thompson.

Great angle from Dixon and the pass from Aaron was perfect. There's two players who can pass that well, one did it and the other is playing for the Blues.

@antipodean said in Sunwolves vs Highlanders Round 11:

Lots of good decisions well executed.

That's what's impressed me. So easy to try the fancy shit when your forward pack is dominant and you have Aaron Smith at 9 - he's kept his feet on the ground.

Li hurls the ball away again. If he was in my team I'd have thumped the prick by now.

This is looking terrible for the Sunwolves.

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52 - 0 with 15 mins to go

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@antipodean said in Sunwolves vs Highlanders Round 11:

If he was in my team I'd have thumped the prick by now.

Known as "Doing a Nonu" in Toulon after Chris Aston showed a similar skillset....

Faddes mmmm Allblack Nahhhhh

Looks forward to me.

Some great passing skills there from the Landers ...

Oh oh, Gatland broken? Who are the Landers playing next week? McClutchie might get some game time if Banks isn't back by then.

@Stargazer didn't look good did it? Ankle perhaps?

@antipodean Yeah, looked like his ankle. Bad enough to not being able to limp off the field by himself.