@taniwharugby and then lose it a week later

@bayimports mate, given I was 4 the last time we held it, I'll take that!!

Actually, I can see another path for a challenge, but looks tougher...

@taniwharugby yeah we don't have a great history of winning them either ha ha. Winning lotto probably has better odds than the other way of you getting a challenge!

Scrappy start

Taine Robinson off for an HIA; O'Malley on.

Man we're playing like trash 9 and 10 gna lose us the game ffs

Aidan Morgan is an actual robot ‍️

Kane Hames is awful. The penalty went away because he was playing advantage for the knock on

Good to see the ref notice that type of clean out

How did O'Malley miss that?

Good commitment from O’Reilly

What does NZ rugby think they are achieving by holding NPC matches at stadiums like Sky Stadium or Eden Park. Honestly, it's just ludicrous. There were more people at the Four Square I popped into on my way home from work than are at the stadium watching this game.

@1kiwi Yeah, Wellington should play their home games at Jerry Collins Stadium or the Hutt Rec.

@1kiwi isnt there requirements for the facilities around lighting for sky, and less of an issue at NPC is the ground facilities for players.

@taniwharugby Good point. The lighting requirement might rule out the Hutt Rec (not sure).

This has been a low quality game so far.

@Stargazer yep I was reading somehwere that Hutt lighting isn't up to scratch. Must admit I would prefer they played them in smaller venues.

That was 40 minutes I won’t be getting back .

Orr is on

Poor sub management. Important scrum this

Good scrum .

When are we replacing the two midgets in the halves? They are so damn average.

Get Peter Umaga-Jensen off aswell. He’s been aweful. Absolute clumsy every time he goes near the ball.

Playing like ass rn

Grabs the hb before he touched the ball

Yay PUJ off, wouldn’t mind if he went to the Highlanders to be fair.

Higgins is on thankfully

Why did they sub Kirifi off?

I tend to disagree with you lot regarding PUJ he’s ran hard all game. Why aren’t they bringing Love into attack more?

@Stargazer player management I’d say

Proctor has shut down Aumua all night long.

Oh no I can feel the momentum shift

Lakai has been rubbish this half

Tavatavanawai loves himself a Turnover

Haha

Wellington defense is good. Attack is rubbish

It would help Ta$man immensely if they had someone in the 23 who can kick at goal. That was terrible.

@Winger really missing Perenara running things from halfback. KHP is so poor.

@Stargazer massively costly both kickable

@Winger who cares about attack. Defence wins championships.

Wellington have had all the attack in the world previously and won f all.

@Canes4life said in Wellington vs Ta$man (RS):

@Winger really missing Perenara running things from halfback. KHP is so poor.

Preston on with 3 mins left