19-5 at HT
Feels like Ta$man should be ahead by more
Hawkes Bay
Match thread
Tasman
Renton really doesn't like his ex-teammates. 
HB have points in them, they just need to get down the other end of the field.
Impressive from Ta$man
I don't mind Ant Strachan on commentary but does he keep saying "peace of mind" when he means presence of mind?
@KiwiMurph said in Hawkes Bay v Ta$man:
I don't mind Ant Strachan on commentary but does he keep saying "peace of mind" when he means presence of mind?
Yeah, I picked up on that too. "Pushing the envelope" didn't seem right either.
Hawkes Bay better start scoring some points, not only for my tipping, but I need them to hold shield so Naki gets next challenge. I already checked and we get a challenge against the Mako, but Wellington would get a crack frist!!!
@taniwharugby said in Hawkes Bay v Ta$man:
@Dan54 they should also tackle Tavatavanawai....
17 defenders beaten now
@Duluth said in Hawkes Bay v Ta$man:
@taniwharugby said in Hawkes Bay v Ta$man:
@Dan54 they should also tackle Tavatavanawai....
17 defenders beaten now
Should be in the AB frame imo
@KiwiMurph bigger stronger version of Reece
This has been a great game for the non aligned, but the ref should've blown that sealing off penalty much earlier.
Dumb play by Hawkes Bay.
Think he'll remember that kick for the rest of his life.
In the 80's and 90's, that would have been "never paying for a beer ever again" territory.
Serves Hawke's Bay right for trying to close the game out too far out.
What a kick by Parata.
Always fun seeing the Shield change hands unless your team is the holder
@taniwharugby For some reason Coxon played the whole game.
What a kick to win it. Mabey could have penalised HB for sealing off at the end prior to the final penalty.
it does make you wonder when HB were playing as well as they did, why they then shut up shop and play the clock down you run the risk of exactly that happening.
Game worthy of 2 unbeaten sides
@Donsteppa said in Hawkes Bay v Ta$man:
Think he'll remember that kick for the rest of his life.
In the 80's and 90's, that would have been "never paying for a beer ever again" territory.
A kick that his grandkids will be talking about.
Love seeing the young’uns in the crowd firing up after that kick.
@Canes4life Wouldn’t it be ironic if we won it off Ta$man then lost it to Hawkes Bay in 3 weeks time 
@Bovidae said in Hawkes Bay v Ta$man:
@taniwharugby For some reason Coxon played the whole game.
What a kick to win it. Mabey could have penalised HB for sealing off at the end prior to the final penalty.
Agree. But perhaps Mabey was wanting to add to the drama for it to be the last play 
@Donsteppa said in Hawkes Bay v Ta$man:
Think he'll remember that kick for the rest of his life.
In the 80's and 90's, that would have been "never paying for a beer ever again" territory.
Shit to think I used to watch him plat 1st XV rugby in Aus. He was Southport school boy!
That was a good shield challenge even if stuffed up my picks, and Naki's shield challenge!
I love a shield challenge!
@mikey07 said in Hawkes Bay v Ta$man:
@Canes4life Wouldn’t it be ironic if we won it off Ta$man then lost it to Hawkes Bay in 3 weeks time
I can see that happening aye. I think we’ll be sending a B team down to Otago on Wednesday now.
@Canes4life Most definitely I think it would’ve been the case anyway regardless.
Time for a bit of Leonard Cohen!
They sentenced me to 20 years of boredom
For trying to change the system from within
I'm coming now, I'm coming to reward them
First we take the NPC, then we take the SHIELD! 