Super Rugby Pacific

[OomStruisbaai]

I should not be surprised any more but Blackadder is having another cracker.

That look kak. sadly

[Torquemada 1420]

I should not be surprised any more but Blackadder is having another cracker.

He is! Hopefully not badly injured... a/c joint?

Fracture from that?

[Guy Smiley]

Wow….

For anyone else that is the back three from hell

[OomStruisbaai]

That was great. Game, set & match

[FalseBayFC]

Closer than I though it would be. A traditional Crusaders team would take it up a notch and put this to bed. They're always an amazing final quarter team just like the Blacks.

[Torquemada 1420]

This time the Saders make the extra man from Reds' injury count.

[Kiwias]

A superb try by Reece after some rather ordinary kicking by both sides

[Guy Smiley]

Closer than I though it would be. A traditional Crusaders team would take it up a notch and put this to bed. They're always an amazing final quarter team just like the Blacks.

It’s ok to give the opposition credit for being a decent team.

[Kiwias]

I should not be surprised any more but Blackadder is having another cracker.

That look kak. sadly

He is in seriously good form and I’m worried his season might be over. It looked really bad

[Gumboot]

I should not be surprised any more but Blackadder is having another cracker.

That look kak. sadly

He is in seriously good form and I’m worried his season might be over. It looked really bad

Yep, that looks nasty.

[Kiwias]

I thought the ref had already given the Reds a team warning for penalties inside the 22m so how come no card for collapsing that maul?

[Torquemada 1420]

I thought the ref had already given the Reds a team warning for penalties inside the 22m so how come no card for collapsing that maul?

Usual ref stuff: game over anyway so get lenient.

[ASMO]

I thought the ref had already given the Reds a team warning for penalties inside the 22m so how come no card for collapsing that maul?

Should have carded someone a lot earlier for the collapsed scrum.

[Torquemada 1420]

TFFT. Dim throw by the Reds which almost ruined my FR margin.

[FalseBayFC]

Closer than I though it would be. A traditional Crusaders team would take it up a notch and put this to bed. They're always an amazing final quarter team just like the Blacks.

It’s ok to give the opposition credit for being a decent team.

Reds have lost 10 of the last 11 matches to Kiwi opposition. They're semi-decent and have put up a good fight today.

[Kiwias]

Not totally convincing but a good enough win. Sam W continuing his seriously good form.

[Torquemada 1420]

Closer than I though it would be. A traditional Crusaders team would take it up a notch and put this to bed. They're always an amazing final quarter team just like the Blacks.

It’s ok to give the opposition credit for being a decent team.

Reds have lost 10 of the last 11 matches to Kiwi opposition. They're semi-decent and have put up a good fight today.

And Tahs have never won an away game in the KO stages of Soup in entire history of comp. so all weight looks to be on Bunglies although I expect the Chiefs to only squeeze a victory.

[Kiwias]

Gotta give the Reds credit for a bloody good performance.

[Guy Smiley]

Gotta give the Reds credit for a bloody good performance.

Totally...they deserve full credit for playing so well and forcing the errors that count.

Dave Rennie has some real depth to look at for his Wallabies selections.

[Gumboot]

Gotta give the Reds credit for a bloody good performance.

Yep, without O'Connor too.

[Deepsouth]

Gotta give the Reds credit for a bloody good performance.

Yep, without O'Connor too.

And the Tongan Thor......

[Gumboot]

Aaron Smith's probably out of tonight's game against the Blues with a groin injury.

The Highlanders have been decimated by injuries this year.

[Guy Smiley]

The Highlanders have had a rough trot on the injury front but I think hard questions should be asked about Tony Brown's head coaching capacity.

In other news... Ethan Blackadder's injury last night was to his shoulder and he's either had or will have scans to determine the damage. Hopefully he won't need surgery but I suspect that's a faint hope. If he does that'll be him out of contention for the Irish series. We're lucky in having a fair bit of depth in the back row, nationally.

[Gumboot]

The Highlanders have had a rough trot on the injury front but I think hard questions should be asked about Tony Brown's head coaching capacity.

In other news... Ethan Blackadder's injury last night was to his shoulder and he's either had or will have scans to determine the damage. Hopefully he won't need surgery but I suspect that's a faint hope. If he does that'll be him out of contention for the Irish series. We're lucky in having a fair bit of depth in the back row, nationally.

Razor sounded pretty grim when he was asked about it - certainly gave the impression he'll be out for quite a while.

[Guy Smiley]

Yeah...it looked bad and the medical team had him straight to the sheds. I reckon they'll have a pretty good idea.

[Gumboot]

Now Papalii's gone with appendicitis.

[Guy Smiley]

Holy shit!

who do the Blues play at 7 in his place?

[Gumboot]

Probably Choat.

[Kiwias]

Now Papalii's gone with appendicitis.

[Enzedder]

Not a cloud, nor a breath of wind in the Tron for the game starting in 30 minutes.

[Gumboot]

Not a cloud, nor a breath of wind in the Tron for the game starting in 30 minutes.

Kick off's at 4:35 mate.


Chiefs: 1-Aidan Ross, 2-Samisoni Taukei’aho, 3-Angus Ta’avao, 4-Brodie Retallick, 5-Tupou Vaa’i, 6-Samipeni Finau, 7-Luke Jacobson, 8-Pita Gus Sowakula, 9-Brad Weber, 10-Bryn Gatland, 11-Etene Nanai-Seturo, 12-Quinn Tupaea, 13-Alex Nankivell, 14-Jonah Lowe, 15-Emoni Narawa
Reserves: 16-Bradley Slater, 17-Ollie Norris, 18-Atu Moli, 19-Naitoa Ah Khoi, 20-Mitch Brown, 21-Xavier Rowe, 22-Josh Ioane, 23-Rameka Poihipi

Waratahs: 1-Angus Bell, 2-Dave Porecki, 3-Harry Johnson-Holmes, 4-Jed Holloway, 5-Ned Hanigan, 6-Charlie Gamble, 7-Michael Hooper, 8-Will Harris, 9-Jake Gordon, 10-Tane Edmed, 11-Dylan Pietsch, 12-Lalakai Foketi, 13-Alex Newsome, 14-Mark Nawaqanitawase, 15-Ben Donaldson
Reserves: 16-Tom Horton, 17-Paddy Ryan, 18-Archer Holz, 19-Hugh Sinclair, 20-Jeremy Williams, 21-Langi Gleeson, 22-Jack Grant, 23-Jamie Roberts

[Guy Smiley]

Are the Waratahs the England of Super rugby?

I say yes. Yes, they are.

[Gumboot]

Chiefs ahead 27-10 after an entertaining first half.

[Kiwias]

Tahs not helping their own cause at all with heaps of silly errors. Hooper has hardly been mentioned so far and Retallick is following Sam W in coming into form in the last couple of games

[Gumboot]

Tahs not helping their own cause at all with heaps of silly errors.

Yep, Edmed's also missed a couple of pretty easy kicks.

[Kiwias]

Tahs not helping their own cause at all with heaps of silly errors.

Yep, Edmed's also missed a couple of pretty easy kicks.

Gatland is looking very stable

[Guy Smiley]

Fozzie in the stands taking advice from some bearded hippy chainsaw exponent.

[Gumboot]

Tahs not helping their own cause at all with heaps of silly errors.

Yep, Edmed's also missed a couple of pretty easy kicks.

Gatland is looking very stable

He's playing very well.

[Kiwias]

What an astounding lung-busting run by Harris

[Kiwias]

Does the prick in charge of the music get paid for the number of minutes he has music playing? He is starting it up even when the fucking clock has not been stopped.