Bunnings NPC Thread

[Torquemada 1420]

North Harbour vs Tasman on now.


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This one always looked tight. How long can Tasman under perform for. Also that Makos back 5 looks as dangerous as anything in the comp: even with Reece at FB.

[Enzedder]

Tasman win a scrum penalty and their backs jizz all over them.

When I am King of the World they will be dressed in nappies and shot for doing that.

[Torquemada 1420]

Tasman win a scrum penalty and their backs jizz all over them.

When I am King of the World they will be dressed in nappies and shot for doing that.

I f**king hate this imported behaviour from wendyball

[Torquemada 1420]

With fwd domination and this set of backs, hard to see why the Makos are having a bad start to the season.

[Enzedder]

Reece dived in with both feet into that tackle and yet he is awarded the penalty

[Torquemada 1420]

Reece dived in with both feet into that tackle and yet he is awarded the penalty

Makos have had what rub there has been in the decisions. Good game though.

[Torquemada 1420]

As an aside, I'm loving the comp this year. So much closer across the board with even Cant getting turned over and only Turbos looking totally adrift.

[Torquemada 1420]

And that's why Reece is not a FB

[Dan54]

Tasman win a scrum penalty and their backs jizz all over them.

When I am King of the World they will be dressed in nappies and shot for doing that.

I f**king hate this imported behaviour from wendyball

Me too Torq, I was always a forward and if any back had ever run in to slap me on back etc because I did job well , I would of told him to f*** off back out to where fairies stand and get ready to do his job. Something that has rubbed me wrong way for quite sometime.

[Dan54]

Excellent effort by Taranaki to hold on there. Won that with their D.

Went up to game, really enjoyed it. Naki boys weren't going to accept a loss you had feeling being there, and were dead on their feet at end of game. I thoroughly enjoyed it as did Mrs Dan regardless of weather, wasn't too bad really just drizzle while we at game. Mrs is starting to see why I love going to games so much, as in Aussie used to go with mates, and started dragging her along to a few now we back home.
I will add the people at games help, I know it only a little thing, we were sitting on one of the embankments and a bit of wind came up. fella sitting next to my Mrs offered her his umbrella as protection from wind, she said she didn't need it, but a small thing can make you think shit people are ok!!

[Kiwias]

Tasman win a scrum penalty and their backs jizz all over them.

When I am King of the World they will be dressed in nappies and shot for doing that.

I f**king hate this imported behaviour from wendyball

Me too Torq, I was always a forward and if any back had ever run in to slap me on back etc because I did job well , I would of told him to f*** off back out to where fairies stand and get ready to do his job. Something that has rubbed me wrong way for quite sometime.

Absolutely this.

[Gumboot]

Excellent effort by Taranaki to hold on there. Won that with their D.

Went up to game, really enjoyed it. Naki boys weren't going to accept a loss you had feeling being there, and were dead on their feet at end of game. I thoroughly enjoyed it as did Mrs Dan regardless of weather, wasn't too bad really just drizzle while we at game. Mrs is starting to see why I love going to games so much, as in Aussie used to go with mates, and started dragging her along to a few now we back home.
I will add the people at games help, I know it only a little thing, we were sitting on one of the embankments and a bit of wind came up. fella sitting next to my Mrs offered her his umbrella as protection from wind, she said she didn't need it, but a small thing can make you think shit people are ok!!

Good stuff, Dan.

[Kiwias]

Excellent effort by Taranaki to hold on there. Won that with their D.

Went up to game, really enjoyed it. Naki boys weren't going to accept a loss you had feeling being there, and were dead on their feet at end of game. I thoroughly enjoyed it as did Mrs Dan regardless of weather, wasn't too bad really just drizzle while we at game. Mrs is starting to see why I love going to games so much, as in Aussie used to go with mates, and started dragging her along to a few now we back home.
I will add the people at games help, I know it only a little thing, we were sitting on one of the embankments and a bit of wind came up. fella sitting next to my Mrs offered her his umbrella as protection from wind, she said she didn't need it, but a small thing can make you think shit people are ok!!

Great stuff.

[Certain Navigator]

Bell playing really well and almost scored there -- great defense again

He's an outstanding prospect, for sure.

Possibly. But on the evidence of that game, Canterbury need the here-and-now of McAlister back pronto. And Gallagher (despite the poorly-prepared commentary team repeatedly thinking he was Gardner).

[Kiwias]

Southland missing the last pass on several occasions that could have yielded tries.

[Kiwias]

Bay of Plenty win at Eden Park for first time in 18 years, apparently. A very convincing second half

[Dan54]

Bay of Plenty win at Eden Park for first time in 18 years, apparently. A very convincing second half

BOP did well there din't they? I thought after 30 minutes it was all the Aucks, but there something sepcial about this comp when so many teams don't read the script! Has been good day so far wandered down torugby ground here in Hawera to watch the Taranaki U16 trial match, (support a kid who lives over the road) and that just reminded me we still got young uns coming through with good skills etc, followed by Auck/BOP.

[Kiwias]

I hate the blatant time wasting before lineouts, and the Poo are really bad. All the ref needs to do is warn the team to join the lineout and give a free kick to the other team if there is no immediate response.

[Dan54]

I hate the blatant time wasting before lineouts, and the Poo are really bad. All the ref needs to do is warn the team to join the lineout and give a free kick to the other team if there is no immediate response.

Abloodymen Kiwias, should get free kicked!

[Torquemada 1420]

Bay of Plenty win at Eden Park for first time in 18 years, apparently. A very convincing second half

Auckland

Back to the bad old days? How many line breaks butchered in 1st half and lose from 10-0 up?

[Gumboot]

Bay of Plenty win at Eden Park for first time in 18 years, apparently. A very convincing second half

Auckland

Back to the bad old days? How many line breaks butchered in 1st half and lose from 10-0 up?

Not enough Zarn.

[Kiwias]

Bay of Plenty win at Eden Park for first time in 18 years, apparently. A very convincing second half

Auckland

Back to the bad old days? How many line breaks butchered in 1st half and lose from 10-0 up?

I actually think that BoP had more clean line breaks that the Orcs through the entire game.

[Torquemada 1420]

Just caught up with Turbos v Magpies.

1) Just how fast is the Turbos' hooker?
2) BOK has had a shocker with the whistle. Weber lost the ball for his try and a Turbos' player clearly taken out in the air to create another. How did Parsons not see red.. after he saw red?
In real time, you could understand getting things like this wrong. But not with the aid of replays.

[Gumboot]

Double header tonight: Tasman hosting Canterbury at 5:30, then Waikato vs Manawatu in Kirikiriroa at 7:30.


BBBR making his comeback in the Magpies' shield defence against NH tomorrow.

[Torquemada 1420]

Here we go Makos v Saidists. Looks a tight one on paper.

[Gumboot]

Here we go Makos v Saidists. Looks a tight one on paper.

Yep, I'll be surprised if there are many points in this one at the end.

[Kiwias]

Makos' defense a little porous in the first few minutes

[Torquemada 1420]

Tasman own worst enemies at the moment. My pet hate: clear the ball from your own 22!

[Torquemada 1420]

Makos SH is slower than a jellied snail. A complete liability at the moment.

[Kiwias]

They are not helping themselves right now

[Guy Smiley]

Tasman own worst enemies at the moment. My pet hate: clear the ball from your own 22!

Quite

[Kiwias]

Bugger. Grace off with an injury to his arm/shoulder

[Guy Smiley]

That’s Cullen Grace out of Test contention then…

[Torquemada 1420]

Makos get a break. Hope it's not one for Grace who has been o/s this season in Soup and NPC.

[Gumboot]

Unfortunate for Grace, he's been in great form.

[Torquemada 1420]

That'll be yellow.

[Torquemada 1420]

See. Why do that? Carry the ball 2m further but now it's outside the 22, you can't kick direct to touch

[Torquemada 1420]

And it results in another try: although Makos hard done by as one Cant clearout blatantly in from the side and Aumua had won the turnover at the ruck.

[Gumboot]

Cantabs pack looking strong. Dang.

[Kiwias]

And it results in another try: although Makos hard done by as one Cant clearout blatantly in from the side and Aumua had won the turnover at the ruck.

All in the timing and the call could have gone either way