NPC fred

[Torquemada 1420]

Ref clueless at breakdown. Allows holding forever.

[Enzedder]

Wow. Needn't have worried about this result at all.

[Torquemada 1420]

Hawkes running and support lines are just sublime. No-one, not even the big men, ever does anything other that look for space/weak shoulder and then realign to provide continuous support.

Absolute kudos. This is how rugby should be played.

[OomStruisbaai]

Ref clueless at breakdown. Allows holding forever.

Well he let it go which is good to let the game flow. In the NH it will be a penalty every ruck for side entry exc.

[Torquemada 1420]

Ref clueless at breakdown. Allows holding forever.

Well he let it go which is good to let the game flow. In the NH it will be a penalty every ruck for side entry exc.

That's a separate issue. The Laws are there to be applied and not ignored at the ref's whim. Plenty of the Laws we hate: they should be changed.

[Gumboot]

Not sure if it's his debut, but great to see replacement hooker Ben Strang on for Manawatu.

[Torquemada 1420]

More rubbish from the ref. Hawkes clearly played that on the floor for the turnover.

[Enzedder]

Ref clueless at breakdown. Allows holding forever.

Well he let it go which is good to let the game flow. In the NH it will be a penalty every ruck for side entry exc.

That's a separate issue. The Laws are there to be applied and not ignored at the ref's whim. Plenty of the Laws we hate: they should be changed.

We call it materiality.

[Enzedder]

In saying that, this ref blows less than a RWC playoff game ref

[Gumboot]

In saying that, this ref blows less than a RWC playoff game ref

Is he the controversial conversion ref from earlier in the comp?

[Torquemada 1420]

Well he let it go which is good to let the game flow. In the NH it will be a penalty every ruck for side entry exc.

That's a separate issue. The Laws are there to be applied and not ignored at the ref's whim. Plenty of the Laws we hate: they should be changed.

We call it materiality.

I call it part of the problem underpinning why the game will never be global.

Well earned try for Steamers.

Brilliant game of rugby. Well done both teams.

[Enzedder]

In saying that, this ref blows less than a RWC playoff game ref

Is he the controversial conversion ref from earlier in the comp?

Yep

[Torquemada 1420]

C'mon keewees. Almost caught out by the Northland game brought fwd a day. Head up please

[Torquemada 1420]

Some inconsistent applications yesterday: Otago v Wellies red card looked very much the same for the incident in BOP v Waikato which only resulted in a yellow for Waikato. Amazing that Waikato managed to win regardless since they were mullered up front. Wellies continue to be flakes.

[FalseBayFC]

Northland -Hawkes Bay underway. Great to see Tiana Ngawati on the whistle for her first NPC game. Kiwis what stadium is this?

[FalseBayFC]

Frank Lochore grandson of Sir Brian on the pitch.

[FalseBayFC]

Is this not an NPC game?

[FalseBayFC]

Will Tremain grandson of Kel playing too. Cool!

[Torquemada 1420]

Is this not an NPC game?

It is. Hawkes starting slowly again. Maybe guilty of taking Northland too lightly.

[FalseBayFC]

I can't find the fixture anywhere listed as NPC.

Its been referred to as a non-competition game.

[Torquemada 1420]

I can't find the fixture anywhere listed as NPC.

Its been referred to as a non-competition game.

Weird. It's in the Fantasy Rugby list and also being televised.

As a aside, this female ref has been excellent.

{edit} It's been removed from the FR

[Gumboot]

Taranaki vs Southland just about to kick off.

[Kiwias]

Southland perhaps a bit hard done by with that call

[Kiwias]

Ref tells Taranaki medic to take Riccitelli (sp) off the field to deal with the blood but the medic and Riccitelli just stand there then he moves back into position.

Ref has to tell them three times.

That really pisses me off

[Kiwias]

Stags being caned by the referee

[Kiwias]

The Bay now within one point of Tasman with just under 30mins to go.

[Enzedder]

Waikato up 14 to 3 over Canterbury in the other SF after 39 minutes.

We need a bigger lead than that because we always go flat after 60

[Kiwias]

Lead now cut to 14 - 8.

[Kiwias]

Canterbury have to start taking points when on offer

[Torquemada 1420]

Bollox. Got them the wrong way around. Always a surprise away win and so took Cant over Waikato. Figured Hawkes were a dead cert.

[Enzedder]

Bollox. Got them the wrong way around. Always a surprise away win and so took Cant over Waikato. Figured Hawkes were a dead cert.

Nah, Canterbury have got this. Waikato no puff left and 20 to play

[Torquemada 1420]

Superb defensive set in the face of excellent retention by Waikato in the conditions.

[Kiwias]

Superb defensive set in the face of excellent retention by Waikato in the conditions.

18 phases in that defensive effort. Brilliant stuff.

[Torquemada 1420]

Poor by Prinsep there. Was doing nothing at that angle in the maul and then comes off and charges back in the side.

[Enzedder]

Doing little back flip passes between forwards when you are 3 points up with 4 to play.

When brains were passed out, our players thought they said trains and missed theirs.

[Torquemada 1420]

Cant kicking been abysmal last 10 mins.

[Torquemada 1420]

Doing little back flip passes between forwards when you are 3 points up with 4 to play.

When brains were passed out, our players thought they said trains and missed theres.

Yeah. Dim. Have Cant on toast with standard pick and gos and the scrum, so why change?

[Enzedder]

Scrum it you fools.

EDIT: Thanks, you are redeeming yourselves

[Enzedder]

Well bugger me. We had a win

[Torquemada 1420]

Finaki has been sh*t.

BTW, why hasn't Smith been starting at FH?