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Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:36 am
by Torquemada 1420
Ref clueless at breakdown. Allows holding forever.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:37 am
by Enzedder
Wow. Needn't have worried about this result at all.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:39 am
by 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.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:40 am
by OomStruisbaai
Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:36 am 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.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:42 am
by Torquemada 1420
OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:40 am
Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:36 am 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.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:45 am
by Gumboot
Not sure if it's his debut, but great to see replacement hooker Ben Strang on for Manawatu. :thumbup:

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:46 am
by Torquemada 1420
More rubbish from the ref. Hawkes clearly played that on the floor for the turnover.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:49 am
by Enzedder
Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:42 am
OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:40 am
Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:36 am 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.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:50 am
by Enzedder
In saying that, this ref blows less than a RWC playoff game ref

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:52 am
by Gumboot
Enzedder wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:50 am In saying that, this ref blows less than a RWC playoff game ref
Is he the controversial conversion ref from earlier in the comp?

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:53 am
by Torquemada 1420
Enzedder wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:49 am
Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:42 am
OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:40 am

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.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:58 am
by Enzedder
Gumboot wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:52 am
Enzedder wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:50 am 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

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 12:18 pm
by Torquemada 1420
C'mon keewees. Almost caught out by the Northland game brought fwd a day. Head up please :evil:

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:13 am
by 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.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 6:13 am
by FalseBayFC
Northland -Hawkes Bay underway. Great to see Tiana Ngawati on the whistle for her first NPC game. Kiwis what stadium is this?

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 6:19 am
by FalseBayFC
Frank Lochore grandson of Sir Brian on the pitch.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 6:25 am
by FalseBayFC
Is this not an NPC game?

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 6:32 am
by FalseBayFC
Will Tremain grandson of Kel playing too. Cool!

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 7:10 am
by Torquemada 1420
FalseBayFC wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 6:25 am Is this not an NPC game?
It is. Hawkes starting slowly again. Maybe guilty of taking Northland too lightly.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 7:17 am
by FalseBayFC
I can't find the fixture anywhere listed as NPC.

Its been referred to as a non-competition game.


Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 7:34 am
by Torquemada 1420
FalseBayFC wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 7:17 am 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

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 1:01 am
by Gumboot
Taranaki vs Southland just about to kick off.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 1:12 am
by Kiwias
Southland perhaps a bit hard done by with that call

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 1:31 am
by 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

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 1:39 am
by Kiwias
Stags being caned by the referee

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 4:42 am
by Kiwias
The Bay now within one point of Tasman with just under 30mins to go.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:47 am
by 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

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:06 am
by Kiwias
Lead now cut to 14 - 8.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:18 am
by Kiwias
Canterbury have to start taking points when on offer

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:23 am
by 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.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:25 am
by Enzedder
Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:23 am 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

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:30 am
by Torquemada 1420
Superb defensive set in the face of excellent retention by Waikato in the conditions.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:33 am
by Kiwias
Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:30 am Superb defensive set in the face of excellent retention by Waikato in the conditions.
18 phases in that defensive effort. Brilliant stuff.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:34 am
by 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.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:41 am
by 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.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:41 am
by Torquemada 1420
Cant kicking been abysmal last 10 mins.

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:42 am
by Torquemada 1420
Enzedder wrote: Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:41 am 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?

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:44 am
by Enzedder
Scrum it you fools.

EDIT: Thanks, you are redeeming yourselves

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:45 am
by Enzedder
Well bugger me. We had a win

Re: NPC fred

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:45 am
by Torquemada 1420
Finaki has been sh*t.

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