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Torquemada 1420
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Sides with weak set pieces
- Blues lineouts
- Reds scrum
- MP scrum

Gotta secure 1st phase
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I was admiring one of the MP SH passes. Was a well distributed bullet.
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Whenever we see Fakatava play test rugby, I'm confident it'll be worth the wait.
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Torquemada 1420
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FFS. So slow to get off the scrum and then a dimwit tackle.
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MP failing to get Aumua or Tavatavanawi into the game at all.

{EDIT} And now take Amumua off!!!
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F**k of Gardiner. Pass was about 2m fwd.
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Horrible lack of composure by MP at the end here.
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 5:58 am F**k of Gardiner. Pass was about 2m fwd.
It was a terrible miss by the assistant ref.
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Why does Scott Stevenson say "off of" every few minutes?
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Some pretty sh*t game management from the Chiefs at the start. I think every key decision, they've got wrong and now 7 down. Half backs playing in entirely the wrong half of the pitch.
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The 70s porn-star mustache on the Brumbies 9 gets more impressive every week.
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Why has Tupaea been on the left wing for the last two games?
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Gatland is soooooo mentally slow.
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Chiefs have the ball, get to the halfway line, and the halfback kicks it straight to Brumbies :wtf
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Gumboot wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 7:20 am Why has Tupaea been on the left wing for the last two games?
I questioned that. Injuries it seems but looked a poor call to me: they lost all midfield go fwd with him out there.
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More sh*t play from Chiefs 1/2 backs. SH just needed to get that clear when he could.
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Latimer scores but he slowed every ruck in the lead up.
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 7:35 am Latimer scores but he slowed every ruck in the lead up.
Tanerau Latimer?
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Gumboot wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 7:37 am
Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 7:35 am Latimer scores but he slowed every ruck in the lead up.
Tanerau Latimer?
Sorry. It's the commentator's accent. Is it Ratimer?
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That should be looked at. I thought he got it down
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F**k off Gatland with those aimless kicks.
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 7:49 am F**k off Gatland with those aimless kicks.
And Hunt. And Garden-Bachop. Enough is enough!
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Really looking forward to this half.
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Just awful game management by the Chiefs. Conceding pens near half way to feed the Brumbies lineout.

What's the story with Cane? He's looked invisible at the breakdown.
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Meehhhh. Kick the ball away from a knock on adv and adv should be over.
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Lord holds another one up.
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Woke up to seeing Super Rugby on Sky. Happy days.

The Gatland influence on holding that maul up for turnover. Just another 20 like that and they're onto a winner. Shame about the rest of their game.
“It was a pet, not an animal. It had a name, you don't eat things with names, this is horrific!”
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50-22 kick put in and Chiefs defender walks back and watches it run into touch :eh:
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Chiefs finding new ways to fuck it up every time they have the ball.
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 7:49 am F**k off first-five with those aimless kicks.
Fixed so it applies to every team in the comp.
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 8:09 am Just awful game management by the Chiefs. Conceding pens near half way to feed the Brumbies lineout.

What's the story with Cane? He's looked invisible at the breakdown.
Father for the first time...
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Brumbies defender not at all serious about trying to stop Sowakula there
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Succession of Brumby pens giving it away.

I call this habit the 'English Disease'. It's like a mentality that we need to play on the margins and see if we can get away with it, "because giving away a penalty is much better than losing a few breakdows."
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The Chiefs needed to kick the easy penalty then. Dumb rugby.
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Talking about this Chiefs SH as an AB. FMS. The comparison with TKB is apt: he slows everything down. Another meerkat Parra.

This one is dusted. Chiefs so incredibly dim whereas the Brumbies decision making has been almost spot on.
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Impressive win for the Brumbies.
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Force looked as if they expected the Crusaders scrum to go for a big push and instead, a nice loop around by RMo runs Fainga’anuku in for a lovely try. RMo left his kicking boots at home tonight
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For the first time this year, the Crusaders are playing the way we expect them to: accuracy in the forwards, very strong defense, especially in the mid-field, and a dynamic back three.

The back row, particularly Blackadder and Matera, are in fine fettle, while Big Sam has found his mojo. Easily his best performance of the season.
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46 - 15 with about 10 to go
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Kiwias wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 11:29 am For the first time this year, the Crusaders are playing the way we expect them to: accuracy in the forwards, very strong defense, especially in the mid-field, and a dynamic back three.

The back row, particularly Blackadder and Matera, are in fine fettle, while Big Sam has found his mojo. Easily his best performance of the season.
Yep. Grace was another Saders forward to have a good night.
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