Stormers v Blues

Stargazer

Treeby is playing well for the Stormers. He missed out on a SR contract because of his injuries last year, but surely he should be able to get a NZ contract for next year if he stays healthy this year?

Stargazer

What was Duffie's 2nd yellow for?

KiwiMurph

How is that a yellow for duffie? Wtf?

KiwiMurph

Blues only have themselves to blame but that is a ridiculously bad yellow card call.

mencey

I am sick of bias SA refs.

Bones

Wow, that was clear as daylight. Playing the ball on the ground.

KiwiMurph

How is that not a ruck when he picks it up?

mencey

As I said just fuckimg bias South Aferican ref.

Stargazer

I don't think it's biased officiating; it's just bad officiating.

KiwiMurph

I love how Collins comes fresh off the bench and looks like he's running in quicksand.

mencey

It seems that the decisions tend to go against non SA team from SA refs in general just IMHO.

KiwiMurph

Tuipulotu does some good things but he's very loose.

KiwiMurph

Game was there for the taking for the Blues. SBW otherwise had a good game but he completely shelled a pass that changed the momentum.

Stargazer

The Stormers have been very good at keeping Rieko quiet.

Stargazer

@KiwiMurph I don't think SBW was that good. One good offload that led to a try, but nothing else that says 'pick me for the ABs'.

Stargazer

So the Stormers are the only non-Kiwi team to take NZ scalps ...

Bones

Blues lost that.

infidel

Only watched the last 30 minutes of that, but the Blues were poor in that period, looked very poorly drilled, poor passes at the wrong time, errors, turnovers, not good.

KiwiMurph

Good intensity by the Stormers. Completely different side to the one that got bitch slapped in the South Island.
Gibson and Faumuina the Blues best. Ofa went well too I thought at loosehead. That's probably the Blues season gone. So close yet so far as it relates to being a contender. Some of the reffing calls were outrageously bad but Blues only have themselves to blame.

Rebound

@KiwiMurph said in Stormers vs. Blues:

Good intensity by the Stormers. Completely different side to the one that got bitch slapped in the South Island.
Gibson and Faumuina the Blues best. Ofa went well too I thought at loosehead. That's probably the Blues season gone. So close yet so far as it relates to being a contender. Some of the reffing calls were outrageously bad but Blues only have themselves to blame.

I don't get statements like this. The Blues only have themselves to blame yet this is a precise example as to how a referee completely influence the result of the game with shit calls. Not one shit call but multiple all going against the away team

The Silver Fern

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