Highlanders v B&I Lions
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I wonder what the results of the Crusaders and Highlanders games would have been if the referees were swapped over.
Even allowing for differing strengths of Lions opposition I reckon Highlanders may have struggled but not sure given their tactical stupidity that the Crusaders would have been able to take advantage of Gardners "super rugby" interpretations.
Their was nothing startling about the Highlanders counter to the Lions rush defence last night - I'm sure we were all screaming for a similar approach from the Crusaders on Saturday night. One thing for sure though - the Lions approach last night is just playing right to Beauden's main strengths
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@KiwiMurph yep, pretty sure after he had an awesome season of ITM and then started brilliantly in the super season there was even whispers of him being an outside shot in Black, then he signed on the green line and then....
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@MiketheSnow said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
Poor bastard
Kiwi sphincters were watertight every time ball came near him. Thinking about it Lions were returning from their historic 71 triumph, ABs had some rough years losing to Poms then 76 Bok series, people were shitting themselves. Farrell played the first two test matches a win-and a loss, got the heave. Very-very tight series, 4th test decided by a single-point for the series win.
1st 16-12
2nd 9-13
3rd 19-7
4th 10-9 -
Laurie Knight scored the winning try in the last minutes of the 4th test at Eden Park. I was in temporary seating in front of the North Stand and we all jumped about so much it collapsed.
Poor old Colin Farrell. Even for Auckland he was pretty hit and miss although for the times he was a counter-attacking fullback. We certainly has some shocking fullbacks after Karam went to league
Main v2 & Fawcett I'm gonna score more off the field than on it in 76 Duncan Robertosn Bevan Wilson seemed like a rugby god after that lot
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@taniwharugby The Highlanders played the way Braveheart would have wished them to! Very inspiring.
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I don't mind Kayes that much. His cunning-Alinghi joke that @booboo referred to was terrible enough for us to still remember years and years later. Particularly terrible because he was asked a question about what the news headline following a rugby game would be, and he decided it was time to use a joke he had clearly saved up that wasn't funny, relevant, or appropriate.
On the other hand, I liked that he growled at Ali Williams and SBW when they were doing their lame press conference routine.
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@Bovidae said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
@No-Quarter said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
It was a shame Joseph was the one to knock it on at the end there, he played really well tonight.
I thought the pass to him looked forward anyway.
Watched it again and it looked okay to me, other than it being thrown at a hundred miles an hour....
I actually thought that was the right play for the Lions rather than go the maul off the lineout. The lineout was a fair ways out and the Lions were making decent yards through Joseph and others.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
@Bovidae said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
@No-Quarter said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
It was a shame Joseph was the one to knock it on at the end there, he played really well tonight.
I thought the pass to him looked forward anyway.
Watched it again and it looked okay to me, other than it being thrown at a hundred miles an hour....
I actually thought that was the right play for the Lions rather than go the maul off the lineout. The lineout was a fair ways out and the Lions were making decent yards through Joseph and others.
They didn't need a 5 pointer though. I was sure they'd maul for a penalty.
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@dogmeat said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
Laurie Knight scored the winning try in the last minutes of the 4th test at Eden Park. I was in temporary seating in front of the North Stand and we all jumped about so much it collapsed.
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@ACT-Crusader I looked at the direction of the pass relative to the 22 m line. Forward pass to me but a moot point now.
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@pakman said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
My dad jumped out of his armchair and took out the chandelier above!
Scrums binding in a heartbeat, Bevan Wilson kicking with the point of his toe, that is some classic old-time rugby. That kick-and-chase by Bill Osborne was crucial.
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@Salacious-Crumb said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
Scrums binding in a heartbeat
Was it because both packs were so keen for the renewal of clandestine punching etc?
How did such less-than-peak-condition sportsmen cope without the 1-minute break that is the modern scrum?
(Maybe the repeated 1-minute pile-up that was the old-fashioned ruck?)
Unless 'Shoe-pie' was on the menu ...
Skip to 14:16 for a bit of old-school shoe-pie served to Lions John Dawes for being on the wrong side of a ruck -
Staggering stat from the Landers v Lions game.
For a so called 2nd string Lions team,they had over 700 x test caps across the 23,The Landers had around 40 x test caps,Malakai Fekitoa with 23 of those test caps..don't quite subscribe to some who have been calling the Landers that took the field B Team,there was still a decent bit of quality put out on the paddock,in fact if they were a Mitre 10 cup side,they would take a bit of knocking off..The words over paid athletes gets thrown around quite a bit,but in the case of this Lions team that took the field,you do wonder..! -
given the standing of this guy, you'd think he would know the rules of where the off-side line is, hint, it isn't the middle of the ruck!
https://www.rugbypass.com/article/video-refereeing-decisions-gift-highlanders-victory-lions
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They are marginally offside, which is very common nowadays. The line is a little misleading as it goes over the top of the ruck where it should disappear underneath it, making it appear like it goes through the middle when it would actually be closer to the back.
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@No-Quarter See what you mean, but reckon it is definitely more through the middle of the ruck, not at the back, see it goes through the middle of a highlander player on the right, he isn't near the back (of the Lions side) not to mention the Highlanders guy standing in an off-side position not part f the ruck.
I thnk that seems a deliberate (smart so far) tactic of the Lions, all in a straight line, all very flat or pushing the off-side line so a look up by the ref sees them all in a line so seems on-side.
Point is, the off side call was technically correct, yes plenty of times it is let go, so I guess you cant complain when one does get called when it is correct, however minor.
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@taniwharugby said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
given the standing of this guy, you'd think he would know the rules of where the off-side line is, hint, it isn't the middle of the ruck!
I agree.
Some fair points, but overall tears of impotent rage... they taste sweet.
Why didn't a Cantab make one of those from Saturday night? Highlight cynical play, dodgy scrum penalties and imaginary offside lines all night
