Chiefs v B&I Lions
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If you follow a few rugby journos on twitter there's often rumblings about the Chiefs' standover tactics of the media. Good on Liam for not cowering; and poor form from the franchise to deal with it so unprofessionally. They really don't help themselves sometimes.
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Just got home. Had a feeling that kind of result was coming almost as soon as the squad was named and yeah...
Beaver had the worst game he's played since he came back, TNW is not a centre and the backline as a whole played like the patchwork backline it was. Worst player had to be Polwart though. Fucked up so many lineouts it wasn't funny. Though having said that, I don't think I saw a single straight Lions throw in.
Really looking forward to the ABs sending those pricks packing.
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Man oh man oh man. So, so disappointed by that game, even with a seriously understrength Chiefs team, they were bad with a few exceptions. The dropped balls, ye gods, and the shite lineouts. Most of the guys looked like the third stringers that they are. The ginge halfback was great though, nippy and fearless.
Also, that dirty Lions munter with the mullet, can fuck right off.
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@MajorRage said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
Worst player on the ground was the stadium announcer / dj
Far far far too much music
Yeah, that was fucking awful too. Hate that shit.
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@No-Quarter said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
Silly mistakes have cost the Chiefs possesion and territory.
Reading through the thread. One of the first in-game posts bears repitition ...
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@No-Quarter said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
That should really be red, late and no arms. Cheap shot.
Agree entirely. Very lucky not to see Red.
And how did Biggar not see yellow?
Weak by the ref
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@Rapido said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
Turning down the 3. We are dumb.
Maul easily sacked. Scrum humiliated.
Even dumber, too arrogant , these chump franchise teams. Can't tell the difference between a Cheetah, Jaguare and a Lion.This also bears repitition.
Rapido's post was about an earlier declined shot but the turnaround from 20-9 to 27-6 was the ending of the contest.
Kicking to the corner just seems such a low percentage option.
Rugby remains a simple game and you've got to take the points when they're on offer.
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@Donsteppa said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
Hika must have really annoyed Rennie...
This.
Was going to say that Hika must REALLY be the fluffiest of bunnies.
Was really good when he came on.
Either that or Rennie really didn't care about this game and used it mainly for development (hence no Dmac, Ngatai, Lowe etc)
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@Donsteppa said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
For all Gatland's bleating, the Lions are pretty good at obstructing around the breakdown too...
Hell yeah
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@Pot-Hale said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
Scrum-half - check
Yappy - check
Red hair - check
Must be Scottish - checkThese project players... tsk, tsk.
Very impressive the young fulla.
How long does he sit in the queue before being offered a test cap by the Jocks?
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
I am bloody nervous about these French refs in the tests. They don't seem to red the Lions much at all.
Agreed
Was getting wound up during the game about it. Certainly seemed to have an inherent bias in his rulings. Perhaps based on what he thought should happen.
More on that later
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
Yelling over the call is fucking stupid. You should be able to punch them.
Boo the kicker? Fuck no, pain of death. Yell over the lineout call like a spastic? Gamesmanship. Hypocrites
Should be penalised
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@Pot-Hale said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
@Wreck-Diver said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
@mariner4life That's an Irish ploy, they do it all the time
They do?
Must have missed that.You watched any Irish rugby? ...
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
@taniwharugby they are getting better with the ball, and more accurate at everything. They're not dominating up front but are now finding other ways to dominate games. Loving their defense as well.
They're not dominating up front but they're certainly edging it. And you'd expect that.
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@Wreck-Diver said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
@Pot-Hale Fuck me open both eyes. Every Lions winger is doing the same. Would be nice if a Lions player stayed on their feet at the break down
This
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@MiketheSnow said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
Lawes is back, AWJ off.
No sub Lawes for Hill. Lawes looks fucked.
Lawes has been impressive. I'd have started him and Kruis on Saturday eith Itoje off tge bench. But I'd have to say two head knocks in two weeks may be enough to earn a plane ride home.
