Counties Manukau v North Harbour

[mikedogz]

@Crucial excellent with his kicks

[Crucial]

@mikedogz said in Counties Manukau v North Harbour:

@Crucial excellent with his kicks

Box kicking accuracy seems to be a strength. I have a suspicion the AB selectors may like that.

[Crucial]

NH look to have done a lot of work on running lines near the tackle. They are using their big guys well to make ground running at weak shoulders

[Crucial]

Parsons looks screwed

[Gunner]

Hilton Jones bombed a try there.

Good Northland name that. Can't be a common name, must be connected to the ones from up here?

In fact I have a colleague who is a Hilton Jones, I shall find out!

[mikedogz]

Counties scrum gone to shit. I expect more from a good Onewhero man, Bagshaw.

[mikedogz]

Counties have gone backwards since last year. Leger is promising and handy with his left boot.

[Crucial]

@mikedogz said in Counties Manukau v North Harbour:

Counties have gone backwards since last year. Leger is promising and handy with his left boot.

Agree. A unsettled back row and centres are contributing to that though. It is like every game is a new one rather than building from one to the other.

[Crucial]

@Stockcar86 put this in the wrong thread

@Stockcar86 said in 2016 World Sevens Series:

Whats with the ref unwilling to blow penalties at scrum time. That Counties #8 was facing his own try line picking up that try the scrum had screwed so much

I agree with that example but more worryingly is that is seems to be a directive this year across all rugby to not apply reward to a dominant scrum if the ball can get out.
I am probably one of the culprits that disliked the imbalance of 'scrumming for penalties' but I think they have swung a bit far the other way.
I just seem to see in nearly every game a team getting their arse handed to them at a scrum but coming out of it almost in a better position.

[Bovidae]

The scrum battle came down to who had their first-choice props on the field. Manu dominated Mafileo but when Tamoaieta replaced him Harbour was in control against the C-M reserve props.

[JK]

We did well to win that in a pretty scrappy performance. Impressed how managed to grind it out and shut down the game when they needed to.

Hopefully porkroll and gatlands injuries aren't too serious.

4 wins in a row...WTF!!!

[Tim]

@Gunner Hilton-Jones went to Rosmini.

[Tim]

@Crucial I hope not! But yeah, wouldn't be surprised if he broke his arm.

[mikedogz]

We won the women's game 43 nil which I am happy about.

[dogmeat]

Good to see the old reverse psychology hasn't lost its mojo

@JK its actually seven competition games won on the trot and 8 undefeated if you count the tail end of last season

[ACT Crusader]

Good win for Harbour. Loving how they are playing this season.

Counties discipline was shocking. A number of off the ball penalties as well as some holding back that wasn't picked up.

TNW a class above and Laulala at fullback continues to improve. But Harbour forwards were dominant and they link well with a solid 9/10 combo.

Volavola was due.....