Steamers v Manawatu

Donsteppa

I like the look of this Ioane guy BoP have on the wing. He runs elusively and with power and with what looks to be bit of speed too. How do you BoP guys rate him?

Wish we got the ball to him a lot more often!

Gunner

Surprisingly your lads are still in this, when they probably shouldn't be with the territory Manawatu have had.

With that break out BOP just made, I was thinking isn't rugby a funny old game sometimes. The poo attacking for 15 minutes solid and only 3 points to show for it, in the blink of an eye they could have easily gone behind.

KiwiPie

4 points down, pen in front and you don't kick it. Idiots

Gunner

@Higgins said in Steamers v Manawatu:

I like the look of this Ioane guy BoP have on the wing. He runs elusively and with power and with what looks to be bit of speed too. How do you BoP guys rate him?

Yeah he tore the mighty Taniwha a new one in round one. Good player.

Gunner

@KiwiPie said in Steamers v Manawatu:

4 points down, pen in front and you don't kick it. Idiots

Seems to be a trend away from taking penalty kicks these days, the All Blacks maybe to blame as trend setters in that department.

Donsteppa

FFS. Every no look pass needs to earn a dozen Hennie Mullers....

KiwiPie

@Higgins I rate him but as Donsteppa says, we're often too incompetent to get the ball to him

KiwiPie

We're the complete opposite of ruthless

Donsteppa

A long overdue yellow card. Should have been close to a penalty try.

Higgins

That was lucky it was mot a penalty try

Donsteppa

Finally a penalty try vs the worlds worst scrum.

Donsteppa

Go the clock!

Gunner

This really has been a dull game.

Southland might give these teams a run for their money on current evidence.

KiwiPie

FFS Campbell !!!!!

Baron Silas Greenback

@KiwiPie said in Steamers v Manawatu:

FFS Campbell !!!!!

Brainless rugby.

Donsteppa

@Gunner said in Steamers v Manawatu:

This really has been a dull game.

Southland might give these teams a run for their money on current evidence.

Southland? Have they found backs who can tackle in the last hour?

Donsteppa

Good thing we can scrum.

KiwiPie

Well let's get out of there quick with the points. Huge incompetence, good defence and massive scrummage power off the bench. Hopefully we can beat Southland and that will be enough for top 4 ....

Donsteppa

Bring back Delany.

Still, 2 wins from 4!

GagaBoy

A win is a win! Tough physical game... Manawatu failed to capitalise when given the chance. Surprising given we couldn't catch a high ball!

We lacked a little patience for 60 minutes, then the BOP forwards muscled up as the game progressed. Given the potential we have in our backline, interesting that we eventually won it up front.

Campbell was terrible - not sure what his rationale was in the last 20... the platform was good enough. Ioane is great - Super rugby for him next year unless they do a 'Tupe' on him.

The Silver Fern

Steamers v Manawatu