Highlanders vs Stormers

[nzzp]

Just turned on for the second half.

A Smith's passing is just off the charts. So good. Finds runners, he's hitting people two channels out consistently. It just gives them so much space and stretches the defence. What a player

[Gunner]

This is the kind of game that fresh legs could cause havoc, it’s been played at a hell of a pace, and physical so there’ll be tired bodies out there.

[Gunner]

Oh Naholo....
I dear say they would have come back to check the pass anyway if he’d scored.
Looked forward to me.

[gt12]

@gunner

Backwards from the hands. Fuck Naholo is frustrating.

[gt12]

That one’s forward? Want to see a replay...

[Gunner]

@gt12 said in Highlanders vs Stormers:

@gunner

Backwards from the hands. Fuck Naholo is frustrating.

Yea yea.... 😏

How about that last one?
Think he got it correct...

[gt12]

@gunner

Right call. Just saw the replay.

[hydro11]

Game should have been put to bed.

[Gunner]

@hydro11 yep and the Landers starting to look frustrated about it too.

[Gunner]

Speaking of forward passes, he missed that one right in front of him. Doesn’t matter though, penalty Highlanders.

[Gunner]

Good first play of the game GPT...
Had them under pressure so was no need for that silly shit.

[Gunner]

BP try?

Yep thanks for confirmation Sumo.

They left it late but they got there.

[gt12]

Really good try to put it beyond reach.

[Gunner]

Pretty comfortable win for the Highlanders really.
Stormers has a tonne of possession and territory but couldn’t do anything with it.

[KiwiMurph]

Aaron Smith has started the season in some sort of form.

[gt12]

Good win in the end, Stormers ran out of gas but look pretty dangerous. Bet they’ll be a hard team to beat at home.

Landers probably should have scored more, but bonus point win is a good takeaway. Smith outstanding.

[Bovidae]

Just imagine if Smith and Warner were on the same field. A battle of the verbals between two midgets.

[Gunner]

@bovidae said in Highlanders vs Stormers:

Just imagine if Smith and Warner were on the same field. A battle of the verbals between two midgets.

I’d love to see Smith fire Warner up enough that he has a crack at him just before BBBR steps in for his team mate and squashes him like the maggot he is!

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@bovidae said in Highlanders vs Stormers:

Just imagine if Smith and Warner were on the same field. A battle of the verbals between two midgets.

Smith is tiny by rugby standards but is probably much bigger and stronger than Warner.

[chimoaus]

A good win to the Landers but boy did they throw some meat pies out there, they gave away a lot of possession via missed/loose passes. Lucky the Stormers couldn’t translate possession into points.

The new ruck laws sure appear to have added to the speed of the game. I believe they will ultimately benefit NZ sides who are usually very fit and benefit from a quicker pace.

It will be interesting to watch how coaches and teams adapt to these laws.

I also cannot recall any or many scrum resets? Not sure
if this is as a result if new laws or playing under the roof.

What an athlete and player A Smith is, he played 80 fast paced minutes and still looked fresh. He really is the conductor of this team, he is constantly talking and organising on D and attack. When he plays well so does the team.