Lions v Blues

Stargazer

Nock replaced early; Ruru on in the 44th minute.

Stargazer

Gatland's kicking game has been terrible thus far. Not kicking into touch; inaccurate cross-kicks; now also missing an easy penalty kick. Bring on Perofeta!

Stargazer

Geez, and now a pass from Ruru is intercepted and the Lions are over again. 28 - 10.

They showed a stat earlier that the Blues had 62% possession and the Lions a lot of missed tackles, but that's clearly not reflected in the score.

Stargazer

Rieko gets the try after a great pass from Ruru.
Lots of subs have been made in the mean time, including Perofeta.

number9

Perofeta looks good with Ruru. Was Hodgman concussed?

Stargazer

Wow, another try from Rieko! The subs have had a positive influence and have sped up the game considerably.
Ruru + Perofeta is miles better than Nock + Gatland.

number9

@stargazer said in Lions v Blues:

Wow, another try from Rieko! The subs have had a positive influence and have sped up the game considerably.
Ruru + Perofeta is miles better than Nock + Gatland.

More cohesion and the Team is really moving forward.

Stargazer

SBW is pretty disappointing though.

number9

@stargazer said in Lions v Blues:

SBW is pretty disappointing though.

Duffie's defence has been suspect, he still comes in and exposes his Wing.

Stargazer

@number9 said in Lions v Blues:

@stargazer said in Lions v Blues:

SBW is pretty disappointing though.

Duffie's defence has been suspect, he still comes in and exposes his Wing.

Not just Duffie's defence. Lions strike back immediately.

35 -24 to the Lions with 6 minutes to go.

Stargazer

Try Tupou. Probably the only name the commentators have pronounced right during the game.

number9

Boys chancing their arm, bench has been strong. Lions have been strong at the breakdown. We can get the ball wide, keep the all in hand we can win this.

number9

Hell yeah!!!! That's game!!!!

Stargazer

Awesome! The Blues beat the Lions with a converted try in referee's time! Geez, how much did the Blues improve after the subs came on!

Final score: Lions 35 - 38 Blues

Crucial

Sack the coach!

Steven Harris

Brilliant win against a very good lions,there were times I wanted to turn off and go to bed,delighted I stayed up..!,some great impact from the bench..,

Steven Harris

@stargazer your not wrong about the names

Crucial

@steven-harris said in Lions v Blues:

Brilliant win against a very good lions,there were times I wanted to turn off and go to bed,delighted I stayed up..!,some great impact from the bench..,

I was worried Ruru had been given the TSF curse when his first three touches were ankles/above the head/intercept but he added impetus after that.

Crucial

@steven-harris said in Lions v Blues:

@stargazer your not wrong about the names

Tamma-rye

Rebound

@crucial
What about his charge down, it was always going to be a charge down. He and Nanai are the most frustrating, always do something crap mixed with the good they do

The Silver Fern

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