Lions v Blues

number9

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

Crucial

@rebound said in Lions v Blues:

@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

With Ruru he may have just edged on the right side of the ledger, but only just.

Do you mean Nye-nye?

Steven Harris

@crucial Ruru must have been the most relieved man on the field when that touch down was not given,but great to see the Blues come up on the right side of the ledger,probably the Blues best win against an away team of real quality in a very long time.

number9

@rebound I agree with you on Nainai, he has all this talent mixed with a brain explosion or two.

Chester Draws

I have never understood why Gatland was so highly rated. The times I've watched him he was distinctly underwhelming.

I know several people who reckon he wasn't even the best at HBHS. But his name was excellent PR for them.

Crucial

Hopefully that's the win the Blues need to get confidence and stop trying too hard.

They were lucky their persistence paid off in the end as they were really searching for things that weren't there.

Stargazer

@rebound said in Lions v Blues:

@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

Can't believe you're including Ruru in a sentence that contains the word 'always'. He's just arrived on the scene. Rookies make mistakes.

The Silver Fern

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