Hurricanes v Reds

ACT Crusader

Based on tonight (and this season really) I don't see how Ardie gets back in. We miss Shields far more than we miss Ardie, especially on defense. I'd expect an AB quality flanker to have really imposed himself on this Reds team by now.

With or without the hip hop music, Matt Todd is better

taniwharugby

probably the right call in the end there.

No Quarter

@taniwharugby said in Hurricanes v Reds:

@no-quarter even seems to have lost a bit of his spark on attack too

You were saying? Haha, bet he finishes strong now.

Machpants

That intercept was offside FFS

taniwharugby

@no-quarter one spark does always start the fire!

Chris B.

@no-quarter Yeah - you can't run up the field juggling the ball and not expect to be tackled.

TJ's got no case at all in asking for a penalty.

Canes get the best possible outcome in a defensive scrum.

Nepia

@no-quarter said in Hurricanes v Reds:

I think the ref is getting confused. Once Umaga-Jensen touches the ball he's fair game to be tackled while trying to regather.

By the laws today that should have been a penalty and a card.

Although how can you card a player who was trying but denied the opportunity to catch the ball due to the opposition player. That would have been unduly harsh.

I think O'Keefe got it right in the end.

dingo

@no-quarter said in Hurricanes v Reds:

I think the ref is getting confused. Once Umaga-Jensen touches the ball he's fair game to be tackled while trying to regather.

By the laws today that should have been a penalty and a card.

TJP talked the ref out of the YC and into looking at the replay. Well done him.

dingo

@no-quarter said in Hurricanes v Reds:

I think the ref is getting confused. Once Umaga-Jensen touches the ball he's fair game to be tackled while trying to regather.

By the laws today that should have been a penalty and a card.

Because he knocked the ball up and not down. Knock it up, you can regather. Knock it down, you can't. That alone makes the it worth thinking about,

ACT Crusader

Yeah Umaga-Jensen lucky not to be penalised. But no more than that.

taniwharugby

Given the Reds shipped 60 points v the Sunwolves thier d has been good tonight.

Stargazer

Savea on for PU-J. Maybe now they'll play Jordie at 12, with NMS going to fullback?

Chris B.

@dingo Shoulda ruled knock on and then carded TJ for bullshitting him!

ACT Crusader

All the tackling just took its toll on the Reds. Nice short pass and Lousi in untouched.

Canes will score 50 I reckon

Machpants

No they won't they're playing rubbish

dingo

Letting in that try might have been a good idea to reset the penalty count (for a YC) after some dodgy Hurricanes play there. Keeps all 15 players on. JBarrett needs to think about his tackling. A couple of no arm hits I've seen.

Machpants

There we go for point game, just awful. Wolves put sixty on these muppets, so lose and poor hands

KiwiMurph

Havent read the thread. Anyone else think Proctor looks fucking average without Laumape?

Machpants

They're all looking average

dingo

If the Hurricanes played like this against any NZ team (apart from the Blues of course) they'd get dicked.

The Silver Fern

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