Hurricanes v Reds

[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.

[No Quarter]

@nepia said in Hurricanes v Reds:

@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.

See my previous post, I agree a card is harsh. But that's how it's been ruled this year and the ref initially went to his pocket before TJP pulled the wool over his eyes.

[No Quarter]

Once again the Canes put the win away but very far from perfect which seems to be the story of our season.

[Machpants]

That was awful and embarrassing, two thirds Territory and possession, won by four points. The inaccuracy problems, tj was right, disappointing

Still it's a win

[Chris B.]

Canes a bit like the Crusaders last week.

Can't afford to be too far off your game against anyone.

[taniwharugby]

@no-quarter very smart by TJ distracting the ref with it though, otherwise it was a YC all day.

THe effort to try to regather the ball and the video of him being tackled saved him.

[Rancid Schnitzel]

Tackling optional tonight fellas.

Bit shit that.

[African Monkey]

@kiwimurph They missed him badly I thought. The Canes lacked punch and were very side to side with their attack tonight which became predictable as the game went on.

[dingo]

@taniwharugby said in Hurricanes v Reds:

@no-quarter very smart by TJ distracting the ref with it though, otherwise it was a YC all day.

THe effort to try to regather the ball and the video of him being tackled saved him.

Because if he hadn't been held, he would have been very close to catching the ball, right? So a slight hold(and fortunately obvious in the TV replay) is the difference between sanctions of a knock on scrum, and a YC and penalty? Is something wrong there?? and its only because TJP really demanded it the Ref considered it? We don't want half backs feeling more entitled to referee the game than they do already.