Crusaders v Hurricanes - SF

[Rapido]

Christ, almost a 12 point try. Go from grubbering it into someone's shins hot on attack time standing under your posts.

[Rancid Schnitzel]

Ah fook it Jordie.

[No Quarter]

We're killing ourselves.

[Machpants]

Lots of kicking by canes and only two have been good so far FFS

[Gunner]

Yikes, Justin Marshall just spoke a whole lot of sense...

[Frank]

Poor miss on Todd from Evans

[Rancid Schnitzel]

This is a shame. That forward dominance isn't happening yet. Just stupid shit. I'll be happy with this score at half time.

[Machpants]

@rancid-schnitzel said in Crusaders v Hurricanes - SF:

This is a shame. That forward dominance isn't happening yet. Just stupid shit. I'll be happy with this score at half time.

It is now

[dingo]

TBF Grant Nesbit made a fair statement there. What was the penalty for when Codie Taylor popped his bind first? J Marshall appear to answer that its the zen of the thing.

[Machpants]

Sadly going to script so far

[Frank]

So George Bridge might have just got himself into the ABs ahead of NMS with that take. Very Ben Smith-like

[No Quarter]

Todd brilliant.

[Machpants]

@no-quarter said in Crusaders v Hurricanes - SF:

Todd brilliant.

Only looking that good cos Ardie of the field and injured.........

[hydro11]

Most disappointing thing so far is that our backline just doesn't look fluid at all. We aren't creating any great opportunities.

[KiwiMurph]

The story of last Super season was the NZ dominance (and Lions).

The story of this year is the Crusaders dominance. Not surprising when Dagg and Crockett can't even make the 23. Not team even looks close.

Talk about an unbalanced competition.

[No Quarter]

@machpants said in Crusaders v Hurricanes - SF:

@no-quarter said in Crusaders v Hurricanes - SF:

Todd brilliant.

Only looking that good cos Ardie of the field and injured.........

It was clever by Jules to place the ball and buy himself time but Todd picked it and grabbed the ball, killing off the first half. Nothing to do with Ardie, the guy is just all class.

[Machpants]

@no-quarter

[Winger]

Canes are poor so far

Poor defense. Too many unforced mistakes (two cost 12 points). And totally and utterly clueless on attack

They will need to stop producing this garbage rugby or the will loss by 50 points

[Damo]

@dingo said in Crusaders v Hurricanes - SF:

TBF Grant Nesbit made a fair statement there. What was the penalty for when Codie Taylor popped his bind first? J Marshall appear to answer that its the zen of the thing.

Though Codie came up first, the reason he popped up was because the canes players were back pedalling and bailed out, forcing the scrum up rather than backwards.

Looked a reasonable call to me.

[dingo]

@damo said in Crusaders v Hurricanes - SF:

@dingo said in Crusaders v Hurricanes - SF:

TBF Grant Nesbit made a fair statement there. What was the penalty for when Codie Taylor popped his bind first? J Marshall appear to answer that its the zen of the thing.

Though Codie came up first, the reason he popped up was because the canes players were back pedalling and bailed out, forcing the scrum up rather than backwards.

Looked a reasonable call to me.

So what were they penalised for exactly? From the rules book.

They didn't collapse. They weren't popped. To me it didn't look like their Loose forwards released early...So what?

I'm not arguing it wasn't the right decision but why? What was the exact infringement ruled?