Chiefs vs Highlanders

[ShadowTrooper]

@Crucial ....and turn the fishes into whitebait for Beaver

[Duluth]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/110582741/orbyn-leger-emerges-as-shock-replacement-for-damian-mckenzie-as-chiefs-firstfive

[Nepia]

@Duluth said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/110582741/orbyn-leger-emerges-as-shock-replacement-for-damian-mckenzie-as-chiefs-firstfive

That's like when the Kiwis select Hiku or Harris at stand off.

[Tim]

He's going to kick goals too.

[voodoo]

@Nepia said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@Hooroo said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@mariner4life said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@taniwharugby said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@mariner4life FYI, Super rugby, right back to 1997 has started in Feb every year....in 2007 it we'd be into week 2

really? fuck. well, there you go.

Doesn't change the fact that it is stupidly early for a football code to start. There should still be test match cricket on.

I always remember the post @Dodge made about the footy season starting in England where he found it a little depressing as it meant Summer was about to end.

That kind of struck a chord with me.

I am liking my cricket too much to care about the Chiefs at the moment. I can honestly say that if I was given a free ticket to this weekends game (are we even at home, I am thinking so purely because of thread title) that I would turn it down.

I don't watch cricket and it seems a bit early for me even - but I know I'll probably watch at least two games this weekend and if our free tickets pan out I'll venture over to Brookvale to watch the Canes v Tahs.

Funny, I'm the reverse of most of you. I have hardly watched any Super rugby over the past 5 ears, less and less every year. But this year I'm really excited to get back into it, probably because its a RWC year I think.

I'll be watching the Chiefs recorded tonight, then will also be at Brooky tmrw night to watch the mighty Canes get off to the right start

[Duluth]

Has Josh Ioane had injuries or did he just take a while to force his way into SR?

I didn't realise he was 23. About the same age as Hunt & Black

[98blueandgold]

@Duluth he has taken time to develop all round game. Was prospect out of Kings College but maybe not game management aspects which let him down. I think he was seen as long term prospect at Highlanders and had been developing in Mitre10. Big mover last year and will be interested to see at this level.

[chimoaus]

Looks like a nice summer arvo.

[Tim]

HYPE

[gt12]

Jesus.

Was that two forward passes in the lead up?

[chimoaus]

Highlanders with the first try after some beautiful phase play. Some marginal passes in there but looking good early. Disregard, held up.

[Hooroo]

Wow! That was so a try

[gt12]

Screwed.

[Bones]

That was shit from Coltman. Fair enough to not award a try.

[mariner4life]

On ya Jacko

and for the first time this year, FUCK UP MARSHALL YOU piston wristed gibbon STOP TALKING ABOUT REFEREES YOU STAIN!!!

[Crucial]

Justin Marshall makes his first terrible call of the new season. ‘A definite try’ becomes a no try.

[antipodean]

Fuck me. First TMO review and he's got it clearly wrong.

[mariner4life]

@antipodean said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

Fuck me. First TMO review and he's got it clearly wrong.

and here is Marshy's little NSW Protege

[Crucial]

@antipodean said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

Fuck me. First TMO review and he's got it clearly wrong.

Clearly correct Justin

[Bones]

@Hooroo said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

Wow! That was so a try

Meh. No clear grounding. Hooker decides to run straight at half back and gets made to look like a dick. I can abide the decision.