Highlanders v Reds

[ShadowTrooper]

Bloody slapdown, should be a YC

[Stargazer]

Now that was a deliberate knock on. Not more than a penalty.

[gt12]

How is that not a yellow card?

[Gunner]

Yep, take note refs, that’s what you call a deliberate knock on.

I’ll bet the house on the fact we see at least 2 or 3 yellow cards this season for deliberate knock on’s that are far less deliberate than we just saw.

[gt12]

Maybe I’m going blind as I get older, but those jerseys look very similar colors on the wide shots.

[Stargazer]

Thompson off injured.

[gt12]

@Stargazer

Ouch, see his ankle go crooked in that tackle?

[Stargazer]

@gt12 Yes, that looked painful, but at least he could still walk, so hopefully not too much damage.

[antipodean]

Dumb short lineout option in your own 22.

[Stargazer]

Try Reds. That was some poor defending.

Edit: seeing in the replay that it was Li who missed the tackle.

[antipodean]

@Stargazer said in Highlanders v Reds:

Try Reds. That was some poor defending.

Tevita Li special in defence.

[KiwiMurph]

A Tevita Li defensive special

Edit - snap.

[African Monkey]

Awful attempted tackle from Tevita Li.

[gt12]

@Stargazer

That was weak! Tupou with a cracking pass there. I still regret the Blues not signing him.

[African Monkey]

@gt12 What were the Blues meant to do? He always wanted to go to Australia.

[gt12]

Ha ha, check the replay to see A Smith look back in disgust at (I presume) Li after the player crosses the line.

[gt12]

@African-Monkey

Did he really? Or was the story sold after he was passed over?

[African Monkey]

@gt12 No he always did while he was at Sacred Heart College he said it himself when he was at school.

[Stargazer]

@gt12 said in Highlanders v Reds:

@African-Monkey

Did he really? Or was the story sold after he was passed over?

No, there were interviews with him before he signed with the Reds. He clearly said he wanted to play for the Wallabies.

[gt12]

@Stargazer

Weren’t those interviews published after he wasn’t offered a contract by Auckland/ the Blues? I might have it wrong, but I remember him being for Australia after not being offered a contract by Auckland and the Blues?