Highlanders v Jaguares

[taniwharugby]

fuck lucky the Jaguares let Dixon stand for so long doing nothing with his hands on the ball then rejoined the ruck...

[KiwiMurph]

That was some awful assistant ref work.

Camera angle shows ball go out about 10 metres out.

Assistant ref just gives it 5 metres out.

Cripes.

[Dice]

Probably the best game I've seen from Tomkinson with ball in hand. Even at NPC level, I've not seen him really attack like this.

[Duluth]

@Duluth said in Highlanders v Jaguares:

Good start by the Jaguares

..and again

I expect they'll fade away again

[Bones]

Some really ugly holes being left 2-3 wide of the breakdown by the highlanders. So frustrating, it's just lazy defence, people not scanning.

[taniwharugby]

Ioane has a similar style to Mounga...

[Stargazer]

Great passage of play from the Jaguares. Well-deserved try.

[Donsteppa]

A mixture of flailing and noncommittal defence there...

[Stargazer]

With Lentjes going off, who's replacing him there? Mikaele-Tu'u can play 6 and 8, but I've never seen him at 7.

[KiwiMurph]

How is O'Thief a world cup ref lol

[Stargazer]

Handbagssssss

[Stag]

@KiwiMurph one of the big positives for the AB’s at the World Cup is they get to avoid all the NZ referees

[Stargazer]

@Stag ... and instead getting a French one.

[Stargazer]

@Duluth said in Highlanders v Jaguares:

@Duluth said in Highlanders v Jaguares:

Good start by the Jaguares

..and again

I expect they'll fade away again

They didn't. With a bit more luck, they could have drawn or even won.

[antipodean]

Were the Jaguares hard done by the ref or were they being their normal ethnic soccer culture selves?

[Chris]

@KiwiMurph no he seriously is a Joke he always Refs one team not the Game

[Duluth]

[antipodean]

How good is Aaron Smith playing? Even his running game has made an appearance.

[sparky]

Josh Ioane is hitting form and lots of potential. I've no problem with him as the ABs Number 3 First Five.

[ACT Crusader]

@sparky said in Highlanders v Jaguares:

Josh Ioane is hitting form and lots of potential. I've no problem with him as the ABs Number 3 First Five.

No problem??

It would be a massive heart in mouth moment if he plays for the ABs this year.

He’s coming along nicely and starting to do more things right than not.