Tasman v Waikato

[Yeetyaah]

Another one not straight

[KiwiMurph]

Another strong game from the young Waikato 9.

[Stargazer]

Hat-trick Havili.

[Stargazer]

@KiwiMurph Good signing for Waikato. I also like their fullback.

[Yeetyaah]

I'm liking the look of Te Whare-Crosby

[Yeetyaah]

Thomson has been weak

[KiwiMurph]

I think Havili will find himself in Australia for The Rugby Championship.

[Stargazer]

@KiwiMurph It's hard to see what more he can do to get the call-up. He's having a blinder. Tries, kicks, offloads, you name it. Very good.

[Yeetyaah]

Can only hope for a bonus point for Waikato.

[ACT Crusader]

Big Q robbed of a try there

[Yeetyaah]

@ACT-Crusader makes up for the crooked throw I suppose.

[ACT Crusader]

And not to sound like an old grump, but I hate it when rugby commentators use the term “double movement”. There’s no such thing in rugby. We aren’t league.

[Yeetyaah]

Ta$man too good. Waikato looked pretty bad, so many knock ons and penalties given away.

Some questionable calls but doesn't matter in the end as Ta$man were too good.

Havili has to be in the All Blacks.

[taniwharugby]

@ACT-Crusader same as downward pressure....

[Machpants]

'can't roll away'

[Bovidae]

I was in the pub having some beers so wasn't really paying much attention to the game. With the Ta$man cheerleaders commentating I was happy the TVs were on mute.

Waikato looked to have left plenty of tries out there with poor final passes or handling errors.

[Duluth]

[Chris B.]

A great day in the sun at Traf. Park watching live rugby. I hope TJ and Kane enjoyed it as much as we did!

Went better than I expected, actually - especially the Ta$man pack.

It was very windy, which probably contributed to the handling errors especially by the team playing with the wind. Other than that, I'll reserve any comments on the match until after I've watched a TV replay.

Halfway through Round 3 and we're the only unbeaten team in the Premiership. Who'd have thunk it?!!

And fifteen wins on the bounce - though who's counting. What's the record for that in the NPC anyway?

I see The Auks dropped their first game in 2008 so there's a good chance we've got the record for this Millennium!

@Hooroo said in Ta$man v Waikato:

WE’RE GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOUR LOT!!!

It’s mid afternoon and I’ve been drinking at the air port. I hope they let me board....

That's some excellent provincialism, my friend - even if you were drunk! At least you had a crack.

Of course, to keep the universe in balance, there has to be an equal and opposite reaction!

Let's hope we don't have to see the end of that clip this year.....!

[Snowy]

@Chris-B said in Ta$man v Waikato:

though who's counting. What's the record for that in the NPC anyway?

At least $60k a player I would think and yes you guys will hold the record (and haven't bothered counting).

[shark]

@Yeetyaah said in Ta$man v Waikato:

@Machpants so any player can disrupt the ball in a pass as long as it's flicked back?

Of course. You're not offside and you're not in any way deliberately knocking it forward.